Cancelled
Cancel Culture is the hot topic that seems to be in an endless cycle of debate, but that’s not why we’re here. To us, Cancel Culture is often the consequence of your actions, but unfortunately ‘Consequences’ isn’t as catchy. This new scripted weekly podcast series is your one-stop shop to catch up on the full story of who, what, or where has been cancelled. We’re not here to judge or take ourselves too seriously and while some stories will have complicated themes that will leave us thinking, others will have us laughing out loud. Hosted by Leah Davis
S3 E11 · Mon, June 05, 2023
Kate Forbes
On the 15th of February 2023, before a hastily assembled press pack, Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, informed Edinburgh - and the world - of her decision to resign after eight years in the post. The personal cost of political theatre had become all too high for the longest-serving first minister in Scotland’s history. Amidst the furore that descended upon the party, one forerunner in particular made waves: the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, and the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Kate Forbes. Although debates for the SNP leadership have finished - with Humza Yusaf, not Forbes as the victorious candidate - today we’re exploring a debate of a different nature that’s taken place. One that hinges on Forbes’ personal politics…. This episode was written by Paula Akpan. This is a Broccoli Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E10 · Mon, May 29, 2023
Alec Baldwin
How difficult is it to be damaged by the consequences of your own actions when you have power and profile to shield yourself from accountability? Case in point: Alec Baldwin. Over the years, the acclaimed actor has been emboriled in scandal after scandal — from tapes being released of Baldwin verbally abusing his daughter, to throwing around bigoted and racist slurs, and most recently, being at the helm of a film responsible for a woman's death. As this episode will delve into, legal and cultural parameters are much easier to evade when you're protected by weath and status... This episode was written by Anton Ferrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E9 · Mon, May 22, 2023
Balenciaga
In the spring of 2022, two Spanish towns were getting ready to celebrate one of their most famous sons. Hundreds – possibly thousands – of tourists would pack the usually sleepy streets of Javea and Getaria to visit temporary exhibitions displaying the finest haute couture. Intricate womenswear designs from the 40s, 50s and 60s, trimmed with the most luxurious lace, sequins and silk, creating intriguing feminine silhouettes that were considered revolutionary at the time. The occasion? The 50th anniversary of the death of a designer whose work transformed the female form forever. A man so talented that his contemporary, Christian Dior, dubbed him “the master of us all”, while American fashion magazine Women’s Wear Daily proclaimed “The King is Dead” in their announcement of his untimely death. This episode was written by Annique Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E8 · Mon, May 15, 2023
James Corden
Celebrities can go from flavour of the month to persona non grata within minutes thanks to social media and a general shift towards more progressive views on accountability and responsibility. Few famous media and entertainment folk are as entrenched in this Camp of Public Hatred as Mr James Kimberley Corden. A renewed wave of anti-Cordenism hit last year after the actor-comedian-TV host was publically criticised by London-born restauranteur Keith McNally for his humourless treatment of staff at McNally’s New York brasserie Balthazar . Listen for an insight into events that may explain why some people – read ‘most’ – can’t stand the comedian... This epsiode was written by Annique Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E7 · Mon, May 08, 2023
Cosey Fanni Tutti
In late 1976, the Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA gallery in London unveiled its recent exhibition ‘Prostitution’, a retrospective group show by established art collective COUM-Transmissions. The collective, no stranger to confrontation, couldn’t have predicted the reaction their work would receive, but upon opening, the show was was immediately met with vitriolic reviews in the press, mentioned in the Houses of Parliament and censorship restrictions were placed on some of the pornographic images. The Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn famously said “These people are the wreckers of civilisation" and rows ensued about public funding for the arts. The fallout was hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E6 · Mon, May 01, 2023
Ricky Gervais
This is the story of Ricky Gervais, a pioneer of sharp-elbowed comedy who decided to puncture his own legacy of speaking truth to power. In one fail swoop, catalysed by the release of his Netflix stand-up speical, SuperNature, Gervais made a series of jokes which could have been at home on a Republican conspiracy theorist's Twitter and annointed them comedy. In doing so, he exchanged a career's worth of political capital as someone who has ostensibly been a rock soild progressive, just for a chance to say he could be 'cancelled'... This episode was written by Anton Ferrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E5 · Mon, April 24, 2023
Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson — the TV motor man and newspaper columnist — was clearly feeling extra miserable last Christmas when he decided to pen one of the most offensive opinion pieces to ever grace a UK publication. An article so heinous that it not only helped unite the British public – a massive achievement in these divided times – it may well have cost him one of his biggest gigs. And all because he just had to let the world know he despises Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex... This episode was written by Annique Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E4 · Mon, April 17, 2023
Chris Brown
The American Music Awards, which have been running annually since 1974, occupy an illustrious spot within the American music industry. The AMAs sit within the Big Three music awards shows in the US, alongside the Grammys and the Billboard Music Awards. And so, it is little wonder that the cancellation of singer Chris Brown’s performance just a few days before the 2022 awards quickly became a big talking point. Infamy has cloaked the 33-year-old songwriter for over a decade as accounts of his violence towards women have regularly made headlines, alongside a variety of legal troubles. And yet, as someone who is understood as having been ‘cancelled’, Chris Brown remains visible and supported, if his online following is anything to go by. In this episode, while we unravel the singer’s past, we’ll be asking crucial questions: was Chris Brown ever truly ‘cancelled’? This episode contains discussion about assault and sexual abuse, please be mindful of your own well-being. Pause and take breaks as often as you need to. This episode was written by Paula Akpan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E3 · Sun, April 09, 2023
Virginia Woolf
In the first half of the 20th century the literary scene was dominated by now revered authors, whose books have since become classics. It reads like a roll call of greats - Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust, George Orwell, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, J.R.R Tolkein and, of course, Virginia Woolf, to name a few. Their books need no explanation. With a juggernaut of status behind them, these authors have outgrown their living credibility and become much bigger personalities since death. Time allows for such reverence, but with it fresh criticism of the words and the writers. In today's woke world, where cancel culture leaves no stone unturned, many of our famed musicians, scholars, aritsts, and writers face fresh evaluation for the things they said or did when they were alive. Virginia Woolf is the latest in this canon to come under fire... This episode was written by Rhyannon Styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E2 · Sun, April 02, 2023
Graham Norton
From radio show host to Eurovision commentator and best-selling author, Graham Norton is a household name in the UK - his position cemented by his irreverent, innuendo-laden style. He is, of course, most notable for his hugely popular comedy chat show which has seen all manner of celebrity names grace his plump red sofa. However, October 2022 saw a new term float into the lexicon used around the well-known TV presenter after he was posed questions on trans rights and author JK Rowling’s unrelenting anti-trans campaign. And it was Norton’s noncommittal response that sparked weeks of debate; a mere glimpse of the hostility towards trans people in the UK. The term in question? As always, it’s ‘cancel-culture’ and, as we’ll explore, Norton’s experiences are merely a symptom of a much wider problem… This episode was written by Paula Akpan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S3 E1 · Sun, March 26, 2023
Kathy Griffin
Some of the world’s best loved comedians have tiptoed on the edge of decency and political correctness from time to time. Take, for example, the acerbic wit of Joan Rivers, whose skits about the Holocaust regularly whipped her audiences into a tizzy and firmly established her as one of America’s sharpest mouthpieces. Before Perez Hilton blogged and mocked A-listers falling out of rehab, Joan was doing it on stage IRL. It may come as no surprise then, that the star of today’s episode, Kathy Griffin, was a close friend of Joan’s, and her partner in crime - no pun intended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E17 · Mon, December 26, 2022
Baby it's Cold Outside
The year is 2004. George W. Bush is president, Britney is married to K-Fed, and the iPod Classic is the ultimate Christmas gift. But anyone about to upload Baby, It’s Cold Outside to their MP3 device might think twice after reading an article published by Canada’s National Post on December 20th, which argued for the song’s immediate ban from Canadian airwaves. Written by Rob McKenzie and Joe Bodolai for their humour column, the piece is widely regarded to be the first to publicly question some of the song’s lyrics by stating, “the song in question has a lovely melody but it’s an ode to statutory rape. In sum, the man gets the girl drunk amid her protests so he can take advantage of her.” Since this takedown of the song was written with a sarcastic tone, the piece was widely viewed as tongue-in-cheek. But this marked the beginning of countless thinkpieces cross-examining the song’s controversial lyrics. So is this 1940s festive favourite really just a thinly disguised celebration of sexual violence? Let’s take a closer look… This episode was written by Rory Boyle This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E16 · Mon, December 19, 2022
