RHLSTP Book Club 53 - Jon Ronson

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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RHLSTP Book Club 53 - The Debutante. It’s a transatlantic podcast this week as Richard chats to fantastic author and journalist Jon Ronson, in a typically unlikely location in New York. They are chatting about his new Audible audiobook/podcast Debutante, a deep dive into the extraordinary life of Carol Howe, the former debutante who became a Neo-Nazi and then an informant and then… well who can be sure? It’s a fascinating and often harrowing investigation into whether the Oklahoma bombing might have been prevented, who might have been involved and the often compelling conspiracy theories that have sprung up. Rich and Jon discuss how he copes with the dangers he puts himself in, the fight between rival strippers that provided a possible clue to whether Timothy Mcveigh was a lone wolf, the importance of keeping a sense of balance and not going down the rabbit hole, how Jon is the Simon Cowell of investigative journalism and whether, as middle aged men, Richard and Jon are in danger of getting obsessed with some mad theory and ruining their lives. It’s a lot of fun.

Listen to Debutante on Audible https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Debutante-Audiobook/B0BV18S28C. It’s up to you whether you do that with your free book for joining or not!

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0:00.0	Hello my fine friends, welcome to the Richard Herring podcast feed,
0:04.8	including Rahul Astapa, emergency questions, and can I have my ball back?
0:10.9	Plus the Rahul Astapa Book Club, check them all out, they're all really excellent.
0:16.0	We've got loads of cool stuff coming up, there is my gig in Wells, Rahul Astapa in Wells with John
0:22.9	Robbins, 28th of May at 1pm in the Seeders Hall in Wells. Still a few tickets left for that one
0:28.8	unbelievably. Then on the 5th of June we start at the Leicester Square Theatre with our summer
0:34.5	run, the guest on the 5th of June will be Adam Rowe from the Have a Word podcast, plus to be announced.
0:44.9	The 12th of June we have got Jazz E-Mew Archie Henderson, absolutely favorite newer acts,
0:55.1	you'll love him too, please come along and watch that, plus to be announced. On the 19th of June we
1:00.2	have Mike Bubbins on his own at last, that one is going to be terrific. 17th July, Sarah Millican,
1:06.8	more names to be announced to very soon. Also at the New Forest Arts, that one is sold out, but we've
1:12.0	got Ola Labib, Marcus Birdman, Paul Futt and Colin Holt, those podcasts will all be going out
1:18.3	at some point so you can catch them if you've missed out on tickets. Doing some gigs as well,
1:24.2	checkredgitagin.com slash gigs, trying to work up my new show, can I have my ball back and you
1:30.6	can also buy that book, can I have my ball back, go fast to Stripe.com slash ball, or I would
1:36.2	recommend getting the audiobook. If you want to give a little bit back, then why not buy that audiobook,
1:43.8	wherever you get your audiobooks or the book. It's a fantastic life saving and very funny,
1:50.4	look at testicular cancer. Look, I've talked enough, let's sit back, relax, relax,
1:56.2	to perrichethearing.com slash relax, if you want to see those doodates and links and enjoy,
2:01.6	whichever podcast you've chosen to listen to, sorry if the adverts are too loud for you.
2:07.0	I am delighted that today's podcast is sponsored by our very good friends and longest running
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