Why should you care about private equity? It is affecting all of us in the U.S., even if we don’t realize it. Private equity money promises to invest in a growing list of our workplaces, often to sell them off for parts. Journalist Megan Greenwell knows this experience all too well as the former editor-in-chief of Deadspin , the acclaimed sports website that experienced private equity’s familiar slash-and-burn cycle. And the cycle doesn’t stop with our livelihoods, Greenwell writes in her forthc...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast From Mark Zuckerberg at the inauguration to Elon Musk in the oval office, the tech broligarchy is upon us, shaping policy to erase trans people, Black people, and “childless cat ladies” from the Internet and ultimately from public life. “Cis” has been a slur on Twitter since 2023. More recently, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, put an end to third party fact-checking, reduced automated content moderation, and loosened hateful conduct standards. Guest Tat Bellamy-Walker j...
Feb 21, 2025•53 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Gianmarco Soresi is a rising comedy star with nearly 950,000 subscribers on YouTube alone. You have likely come across one of Soresi’s sets if you’ve been scrolling through social media as a brief escape from our current reality. *stares directly into camera* But this self-described “matza pizza” skewers rather than ignores our current reality, bringing his full self—Jewish, Italian, leftist—into his routines and crowd work that address the war in Gaza, transgender rights, and other quo...
Feb 06, 2025•55 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast January 6, 2025 marked two grim occasions: the four year anniversary of Donald Trump inciting his followers to take over the U.S. Capitol and the present-day Congress certifying Trump’s 2.0’s presidential election victory. This week, Katelyn, Christine, and special guest Meredith Shiner compare and contrast their experiences as congressional reporters on Capitol Hill. Meredith, a communications consultant and journalist, is the preeminent critic of the insurrection that aired live and what she c...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast “Imagine if a document saying all the things that he wants ends up in the wrong hands,” Melissa Nathan—the crisis public relations expert who preserved alleged domestic abuser Johnny Depp’s public image—texted behind the scenes of her latest smear-campaign-for-hire. The New York Times called Nathan’s bluff. publishing the extent of her actor-director client Justin Baldoni’s alleged retaliatory social media operation to turn public sentiment against actress Blake Lively, the target of his alleged...
Jan 02, 2025•39 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast The health insurer horror stories haven’t stopped coming in the two weeks since UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed by alleged murderer-turned-folk hero Luigi Mangione. And the ruling class is not having it! Elected officials, corporate CEOs, and the mainstream media with the power to change or buck the system are hell bent on protecting it, at the expense of many more lives. This week, Katelyn and Christine discuss the sudden, ongoing suppression of free speech, sharing each...
Dec 19, 2024•43 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Last month’s Loser Election prompted an X-odus from Elon Musk’s crumbling app to Bluesky, which grew by 1 million users per day toward the end of November. Despite the grim news cycles, Bluesky is far from all doom and gloom. It is, in fact, putting the social back in social networking. This week, Katelyn and Christine chat with Faine Greenwood, who created the “Alf hog” meme that caught the attention of everyone from AOC to Jeri Ryan to Jake Tapper in the early days of Bluesky. Katelyn, Christi...
Dec 05, 2024•58 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast The “Daddy Election” did not go as Cancel Me, Daddy planned. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what woulda, coulda, shoulda changed the outcome of the “Loser Election,” in which we’re all losers reading and skeeting our way through the Orange Fallout. This week, Katelyn and Christine make sense of the “multiverse” of election takes with “Cancel Gunkle” Michael Hobbes, journalist and co-host of Maintenance Phase and If Books Could Kill. Kate, Christine, and Mike discuss checking our priors ...
Nov 14, 2024•54 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Our regularly scheduled episode happens to fall on Halloween! And spooky season is feeling extra—as extra as Tucker Carlson rallying “Daddy Trump” to give America a “vigorous spanking” for being a “bad little girl.” It’d be funny if it wasn’t sickening, and terrifying. We’re just five days from the 2024 presidential election, featuring the return of the Orange Fascist—and white evangelical power could strong-arm the strongman back into the White House. This week, author and friend of the pod Tal...
