Never Apologize

Early access to January 29, 2024 episode

Cultural critic Katherine Brodsky is an example of what I like to call “Heterodoxy 2.0.” She’s committed to fighting censorship and groupthink but is also mindful of not becoming an ideologue herself. Born in the Soviet Union, she emigrated with her family to Israel and then Canada and is acutely sensitive to signs of creeping authoritarianism. She now lives in Vancouver and writes about a variety of topics, including the arts, technology, and the recently emerging debates about free speech and censorship.

In her new book, No Apologies: How to Find and Free Your Voice in the Age of Outrage—Lessons for the Silenced Majority, Katherine recounts her own cancelation event but, more importantly, interviews a range of people—including Katie Herzog, Winston Marshall, Stephen Elliot, and Peter Boghossian, to name a few—who have fallen prey to the online mob. In this conversation, we talk about what can be learned from a cancelation, what has become of the “IDW,” and how to move free speech discourse in a more positive direction, less grievance-driven direction. **

Guest Bio

Katherine Brodsky is a commentator and writer who has contributed to publications such as Newsweek, Variety, WIRED, Washington Post, Guardian, Esquire, CNN.com, Vulture, Playboy, Independent, Mashable, and many others— covering a diverse range of topics ranging from culture to tech—to spies. She tweets on X @mysteriouskat and writes random essays on Substack. Her new book is No Apologies: How to Find and Free Your Voice in the Age of Outrage—Lessons for the Silenced Majority.

You can read her work at her Substack here.

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