{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/554ffeb8-b1da-45e6-8d77-7aed3294cec2/6659cd7f025d6400122b8ab2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We need to have difficult conversations about cancel culture","description":"<p>We talk to author Yomi Adegoke about her debut novel <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/linkedin-twitter-croydon-london-hbo-max-b2373840.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The List</em></a>, and the uncomfortable truth about #<a href=\"/topic/metoo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MeToo</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>The novel follows Ola and Michael, an Instagram-famous couple who, one month before their wedding, are shaken when Michael is accused of predatory behaviour in an anonymous list shared online.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk with Yomi about the flaws within <a href=\"/topic/social-media\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media</a> justice, the murky waters of anonymous allegations, and the importance of having nuanced discussions about <a href=\"/topic/cancel-culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cancel culture</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Catch <a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/millennial-love\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Love Lives</u></a> on Independent TV and YouTube, as well as all major social and podcast platforms.</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}