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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
As told to Katie Cunningham

Three things with John Safran: ‘These shelves hold several guides to Jewish exorcism’

Co-hosted by John Safran, Who The Bloody Hell Are We? premieres on SBS on Wednesday 19 July at 7:30pm and continues weekly.
Who The Bloody Hell Are We? is co-hosted by John Safran and premieres on SBS on Wednesday 19 July at 7:30pm and continues weekly. Photograph: Ben King

In the name of journalism, John Safran has taken on white supremacists, big tobacco and far-right extremists. He has subjected himself to an on-camera exorcism and gone to the Philippines to be crucified (literally – nails were driven through his hands and feet, and he hung on the cross for five minutes).

But for his latest project, the media figure managed to wrap filming without requiring medical attention.

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