Adam talks with Welsh journalist, screenwriter and film maker Jon Ronson (‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’, ‘The Psychopath Test’, ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’, co writer of the films ‘Frank’ & ‘Okja’) about, amongst other things, his recent audio series ’The Butterfly Effect’ in which Jon meets people affected in a variety of surprising ways by the spread of free internet pornography.
As Jon himself says of ‘The Butterfly Effect’: “It's sad, funny, moving and totally unlike some other nonfiction stories about porn - because it isn't judgmental or salacious. It's human and sweet and strange and lovely.”
But are there times when being judgmental serves a useful purpose, even if it’s annoying, hurtful or in the context of pornography, hypocritical? That isn’t just a random rhetorical question - it does actually get discussed in the podcast.
Jon also tells Adam about meeting British columnist and provocateur Katie Hopkins, considers the case for declaring Donald Trump mentally ill and shares a few podcast recommendations.
Thanks to Seamus Murphy Mitchell for production support and Jack Bushell for additional editing.
Music & jingles by Adam Buxton
EP.224 - FENTON BAILEY
EP.223 - JESSICA KNAPPETT
EP.222 - GEORGE MONBIOT
EP.221 - TIM HEIDECKER
EP.220 - FRED ARMISEN
EP.219 - AYISHAT AKANBI
EP.218 - WERNER HERZOG
EP.217 - ADAM AND JOE LIVE @ ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
EP.216 - JOE LYCETT
EP.215 - DAUDI MATSIKO
EP.214 - MIKI BERENYI
EP.213 - WILL SHARPE
EP.212 - KIRSTY YOUNG
EP.211 - GUZ KHAN
EP.210 - JAVID ABDELMONEIM (OF MSF)
EP.209 - BRIDGET CHRISTIE
EP.208 - NATALIE WYNN aka CONTRAPOINTS
EP.207 - BILLY BRAGG
EP.206 - DAISY MAY COOPER
EP.205 - SAM BAIN
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