May 8, 2025
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 —
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President and CEO of FIRE
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Co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind"
- Rikki Schlott —
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New York Post columnist
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Co-author of "The Canceling of the American Mind"
Timestamps:
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
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Show notes:
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“Canceling of the American Mind” (paperback, 2025) by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott
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“We have never been woke: The cultural contradictions of a new elite” (2024) by Musa al-Gharbi