Jon Ronson interview on internet porn, psychopaths & more | Unfiltered with James O’Brien #11

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Writer and now fellow podcaster Jon Ronson joins James to dive 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.
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[@stevesandford8993]

I LOVE Jon Ronson. (He has to be THE CAMPEST Straight Man ever, though I'd like to think I'm a close second...) More seriously, despite his obvious intelligence, he often seems to display the curiousity of a child and even a certain naievity . I find him utterly charming. xx SF

[@ytsm]

I agree, he's disarmingly charming. I have a suspicion he may be on the spectrum. He displays some of the more endearing qualities.

[@NxDoyle]

He's the literary equivalent of a faux-naïf, really. Similar to the attitude Louis Theroux brings to documentary film making. They don't puff up. It's not that they affect a mild-mannered or humble 'way', they exist in the story without imposing themselves on the story.

[@NxDoyle]

Apart from his soft, mild lilt and the slightly rhotic r, I don't think Jon is particularly camp at all. All the rest, bang on. Uniquely gifted man.

[@aalexjohna]

Nx Doyle He is as bent as Uri geller's whatsit

[@theanteaterparadox344]

IMHO I think that he tries to see the topics he is working on in a way that shows.he is open for everything.and I'd trying.tp be neutral until the topic is done Oh BTW,I guess I am third them 😃

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

How do you not want to give him a hug after first seeing him? He’s so cute! Also, love his speaking voice, reminds me a lot of Julian Clary’s!

[@johncurran1474]

I've just read the first chapter of so you've been publically shamed - the bit about youtube comments was hilarious - it's the best part of youtube

[@SkateSka]

Jon Ronson seems so chilled out I don''t believe he's ever gotten angry :D

[@user-sc6ho5ej2g]

I used to go through that horrid feeling of disaster the whole time I family wasn't with me but I had lost people close to me and it did go away slowly,but it is horrid but better to expect worse then it's always a good thing when all is well😊❤😅.

[@neveragain5988]

The guests just keep getting better and better! Good work as always JOB

[@jakeregan5729]

11:00 "Very annoyed with people that do a similar thing that I do from a position of moral superiority" O' Brien starts to look uncomfortable......

[@joshtaylor4434]

This is so gently and wonderfully candid

[@lsmith6036]

Wow, I feel I have been bullied, but nothing that bad, what a great fellow.

[@rebeccao8895]

Curious to know what Jon is working on right now, June 2020. Can’t wait to see.

[@daviniarobbins9298]

I first heard of Jon Ronson about 25 years ago when he did a TV series for Channel 4 called For The Love Of... which was mostly a series talking about conspiracy theories and lesser known religions. One episode explores the moon landings. Apparantly or so I am told the raw video recording for the moon landing hoax episode was over 4 hours long edited down to 50 minutes. A poor VHS recording is on KZbin.

[@professorpancakes6545]

Another great interview.

[@ollyf5088]

10:09 with unbelievable levels of honesty??

[@axel6699]

Love Jon Ronson, love James's conversational style, but those microphones and the pop shields agh! - they just get in the way.

[@andrewcollinson3400]

Great chat, thanks for the honesty.

[@badfreddytube]

I always thought Matthew Collins’ Hello Culture was great. I’ve been trying to find a good quality copy of it online for ages.

[@KicklineDevon]

A beacon of light

[@revol148]

Jon Ronson is in the list of my favourite Jews along with Will Self, Louise Wener (Sleeper front women), my Auntie Pam and the late Uri Aveney (Israeli peace activist).

[@karloliver3937]

Can you give us a run down of your other favorite people across the range of ethnic groups?

[@rebeccao8895]

Karl Oliver I know. Right? There’s a lot of Jews that I love, but I don’t single them out or put them on a list. Weird.

[@revol148]

@@rebeccao8895 you can tell a lot by who's on the list of favourite Jews - anybody who lists Woody Allen, Michael Winner or Stephen Fry needs to be treated with caution !

[@aaa-1565]

@@revol148 may I ask, why listing any of those people should be 'treated with caution'?

[@aaa-1565]

@@revol148 i mean, Woody Allen and Micheal Winner are both high-key gross, but is there something about Stephen Fry which the general public is unaware?

[@JakeBench]

[@rebeccao8895]

Jon Ronson did not sell out; he evolved.

[@andrewstenning351]

Excellent

[@ohhdini]

Would love to know what happened to the bullies. Wherever you are bless you. Without your influence we may never have got Jon

[@mfr58]

JOB's fragile ego reveals itself again, after misinterpreting Ronson, he had to assert "oh, I got one out of two..."

[@feolender2938]

You should read his book "them", especially the bit where he omitts to tell the Jihadis that he's a Jew. They do that.

[@jannerick2]

Did you get a new shoehorn for your birthday?

[@johnforkan1492]

And yet omar knew. 😂

[@christiansrensen5958]

It's interesting how he's Welsh and lived in London yet sometimes he sounds a bit brummy.

[@johnforkan1492]

Lived in Manchester 7 years.

[@sratus]

Good guests, good questions...but O'Brien has a really awful habit of trying to finish his guests' sentences/opinions which is really the worst thing an interviewer can do. Just let them speak and finish their thought.

[@edmckay7393]

TrainInVain have you ever been an interviewer? When you do you your research properly, which he clearly does, it's not actually about letting them vocalise and finish every thought it's actually about guiding them through the clutter in their mind to the important parts of their own story. You have to make them feel comfortable enough to open up but still control the interview to cover the interesting points, anyone given the opportunity to talk about themselves will get caught up on their own psyche rather than telling the story.

[@sratus]

Ed McKay Make them feel comfortable yes, finish their sentences no. It's a hangover from being a radio phone in jock - just getting to the point as quickly as possible and moving on, doing anything but having dead air. I think it could be a bit more relaxed that's all.

[@randolfvenderbildt7254]

Agreed, O'Brien is a loudmouth extremist.

[@aalexjohna]

That cunt makes Alan Bennett sound butch

[@marcusistic]

Why does he never interview women.....? It's weird.......

[@marcusistic]

Actually he does interview women, I've discovered. But not many........

[@rahuldahoob4513]

Who??

[@DrHorse-px4yy]

i'm no hater of jon ronson myself but to be honest despite shamed his whole essence claimed sjw

[@neilwilson5785]

You are a 'no hater'. Don't like sjw? Whatever an sjw is. It was invented by neo-nazis as a way to shame people who want the world to be better. Nobody outside of the arian brotherhood knows what an sjw actually is.

[@michaelhall5429]

@@neilwilson5785 but you know what an sjw is so either you're a member of the brotherhood or suffering from logical fallacies.

[@michaelhall5429]

I think his essence is more compassionate curiousness.

[@thebagelsproductions]

Wtf is an sjw?

[@picassojones5712]

Jon Ronson is a very calculated sell-out; always with the contemptuous, rumpled little bear goes beddie bye, act --

[@operaforlife6551]

Eurgh, I love Jon's work, but this interview was so self-centred, both of them forgot that it's not them that are interesting, but their work..