Fairytale of New York
1987 is a pretty bleak Christmas. The year is marked by disasters. The British economy is wrecked. It is a time when everyone could use some yuletide joy. Challenged by their producer, Elvis Costello, to write a Christmas hit, the Irish-Anglo punk band The Pogues believe they are the ones to provide some egg-nog infused nourishment to the people. Fairytale of New York is what founding member, Jem Finer, and lead singer, Shane MacGowan come up with which will eventually be considered a holiday hallmark - but despite its title, it is no traditional winter warmer. The song descends from nostalgia and euphoria to vitriol and melancholy in the space of four and a half minutes. Fairytale of New York will eventually be certified 4x Platinum in the UK. Christmas fans will go on proudly singing those stinging lyrics. And yet, years later a dark cloud settles over the song’s legacy... This episode was written by Rory Boyle This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E15 · Thu, October 27, 2022
Jade Goody
It’s January 2007: at least ten years before ‘cancel culture’ will become a part of our everyday life. The world is a less connected place. Twitter is yet to celebrate its first birthday. The iPhone is nothing but a rumour. Yet, we are about to witness cancellation on a global scale. In January, a new series of UK’s Celebrity Big Brother begins. On its third day, Jade Goody, a fan favourite from the civilian Big Brother House, enters. Over the next two weeks, her life changes forever, for a second time. Quite unexpectedly, she triggers an international incident that results in debates in the Houses of Parliament and effigies of her face being burned in India. In just 14 days, her reputation is left in tatters. She goes from the nation’s sweetheart to public enemy. In other words, she is well and truly cancelled. This episode was written by Michael Chakraverty This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E14 · Sun, October 23, 2022
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
December 20th, 2010. It’s pitch black on-stage at the Foxwoods Theatre in Broadway. Stunt performer Chris Tierney attaches himself to a safety cable, and takes a deep breath. The centre of the stage lifts, creating a ramp. He’s done this many times before. Breathing out, he runs up the ramp and leaps from its edge. Immediately, it’s clear something is wrong. The cable hasn’t gone taut. There’s half a second as he floats in the air, realising that the other end of his safety line is unattached. Then, he’s in freefall, plummeting thirty feet towards the concrete floor of the orchestra pit. He hits the ground with a sickening crunch. Someone screams. The audience is deathly silent. Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is a cautionary tale... This episode was written by Michael Chakraverty This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E13 · Sun, October 16, 2022
Jimmy Carr
Sometimes, those who get cancelled predict their own fall. They tempt fate, because to risk cancellation usually means to incite infamy. Some look for hatred - and then brandish it as their weapon. Say or do something abhorrent, endure the criticism, and then cry that they’re under attack from the feral woke mob. But in the case of Jimmy Carr, it’s more complex. Comedy is always a dance with the devil. Sometimes, inevitably, you cross the line. To be a comedian is to be a shapeshifter - from entertainer to polemicist and back again. But then, he crossed a line too far. And the backlash was a stain that wouldn’t come out... This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E12 · Mon, October 10, 2022
X factor
“You’ve got 3 minutes to change your life”. This is the sentence that Simon Cowell used as words of encouragement to contestants of television singing contest, X Factor. With its title referring to star quality that you can’t quite put your finger on, the show vows to take ordinary, everyday people to the top of the music industry. For every rare appearance of a competitor praised as a superstar-in-the-making, there were thousands of wannabes who were mocked, ridiculed, and in some cases, had their entire lives defined by an unsuccessful audition. But it was the show itself that would end up facing the most scrutiny. While allegations of everything from manipulative editing, to fixing of votes would begin to fly like wildfire, X Factor’s demise would ultimately boil down to its power to change someone’s life in just 3 minutes - for better or for worse… This episode was written by Rory Boyle This is a Broccoli Prodction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E11 · Sun, October 02, 2022
Abercrombie & Fitch
