Things Fell Apart

BBC

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.In Jon Ronson’s award winning first series of Things Fell Apart, he explored the origin stories of these culture wars which have divided us so toxically for decades. Read more

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Episodes

S2. How Things Fell Apart, with Jon Ronson and Adam Buxton

03/13/2024 00:36:46S2. Ep 8: Mikki’s Hero’s Journey

01/09/2024 00:37:09S2. Ep 7: You’ll Own Nothing and You’ll Be Happy

01/09/2024 00:33:24S2. Ep 6: A Hierarchy of Trauma

01/09/2024 00:33:08S2. Ep 5: Things Weren’t Going Back To Normal

01/09/2024 00:36:29 Show all episodes

Our take on Things Fell Apart podcast

In Things Fell Apart, Jon Ronson dives into today's culture wars as well as the extremes of the arguments. He searches the sources of discussions, the polarizing ideas or events that lead to today's controversies and divisive disputes we witness all over social media. Essentially he looks at how a small act can have unforeseen ripple effects. Ronson covers a different topic in each episode of Things Fell Apart. For instance, he looks into the argument between pro-life and anti-abortionists and pro-abortion in the USA. He explains the core of this argument and its root. However, that is not the only topic that Jon Ronson covers. He looks into various issues the current society has witnessed and tries to deconstruct them.

Producer: BBC
Host: Jon Ronson
Country: United Kingdom
Episodes count: 21
Average duration: 32'
Frequency: Weekly