The Fifth Column

356 - UNLOCKED - Things Fell Apart: A Conversation with Jon Ronson

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May 10, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Limousine Confessions

  • Jon Ronson and Michael Moynihan discuss their shared experience of asking limousine drivers about their worst celebrity passengers.
  • The drivers' answers always seem to confirm pre-existing negative reputations.
INSIGHT

Origins of the Culture Wars

  • Jon Ronson's podcast, "Things Fell Apart," explores the origins of the culture wars.
  • Ronson focuses on individuals involved in early cultural clashes, offering empathetic portrayals even when he disagrees.
ANECDOTE

West Virginia Textbook Controversy

  • Ronson interviews Alice Moore, a key figure in the 1970s West Virginia textbook controversy.
  • Moore's objections centered on a poem about an orgy, highlighting the clash between evolving social norms and traditional values.
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