Originally founded in 1892 in New York City, by David T. Abercrombie, the fashion brand started as an outfitter for the elite outdoorsman. By the time we reach the 2000s, American mall culture is everything and Abercrombie & Fitch’s preppy clothes have morphed into the ultimate accessory for a US teen. After all, A&F aren’t just selling their customers apparel. The company's brand image is heavily promoted as a near-luxury lifestyle concept. For many teens desperate to fit in, donning any garment with the brand’s signature moose logo is a quintessential status symbol. But behind the fantasy sold to millions lie many dark truths. And it’s only a matter of time before accusations of racism, illegal employment practices, misogyny, sexual assault and elitism will shatter the “All American” aesthetic we’ve been told to strive for. This episode was written by Rory Boyle This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E10 · Sun, September 25, 2022
Jamie Lynn Spears
2007 was a hellish year for Britney Spears. It began with the breakdown of her marriage and culminated in a patchy buzzcut, stalking and public humiliation at the hands of the paparazzi, and a bitter custody battle. By the close of the year, she was widely reported to be no longer speaking to her family, an estrangement more significant for the fact that it was Britney’s success that lifted her family out of financial difficulty. The (celestial) stars were clearly not in alignment in 2007 for the Spears family because that same year the other Spears sister, Jamie Lynn, would face her own crisis in front of the public’s glare. And as Succession so expertly showed, the most scintillating of stories is often those built on blood. This episode was written by Rory Boyle This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E9 · Mon, September 19, 2022
Blurred Lines
It’s 2013. Miley Cyrus has dramatically shed her Disney Channel persona with her hit track, Wrecking Ball. Daft Punk are dominating dancefloors worldwide with Get Lucky, and Beyoncé has broken all records by dropping a 14-track album with no advance warning. Despite all this, one song looms large over the year - dwarfing all that came before or after it. Its name? Blurred Lines. It’s a cultural flashpoint. The court of public opinion spins into overdrive, with the song’s creators Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I., hurled into the dock. Before long, Robin Thicke has become the poster child for provocation. His appearances generate headlines and record-breaking twitter storms, and his name becomes synonymous with sleaze. But who does his controversial cancellation serve – and did he know exactly what he was doing? This episode was written by Michael Chakraverty This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E8 · Sun, September 11, 2022
Sinéad O'Connor
At the beginning of the 90s, mainstream pop belonged to a handful of female artists; Madonna, Whitney and Mariah Carey all owned the airwaves with their provocative posturing and emotive power ballads which dominated the top 40 chart. Also emerging at this time, and striking a match amongst her contemporaries was the Irish singer songwriter Sinéad O’Connor. Sinead O’Connor broke the mould and the mainstream with her reworked version of Princes’ classic ‘Nothing Compares To You’. Her voice and image sent shockwaves around the globe. Coming from an Irish Catholic background, the autonomy over her own body had, up to a point, always been restricted due to the theocracy and dominant religious landscape she grew up in. But being Sinéad O’connor, she wasn’t going to allow that to prevent her from speaking her truth... This episdoe was written by Rhyannon Styles This is a broccoli production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E7 · Sun, September 04, 2022
H&M
Like most 21st century corporate crises, this one started with a tweet. On 8 January 2018, New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow took to Twitter to vent at H&M over their choice of model and product on their UK website. The model was Liam Mango, a Black boy. The product was a £7.99 hooded top emblazoned with the slogan ‘coolest monkey in the Jungle’ ‘@hm, have you lost your damned minds?!?!?!”, Charles digitally barked at the second-largest global clothing retailer. Cue the unholiest of backlashes... This Episode was written by Annique Simpson This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E6 · Sun, August 28, 2022
James Charles
James Charles felt, in a way, entirely original. And of course, for someone at the cutting edge of the internet, his cancellation had to feel unique too. Enter Tati Westbrook, James Charles (full name Dickinson) erstwhile mentor-turned-maker. A stalwart of the online beauty-influencer empire, a perceived slight on her honour led to influencer warfare - untrodden ground for which this conflict paved the way. Long before Oprah’s legendary “were you silent, or silenced” line came to prominence, the question was about Breaking Your Silence. I.E. How James Charles, and his mentor, Tati Westbrook, came to be at loggerheads - and how it unravelled. This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E5 · Sun, August 21, 2022
Molly Mae
In 2021, a record 493 new people became billionaires – on average there was a new billionaire created every 17 hours. Meanwhile in Britain, over the crisis, the poorest 30% of adults gained an average additional wealth of just £86, compared to £50,000 for the richest 10%. The rich have lined their already deep pockets further, while the poor have only gotten poorer. So, when multi-millionaires chime in with hot takes that essentially shame those on the losing end of wealth inequality for their lack of “success”, it usually doesn’t end well. That’s something reality star Molly-May Hague can attest to after a series of tone-deaf comments that read like the infamous Paris Hilton “Stop Being Poor” t-shirt meme made her public enemy number one... This episode was written by Ellie Abraham This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E4 · Sun, August 14, 2022
