San Francisco is Burning
A rash of building fires in San Francisco has many speculating that the fault lies with landlords hoping to oust their poor tenants. One anonymous landlord describes his failed plan to do exactly that.
A rash of building fires in San Francisco has many speculating that the fault lies with landlords hoping to oust their poor tenants. One anonymous landlord describes his failed plan to do exactly that.
Jon Ronson GQ Jun 2017 20min Permalink
A conversation with Monica Lewinsky about bullying, humiliation, and resurrection.
Previously: Jon Ronson on the Longform Podcast and “Shame and Survival,” Lewinsky’s 2014 essay for Vanity Fair.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Apr 2016 15min Permalink
Mark Hogancamp nearly died after being jumped by five men in 2000. After waking from a coma with no memories, he developed an extraordinary coping device: he built a miniature town in his garden where he gets his revenge.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Oct 2015 10min Permalink
Being a Muslim-American actor often means being really good at yelling “Allahu Akbar!” before someone kills you.
Jon Ronson GQ Jul 2015 15min Permalink
On the controversial British newspaper columnist Katie Hopkins.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Jul 2015 20min Permalink
A draft dodger invents a pop music career for himself – without recording any songs.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Feb 2015 10min Permalink
Margaret Keane’s husband stole credit for her iconic paintings, basking in fame and fortune that should have been hers for years. Then she told a reporter the truth.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Oct 2014 10min Permalink
On a cruise with Syvlia Browne, the controversial psychic famous for telling distraught parents where their missing children are.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Oct 2007 20min Permalink
Is Bryan Saunders a drug-inspired outsider genius, or just in need of intervention?
Jon Ronson The Guardian Nov 2012 10min Permalink
Behind the scenes of the lovely, strange world of competitive eating.
Jon Ronson GQ Oct 2012 20min Permalink
How six different people live off six different, and wildly varying, incomes.
Jon Ronson GQ Jul 2012 15min Permalink
An investigation into the disappearance of a 24-year-old British cruise ship activity director from the Disney Wonder opens the strange and insular world of cruise employees, who vanish mysteriously at alarming rates.
Jon Ronson The Guardian Nov 2011 20min Permalink
A profile of Phoenix Jones, real-life superhero.
Jon Ronson GQ Aug 2011 20min Permalink
Why did a veteran BBC on-air personality confess on camera to a mercy killing he did not commit?
Jon Ronson The Guardian Oct 2010 10min Permalink