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JON RONSON IS GOING TO DIEJon Ronson is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker, known for works such as Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Psychopath Test. He's also possessed of an insatiable curiosity and devilish intellect - so what plans has this provocateur made for his own Funeral, and how much thought has he given to who will deliver his eulogy?Jon's two TED talks have been watched more than 30 million times. In the US he is a contributor to This American Life, the New York Times magazine and GQ magazine, and has appeared many times as a guest on shows like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The New Yorker Radio Hour.In the UK Jon has written regularly for The Guardian, as a columnist and feature writer. Instagram (IG @jonronson)This episode was recorded at the beautiful Sammy Petersen's studio and we are very grateful.Marieke Hardy Is Going To Die is a podcast made by Marieke Hardy (IG @marieke_hardy).You can follow at IG @GoingToDiePodMusic by Lord Fascinator (IG @lordfascinator)Produced by Darren Scarce (IG @Dazz26)Video edits by Andy Nedelkovski (IG @AndyNeds)Artwork by Lauren Egan (IG @heylaurenegan)Photography by Eamon Leggett (IG @anxietyoptions)With thanks to Amelia Chappelow (IG @ameliachappelow)Camilla McKewen (IG @CamillaLucyLucy)and Rhys Graham (IG @RhysJGraham)Drop an email to mariekehardyisgoingtodie@gmail.comWhilst acknowledging the privilege that comes with having the space to discuss death and mortality, we want to also recognise that discussing these topics can raise some wounds. Should you wish to seek extra support, please consider the following resources:https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/online-grief-support-groupshttps://www.grief.org.au/ga/ga/Support/Support_Groups.aspxhttps://www.headspace.com/meditation/griefhttps://www.mindful.org/a-10-minute-guided-meditation-for-working-with-grief/https://griefline.org.au/get-help/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Ronson is a journalistic hero of mine, as he is to many.. He was one of the first people to write about the culture wars, well before the phrase became commonplace in our news cycles. His two audio series exploring real-life origin stories from these everyday battles ‘Things Fell Apart' (BBC Sounds) have been a huge commercial and critical success. Ronson has written a handful of fascinating works of non-fiction including ‘Them: Adventures with Extremists'; ‘The Psychopath Test' and ‘So You'Ve Been Publicly Shamed' and his book ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats' was made into a feature film starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges. We explore Jon's love of storytelling, what being bullied at school taught him, why truth-telling is vital and whether he will ever regret his solitary nature. Plus: why (according to him) he sucks at screenwriting despite having been portrayed by two Star Wars actors. Oh, and his deadly professional rivalry with Louis Theroux… Season 2 of Things Fell Apart is available now on BBC Sounds And as always, I'd LOVE to hear about your failures. Every week, my guest and I choose a selection to read out and answer on our special subscription offering, Failing with Friends. We'll endeavour to give you advice, wisdom, some laughs and much, much more. Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Manager: Lily Hambly Studio Engineer: Gulli Lawrence-Tickle Mix Engineer: Josh Gibbs Senior Producer: Selina Ream Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Ronson is a British-American journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and So You Think You've Been Publicly ShamedIn this week's episode we discuss culture wars, the importance of truth and facts, conspiracy theory Culture, public shaming, cancel culture and more.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: unquestionablepod@gmail.comFind us here:Twitter: @unquestionpodInstagram: @unquestionablepodTik Tok: @unquestionablepodFacebook: @unquestionablepodcastYoutube: @unquestionablepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 3rd episode of the ‘Summer of Secrets' Nick leads the crew on a harrowing journey with fringe extremist groups as we break down Jon Ronson's "Them: Adventures with Extremists". Join us as we discuss the impact of extremist rhetoric, how it endured, and how anyone comes to believe this stuff in the first place. Join our discord server and discuss all things weird with us:https://discord.gg/9WZbaPUXXNWant to reach out? Email us at noctivagantpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all our socials:https://linktr.ee/noctivagantpodcasthttps://twitter.com/mxrorywixhttps://twitter.com/midwestundeadhttps://twitter.com/bearishterrorTheme song by Matt Wixson Noctivagant Voice by Mike McGettiganArt by Nichelle Denzel  *The views and opinions expressed by guests/books that appear on this show belong to those guests and/or authors, and may not reflect the views and opinions of the Noctivagant crew.*Tags: UFOHigh StragenessReligion