JT Leroy
At the start of the millennium, Jeremiah Terminator Leroy or known simply as JT Leroy published his debut novel “Sarah”. Shortly afterwards, in 2001 a second book “The Heart is Deceitful Above all Things” was released to critical acclaim. As debuts go, Leroy’s books became an instant hit on both sides of the pond, and by 2004 had been published in over 20 different languages. His voice encapsulated a generation of kids, many of whom lived on the margins of society; queers, punks, freaks and sex workers all found solace in Leroy’s words - the content of which has been labelled as autobiographical transgressive fiction. Like all good stories, plot twists and character reveals are essential to the narrative arch, and this story is full of them.... This episdoe was written by Rhyannon Styles This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E3 · Sun, August 07, 2022
Kevin Hart
Although "The Slap Heard Around the World’ has secured the 94th Academy Awards’ place in the history books, the telecast had achieved momentous status before the cameras started rolling. For the first time, the Oscars had two African American celebrities co-host the awards in the same year – actress Regina Hall and comedian Wanda Sykes who now join Chris Rock in the hyper-exclusive club of African American Oscar hosts. You can count them on 1.5 hands. But one name that isn’t on this esteemed Black list is Kevin Darnell Hart aka the Host That Got Away. Or should that be the Host Who Stepped Away Because He Stood His Ground in the Name of Homophobia? Sure, it’s a mouthful but it’s befitting for one of the biggest bag fumbles this millennium... This episode was written by Annique Simpson This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E2 · Sun, July 31, 2022
Jeremy Kyle
On May 10th, 2019, the final episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show aired. It was cancelled five days later, with all content wiped from streaming and catch-up services. But cross its 14 year run over one million people tuned in every day to watch its host, Jeremy Kyle, act as judge, jury and executioner over people’s personal traumas and crises. It was a circus of misery, and the public lapped it up. But what was going on behind the scenes? How did this show avoid cancellation for so many years? And, who should be held responsible? This is episode was written by Michael Chakravarty This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S2 E1 · Sun, July 24, 2022
Kate Clanchy
It’s January 2022. Demurely dressed, Kate Clanchy sits in the UnHerd studio, a platform that prides itself on ‘challenging the herd’. Why conservatives always try to frame themselves as courageous dissenters remains a mystery, but for now, it’s enough to know that they are all firmly rooting for Clanchy. Sat across from UnHerd’s executive editor, Freddie Sayers, Clanchy will pour her heart out to her white comrade in arms before it is uploaded to the platform’s YouTube as an exclusive. They will morosely ponder over how it seems like white people just can’t discuss people’s racialised physical features like they used to. These days, they come with pesky backlash and the instigation of online furores. Again and again, they will return to confusion. How could Kate Clanchy, a white woman with good intentions, have ended up here? This episode was written by Paula Akpan This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E25 · Mon, March 21, 2022
Sherry Pie
It’s hard to avoid the RuPaul’s Drag Race hype. The franchise seems to be constantly airing at least one of its {global spinoff series} at any one time, and the show has launched some hundreds of drag artists into mainstream success who enjoy fame and fortune and wield enormous influence. So what happens when Drag Race gives the power of that platform to someone who abuses it? In 2019, the show came under fire for casting Joey Gugliemelli, a [then-]28-year-old who performed as a drag queen named Sherry Pie. Seemingly unbeknownst to the Drag Race casting team, Gugliemelli stood accused of conduct that was at best extremely troubling, and at worst, criminal. Sherry Pie’s name will go down in infamy - but has Gugliemelli managed to sidestep the ramifications of his actions? This episode of Cancelled was written by Michael Chakraverty This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E24 · Mon, March 14, 2022
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey. The master of the Hollywood anti-hero. At the helm of some of the greatest cinematic achievements, from The Usual Suspects to American Beauty. That rare actor who imbued any character, no matter how grand, with a human frailty that made you root for him. And of course, that voice. On a par, surely, with Morgan Freeman’s, in terms of familiarity. His influence and sway permeated so thoroughly throughout his industry and beyond it, that the line between Kevin Spacey the actor, and Kevin Spacey the star, ceased to exist. Such was his prominence. But then it was exposed that Spacey himself had crossed a line. Again and again. And the actor who had been revered for his range, suddenly became reviled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E23 · Mon, March 07, 2022
