42. Is Canceled

06/12/2023 18 min

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Episode Synopsis

People are putting up and ripping down signs about hostages and casualties of war. People filming people filming, people losing jobs. We have a lot of questions.
What consequences constitute "cancellation"? Is silencing a form of speech? What does the first amendment have to say about all of this? (And yes, cards on the table — we've got a lot more questions than answers.)
We should probably ask, too: posting and ripping and firing and yelling... does any of it ever move the needle?
Music: Naseer Shamma's solo oud from Baghdad in the intro, and Trace Adkins' "Help Me Understand" at the end.