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Fucking CancelledThe Quest for the Offline Left with Cecilia Guerrero: Organizing the SouthIn Episode 72, we’re joined by Cecilia Guerrero, an organizer in Nashville, Tennessee, helping to innovate a new generation of socialist movement-building deep in the American South. We discuss what it’s like organizing in Tennessee, the fantastic gains being made by the new network of organizations springing up there — including an unprecendented wildcat union of Uber and Lyft drivers — and the many lessons to be learned for socialists operating in such an environment. Part of the Quest for the Offline Left series.Show NotesThe Tyranny of Structurelessness by Jo Freeman2024-11-031h 28
Fucking CancelledTalking Shit with Elizabeth Oldfield: On Becoming Fully AliveIn Episode 71, we are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield, a writer, thinker, bridge builder, and Christian working out of the UK. We discuss her new book Fully Alive, and the rich worldview which underlies it. Elizabeth challenges us to live our principles in our daily lives, and to extend grace and curiosity across difference. Part of the Talking Shit series.Show NotesThe SacredThe Sacred — Interview with ClementineElizabeth’s SubstackFully Alive — The bookFollow Fucking Cancelled on InstagramFind merch in our sh...2024-09-271h 11
Fucking CancelledThe Quest for the Offline Left with Dru Oja Jay: SEIZE's Report on HousingIn Episode 70 we’re joined by Dru Oja Jay, research coordinator for SEIZE as well as executive director of CUTV and publisher of The Breach. We discuss SEIZE’s recent report on housing, titled From Crisis to Consensus, in which SEIZE surveyed housing organizations from across the country in order to determine what needs to be done about the housing crisis plaguing the working class.This is part of the Quest for the Offline Left series.Show NotesDru’s websiteThe housing reportAbout SEIZEThe...2024-08-1049 min
Fucking CancelledQuest for the Offline Left with Wayne Hsiung: All Suffering MattersIn Episode 69 we are joined by animal rights activist, animal rescuer, and lawyer, Wayne Hsiung. We discuss Wayne’s experiencing rescuing animals from laboratories and factory farms, the connections between factory farms and jails, the spectrum of objectification, and why all suffering matters. This is part of the Quest for the Offline Left series. Show NotesSimple HeartWayne’s instagramFollow Fucking Cancelled on Instagram.Find merch in our shop.ClementineMorrigan.comJayLesoleil.comFucking CancelledTheme song by S...2024-07-241h 19
Fucking CancelledTalking Shit with David Chambers: Toward a Happy Healthy MasculinityIn Episode 67 we are joined by David Chambers, a relationship expert, thinker in the field of men and masculinities, and podcaster from the UK. We chat with David about the concept of ‘toxic masculinity’, the gendered patterns in attachment styles, and the appeal of reactionary masculinism among the youth. We also discuss the promise of an emerging happier, healthier masculinity, rooted neither in shame nor domination.Part of the Talking Shit series.Show NotesDavid’s InstagramDavid’s podcast, The Authentic ManDavid’s website2024-05-241h 48
But Her Lyrics...Fucking Cancelled with Clementine & Jay - 034Content Warning: sexual assault, child abuse, addiction, racism, and other heavy themes are discussed.
Host Shawna Potter talks to Clementine Morrigan and Jay Lesoleil, the hosts of Fucking Cancelled (two L’s because they’re Canadian), a podcast that examines all things related to cancel culture in lefty/progressive circles. In this episode, Shawna aims to learn more about their critiques and what influenced them. They talk about real life experiences with cancel culture, the effects it has on victims of violence, trauma-responses, how to best support survivors of rape, sexual assault, and abuse, and so much more...2024-04-0951 min
The SacredClementine Morrigan on Trauma, Alcohol Recovery, and Challenging Cancel Culture from the Left*Content Note*
This episode briefly touches on early chapters of Clementine's life where she was sexually abused as a minor. Listener caution, especially if listening with young children around, is advised.
Clementine Morrigan is a writer and podcaster known for her active challenging of cancel culture from a leftist perspective. After her own cancellation in 2020 she began the Fucking Cancelled podcast with Jay Lesoleil, which looks to critique cancel culture, identitarianism, and 'social justice' orthodoxy.