Shane Dawson
“But it was supposed to be funny.” It’s an excuse we’ve ALL heard and probably used when we’ve been confronted by our past mistakes and gone immediately on the defensive. It’s easier than taking accountability sometimes. And that’s just amongst friends. But what happens when your past mistakes are documented on video? YouTube videos that you’ve put out there. That have accrued to form a brand in your name, made you a ton of money, and put you in a position of power and influence in the lives of countless young people who digest your material. Some people are the moment. Shane Dawson was the moment. But then, the landscape changed beneath him, and he just couldn’t keep up. And he certainly couldn’t claim that he was trying to be funny anymore... This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Prodcution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E22 · Mon, February 28, 2022
Justin Timberlake
Janet Damita Jo Jackson, Britney Jean Spears. Two pop goddesses who entered the music game as kids and grew up to garner more critical and commercial success than their 10-year-old selves could ever dream of. But what else do they have in common? Problematic white pop star and Former N*Sync co-frontman Justin Randall Timberlake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E21 · Mon, February 21, 2022
The Dixie Chicks
Why do so many women get a hard time when they speak up? It’s like: How dare you do anything but sing, dance, play … entertain me? How dare you have an opinion? It doesn’t matter if you’re the darlings of ‘country’ and one of the most successful bands in the world. Don’t badmouth my president, especially overseas . We’re taking you back to the eve of one of the most contentious wars in recent history. Emotions were running high and all it took was one little comment to start a national boycott slash hate campaign; Critics threatening to fire shots … FOR REAL. This episode was written by Amar Patel This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E20 · Mon, February 14, 2022
Hulk Hogan
Today’s topic has had many tweets, think pieces, and much mainstream media coverage devoted to it. And while the subject matter was initially reported as yet another example of salacious {tabloid fodder}, it eventually took a more disturbing turn, exposing our ‘protagonist’ while also raising valid concerns about future press freedoms and the First Amendment. But how did the beloved Hulk Hogan go from being an ‘immortal’ icon to a figure of scorn and derision? This episode was written by Oumar Saleh This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E19 · Mon, February 07, 2022
Daniel Caesar
A controversy-courting YouTube chat show, a twitter clapback, and a verbal gymnastic session with a move so bold, so bewilderingly audacious, that it’d probably leave Simone Biles a bit rattled. This is the story of Daniel Caesar, the rising R&B star whose commitment to catching stray bullets for his friend, Julieanna ‘YesJulz’ Goddard, got him CANCELLED with a permanent C. Sort of. This episode was written by Annique Simpson This is a Broccoli Prodution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E18 · Mon, January 31, 2022
Leigh Bowery
Art and controversy go hand in hand. Many celebrated artists tiptoe on the edge of taste, decency and political correctness as a means to explore emotions and boundaries. In the 1980's underground queer entertainment was grounded in shock value. But, by the tail end of the decade, the landscape looked and sounded very different. The prominent razzle dazzle doyennes found themselves in very different territory... Leigh Bowery included. This episode was written by Rhyannon Styles This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E17 · Mon, January 24, 2022
Janet Jackson
Think public takedowns or mass moral outrage, and social media is often the arena. A tweet, the weapon of choice. But people have been called out, vilified and openly flogged since … well … forever. And it usually involves some form of prejudice or privilege, either way. Let’s take one example: a WTF moment during one of the biggest events in live television. How an alleged wardrobe malfunction exposed much more than a body part, derailing pop icon Janet Jackson's career. It’s so contentious that we are still talking about 17 years later … and there could yet be another twist in the tale. This episdoe was written by Amar Patel This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E16 · Mon, January 17, 2022
Boohoo
Summer 2020 was peak cancellation season and no one was safe. The murder of George Floyd forced people, who had otherwise had the privilege of ignoring racism’s pervasiveness, to begin to see it for what it is. Callouts on racial injustice became callouts on social justice across the board and a number of brands – and the people at their helm – were brought to reckoning and the fashion brand Boohoo were top of the hitlist. This episode was written by Ore Ogunbiyi This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E15 · Mon, January 10, 2022
Mumford & Sons
