{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/6622ad6b35f95600139d7516?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dom Joly: Trigger Happy TV, Conspiracy Theories, and Surviving Bear Grylls","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061608997-786cd4ca-1d26-4a75-9e93-5cefc8d72c8b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dom Joly invented a format, watched it become a global phenomenon, spent years explaining why the American version wasn't quite the same thing, and has since investigated the conspiracy theory that Finland might not exist.</p><p>Dom Joly is a British comedian, broadcaster, and author best known for Trigger Happy TV, and for a career that has expanded into travel writing and conspiracy theory investigation, most recently with The Conspiracy Tourist.</p><ul><li>The creative risks behind Trigger Happy TV — and how something that simple became so influential</li><li>What happened when the format travelled internationally, and why translation is always more complicated than it looks</li><li>The misunderstood moments in his career — including This is Dom Joly and why he still wants to talk about it</li><li>His time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls — what he expected and what happened</li><li>Why conspiracy theories are more interesting as a subject than their believers</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Dom here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/realdomjoly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/officialdomjoly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.domjoly.tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Official Website</a></li></ul><h3><br></h3><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}