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The internet was supposed to make the world more open and connected, but things seem to have taken a dark turn. Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan makes an impassioned case for the role of readers and writing as "frontline workers" in the fight for reality.
These events were recorded at the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival on 17 and 19 May 2024. Originally broadcast on Big Ideas on 18 July 2024.
Speakers
Andrew O'Hagan Author Caledonian Road, Mayflies, and moreEssayist and editor-at-large of the London Review of Books
Gillian O'Shaughnessy Writer, moderator, journalist
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The internet was supposed to make the world more open and connected, but things seem to have taken a dark turn. Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan makes an impassioned case for the role of readers and writing as "frontline workers" in the fight for reality.
These events were recorded at the Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival on 17 and 19 May 2024. Originally broadcast on Big Ideas on 18 July 2024.
Speakers
Andrew O'Hagan Author Caledonian Road, Mayflies, and moreEssayist and editor-at-large of the London Review of Books
Gillian O'Shaughnessy Writer, moderator, journalist

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