S1. Ep 6: Many Different Lives

Things Fell Apart

BBC

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This story is about how the unique experiences of a little girl growing up unconventionally in America in the 1970s seismically changed the face of feminism in the 90s and beyond. It's a story too about the invention of a word - one that's contributed to a ferocious schism in the British culture wars.

Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by Sarah Shebbeare Original music by Phil Channell

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in.
0:04.0	I'm Tammy Walker and I produce podcasts for the BBC.
0:08.0	My role is to give new and diverse creators a voice with the opportunity to build a career.
0:12.0	That's the thing I love about podcasts.
0:14.4	You start with just a good idea, but then you have the space to see where it goes.
0:18.4	And doing that at the BBC means we can really run with the best stories
0:21.9	while developing the most unique audio talent.
0:24.8	So if you like what you hear, why not check out the huge range of podcast we've got on BBC Sounds.
0:31.6	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:35.0	From BBC Radio 4, this is Things Fell Apart.
0:39.0	Strange Tales from the Culture Wars.
0:42.0	I'm John Rodson, a writer living in America,
0:47.0	the land where Culture Wars Begin.
0:50.0	And by Culture Wars, I mean the battle for dominance between conflicting values.
0:55.6	These wars can obsess us and consume our lives.
0:59.5	I was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so I went back in history to find the origin stories,
1:06.0	the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples.
1:12.0	This story will end with what has become the most ferocious battle in today's British
1:19.0	Culture Wars, the battle over trans rights and over who counts as a woman.
1:25.0	Get her out of here, she is a task.
1:28.0	She is not here in solidarity with anybody.
1:31.0	Trans women are women.
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