Mourning in America with John Safran

Pitch Bleak

Nov 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1

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Episode description

Pitch Bleak’s second season opens with a bang as Hayden and Chris interrogate author, documentarian and professional troublemaker John Safran. After canvassing his crimes new (squatting in Kanye’s mansion) and old (rifling through Ray Martin’s garbage), the detectives zero in on their main target: what became of John Safran Vs America, his US-based series that never happened? Featuring exclusive, never-before seen excerpts from Safran’s unaired pilot episode!

(01:22) John's Middle Name Revelation

(02:09) John's rap sheet

(03:25) Murder in Mississippi

(04:00) Legal Challenges in Media

(05:31) Squatting in Kanye's Mansion

(09:36) Breaking into Disneyland

(13:26) The Infamous Ray Martin Incident

(24:53) John Safran Saves America

(35:42) Peak Emo and Hollywood Stories

(38:27) MTV and Production Challenges

(39:37) Transition to ABC

(43:13) The Long Game and Viral Success

(44:11) Self-Sabotage and Mainstream Failure

(55:35) Has it Got Legs: Lying to the optometrist

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