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Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
The world has never been more connected. Yet never more divided. We yell at each other from inside our echo chambers. But change doesn’t happen inside an echo chamber. It’s time to get out, to stretch our legs, to step on some land mines. It's time to have an uncomfortable conversation with Josh Szeps.
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Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJUST JOSH: Is Josh a Zionist?
Yesterday we released a preview of this paid episode. Due to the reaction to the full episode on the paid feed, we are re-releasing it here for free as a…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Indigenous Woo-Woo or Wisdom?" with Tyson Yunkaporta
Do we fetishise indigenous culture? Praising timeless First Nations wisdom makes us feel warm and fuzzy. But what do land acknowledgements, smoking ceremonies…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJUST JOSH: Cancelling Douglas Murray
Well, the knives are out. Later this month, Josh is touring Australia with the outspoken British journalist Douglas Murray. It's the first in a series of live…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Worthless Twink" Tim Abbott: What's Wrong With Influencers
The Worthless Twink is one of the most prominent gays on Instagram. But he's not called that any more. Tim Abbott is reinventing himself as a meme artist. He…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsTHE BUZZ: Tech & Science News About Being a Human Being
Josh is joined by fan favourite Professor Joel Pearson, neuroscientist and psychologist, to discuss the biggest stories in technology... and how they'll affect…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsTHE PANEL: Mardi Gras, Doxxing & Psychedelics
This week, Josh is joined on the panel couch by Courtney Act, one of the world’s most iconic drag queens (or, rather, by her even more captivating alter ago…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"The Porn Star's Perspective" with Angela White
Angela is Australia’s most successful adult film actress, and the most award-winning female porn star in history, anywhere. She graduated with First Class…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJUST JOSH: The Rise of Woke Snitches
Anti-Zionist Instagram mums are on the hunt. They plan to expose secret WhatsApp messages where sniveling, bloodthirsty Jews like Josh plot. What’s up with…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Buzz: A Panel About the Future
Neuralink brain implants. Apple Vision Pro virtual reality. Silicon Valley tech bros who plan to live forever. It’s been a big week in science and technology…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Intuition Toolkit with Prof Joel Pearson
How does the moist grey meat between your ears create the kaleidoscope of sensations you experience as your life? How do other animals experience the world?…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJUST JOSH: Why 2024 Will Rock
The doomsayers are out in force, with plenty of gloomy prognostications for 2024. In this solo episode (also available on YouTube if you want to behold Josh’s…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsTHE PANEL: Elon, Vapes & Lyin' Politicians
Josh had a tradition on his radio show. Each Friday, he’d banter with two celebrities about the news. Well, behold this first-ever inaugural grand honorary…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJames Kirchick: Is Hate Speech OK?
Should swastikas be banned? Should you be allowed to chant “Palestinians are terrorists”? What about “trans women aren’t women”? Or “Covid was a hoax”? In an…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsReflections on Australia Day
Today, January 26th, is Australia's national day. It's hugely controversial, being the anniversary of the British Empire's arrival on indigenous land. On the…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsElie Honig: Will Trump Go To Jail?
Elie Honig used to prosecute the mafia in New York City. Now he’s CNN’s senior Legal analyst. As a seasoned prosecutor of organised crime, he helps Josh…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsMeg Smaker: Rehabilitating Terrorists
Meg made an astonishing documentary about Guantanamo terrorists who were released into a de-radicalisation program in Saudi Arabia. Then her film, The…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsNigel Biggar: Was The British Empire Good?
When we accuse a country of being a "coloniser", it's meant as a bad thing. But what if colonialism is okay? What if the British Empire was, on balance…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsDavid Baddiel: The Jew Problem
Are Jews a minority? Do they deserve the same social-justice protections as other identity groups? Or are they white—perhaps even the “whitest” of white…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Surviving Christmas Dinner with Gary Kennedy
How long can ham sit on the Christmas table before you shouldn’t eat it? Can fried rice kill you? Can you store butter out of the fridge? Why did Josh start…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsRobert Sapolsky: Is Free Will An Illusion?
