logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2021
10m 57s

The Politics of Cancel Culture

CNN
About this episode
Cancel culture is a phrase you hear everywhere these days, whether it's over Dr. Seuss or Major League Baseball. But what exactly is cancel culture? Today, National Political Writer Brandon Tensley explains the politics behind the term, why Republicans have adopted the phrase as a talking point, and what’s actually at the heart of the culture wars. To learn ... Show More
Up next
Dec 2025
This GOP Congressman Says Speaker Johnson Has “Failed to Lead”
Kevin Kiley is a California Republican who has a few notes for his party’s leadership in the House of Representatives. He also may have been drawn out of his job with the new district lines California voters passed last month at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s urging. Rep. Kiley joins David ... Show More
17m 18s
Nov 2025
Is President Trump Losing Control of MAGA?
Donald Trump reversed course on the Epstein files to get right with his party in what proved to be a rare crack in the strong bond the president has with his MAGA base. In addition to the Epstein matter, President Trump has come in for some criticism from supporters over his mess ... Show More
25m 38s
Nov 2025
Terry McAuliffe: Donald Trump is the Democrats’ Best Weapon
In the wake of big electoral victories, Democrats are at odds over how and why they just ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Visiting the studio today is a man who has certainly navigated moments of intra-party tension. Terry McAuliffe was the 72nd Governor of ... Show More
27m 26s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2020
Cancel Culture, Part 1: Where It Came From
<p>In the first of two parts, the New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich explains the origins of cancel culture and why it’s a 2020 election story worth paying attention to. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-engel-bromwich" target="_blank">Jonah Engel Bromwi ... Show More
34m 44s
Aug 2020
Cancel Culture, Part 2: A Case Study
<p>Yesterday on “The Daily,” the New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich explained how the idea of cancel culture has emerged as a political and cultural force in 2020. In the second of two parts, he returns with a case study. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jona ... Show More
32m 11s
Jan 2020
Cancel Culture
tail spinning
31m 2s
Dec 2023
Canceling Cancel Culture
On today’s episode, Acton director of marketing and communications Eric Kohn speaks with Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), about his new book, The Canceling of the American Mind. Cancel culture appears to be pervasive ... Show More
59m 13s
Mar 2021
March 7, 2021: All roads lead to the Murdochs; royal correspondent defends negative Meghan Markle coverage; Iowa reporter faces trial after covering BLM protest
Plus... How the GOP takes its "cancel culture" cues from Fox; NYT columnist criticized for conflict of interest; the ups and downs of broadcasting from home during the pandemic. Diane Falzone, Sarah Ellison, Oliver Darcy, Maribel Perez Wadsworth, Richard Palmer and Kristin Meinze ... Show More
40m 39s
Apr 2021
APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT?! Media Matters Cancel Culture EXPOSED!
Demonetized on YouTube. Silenced on social media. But today, we're taking on the cancelers themselves, the DNC's wingman: Media Matters. Join us in the fight to expose these leftist propagandists and redeem every conservative name they've dragged through the mud. NEW MERCH! https ... Show More
1h 29m