Introducing Stories of our times; Splendid isolation with Jon Ronson
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Introducing our new free daily news podcast, Stories of our times. It takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting.
Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.
In this episode, the World Health Organisation has recognised that the coronavirus crisis is generating stress and has advised people to avoid watching, reading or listening to news that causes feelings of anxiety. But for author Jon Ronson, living with anxiety at the time of a pandemic holds some advantages too.
Guest: Jon Ronson
Host: Manveen Rana
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Charles Corrin here and Esther. |
| 0:02.0 | Something new for you today, you may be wondering what this is that's pinged into your podcast box. |
| 0:06.0 | What it is is an episode of Stories of Our Times, which is a new podcast from The Times by Manveen Rana. |
| 0:11.0 | It comes out at the beginning of every day. It focuses on one |
| 0:14.2 | story. They talk to journalists at the times. It's a bit more serious in this one, fewer jokes, |
| 0:20.0 | probably more information. I know Esther's a fan. Yes I'm a fan I've listened to two |
| 0:23.2 | episodes and they've both been really interesting and informative and also |
| 0:26.2 | feature the voices of Times Correspondence I've always wondered what they sounded like like for |
| 0:31.7 | example Tom Whipple. |
| 0:33.2 | I can hardly wait to find out what Whipple sounds like. |
| 0:35.1 | In fact, I know, because I think I use the work in the office with him. |
| 0:37.4 | If you like it, subscribe and rate it. |
| 0:39.6 | One of the side effects of the coronavirus outbreak has been a huge leap in stress levels. |
| 0:48.0 | The World Health Organization has even blamed the news for causing feelings of anxiety. |
| 0:54.0 | Sorry about that. |
| 0:56.0 | Panic attack, for instance, is the equivalent of hanging on to a cliff by your fingers. |
| 1:02.0 | That's what it feels like. |
| 1:04.0 | Today we talk to the writer and journalist John Ronson |
| 1:07.5 | who's currently self-isulating at his home in upstate New York. |
| 1:11.0 | He has a different take on anxiety. My theory is that we rehearse |
| 1:16.2 | catastrophic what-if situations in our heads so often when a real crisis happens were quite good at it. |
| 1:23.0 | Could there be some advantages of always preparing for the worst? |
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