Blona: People are no longer being defined as holistically, if you like. They're being delifined entirely by their position on some of these issues. How do you not side as a gern raglryand also, sometimes you you have decide? I didn't want to do it for personal reasons. I hate the noise. And i didn't wantto do it for story telling reasons either. Because when you have the noise, you you lose the newanced human story. So then, well, i want to tell human stories. That's what we found as just kind of extraordinary culture wars were starting for reasons that you would never anticipate. The very first conversation i
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.
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