#009: John Safran - Funny in Extremism

John Safran is an award-winning documentary maker of provocative
and hilarious takes on race, the media, religion and other
issues. Safran first hit TV screens in 1997 on “Race Around the
World”. Both John Safran’s” Music Jamboree” and “John Safran vs.
God” won Australian Film Industry awards for best comedy series
and most original concept, and were also nominated for Logie
awards.

Other shows include “John Safran’s Race Relations” and “Speaking
in Tongues”. He co-hosted “Sunday Night Safran”, a radio talk
show on Triple J with cranky but beloved Catholic priest, Father
Bob Maguire. Safran’s first book the award winning true crime
book, “Murder in Mississippi”, is the true story of how he met a
white supremacist and befriended his black killer. In his latest
book, “Depends What You Mean by Extremist”, was shortlisted for
General Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Australian Book
Industry Awards. This is where he attends a far-right rally in
Melbourne and is led into a mad world of misfits, white
nationalists, ISIS supporters and anarchists.

This podcast is absolutely hilarious! He’s done the craziest
things and is certainly mentally strong and resilient, yet he
still feels vulnerable when he puts out his creative content. To
quote John, “One of the cool things about being an artist is
obstacles just become really handy, because there’s something to
write about and makes things interesting”.

If you'd like to know more about John or keep up to date with
him, check out his website: www.johnsafran.squarespace.com

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