Please Explain podcast: Does ‘cancel culture’ have a place in our society?

Two days ago, Harper’s Magazine published a statement warning of the dangers of an “intolerance of opposing views”.

The open letter, signed by 150 people including JK Rowling, Margaret Atwood and Noam Chomsky, has intensified the raging debate over the place of ‘cancel culture’ in societal growth.

In this episode, senior journalist Jacqueline Maley is joined by deputy Sun-Herald editor Michael Koziol to discuss this growing cultural phenomenon.

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