Free speech around the world

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After Joe Wilson’s “you lie!”, after Kanye West at the MTV awards, after Serena Williams’ outburst at the US Open, you may think: enough already with nasty speech. Well, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet. In this week’s World in Words podcast, a report on some really offensive Dutch cartoons. Also, a South African gadfly-journalist upsets just about everyone. And the Danish tourist bureau stages a faux one night stand.

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