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Sofieland with Sofie Hagen

Author Jon Ronson - Phobias, bullying, porn and dangerous situations

Sofieland with Sofie Hagen

Sofie Hagen

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Sofie talks to writer, podcaster and storyteller Jon Ronson about phobias, mismanaging bands, being funny, the lasting impact of bullying, meeting an illegal atom-splitter, having a bad time in Cannes, mental illness and stigma, empathy and power, bespoke porn and dangerous situations.

Works mentioned in this episode:

The Des Bishop Podcast with Maeve Higgins

The Butterfly Effect

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0:00.0

Like put me in a book festival and I am hilarious. Put me in a comedy club and I'm not that funny.

0:08.3

Because in comparison to other authors I'm like extraordinarily funny but in comparison to comedians I'm not that funny.

0:17.0

It gets better because it has to get better.

0:23.0

We're all made of human.

0:28.0

Hi, my name is Sophie Hagen.

0:30.0

I'm a stand-up comedian and you are listening to the made of human

0:33.2

podcast in short M-O-H-P-O-D it's a

0:37.1

podcast in which I speak to people that I really like about life and and I'm

0:41.8

trying I guess I've started this by I wanted to find out how to do life and then it turns out no one has any idea.

0:48.0

So now it's all about me feeling less alone with people who also have no idea how to do this.

0:55.0

This week I'm speaking to John Ronson.

0:58.0

The John Ronson, I'm speaking to the John Ronson, one of the nicest people and I'm so excited about you listening to this.

1:07.0

First I'm going to ramble for a tiny bit if you're new to the podcast.

1:09.6

It's what I do.

1:11.1

And hey, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to and oh I want to first I just

1:16.2

quickly want to say I'm on tour with my new stand-up show Dead Baby Frog it's all

1:20.0

over the UK and Denmark in which the shows will be English. I'm also going to be

1:26.2

at the Soho Theater in London in March and the whole tour is anxiety safe. It has

1:30.3

gender-neutral toilets and wheelchair access all around.

1:34.0

There is also a trigger warning which is that this show has mentions of emotional and physical abuse.

1:39.0

Go to Soviethagen.com to find out what I mean by all of that,

1:42.0

to get more information and to get

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