How would your life change if you found out, beyond all doubt, that you're a robot? What if nothing you’ve ever done was your own free choice? What if your…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBONUS: Why Jews Are Literally Nazis - Reflections on a Collapsing Conversation
Today, over 3,200 of Josh’s arts-industry colleagues are engaging in a Palestinian Day of Action, wearing Palestinian scarves during performances nationwide…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPeter McCormack: Digital Currencies & Spy States
In a future of digital spying, inflationary economies, incompetent central banks and petty authoritarians, could Bitcoin be the guarantee of all your other…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsDavid Pakman: How's America Doing?
David Pakman is a progressive American political commentator who hosts one of the world’s most popular left-wing talk shows, with over 1.8 million subscribers…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Ask Me Anything
There's a LOT going on in the Uncomfy Convo world. You probably have a lot of questions. I'm here to answer them.
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPaul Bloom: Against Empathy
What's wrong with empathy? Is effective altruism better? How did you develop your sense of right and wrong? Is suffering necessary for pleasure? These are the…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBari Weiss: Quitting The Mainstream Media
Yippee-ki-yay, Josh has quit his ABC Radio show to double down on Uncomfortable Conversations. Starting in the new year, you'll get additional free episodes, a…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBrian Dunning: What Are UFOs?
Brian Dunning is an expert on critical thinking, science and skepticism. His weekly podcast, Skeptoid, debunks conspiracy theories, and his new film is “The…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsGreg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott: The Cancelling of the American Mind
Can you work at a corporation or university and openly contradict elite opinion? Can you freel y suggest that gender is binary, land acknowledgments are silly…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJulia Zemiro: Australian Legend
What does it take to sustain a career in the performing arts? Julia Zemiro is one of Australia’s most beloved perfomers. An actor, improv comic and TV host…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBONUS: Should Israel Exist At All?
Josh shares fresh thoughts on Gaza, Palestine and Israel in this special bonus episode. To subscribe to the premium podcast feed, hit the Substack page at…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsEli Lake: Gaza & Israel
Eli Lake is the former senior national security correspondent for The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He’s a contributing editor to Commentary Magazine and the host…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsMarcus Walker: Are We Handing Putin Victory?
How are you feeling about the war in Ukraine? We may be at a fork in the road and about to blow it. The Wall Street Journal's Marcus Walker recently returned…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBONUS: Josh's thoughts on Israel & Gaza
I’ve been asked many times about my thoughts on situation in Israel and Gaza…. So here they are.
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsJack Latimore: What The Voice Referendum Really Means
On October 14th, Australians will vote about whether to recognise the country’s First Peoples in the Constitution by establishing a body called the Aboriginal…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Fifth Column Guys: LIVE FROM NEW YORK
Josh is in New York, where he just stopped by the studios of one of America’s greatest podcasts, The Fifth Column, to record this special crossover pod. Find…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Dan Savage “The World Before Gay Marriage"
A long, long time ago, The Gays couldn’t marry. What was it like in that mediaeval nightmare? The world’s most popular sex advice columnist, Dan Savage, joined…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsSteve Stewart-Williams: The Ape That Understood The Universe
Are there biological differences between male and female brains? How much of what you do is dictated by evolution? As a part of our Permission To Think…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsBonus: Josh's Thoughts on The Voice
Australians are about to vote on whether to change the constitution to create a special advisory body for Indigenous Australians. Is it an overdue forum for…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsYascha Mounk: The Identity Trap
Yascha Mounk is one of the world’s most interesting thinkers about diversity, liberalism and democracy. His new book, The Identity Trap, is an ambitious…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsAmna Khalid: Campus Craziness
Has Louis CK reeeeeeally been “cancelled” if he still has a face? I mean, he wasn’t beheaded, ergo, “cancel culture” doesn’t exist. Amna Khalid is an…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsAntony Loewenstein: Is Israel Immoral?