Retweets are not endorsements. That’s what people say. It’s become a universal disclaimer in our online discourse – used to dodge criticism for, say, retweeting Trump during his Twitter heyday. Read: a retweet is not an endorsement, even if you’re retweeting a fascist. Unless, of course, you add a little message saying you agree with a fascist. That’s pretty much what Mumford & Sons banjoist, Winston Marshall - who once adopted the moniker “Country Winston” - did, out of the blue, on March 7th 2021. This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E14 · Mon, December 06, 2021
Doja Cat
If I could only choose one word – a polite, podcast- friendly word – to sum up the past 18 months, it’d be... ‘weird’. A global pandemic that had people fighting over toilet roll and governments telling us when we could leave the house or have sex? Weird. At times, tragic and necessary... except the toilet roll thing. But 100% weird. One celeb who has successfully capitalised on the social currency of ‘weird’ is Gen-Z’s fave singer slash rapper Doja Cat. But her ‘out of the box’ behaviour almost cut her fledgling mainstream career {off at the knees} after she became embroiled in a Twitter scandal that still baffles the few of us who can’t stop thinking about it. This episode was written by Annique Simpson This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E13 · Mon, November 29, 2021
David Dobrik
TW: this episode features dicussion of sexual violence. It’s an age-old story –or at least, it’s becoming one. Subject –usually young, usually good looking, usually versed in pop culture –discovers the internet. It could be singing clips on Instagram, or comedy bits on TikTok, or, as it is in this case, YouTube. They make videos, they generate content. It’s all a bit of fun. Perhaps they get a couple of friends involved. Then, if the stars align, the internet discovers them. Before long, fame comes. For some, it’s a gateway into a larger and more sustained career. Others enjoy their lucrative, if ephemeral, moment in the zeitgeist. But for others, it can crash and burn. This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E12 · Mon, November 22, 2021
Lana Del Rey
When Lana Del Rey burst onto the scene with the alt-girl anthem “Video Games” in 2011, the world was ready to welcome her and her melodic melancholy with open arms. Open arms and open pockets, as we saw, when Born To Die , her debut album, became the fifth-highest-selling album of 2012 worldwide. But our question today is: how did Lana Del Rey become so cancellable? Well, as we are about to discover, we can put it down to a whole clusterf*ck of messy, ill-informed and down-right ignorant {mishaps and incidents} from Del Rey. This Episode was written by Leah Davis This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E11 · Mon, November 15, 2021
Tyra Banks
You may know her as the first African American supermodel to grace the covers of Sports Illustrated and GQ with that body 'ody 'ody. You may know her as the ethereal beauty that sashayed down the runway as one of Victoria’s Secret’s iconic angels. You may EVEN know her as the shining star of the iconic, straight to TV, 2000 film... “Life Size”. But at her most iconic, she is the host and face of America’s Next Top Model and brought 24 cycles of drama, challenges, ‘go-sees’, eliminations, controversial photoshoots and a whole variety of beautiful women into our living rooms throughout the 00s. So how and why exactly has someone that has all the credentials of a trailblazer been cancelled so vehemently by every corner of the internet? This episode was written by Leah Davis This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E10 · Mon, November 08, 2021
Goodyear
From the start of his campaign to his ungracious – at best – defeat last year, Donald Trump has called for a boycott of – well, quite literally – everyone. From Macy’s to Mexico, and Harley Davidson to HBO, the wrath of “The Donald” has – according to CNN – single-handedly tried to cancel over thirty people and organisations. How very anti-cancel-culture of him. Well, needless to say, the Twitter-happy leader of the free world wheeled into action once more on the morning of the 19th of August 2020. His target? The company that manufactured not his presidential limo – nicknamed “the beast”, but… its tires. This episode was written by Alex Halpern This is a Broccoli Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E9 · Mon, November 01, 2021
Sia
Here’s the thing about fame; it gives you carte blanche. Fame equals money equals access equals freedom –freedom to do pretty much anything you want. Sounds great, right? This inter-disciplinary zeal has produced some extraordinary moments of art and culture. But a blank cheque can be a dangerous thing. You can attempt to cash in too much, and then it all goes horribly wrong. Sometimes, sticking to what you know is for the best. And having insulted a whole section of society with her directorial debut, and handled the fallout appallingly, nobody should heed this advice more than Sia. This Episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E8 · Sun, October 24, 2021
April Ashley
There used to be a saying in the olden days, long long before the birth of content and cancel culture, it went like this - “today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip papers”. It’s important to remember that cancel culture isn’t only a phenomenon of the 21st Century, much in the same way that trans people weren’t all birthed in the year 2000. Although in today’s world, we do have transgender cover stars specifically chosen to celebrate and support the individuals, it wasn’t always the case. Nothing exemplifies that more than the story of April Ashley. This episode was written by Rhyannon Styles. This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E7 · Sun, October 17, 2021
Kristen Gray [Bali Girl]
A story about a woman who found her Eden, shared it with everyone and then promptly lost it all. It’s a story about privilege, a collision of culture and the nasty underbelly that makes paradise for a select few possible. It’s a story about ignorance and influencers. And ultimately, it’s a story about getting heavily cancelled. On this episode of Cancelled, we’re going to introduce you to the unfortunate tale of Kristen Gray. This Episode was written by Moya Lothian-McLean This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E6 · Sun, October 10, 2021
Ellen DeGeneres
Today’s cancellation is a work in progress. Hailed as aqueer icon who blazed newtrails for gay people in the public eye,she’s now derided as the enablerof a toxic workplace, an arbiter of harassment, and a bully.Ellen DeGeneres is less falling off the cliff of cancellation, than tumbling down the hill next to it. But how did Ellen, once so beloved she’s in a category where her first name does all the work, go from a pioneer of the LGBTQcommunity to someone accused of being arbitrarilymean.And crucially –how is it that both of those things, ground breaker and faker,can be true at once? This episode was written by Anton Ferrie This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E5 · Sun, October 03, 2021
Armie Hammer
It's January 2021 and what is likely to be the craziest celebrity story of the year (you’d hope) has already made waves across Hollywood, Pop Culture and Social Media, which, let’s face it, is known for being the messiest Venn Diagram. At the centre of the story is actor, Armie Hammer who went from Hollywood Golden Boy to Hannibal Lecter Tribute Act,and, more pressingly, an alleged abuser, in the space on one evening. But how? Well, like so many of these stories, Trial by Twitter, and the unimpeachable power of the Meme. This episode was written by Anton Ferrie. This is a Broccoli Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E4 · Sun, September 26, 2021
Jameela Jamil
Jamil is best known for her body-positivity activism, having battled with anorexia as a teenage model, and a young woman navigating the fashion and tv worlds, her crusade against the misogynist and fat-shaming diet and detox industry has delivered some impressive results but she also regularly finds herself in the middle of online spats. None more genuinely confounding than in February 2020 when she faced Tracie Egan Morrissey – an ex- Jezebel editor who suggested that Jamil has, or is acting like she has, Munchausen syndrome, a disorder where people fake illnesses... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E3 · Sun, September 19, 2021
Nike
Its September 3rd 2018 and a tweet from an alt-right looking account goes viral. Embedded within the tweet is a forty-five second video which has racked up over eleven million views so far. It’s a single shot of a pair of white Nike trainers engulfed in flames on a burnt-out lawn. The trainers belong to an S Clancy, who by his own admission, has been a loyal customer of the multi-billion-dollar global sportswear brand for over 20 years. So, why would he proudly set fire to his favourite pair of sneakers? To answer that question, we need to rewind the clock, two years prior to Friday, August 26th 2016 when the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers were getting ready to play each other for a preseason NFL game in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E2 · Sun, September 12, 2021
Alison Roman
May last year. Do you remember that time? A strange and eerie period where lockdown still felt new. Think shuttered shops and restaurants, and more people than ever working from home. Remember that context as you listen to this episode and ask yourself how much lockdown boredom -and the never-ending entertainment of celebrities fighting -may have played a part in the media storm surrounding food writer and chef Alison Roman whose career grounded in making good food accessible, was being questioned about elitism, and her role in what critic Roxana Hadidi called ‘colonialisation as cuisine’. This episode was written by Coco Khan. This is a Broccoli Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E1 · Sun, September 05, 2021
Piers Morgan
Morning television; It’s a medium built upon being the relaxing background music to your pre-breakfast routine. A light fusion of news, entertainment, and weather, wrapped up with soft furnishings and ambient intro music, with the melodious alto of a Scottish woman never far away. (Carol Kirkwood and Lorraine Kelly–holler). Hardly a bastion of excitement. But such tranquillity is fertile ground for a disruptor, and there is perhaps nobody more deserving of that adjective than one Piers Morgan. This episode was written by Anton Ferrie. This is a Broccoli Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trailer · Thu, August 05, 2021
Trailer
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