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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

72. Jon Ronson, a Femme Fatale for Nazis, and the Lens of Wonderment

May 18, 2023
31:59
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The writer/podcaster/documentarian Jon Ronson joins Nancy and Sarah, and they could not be more excited. Highlights include:

* Jon compliments Sarah, Sarah swoons

* The podcast inspired when Jon’s 11-year-old son asked if he knew PornHub

* Jon’s pronunciation of porn (“pohhhhhn”) and the strange spectacle of adult entertainment, including two-camera orgies and bespoke porn

* The sin of “both-sidesism”

* The hardest story Jon ever had to report

* Why Jon turned down Piers Morgan

* Jon’s new Audible podcast “The Debutante” about the mystery of Carol Howe, who may or may not have been able to prevent the Oklahoma City bombing

* Dial-A-Racist?

* Informants get $25 a day??

* “Things Fell Apart” season two on the way!

* The problem with defining people by small slivers of their lives

* A judge caught masturbating during trial and other untold stories

Go see Jon in London! He’ll be appearing at two events later this month, a May 24 “Things Fell Apart LIVE!” and a non-fiction writing workshop on the 28.

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