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BBC Radio 4
Things Fell Apart
If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values.In Jon Ronson’s award winning first series of Things Fell Apart, he explored the origin stories of these culture wars which have divided us so toxically for decades. But now new battle lines have been drawn. Many of them are linked by one extraordinary thing: they all snowballed within days of each other, just weeks into lockdown. And so in Season Two of Things Fell Apart, Jon...
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4.7 stars from 594 ratings
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“QAnon, transgenderism, planted memories, televangelism — U.S. culture wars and moral panics have long addled the American zeitgeist, and continue to do so.
Mr. Ronson is an excellent storyteller and interviewer who brings an outsider's view (British) to the many origin stories of the moral...”Read full review »
Géntleman via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
04/14/24
Tremendous podcast
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“Jon Ronson has an extraordinary way of connecting the dots, and his interviews are done with the deft and even hand of a remarkably skilled, curious and intelligent man. I would nominate him as the most important and accessible journalist on the topic of conspiracy theories today.”
kskrglmq via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/24
What a disappointment
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“I listened on the rec of a different podcaster I like. But despite some really great episodes (1000 Dolls, Miracle, etc), Ronson “disappears” critical but inconvenient facts. Which makes me question whether those great episodes are trustworthy at all!
Like: nowhere in the episode about the...”Read full review »
eship4life via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/17/24
Recent Episodes
In this bonus episode, Jon Ronson's friend and fellow podcaster Adam Buxton chat about the latest season of Things Fell Apart. They discuss their favourite moments from the show and how to best navigate the culture wars, all while also chatting about lockdown, fatherhood, social anxiety and how a...
Published 03/13/24
Published 03/13/24
How a former actor and model, burned by Hollywood and devastated by the death of his brother, has become an important culture warrior, fueling the flames of every story we tell this season.
Written and presented by Jon Ronson
Produced by Sarah Shebbeare
Original music by Phil Channell
Published 01/09/24
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