Episode 63: Jon Ronson
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.\n\n"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\u2014you have to be a twig in the tidal wave of the story."\n\nThanks to TinyLetter, EA SPORTS FIFA 14 and Learnvest for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow notes:\n@jonronson\njonronson.com\nRonson on Longform\nRonson's This American Life archive\nRonson's Guardian archive\nRonson's GQ archive\n[7:15] "Who Takes the Class Out of Class Reunion" (This American Life \u2022 Jun 2006)\n[21:30] Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001)\n[26:30] The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004)\n[47:00] The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (2011)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices