Episode 41: Cancel Culture (Part 1)

Adulthood Friends

Does cancel culture exist? Who, if anyone, deserves to be “canceled”? In this episode, Aya and Josh explore the notion and nuances of cancel culture, including academic freedom, expertise, critical thinking, the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan, platforming/deplatforming, “dangerous ideas,” degrees and forms of cancellation, freedom of speech/expression, vaccine misinformation, Nazis/white supremacists/white nationalists, “cancel” vs. “call-out” culture, holding people accountable for their actions, “doing your own research,” people who have allegedly been cancelled (Louis CK, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein), and the age-old question of whether the punishment fits the crime.