Things Fell Apart
By BBC Radio 4
If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson has seen friends swallowed up in them to the extent that it's ruined their lives. Jon was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so he went back into the history of the culture wars to find some of the origin stories: the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led us to where we are today. He had no idea what he'd find, but he's uncovered some extraordinary people and the strangest, yet most consequential tales.
Latest episode
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S2. Bonus episode: An Audience with Jon Ronson
Things Fell Apart: Ask Me Anything! -
S2. How Things Fell Apart, with Jon Ronson and Adam Buxton
Adam Buxton and Jon Ronson on the making of Things Fell Apart. -
S2. Ep 8: Mikki’s Hero’s Journey
An unlikely culture warrior connects each of our stories. -
S2. Ep 7: You’ll Own Nothing and You’ll Be Happy
A strange incident at Chipping Norton Town Hall. -
S2. Ep 6: A Hierarchy of Trauma
A story about trauma and its ever-changing definition. -
S2. Ep 5: Things Weren’t Going Back To Normal
A family schism is co-opted by powerful culture warriors. -
S2. Ep 4: Spicy Brando
A young man is arrested on the most bizarre charges. -
S2. Ep 3: Tonight’s the Night, Comrades
A family of Twilight fans blunder into a dreadful real-life horror. -
S2. Ep 2: We’re Coming After You, Honey
A medical scandal has world-shattering consequences. -
S2. Ep 1: The Most Mysterious Deaths
The bizarre origins of a world-altering act of violence.
