Jon Ronson on Men's Lack of Purpose, How Algorithms Reward Extremism & If We're All Now "Shameless"

<p>Marc is joined by author and journalist Jon Ronson. They discuss Jon&#39;s new book <a href="https://jonronson.com/book/the-castle/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men&quot;</a>, explore examples of people who&#39;ve been led towards extremism through &quot;chasing the algorithm&quot;, and how the changing media landscape has contributed to lack of purpose, particularly amongst men. Plus, Jon reflects on the impact of some of his previous works including &quot;Them&quot; and &quot;So You&#39;ve Been Publicly Shamed&quot;, explains how Olivia Rodrigo helped him through the perils of both a gruelling tour schedule and a stint in hospital, and addresses the challenge writers face between &quot;putting yourself into a story&quot; versus being overly self-indulgent.</p><p>&quot;The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unravelling Men&quot; is out now to read or listen to on audiobook: <a href="https://jonronson.com/book/the-castle/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://jonronson.com/book/the-castle/</a></p><p>Marc Jennings&quot;If &amp; When&quot; stand-up shows: <a href="https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/live" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.marcjenningscomedy.com/live</a></p><p>Marc&#39;s interview with Adam Curtis: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/22lsV2Pfvf8UyLzWwN8jNM" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/22lsV2Pfvf8UyLzWwN8jNM</a></p><p>Sign up to our Patreon for fortnightly bonus eps plus footage from all the Some Laugh Live shows: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/somelaugh%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/somelaugh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Some Laugh Merch Available Now: <a href="https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/some-laugh-podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://visualanticsapparel.com/collections/some-laugh-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