Clementine spoke about her upbringing, how abuse and bullying sent her down a path of alcoholism at a young age, her recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous...2024-02-141h 17
The End of TourismS5 #2 | Composting Cultures of Disposability w/ Clementine Morrigan & Jay LeSoleil (F*****g Cancelled)On this episode, my guests are ClementineMorrigan.com and Jay Lesoleil of the F*****g Cancelled Podcast.Clementine Morrigan is a writer and public intellectual based in Montréal, Canada. She writes popular and controversial essays about culture, politics, ethics, relationships, sexuality, and trauma. A passionate believer in independent media, she’s been making zines since the year 2000 and is the author of several books. She’s known for her iconic white-text-on-a-black-background mini-essays on Instagram. One of the leading voices on the Canadian Left and one half of the F*****g Cancelled podcast, Clementine is an outspoken critic of c...2024-02-131h 16
Fucking CancelledBook Club with Tara and DJ: 'The Ministry for the Future' by Kim Stanley RobinsonIn Episode 63, we get together with DJ Fraser and Tara McGowan-Ross for the second episode of Book Club. This month’s book was The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, a brutal (and hopeful) near-future 'climate-fiction’ novel published in 2020.We’ll announce the next Book Club book shortly!This is part of the Book Club series.Show NotesThe Ministry for the FutureFollow Fucking Cancelled on Instagram.Find merch in our shop.ClementineMorrigan.comJayLesoleil.comFucking CancelledT...2024-02-071h 33
Fucking CancelledTalking Shit with Katherine Angel: Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good AgainIn Episode 62, we are joined by London, Uk based writer, Katherine Angel, author of Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again. We discuss the affirmative consent model, the expectation that women should “know what they want”, and how this framework holds desire hostage to violence and misunderstands the emergent nature of desire. We discuss heterosexuality, gender roles, context based desire, and the looming threat of sexual violence in women’s sex lives.Part of the Talking Shit series.Show NotesKatherine’s substackKatherine’s instagramTomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again...2024-01-301h 26
Fucking CancelledTalking Shit with Joey Santore: Kill Your Fuckin LawnIn Episode 61 we’re joined by friend of the pod Joey Santore of the Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t podcast. We talk about how being in tune with the ecosystems you live in can be a deeply rewarding experience for the poor alienated souls of late capitalism and how to get started if you want to learn about basic botany. We also talk about the similarities between botany and history — and how much we hate lawns and parking lots.Part of the Talking Shit series.Show NotesCrime Pays But Botany...2023-12-311h 03
Fucking CancelledBook Club with Tara and DJ: 'After Black Lives Matter' by Cedric G. JohnsonIn Episode 59, we get together with DJ Fraser and Tara McGowan-Ross for the first episode of our new segment, Book Club. This month’s book is ‘After Black Lives Matter’ by Cedric G. Johnson. We were privileged to interview Cedric Johnson a few episodes back, but we wanted to delve even deeper into this masterful and important piece of political thought, which we encourage everyone to read.If you’d like to follow along for the next episode of Book Club, we will be doing ‘The Ministry for the Future’ by Kim Stanley Robinson!This is part of t...2023-11-261h 41
Fucking CancelledFucking Feelings: The Attunement Model of ConsentIn Episode 56, we announce that Fucking Cancelled has moved to substack! Please follow us fuckingcancelled.substack.com if you haven’t already, and consider becoming a supporter of the pod for $5 Canadian a month. You’ll get a bunch of bonus content and help keep the podcast alive! After this announcement we discuss Clementine’s attunement model of consent, which she wrote about in her zine, The Forgotten Art of Fucking. This model includes: attunement, shared responsibility, mixed styles of communication, valuing the erotic, and recognizing the inherent risk in sexuality. Clementine offers this model as an alternative to the co...2023-10-031h 28
They Talk SexThe Sexuality and Cancel Culture EpisodeHow does social standing relate to sexuality and dating? Have you ever been ostracized for reasons unclear, or been targeted in a smear campaign? Licensed counselor Halle Thomas joins me to discuss the complex issues and impacts of cancel-bullying.2:00 former Catholic, queer and Creole4:00 writing about shame 6:00 grief, racial and sexual identity and relational problems9:00 originated in Black queer spaces12:00 elle hates it when people lie about abuse18:00 cancel-bullying is a suicide risk 21:00 obsessive behavior and unhealthy impacts 25:00 RSD - rejection sensitivity dysphoria2023-06-261h 14