I just don't feel in 2026 in Australia, in the light of things that have happened,

that I'm going to be the edgy Jew who's going to be like,

oh, you know what, you can hail Hitler a Jew and it's free speech.

Like, I'm just not going to be such an idiot.

Gaii, humans.

Welcome to the safe space for dangerous ideas.

Is a Nazi salute free speech?

This is one of the many questions being wrestled with by today's guest.

He is one of the most celebrated and influential bad boys of Australian media,

a provocateur, a satirist, a radio host, a documentary maker, sort of like a young

Michael Moore. He's known for television shows like John Safran versus God, race around the world,

and for 10 years he hosted a Sunday night radio show called Sunday Night Saffran with a Catholic

priest. Some of his previous exploits look and sound

like this.

Why am I doing this? From streaking through Jerusalem to taking part in Native American rituals.

I've made a career out of blasphemy and offense. So that's John S Safran. And just before I tell you a little more about

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John Safran, and in his latest one-hour documentary, he explores the idea of offendedness,

offensive speech, offensive gestures, what we should outlaw, what we should not.

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