Dylan Jones is a true titan of the world of media … someone who has helped shape the cultural landscape of the UK for the last four decades.   A lad from High Wycombe who rose to become one of the best connected and sharpest operators here and in the US … along the way editing GQ magazine 22-year years, writing or editing over 25 books and picking up a cabinet full of awards including an OBE.  He is now Editor in Chief of London’s Evening Standard.   Dylan’s latest book – his memoir These Foolish Things, tells the story of this successful, glamourous life in rich detail, but is also a moving, revealing story of success in spite of a number of deeply personal crises.   Dylan’s childhood was blighted by physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his ex-RAF officer father – beatings that left him with a stammer and scars you don’t see.  Having escaped to seek freedom and a life in London, Dylan – as a 17-year-old – was raped.   Throughout this courageous and, at times difficult, conversation, Dylan’s resilience and, as he puts it, ‘very particular’ approach to crisis shines through.   Links     Dylan’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/DylanJones/?hl=en-gb" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/DylanJones/?hl=en-gb</a>   Charities Hoffman process: <a href="https://www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/about-the-process/" target="_blank">https://www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/about-the-process/</a> Rape Crisis: <a href="https://rapecrisis.org.uk/find-a-centre/" target="_blank">https://rapecrisis.org.uk/find-a-centre/</a>   Books These Foolish Things (2024): <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Foolish-Things-Dylan-Jones/dp/1408719851" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Foolish-Things-Dylan-Jones/dp/1408719851</a>   Stream/buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: <a href="https://ampl.ink/qp6bm" target="_blank">https://ampl.ink/qp6bm</a>    Some Velvet Morning Website: <a href="http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk</a>       Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682</a>     This podcast is brought to you by Crisis What Crisis? Productions and Coulson Partners Host – Andy Coulson    CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel Pickering With special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global       For all PR and guest approaches please contact – <a href="http://coulsonpartners.com/" target="_blank">podcast@coulsonpartners.com</a>

Dylan Jones is a true titan of the world of media … someone who has helped shape the cultural landscape of the UK for the last four decades.  
A lad from High Wycombe who rose to become one of the best connected and sharpest operators here and in the...

97. Dylan Jones on a violent childhood, recovery from rape and life shaping headlines