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Ep. 242: Is cancel culture dead?

Ep. 242: Is cancel culture dead?

Update: 2025-05-08
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The co-authors of “The Canceling of the American Mind” discuss its new paperback release and where cancel culture stands a year and a half after the book’s original publication.

- Greg Lukianoff — 

  • President and CEO of FIRE

  • Co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind"

- Rikki Schlott — 

  • New York Post columnist 

  • Co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind"

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00:00 Intro

04:35 Origin of book

07:56 Definition of cancel culture

17:55 Mike Adams, canceled professor

23:51 Alexi McCammond, former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief

31:57 Echo chambers on social media

35:09 Trump administration ‘canceling’ law firms and higher ed institutions

44:02 Rikki’s libertarian political identity 

51:02 Is cancel culture dead?

54:26 Outro

Read the transcript.

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Ep. 242: Is cancel culture dead?

Ep. 242: Is cancel culture dead?

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