i think there's been a change in british met you know, i left london ten years ago when te packman was king of the news. I've noticed e i was thinking the other day, bet, remember when martin lewis said there should be more good news and everybody just mocked, mocked the hell out of him? Well, i think tere's been a little bit of a shift. And it's bleed ang ain when you listen to the today programm now, for instanceit's a lot less adversarial. It's more considered. So i think utterly, a change is slowly seeping up. We've got a insanely long way to go
Whether it's arguing over cancel culture, mask-wearing or what to do with statues, the culture wars now seem to be a constantly reappearing flashpoint in public discourse. Acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson was curious to learn how this phenomenon had come about and has spent the last year creating the hit radio and podcast series, Things Fell Apart, for BBC Radio 4, exploring the history of the culture wars. For this discussion Jon is joined in conversation by comedian and writer David Baddiel to explore the origin stories of the culture wars and where they might be headed next.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices