Author Jon Ronson has spent years focusing on the unusual people and societal undercurrents of our changing world. He has written a series of bestselling books featuring extremists, conspiracy theorists and psychopaths. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” was made into a film starring George Clooney, and his popular culture war podcast, “Things Fell Apart,” is returning next year for its third season. In this conversation with Mishal Husain, Ronson discusses his latest book, “The Castle,” which features men struggling to find purpose amid economic, social and political upheaval. He also shares his own experience with male vulnerability and reflects on artificial intelligence and the shifting nature of the media. Contact The Mishal Husain Show mishalshow@bloomberg.net Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/mishal 00:00 Introduction from Mishal Husain 04:04 Investigating “The Castle” 08:33 Receiving “very ominous messages” 10:08 Men in a changing world 13:16 “My father lost everything” 15:10 Male vulnerability 16:54 The “manosphere” and toxic masculinity 19:49 The power of public shaming 22:05 Is the mainstream media changing? 25:23 AI “makes everything a million times worse” 29:25 The US and conspiracy theories 33:33 Staying positive Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MS0Tqk_zQl1LVVTdWuH2Di Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BloombergPodcasts Visit us: https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts Visit our other YouTube channels: Bloomberg Television: https://www.youtube.com/@markets Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/bloomberg For coverage on news, markets and more: http://www.bloomberg.com/video