This week, Katelyn talks with Miles Klee of Rolling Stone about the annoyingly pernicious "p*ssy in bio" bots that have taken over Twitter lately before coming a popular meme format on the site. The bots have become the latest evidence that th

Canceling Trans and Anti-Trans Discourses (ft. Julia Serano)

Feb 22nd, 2024 34m 8s

This week, Katelyn talks with legendary trans author and activist Julia Serano, who is coming out with a third edition of her trans feminist book Whipping Girl (March 30). This episode we talk a lot about how the internet has shaped both the tr

Canceling Taylor Swift (ft. Frankie de la Cretaz)

Feb 8th, 2024 38m 40s

Hello Cancelers!It feels like Taylor Swift is everywhere this year. She just broke a record at last weekend's Grammy's and this weekend we're likely to see numerous camera shots of her at the Super Bowl as her boyfriend Travis Kelce takes the

Canceling Hate Speech on Social Media (ft. GLAAD's Leanna Garfield)

Jan 25th, 2024 39m 12s

Hey Cancelers!This week Katelyn sits down for a discussion with Leanna Garfield, Social Media Safety Program Manager at GLAAD, about how social media companies like Meta and Twitter are profiting from encouraging hate speech online. LGBTQ medi

Canceling a new type of wife guy (Bill Ackman)

Jan 11th, 2024 34m 47s

Over the last several months a concentrated media campaign to oust the president of Harvard, Claudine Gay, found success. But in the last several weeks, one of its primary figureheads, Bill Ackman, has come into focus on social media.Returnin

Canceling James Somerton (ft. Michael Hobbes)

1 Dec 14th, 2023 42m 28s

Last week, an hbomberguy YouTube video about plagiarism swept across social media and Katelyn found herself right in the middle of the discourse. This week we welcome back guest Michael Hobbes (If Books Could Kill, Maintenance Phase, formerly Y

Canceling Oliver

Nov 30th, 2023 24m 33s

Know it's been awhile since you're heard from us! That's because Oliver is leaving the show, and Katelyn's been working hard to figure out what's next. In this episode, we discuss the change decision, what's next, the secret behind the name "Ca

Should We Cancel Lizzo?

Aug 24th, 2023 23m 25s

A bunch of cancellers asked us what we thought about the allegations against Lizzo, so Katelyn and Oliver decided to dive into the fraught conversation. The two of us talk about the power of celebrity, marginalized people in the public eye faci

Cancelling The Young Turks (ft. Bennie)

Aug 3rd, 2023 43m 24s

This week Katelyn and Oliver sit down with the twitch streamer Bennie, who recently quit her show at The Young Turks news network because of growing transphobia. The three of us discuss navigating hostile media environments as a trans person, d

Hopelessness is Disinformation (ft. Bridget Todd)

Jul 20th, 2023 44m 13s

Tired of the doom and gloom and despair about the world? Good news is we're bringing you an extra special show today about the onslaught of disinformation and hopeless news and and how to recenter our selves and find hope in this dark time. It'

Titty-gate

Jun 22nd, 2023 21m 29s

This week Katelyn and Oliver sit down to talk about Titty-gate. The two of us have fairly different perspectives surrounding Rosa Montoya being banned from the White House for posting a video where she was briefly topless at the President's Pri

The Panic Over Social Media and Youth

Jun 8th, 2023 29m 12s

TikTok bans and legally prohibiting minors from having social media accounts is being fueled by fears that social contagion is making young people trans. While this fearmongering about social media hurts young people, there are real concerns wh

Bluer Skies and Greener Pastures (ft. Morgan Sung)

May 11th, 2023 29m 26s

This week, we're diving in to see what all the fuss around Blue Sky is about. Is it really like Twitter before it got bad and as fun as people are saying? Is the magic temporary or can Blue Sky keep the magic as the platform scales? To talk ab

Cancel Doom Posting (ft. Katherine Cross)

Apr 27th, 2023 43m 33s

This week we have a VERY special episode with a reappearance of one of our favorite guests, Katherine Cross! This week, she's talking about her recent piece in WIRED magazine When Social Media Presents Only an ‘Unlivable Life’ and how all the d

The Internet Can't Handle A Little Friendly Competition (ft. Lyndsey D'Arcangelo)

Apr 13th, 2023 33m 23s

This week Katelyn sits down with women's sports writer Lyndsey D'Arcangelo to discuss the recent controversy regarding double standards, sexism and racism in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. Plus, Kate cancels freelance taxes, Oliver,

The Right Cancelled Chocolate?! (ft. Fae Johnstone)

Mar 23rd, 2023 37m 2s

Right wing extremists are doxxing, engaging in a harassment campaign, and starting an international boycott over chocolate ads. Activist Fae Johnstone joins Katelyn and Oliver to share what it's been like to be at the center of the ridiculous c

Canceling Anti-Fat Medical Institutions (ft. Da'Shaun L. Harrison)

Mar 9th, 2023 41m 22s

Recent guidance has come out recommending children have surgery or go on drugs to lose weight. Why is this a problem and what's the history behind anti-fat politics in America? Katelyn and Oliver sit down with writer, journalist and theorist Da

Back On Our Bullsh*t (ft. Tuck Woodstock)

1 Feb 23rd, 2023 46m 51s

Today we're delving into what's going on at the New York Times after more than 1,200 contributors and writers for the paper signed a letter criticizing the paper's coverage. Spoiler: leadership is not taking it well. Katelyn breaks it down with

Cancel-o Wizard Game-o (ft. Ana Valens)

Feb 13th, 2023 37m 10s

For our two year anniversary, we're of course canceling the bad wizard game with very special guest, gaming journalist Ana Valens. She sits down with Katelyn to share her thoughts about whether there's any ethical way to play, stream or engage

We're Back to Cancel the New York Times (ft. Michael Hobbes)

1 Jan 26th, 2023 55m 35s

We're back and up to our usual hijinks! In this episode, Katelyn delves into this past weekend's transphobic article in the New York Times with the newly declared mascot of the show, Michael Hobbes. The two discuss this year's slew of anti-tran

The Tesla Guy Freaked Out & Bought Twitter (ft. David Karpf)

Dec 1st, 2022 48m 31s

This week we're delving into the chaos happening on the bird app with Professor Dave Karpf. Katelyn talks to him about Elon's midlife crisis, the sledgehammer he seems to be taking to the app, life on social media after Twitter, the most likely

Cancelling Kanye (ft. Tal Lavin)

Nov 3rd, 2022 42m 58s

This week Katelyn talks to Tal Lavin, the author of Culture Warlords, about Kanye West's recent anti-semitism. It's a jumping off point to a deeper conversation about anti-semitism in American society, Christian Zionism, the links between anti-

Combating Hate With Science (ft. Katy Montgomerie)

Oct 20th, 2022 34m 29s

This week Katelyn sits down with YouTuber and LGBTQ activist Katy Montgomerie to discuss her talk about hate movements being cancelled because of hate. Plus Katy gives some insight into the science of hate and how to combat it. A special thank

Cancel Culture Queers (ft. Meredith Talusan)

Oct 6th, 2022 53m 2s

This week we have an extra special episode lined up for you featuring an in-depth conversation about cancel culture with author Meredith Talusan. Meredith was one of the first people who challenged Oliver about gatekeeping from community that o

When Everyone Is Welcome, Many Of Us Aren't (ft. Wil Willams)

Sep 8th, 2022 41m 24s

This week on the show Katelyn and Oliver take a look at what happens when people spreading fascist ideas and hate come into certain spaces, questioning the idea that everyone can be welcome. This conversation revolves around Ben Shapiro showing