Esc & Ctrl S01E12 · Finding Omer

Overview

With Jon Ronson's Escape and Control series coming to an end, it was time to make one more attempt at finding Omer Gershon, the actor who appeared in a YouTube video claiming to have experienced homophobia from the Free Gaza Movement. How did he get involved? Why did he make the video? These questions and more are addressed when Jon Ronson finds Omer Gershon in Tel Aviv.

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1. 1 1. The Search for Omer Gershon2011-09-11 · 10mJon Ronson starts looking into a man named Marc Pax, who posted a video on YouTube about experiencing homophobia when advocating gay rights. With it being discovered that this man
2. 2 2. Astroturfing2011-09-21 · 10mWendell Potter speaks about a patient named Nataline Sarkisyan, who battled with Leukemia back in 2007 whilst CIGNA refused to provide a needed liver transplant.
3. 3 3. Two Weeks Later2011-10-05 · 10mOmar Gershon faked a video posted on YouTube, in which a man named Marc Pax claimed to experience homophobia when trying to join the Gaza Flotilla. Exploring Tel Aviv, Jon Ronson
4. 4 4. Egypt's Arab Spring2011-10-19 · 10mTalking to the telecommunications company Vodafone, it appears that during the Arab Spring uprising, the government requested for the internet to be shut down.
5. 5 5. Friday2011-11-02 · 10mJon Ronson visits Patrice Wilson, a man who was responsible for the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. The video achieved over 200m views, and he believes he can do it ag
6. 6 6. Twitter Bots2011-12-14 · 10mJon Ronson visits web analyst Tim Hwang (Web Ecology Project), who along with his colleagues has developed bots for the social media service Twitter. The bots generate random tweet
7. 7 7. JON VS JON2012-02-23 · 10mThe spam bot was created by academics formerly at Warwick University. Jon Ronson discusses his frustration with the fact many of the tweets seem plausible, even though they are abo
8. 8 8. Patrice Wilson Follow-Up2012-03-09 · 10mPatrice Wilson was the mastermind behind the YouTube music hit 'Friday' by Rebecca Black. Jon Ronson is treated to a second track made by Patrice Wilson just for him. This time Jon
9. 9 9. JON VS JON Part 22012-03-22 · 10mJon Ronson arranges a meeting with the creators of the twitter spambot 'Jon_Ronson'. After some heated discussion and confusion in this interview, he discovers the academics' true
10. 10 10. Atos2012-04-05 · 10mJon Ronson meets with Frances Kelly, the founder of 'Carer watch', a forum for people who stay at home to look after relatives with disabilities. It got taken down indirectly by a
11. 11 11. Tuesday2012-04-19 · 10mPatrice Wilson had expressed some concerns about a previous episode of Escape and Control, in which he felt unfairly portrayed. Therefore he offered to record a new song with Jon R
12. 12 12. Finding Omer2012-05-03 · 10mWith Jon Ronson's Escape and Control series coming to an end, it was time to make one more attempt at finding Omer Gershon, the actor who appeared in a YouTube video claiming to ha
13. 13 13. Tuesday Music Video2012-05-17 · 10mJon Ronson talks about creating the music video for the song 'Tuesday'. It features Patrice Wilson who was the creator of the YouTube music hit 'Friday' with Rebecca Black. Could J