Oct 31, 2024•57 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Special episode swap with BEED, a podcast by former Cancel Me, Daddy guest Bridget Todd: This week on Beef, the brilliant 17th century nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dares to defy the Catholic Church with her scholarship and searing wit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 21, 2024•31 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Chappell Roan’s cancellation by a certain set of voters got us thinking: When do fandoms become toxic? How does “stanning” an artist, a politician, or a (literal) piece of work disproportionately push people who already live at the margins of our culture out of the culture entirely? This week, Katelyn and Christine nerd out on nerd culture’s historically toxic fandoms with Jessie Earl, aka Jessie Gender, the YouTube essayist who hosts two popular channels. Together, they try to find the “nuance ...
Oct 17, 2024•59 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast New York placed Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi “on leave” after the magazine Washington correspondent admitted to an inappropriate relationship with former presidential candidate RFK Jr.—sexting while covering the 2024 campaign. This week, Katelyn and Christine discuss the unfolding media scandal with equal parts humor and smart analysis, drawing from each of their experiences as Washington reporters themselves. They turn their criticism to the media gatekeepers—WTF is wrong with all of t...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast This week we are pleased to welcome freelance journalist Christine Grimaldi for her debut as the new permanent co-host of Cancel Me, Daddy! Together, we also welcome the co-founder and CEO of the American Sunlight Project and disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz for an in depth discussion about last week's indictments involving conservative influencer group Tenet Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...
Sep 19, 2024•45 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast This week Katelyn speaks with Mikhail Klimentov, former head of the Washington Post's gaming vertical and writer of the Substack ReaderGrev, to talk about the streamer Guy Beahm, more commonly known as Dr. Disrespect. Several weeks ago, Beahm's career essentially ended after it was revealed that he had messaged inappropriately with a minor. Link to Klimentov's blog post mentioned in the episode: https://www.readergrev.com/p/dr-disrespect-is-allegedly-not-like-us Learn more about your ad choices....
Jul 18, 2024•36 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Katelyn talks with Miles Klee of Rolling Stone about the annoyingly pernicious "p*ssy in bio" bots that have taken over Twitter lately before coming a popular meme format on the site. The bots have become the latest evidence that the social media site, and even the internet at large may be becoming worse. We talk all of that and more (along with the best out of context cancellations segment since Oliver left). Links: Why Porn Bots Have Taken Over Your Twitter Feed - Rolling Stone Mile...
Mar 07, 2024•37 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Katelyn talks with legendary trans author and activist Julia Serano, who is coming out with a third edition of her trans feminist book Whipping Girl (March 30). This episode we talk a lot about how the internet has shaped both the trans and anti-trans movements and how trans people can help protect ourselves from the obsessed weirdos that have been radicalized by our existences. Citations: Julia's website: juliaserano.com Julia's book pre-order link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/...
Feb 22, 2024•34 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Hello Cancelers! It feels like Taylor Swift is everywhere this year. She just broke a record at last weekend's Grammy's and this weekend we're likely to see numerous camera shots of her at the Super Bowl as her boyfriend Travis Kelce takes the field. Katelyn spoke with independent journalist Frankie de la Cretaz about everything Taylor, from the relationship, to Gaylors, and the roots of the weird right wing conspiracy theories that have popped up around her. Show links: Cosmo: https://www.cosmo...
Feb 08, 2024•39 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Hey Cancelers! This week Katelyn sits down for a discussion with Leanna Garfield, Social Media Safety Program Manager at GLAAD, about how social media companies like Meta and Twitter are profiting from encouraging hate speech online. LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD has been at the forefront of lobbying these companies to take steps towards cracking down on those who spread hate against queer and trans people online. Links: 2023 GLAAD Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) & Platform Scorec...
Jan 25, 2024•39 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Over the last several months a concentrated media campaign to oust the president of Harvard, Claudine Gay, found success. But in the last several weeks, one of its primary figureheads, Bill Ackman, has come into focus on social media. Returning guest Parker Molloy joins us to break it all down and get into some of the underlying power dynamics behind the controversy. If you liked this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon! Links: Bill Ackman's celebrity academic wife Neri Oxman's dissertati...
Jan 11, 2024•35 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Last week, an hbomberguy YouTube video about plagiarism swept across social media and Katelyn found herself right in the middle of the discourse. This week we welcome back guest Michael Hobbes (If Books Could Kill, Maintenance Phase, formerly You're Wrong About) to talk about YouTuber and plagiarist James Somerton's plagiarism and the larger systemic issues that enabled it all. If you appreciated this episode please consider supporting us on Patreon. Citations: Plagiarism and You(Tube) - hbomber...
