Tuesday 12 December 2017

Christmas Countdown - 12 December - James O'Brien


Mid-mornings on LBC it's James O'Brien. Talking to Buzzfeed in 2016 about his broadcasting style James had this to say: "I set out to excite an emotional reaction, which I guess the shock jock does. But I would distinguish myself from most shock jocks in America by saying I do it by a telling the truth, speaking up for the people who don’t have a voice, rather than the kind of traditional shock jock, which is pretending that you’re speaking up for the people who haven’t got a voice whereas in fact you’re endorsing the loudest, most privileged voices – usually angry white men, isn’t it – claiming that they are somehow victims of circumstances when it’s never been a better time in history to be an angry white man.”

A year ago James was picking up on the issues of the cost of social care and the working conditions of Amazon employees. Some of those lengthy O'Brien monologues (actually edited here) and some calls too.

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