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Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane. The psychopath test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. A journey through the madness industry, the men who stare at goats, lost at sea, and most recently, so youve been publicly shamed, ronson not only delves into the world of questionable minds and ideas, he also pursues stories that resonate with the masses. With very special guests mary turner thomson and eleanor longden. Lost at sea now with new materialreveals how deep our collective craziness lies, even in the most mundane circumstances. With livemixed sound by julian treasure and animation by evan grant. The author manages to find the strange side of life and presents it in an amusing way. When jon ronson is drawn into an elaborate hoax played on some of the worlds top scientists, his investigation leads him, unexpectedly, to psychopaths.
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