Dec 14, 2023•42 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Know it's been awhile since you're heard from us! That's because Oliver is leaving the show, and Katelyn's been working hard to figure out what's next. In this episode, we discuss the change decision, what's next, the secret behind the name "Cancel Me, Daddy," and so much more. Spoiler from Oliver: the next era of Cancel Me, Daddy is gonna slap. You can submit your requests for out of context cancellations, support our work and join our community by visiting www.patreon.com/CancelMeDaddy. Learn ...
Nov 30, 2023•25 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast A bunch of cancellers asked us what we thought about the allegations against Lizzo, so Katelyn and Oliver decided to dive into the fraught conversation. The two of us talk about the power of celebrity, marginalized people in the public eye facing more scrutiny than more privileged counterparts, fatphobia and cultures of abuse and exploitation. A very special thanks to our Cancellation List and above Patreons Megg, I Beauregard, Leslie, Matt, Adrienne, Diego and Siobhan for making this episode po...
Aug 24, 2023•23 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast This week Katelyn and Oliver sit down with the twitch streamer Bennie, who recently quit her show at The Young Turks news network because of growing transphobia. The three of us discuss navigating hostile media environments as a trans person, disinformation, cis fragility and so much more. A very special thanks to our Cancellation List and above Patreons Megg, I Beauregard, Leslie, Matt Adrienne, Diego and Siobhan for making this episode possible. You can submit your requests for out of context ...
Aug 03, 2023•43 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Tired of the doom and gloom and despair about the world? Good news is we're bringing you an extra special show today about the onslaught of disinformation and hopeless news and and how to recenter our selves and find hope in this dark time. It's a colorful conversation with a brilliant guest, Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls On The Internet. A very special thanks to our Cancellation List and above Patreons Megg, I Beauregard, Leslie, Adrienne, Diego and Siobhan for making this episode po...
Jul 20, 2023•44 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast This week Katelyn and Oliver sit down to talk about Titty-gate. The two of us have fairly different perspectives surrounding Rosa Montoya being banned from the White House for posting a video where she was briefly topless at the President's Pride celebration on social media. But at the end of the day, we both agree: how can you be that mad about titties? A very special thanks to our Cancellation List and above Patreons Megg, I Beauregard, Leslie, Adrienne, Diego and Siobhan for making this episo...
Jun 22, 2023•21 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast TikTok bans and legally prohibiting minors from having social media accounts is being fueled by fears that social contagion is making young people trans. While this fearmongering about social media hurts young people, there are real concerns when it comes to social media, such as addictive algorithms. Katelyn and Oliver have a frank and nuanced conversation about the current conversation about social media, what's missing and what we should actually be doing to protect young people and make soci...
Jun 08, 2023•29 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we're diving in to see what all the fuss around Blue Sky is about. Is it really like Twitter before it got bad and as fun as people are saying? Is the magic temporary or can Blue Sky keep the magic as the platform scales? To talk about that and much more, TechCrunch reporter Morgan Sung joins Katelyn and Oliver for an interesting conversation about news anchors saying skeet on air, cyberbulling Matt Yglesias and endless tittes on the Skyline. A very special thanks to our Cancellation ...
May 11, 2023•29 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a VERY special episode with a reappearance of one of our favorite guests, Katherine Cross! This week, she's talking about her recent piece in WIRED magazine When Social Media Presents Only an ‘Unlivable Life’ and how all the doom posting about fascism and anti-trans hate is warping our brains and demobilizing us to fight back. It's an eye opening conversation that's worth your time and attention, especially if you're feeling down and overwhelmed about the state of the world. A ...
Apr 27, 2023•44 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast This week Katelyn sits down with women's sports writer Lyndsey D'Arcangelo to discuss the recent controversy regarding double standards, sexism and racism in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. Plus, Kate cancels freelance taxes, Oliver, and many of our listener's frustrations. A very special thanks to our Cancellation List and above Patreons Megg, Catherine, Dahlia, I Beauregard, Leslie, Adrienne, Diego, Mae and Siobhan for making this episode possible. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Apr 13, 2023•33 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast 
