In 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 the Book Club series.Show NotesFreddie deBoer on Jordan Neely: ‘It Only Counts When it Hurts’‘Capitalist Realism’ by Mark FisherEpisode 43 with Adolph Reed Jr.Episode 37 with Touré Reed‘Toward Freedom’ by Touré Reed‘Stolen Focus’ by Johann HariSurveillance Capitalism (Wikipedia)Follow Fucking Cancelled on Instagram.Find merch in our shop.ClementineMorrigan.comJayLesoleil.comFucking CancelledTheme song by ST x LIAM.Mixing and editing by Charlotte Dora.Jay Lesoleil is a writer, artist, and shelter worker from Montréal with a background in political anthropology. Jay is also one half of the podcast Fucking Cancelled.Clementine Morrigan is a socialist-feminist writer, educator, and public intellectual based in Montréal, Canada. She writes popular and controversial essays about culture, politics, 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 Fucking Cancelled podcast, Clementine is an outspoken critic of cancel culture and proponent of building solidarity across difference. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Dr. Cedric G. Johnson discusses his book 'After Black Lives Matter' and highlights the origins of prison expansion and mass incarceration. The podcast explores the impact of police violence, privatization, and the erosion of the welfare state on black populations. It emphasizes the importance of solidarity, universal public works, and discusses the book 'Ministry for the Future' and its portrayal of rewilding and meaningful work. The episode also touches on the speaker's work in Los Angeles and a potential oral history project on the 1984 Olympics.