The radical black act of is dick gregory's memoir, which is titled what we would now call the n word. But when it was given out by a dean at a college in seattle in two thousand and 15 to an african american student who asked, what shall i read about social and racial just at the time, there were protests. This is how the culturears are so complicated. The dean must have been giving that book as an onside thing for people toae progress ive, an left wing. It didn't work.
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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