The pearl clutching about “cancel culture” and “censorship” has become louder and more absurd while also getting more and more play in the media. Journalists Katelyn Burns and Christine Grimaldi see this panic for what it is though: a grift. They take a closer look at these temper tantrums, dispelling myths, laughing at the most outrageous takes, and shedding light on which perspectives are actually being suppressed and left out of the conversation.
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Katelyn and Oliver look at Nikole Hannah-Jones being denied tenure at the University of North Carolina, the baseless criticisms of her 1619 project at the NYTimes and the effort across the country to censor professors and teachers from sharing it.
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