# Encore: My eerie week inside Kanye West's Hollywood mansion

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Podcast: [Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-320217)
Published: 2026-06-16T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-safran-gonzo-journalist-hollywood-kanye-west-rpt/106793496
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Duration seconds: 3000

## Resource

Gonzo journalist and writer John Safran on why he decided to squat in a Hollywood mansion belonging to Kanye West.John Safran has made a career out of getting into places he probably shouldn't be, from breaking into Disney Land, to infiltrating fascist strongholds in Australia. A couple of years ago, one of his journalistic expeditions saw him squatting in an abandoned Hollywood mansion belonging Kanye West. John had seen a clip of the hip hop start denying the Holocaust, defending Adolf Hitler, and claiming that Black people cannot be anti-Semitic because they are actually Jewish. His week writing and snooping in this strange house, with no running water and a vulture in the roof, made John go increasingly loopy as he tried to understand what pushed this critically acclaimed artist from celebrity eccentric to seriously 'out there'. This episode of Conversations was first broadcast in 2024 It explores Kanye West, Judaism, antisemitism, Hollywood, hip hop, Christianity, Nazism, racism, hip hop, squatting, the Donda Academy, journalism, Adidas, money, fame, documentary, writing, the Holocaust, mental health, celebrity, mansions Further information Squat is published by Penguin.

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