The Loose Crew talks about cancel culture, if it exists, possible examples of people being cancelled, and what free speech means to them. In this episode you'll hear them reference a few stories, which can be explored further following the links below:

• Harper's Magazine: A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
• Bari Weiss resignation letter from the New York Times
• Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
• Anti-BDS laws explained (Vox)
• Audio of TA Linsey Shepherd being reprimanded for showing her students Jordan Peterson video
• Fordham University student Austin Tong reprimanded for incendiary Instagram posts
• Alex Jones Sandy Hook controversy
• Rush Limbaugh airs racist "Barack the Magic Negro" song on his radio show

The song at the beginning of the episode is Michael Myers by Myke Towers. We'd also like to send our deepest condolences to the family of Michael Brooks who sadly passed away on July 20th. R.I.P Michael Brooks.


00:00:00 Intro music

00:00:24 Myke Towers- Michael Myers

00:02:00 Shoutouts/What are we drinking?

00:07:15 Cancel Culture/Wild Tweets

00:10:39 What is Cancel Culture?

00:12:50 How did Cancel Culture begin?

00:15:35 Social media and Cancel Culture

00:18:55 Is Cancel Culture real?

00:25:24 BDS movement

00:31:10 Cancel Culture in Higher Education

00:38:10 Back to BDS movement

00:43:43 Austin Tong suspended from Fordham University

00:48:20 McCarthyism/Bari Weiss

00:54:40 Harper's Weekly letter/Glenn Greenwald

01:00:10 Freedom of Speech/Holocaust denial

01:04:40 Alex Jones and Free Speech

01:09:35 Coronavirus and Anti-Vaxxers

01:12:30 Who should actually be cancelled?

01:20:30 R.I.P. Michael Brooks