On the 3rd episode of the ‘Summer of Secrets' Nick leads the crew on a harrowing journey with fringe extremist groups as we break down Jon Ronson's "Them: Adventures with Extremists". Join us as we discuss the impact of extremist rhetoric, how it endured, and how anyone comes to believe this stuff in the first place. Join our discord server and discuss all things weird with us:https://discord.gg/9WZbaPUXXNWant to reach out? Email us at noctivagantpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all our socials:https://linktr.ee/noctivagantpodcasthttps://twitter.com/mxrorywixhttps://twitter.com/midwestundeadhttps://twitter.com/bearishterrorTheme song by Matt Wixson Noctivagant Voice by Mike McGettiganArt by Nichelle Denzel  *The views and opinions expressed by guests/books that appear on this show belong to those guests and/or authors, and may not reflect the views and opinions of the Noctivagant crew.*Tags: UFOHigh StragenessReligion

In This Episode It's an ACP Round Table!  Join Wee'd,  Erin, Oddball, David, and Xander as we discuss: The injunction against the ATF Pistol Brace Ban; A Chicago "Peacekeeper" who was arrested for a violent robbery, and how it reflects on the Peacekeeper program; Gun-Prohibitionist attacks on shooting ranges and training facilities; A report that calls forensic ballistics into question; The Second Amendment becoming a strong issue in the 2024 Presidential election,  and it's not looking good for gun control; Hawaii losing the court battle over the carrying of batons; and a review of the book Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson. Did you know that we have a Patreon? Join now for the low, low cost of $4/month (that's $1/podcast) and you'll get to listen to our podcast on Friday instead of Mondays, as well as patron-only content like mag dump episodes, our hilarious blooper reels and film tracks. Show Notes Fifth Circuit Panel Says Pistol-Brace Ban Block Extends to Gun Group's Members, Gun Company's Customers No bail for Chicago ‘peacekeeper' charged with beating, robbing man in Little Village The Trace Author admits on an agenda to ban training facilities Devil in the grooves: The case against forensic firearms analysis Trump's Call to ‘Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second' is Unconstitutional Approval of Biden Gun Policy Down to 31 Percent Hawaii Drops Baton Ban After Losing Court Fight KnifeRights raffle Them: Adventures with Extremists  

Jon Ronson is a British journalist, author and documentary maker best known for his books The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Psychopath Test. The Men Who Stare at Goats was also adapted into a feature film starring George Clooney. Other books include So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. He wrote the screenplay for the feature film Frank staring Michael Fassbender, inspired by his time as the keyboard player in Frank Sidebottom's band. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Netflix film Okja. Jon has produced and presented several documentaries for television and radio, including the critically acclaimed "The Secret Rulers of the World" and "The Crazy Rulers of the World”. He's also hosted 7 series of his own BBC radio 4 show, "Jon Ronson On...,”. His latest project, The Debutante, an audio documentary about a Tulsa debutante turned white supremacist spokeswoman turned undercover informant for the US government, is out now on Audible.Jon Ronson is guest number 280 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Jon Ronson's Audible series, The Debutante is available here .Follow Jon Ronson on Twitter &  Instagram @jonronson .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get this podcast ad-free by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Ronson is a writer and broadcaster whose award-winning podcast and Radio 4 series Things Fell Apart investigated the stories behind today's culture wars. His television programmes and books – from Them: Adventures with Extremists to So You've Been Publicly Shamed - explore what he calls “the worlds that are going on underground” and his subjects - from conspiracy theorists to internet trolls - inhabit the fringes of society. Jon was born in Cardiff in 1967. He started a media studies degree at the Polytechnic of Central London but left after two years to become the keyboard player for the musician and comedian Frank Sidebottom's Oh Blimey Big Band. He also managed the Manchester indie band Man from Delmonte. He worked as a presenter on KFM Radio with Terry Christian, Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash before moving back to London where he wrote for the listings magazine Time Out and later produced a weekly column about family life for the Guardian. In 1993 he began his television career with a BBC series called the Ronson Mission which he describes as having little adventures and interviewing people who were classed as outsiders by the mainstream. He went on to make programmes about the Ku Klux Klan, the Jesus Christians cult and the First Earth Battalion about a secret New Age unit which was set up within the US Army in the late 1970s. In 2012 Jon moved to New York. He became an American citizen in 2020. DISC ONE: A Message to You Rudy by The Specials DISC TWO: Cabaret sung by Jane Horrocks, from the Sam Mendes production of the musical Cabaret at the Donmar Warehouse, London in 1993 DISC THREE: Underground by Tom Waits DISC FOUR: Drivin' on 9 by The Breeders DISC FIVE: Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear by Randy Newman DISC SIX: Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple DISC SEVEN: America by Simon & Garfunkel DISC EIGHT: Jersey Girl (Live at Meadowlands Arena, E. Rutherford, New Jersey - July 1981) by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band BOOK CHOICE: A Magnum photography book LUXURY ITEM: Legal medical marijuana CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

Jon Ronson is a Welsh-American journalist, author, and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004), and The Psychopath Test (2011). He produces informal but skeptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.

We’re back for Season 4 with the award-winning author, writer, and documentary maker, Jon Ronson. Jon is the author of many best-selling books, including So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men who Stare at Goats which was adapted to become a movie starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, and The Psychopath Test which is the first book of Jon’s that I read, and was hooked ever since.He’s an acclaimed screenwriter, most recently co-writing the 2017 Netflix film, Okja, with Bong Joon-Ho, the South Korean director of Parasite, last year’s Best Picture winner at the Oscars. And if you’re not already familiar with Jon’s work, I’d suggest checking out one of his recent podcast series, which have been huge hits around the world - The Butterfly Effect and The Last Days of August both look at the effects of the porn industry. Both are fascinating, disturbing and addictive to listen to.Jon’s now based in the US, so we spoke online as per usual these days, and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.Destination Recap:Marlborough College, Wiltshire, EnglandAvebury, Wiltshire, EnglandCardiff, WalesSouth AfricaQE2 shipQueen Mary shipRhodes, GreeceManhattan, New York, USAUnion Hall, Brooklyn, New York, USAThe Bell house, Brooklyn, New York, USAGrand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant, New York, USABarney Greengrass, New York, USAInns of Aurora, Fingerlakes, New York, USAHudson, New York, USAForte Village Resort, Sardinia, ItalyForte dei Mami, Tuscany, Italy Pacific High Way One, California, USALos Angeles, California, USAFlorida, USANew ZealandIceland A big thank you to Citalia for their support for today’s podcast. You can discover the real Italy with Citalia, the UK’s leading Italian holiday specialists.If you’re enjoying the podcast, then it would wonderful if you could leave a rating or a review - it really makes a big difference because it helps other people to discover the podcast. To hear future episodes as soon as they’re available just search for The Travel Diaries on your podcast app of choice, and hit subscribe. To find out who’s joining me on next week’s episode, come and follow me on Instagram, I’m @hollyrubenstein - I’d love to hear from you. If you can’t wait until then, there’s always the first three seasons to catch up on, from Michael Palin to Rick Stein, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes to Simon Reeve. Today’s episode was recorded during the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. It was produced by Holly Rubenstein. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this abridged version of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed writer Jon Ronson examines the re-emergence of public shaming, online and off, in the 21st century both online and elsewhere. He starts off thinking this phenomenon is a good thing, but gradually changes his mind. It all began when he happened upon a fake Twitter account which was posting as one Jon Ronson. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

In this last Episode 6 of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson tries to evaluate whether social media now gives rise to more social ills than social benefits and asks how we can harness the power of online shaming for the public good, not public harm. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

In this episode of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Jon Ronson meets former New Yorker writer Jonas Lehrer, someone who has been through a very painful and public shaming for plagiarism and falsification and watch how things only get worse when he tries to publicly apologise. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

Jon Ronson continues his exploration of the re-emergence of public shaming in modern society. In Episode 3 of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed hear how a single ill-advised tweet destroys one woman’s whole life. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

In this episode of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Ronson explores misogyny in the world of online shaming, and asks whether shaming the shamers can ever be the answer. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

In this episode of So You've Been Publicly Shamed Jon is introduced to the shadowy arts of Reputation Management and witnesses how they can transform someone’s life for the better both online and In Real Life. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists. Abridged by Richard Hamilton Produced by Karen Holden

Join Jon Ronson on his journey into the lives of the shamed - people ruined by a badly worded tweet or a work faux pas. Hear how, along the way, he turns from being a keen shamer himself into someone unsettled by this new zeal to judge and condemn, often on very weak evidence. Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Them: Adventures with Extremists.

Writer and now fellow podcaster Jon Ronson joins James for a remarkable interview that dives into some of the dark worlds his work inhabits, from public shaming to psychopaths, right up to internet porn revolution and the twisted journeys it took Jon on. Jon discusses his latest project The Butterfly Effect, as well as highlights from his spectacular body of work including The Psychopath Test, The Men Who Stare At Goats, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Them: Adventures with Extremists and The Elephant In The Room: A Journey into the Trump Campaign and the 'Alt-Right'. To hear more from Jon, search your podcast client for The Butterfly Effect with Jon Ronson.

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 20th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler. But, before we get to that, I need to take a moment to tell you about our sponsor. For you, the listeners of The Rob Burgess Show podcast, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. A book I would personally recommend which pertains to this episode is “Them: Adventures with Extremists,” written and read by Jon Ronson. Whatever book you pick, you can exchange it at any time. You can cancel at any time and the books are yours to keep. To download your free audiobook today go to audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Again, that's audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow for your free audiobook. Please consider supporting those who support the show, like Audible. You'll be helping me out, and it won't cost you a thing. Another totally free way you can help the show is to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available. Whether it's iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Facebook, Twitter, TuneIn or RSS you can find links to everything on the official website, www.therobburgessshow.com. You can also find out more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com. Back to today's show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2 and later on Episode 10 of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 9 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day." A quick programming note, the majority of this conversation is about the Republican National Convention which just wrapped up this week in Cleveland, Ohio. If you stick around to the end though, we do also talk about Pokemon Go and the shooting of Charles Kinsey in North Miami, Florida. And now, on to the show.

We are joined today by the Welsh Journalist, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and bestselling author Jon Ronson. He's written nine books including Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Psychopath Test as well his most recent work So you've been publicly shamed , an exploration of shame in particular via social media outlets such as Twitter an this is going to be the topic of our discussion. The book is full of humour but I also found it very compassionate and wise and as you'll see as the conversation unfolds, brave too.

BCSC IS A MEMBER OF TALKBOMB.COM! This week on #BCSC, we're sinking our teeth into Jon Ronson's thrilling book Them: Adventures with Extremists! We're travelling the globe looking for the secret room where the global elite meet to conspire against us. We meet islamic extremists, the illuminati-esque Bilderberg Group, and our old friend David Icke, who believes the reptilian elite control the world! Or is he speaking in code? This week, #BCSC gets deep into the grey area that houses all these people and ideas. I love this book. And this conversation! BCSC@TalkBomb.com! @TalkBomb! @KrissyPajamas! @WillRogers2000!

The thought of passive income is sexy as hell, isn't it? But is it true? Yes, it's true. Passive income absolutely exists. But most people have it all wrong... If you want more passive income in your business, listen up... What You'll Learn: When happens when the Internet gets pissed Do the work once, get paid again and again Three ways to speed up passive income Why is passive income so popular? Aside from the obvious, that is... What Nashville knows about passive income (that most cities don't) Where the "big money" is Not creative? If you want passive income, this still applies to you... How I got in a movie with Steve Martin Two things you must have for a steady stream of passive income The easiest way to make money quickly -- but should you do it? DON'T BE AN IDIOT! People do this "shortcut" all the time, even though they have no chance of making real money with it Temporary passive income Is Google the enemy of passive income? "The Income Killer" (and how to avoid it) A single blog post that makes $20,000 per month (and it's 10 years old!) This guy thinks he has passive income -- but does he really? Why some "passive income" websites might as well not exist A business lesson from the porn industry (don't worry -- this episode is ok to listen to at work) Follow this rule and you'll be much more likely to make passive income The downside of a good relationship Why Blue Man Group makes so much money Four things you should own to maximize passive income (although you'll do just fine with only one or two of them...) The only two ways to make passive income Why writing for online (and offline) publications may be hurting your passive income Links To Things I Talk About: So You've Been Publicly Shamed (Get the audio book free with Audible trial.) Them: Adventures with Extremists (Get the audio book free with Audible trial.) The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Get the audio book free with Audible trial.) Walter Palmer on Yelp The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Get the audio book free with Audible trial.) Everlasting Love It's Complicated This Isn't Passive, But I Hope You'll Do It.. If you like RED Podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (maybe even two). And if you really like RED, a review on iTunes would be great too.

Jon Ronson is among Britain’s most prolific journalists and documentarians, and a household name throughout that country. He first came to the attention of most Americans with the publication of Them: Adventures with Extremists in 2001 and the even more successful The Men Who Stare At Goats in 2004. In the latter, Ronson investigated the […]

When Jon Ronson discovers a twitter account pretending to be him, he sets off to find it's creators. Jon Ronson is a British nonfiction author, documentary maker and screenwriter. His books, Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Psychopath Test, and Lost At Sea, have all been international bestsellers. He's a regular contributor to the PRI show This American Life, and has appeared at TED, and on The Daily Show. His new book, “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed” is available now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show I talk to journalist and author Jon Ronson. Originally from Cardiff, Wales, Jon moved to London for university, and it was in England that his writing career began. He's created a number of documentaries for BBC radio, TV, and for similar places like Channel 4, and he's written a number of international bestsellers - some of which have been turned into films - including The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures with Extremists, and his latest, which is out this week, So You've Been Publicly Shamed. (They're all wonderful!)This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Jon Ronson's nonfiction books, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures with Extremists, Lost at Sea and The Men Who Stare At Goats have all been international and New York Times bestsellers. The Psychopath Test spent nearly two years on the UK bestseller list and ten weeks on the New York Times list. The Men Who Stare At Goats was adapted into a film starring George Clooney. His most recent book is FRANK: The True Story That Inspired The Movie, telling the story of his work with musician and comedian Frank Sidebottom. In the UK he writes regularly for The Guardian and his many documentaries include Stanley Kubrick's Boxes, The Secret Rulers of the World, and seven series of the multi award winning BBC Radio 4 programme Jon Ronson On… His first fictional screenplay- Frank - stars Michael Fassbender and Maggie Gyllenhaal. It premiered at Sundance and SXSW to great critical acclaim and will soon be on general release. He is currently working on a book about public shaming for publication in early 2015. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Jon Ronson, a contributor to This American Life, The Guardian and GQ, is the author of six books, including The Men Who Stare at Goats. His latest is Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries . "The older you get, you realize that no uncomfortable fact makes your story worse. Contradictions are great. What's bad, what to me is the worst journalistic sin, is ridiculous polemicism. ... To me, the contradictions, the story not turning out the way you want—you have to be a twig in the tidal wave of the story." Thanks to TinyLetter, EA SPORTS FIFA 14 and Learnvest for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @jonronson jonronson.com Ronson on Longform Ronson's This American Life archive Ronson's Guardian archive Ronson's GQ archive [7:15] "Who Takes the Class Out of Class Reunion" (This American Life • Jun 2006) [21:30] Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001) [26:30] The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004) [47:00] The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (2011)

Jon Ronson is a journalist, filmmaker and humorist who has written Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and has just published his newest book, The Psychopath Test.