• • • Genres Director Writers John Safran (written by) Cast Country Australia Language English Runtime Australia:27 min Plot The once-every-five-years Australian Census is upon us (Census night is August 9, 2011). Which means the vexed 'What is your religion?' Question will raise its head. This, in turn means thousands of pranksters will write down Jedi, Matrixist or Metal Head. Over the years John Safran has heard claims that far from being a joke, young people were combining spirituality with popular culture. Safran wants to hunt down these spiritual innovators.

With John Safran. The once-every-five-years Australian Census is upon us (Census night is August 9, 2011). Jedis & Juggalos: Your Census Guide. Stream Jedis & Juggalos. Over the years John Safran has heard claims that far from being a joke, young people were combining spirituality with popular culture.

'I thought I'd potter off around the world and try to find people who sincerely and unsarcastically synchronise spirituality with popular culture. Is it good, is it trivialising, is it even spiritually dangerous?'

John Safran has been posing questions about faith for years but next month the census will ask the simplest of all - 'What is your religion?' For his new TV project, the Triple J radio host spoke with eccentric spiritual leaders in Italy and the US and discovered that it's OK to answer 'Jedi'. Do you find radio or television more receptive to your comedy? • SHARE • • • Link A question of faith.

It's two different things. Download Libro El Gran Conflicto Pdf Software. I guess you've got more control over the television - you can go out and film a lot and craft it into the shape you want it and then deal with the consequences. I'm always tempted with my TV work to be a character, for example screaming at the audience and just being obnoxious because I think it's funny On Jedis & Juggalos, I'm just standing there and prodding the conversation in a certain direction.

Should we be laughing at these people? Is this show a comedy or just observational?

I think it's more like observational documentary. I don't think there's two choices, either it's real serious and solemn or I'm taking the piss out of them and they should be laughed. If I meet someone like that guy who's gone to all the effort to become a Juggalo priest (Jason Faanes, aka Reverend Last Rite) and he's really articulate, I'm grateful that's the kind of mad conversation I'd have down the street when some born-again Christian comes up to me and tries to sell me his wares. What is so fascinating about religion? It's mysterious; it's me trying to understand why these people who are often very smart are believing in something they can't prove When I grew up I didn't think about religion that much but I was always put in these extreme situations by osmosis.

The next thing I knew I was in my early 20s and so many of my experiences had been these troubling, conflicting, problematic and interesting religious experiences. Like going to an ultra-orthodox Jewish school even though I wasn't that Jewish and going to all those rituals every day, and at the time I didn't really think about it one way or the other.

On radio, you've got a unique comedic partnership with Father Bob Maguire. How important is that relationship to you? By submitting your email you are agreeing to Fairfax Media's and. I'm very grateful.

We don't think about it, we don't prepare that much or whatever - we just go in there and talk about what's on our minds. I do think 'If I wasn't doing Sunday Night Safran with Father Bob, who would my sidekick be?' ' And it just seems like there's no real Plan B, is there?