Jan Fran - Wars For Your Attention

Jan Fran - Wars For Your Attention

From The Imperfects by Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg

May 3, 2026 · 1h 11m · Season 8 · Episode 14

About this episode

Jan Fran discusses the impact of social media and the importance of community in a divided world.

In a world so divided by hate, how can we choose to show love? This week we are joined by journalist Jan Fran, who unpacks the horror of witnessing horror. 💌Join 6,500+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter -  http://bit.ly/45NyQDy Talking through her unravelling relationship with social media and the utter helplessness she feels watching atrocities cut into 30 second clips, Jan explores how becoming a mother cracked her open in ways she didn’t know possible. Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House to answer every question in the deck (kidding), Jan and Josh discuss the guilt of turning away, and the consequences of leaning in. And finally, Jan bonds with the Hugh, Ryan and Josh about the fundamental importance of deliberately creating community. Jan, you are remarkable. 0:00 – Introducing Josh’s housemate 8:42 – The art of being vulnerable 17:19 – I wish I could stop going on social media. 27:13 – Being cracked open 35:32 – Deliberately building community 46:39 – Anticipating the Comments 53:34 – Optimist by will If you’d like to watch this full video on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh van Cuylenburg, Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton

Guest: Jan Fran

Topics covered

  • social media
  • vulnerability
  • community building
  • parenthood
  • mental health

Keywords

  • social media
  • vulnerability
  • community
  • parenthood
  • mental health
  • Jan Fran
  • Imperfects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ette Media

Books & works: Imperfects, The Frant, Dr Edna Lekgabe - New Baby … New Brain … Matrescence, How (and Why) Ryan Dumped His iPhone

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