Is Zionism a noble goal, or a form of colonial apartheid? Is a two-state solution possible? Desirable? Antony Loewenstein is a fierce critic of Israel and of…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: My Thoughts on Barbie
Is Barbie the triumphant feminist critique of modern society it claims to be? The dust has settled on the mega-hit, so Josh finds some time to weigh-in. To…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Australia vs America with Ed Kavalee
Ed Kavalee is a legend of Aussie radio, and a bloody funny bloke. Josh and Ed sit down to compare the best and worst of Australia vs America.
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsToby Walsh: Your Wild A.I. Future
It’s being compared to the discovery of fire or of electricity. Either way, artificial intelligence will revolutionise human civilisation. How? Toby Walsh runs…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: How Josh Quit Booze
Josh used to drink a lot, and now he doesn't. One of the most frequently asked questions on our Ask Me Anythings, is how and why he quit. It deserves a longer…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsDavid Volodzko: Fired For a Tweet
“If you’re explaining, you’re losing,” said Ronald Reagan, who never had to explain himself to a baying Twitter mob. Respected journalist David Volodzko, an…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsMark Normand: Comedy In An Age Of Cancel Culture
Jerry Seinfeld personally chose Mark Normand to be his opening act. He’s a favourite of Joe Rogan and has appeared on CONAN, the Tonight Show & Late Show. Josh…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsCory Clark: Why We're Tribal
Are you more forgiving of people you agree with than those you don’t? Have humans evolved to favour our own kind, to avoid ostracism, and to gain social…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: When Josh Met Russell Brand
In a TV interview that put Josh on the map, Russell Brand shows up at Josh’s New York studio for the wildest ride of Josh’s life. Nipples are tweaked. Laptops…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsDestiny: Owning Right Wing Trolls
Destiny, aka The Omni Liberal, aka Steven Bonnell is the debater who most terrifies right-wing trolls on Twitter. He was among the first people in the world to…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Sean Szeps - Not Like Other Dads
Josh's husband Sean’s memoir Not Like Other Dads was released in early June and has been a raging success. For this premium episode, they sit down and talk…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Who Killed Creativity?" with Andrew & Gaia Grant
Andrew & Gaia Grant study the world’s biggest companies and coach them to be nimbler, more creative, and more diverse. How did we get so uncreative… and what…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"The Next Level of Comedy" with Myq Kaplan
Myq is a New York comic who’s been on the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and America’s Got…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"What Hitchens Would Make of the Left" with Matt Johnson
Despite his reputation as a defector to neoconservatism, Christopher Hitchens was more faithfully committed to liberal principles than many on the left today…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Travel Hacking 101
Josh is a travel hacker and aviation nerd. He's one of those people who knows all the ways to get as many frequent flyer miles as possible, and cash them in…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling" with Megan Phelps-Roper
Megan Phelps-Roper was brought up in one of the most hated sects of American Christianity – the Westborough Baptist Church. Now, she sits down with the woman…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Ask Me Anything - Fitness, Ukraine, Gender Ideology & A.I.
Josh answers all your questions about A.I., fitness, Ukraine, gender ideology, and vacationing in Europe in winter.
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"RFK, Joe Rogan & Vaccines" with Michael Shermer
Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr blew up the internet when he pushed anti-vaccine claims on Joe Rogan’s show. It’s déjà vu all over again for Josh…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPremium: Josh's First Podcast - The Dawn of #WeThePeople LIVE
On a summer night in Brooklyn in 2015, in the week when Trump descended a staircase to declare his ridiculous stunt candidacy for the Republican nomination…
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Untangling Wokeness" with Sarah Haider
Sarah Haider is a Pakistani-American writer and a ferociously clear-headed thinker about culture, society, identity politics, religion, cancel culture, sex and…