Josh Szeps

Sydney

Broadcaster. UTS Professional Fellow. Sign up for the good stuff at https://t.co/8CufDa2nZt. Apple https://t.co/sBf2RnqPGP Spotify https://t.co/Uxe9AQyTCn

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Articles

"Does Alien Life Exist?" with astrophysicist Dr Sara Webb

6 days ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

Are we alone? If alien life exists, why can't we find it? What's "the great filter"? Why is the universe set up the way it is? What are the chances there 's some purpose to it all? And is BBC News correct in reporting that "Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet"? What have we actually found? What might it mean? Whenever the news turns to alien life, Josh turns to his favourite astrophysicist, Dr. Sara Webb, at the Swinburne Institute of Technology in Melbourne.
Szeps Live ft. 'Ask A Jew'

1 week ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps |Ask a Jew

This was a fun one. Thank you to , , , , , and many others for tuning into my live video with and Chaya Leah from the podcast. Join me next week, 9pm Eastern. See you there. Available for iOS and AndroidListen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
“Conspiracies, Echo Chambers & Culture Wars” with Sacha Judd

1 week ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

The internet is a dumpster fire. Are you a firefighter? Or an arsonist? This episode is a cracker. Sacha Judd is an expert on internet subcultures. A former lawyer, she has become something like “the Mark Cuban of New Zealand” - a smart, left-wing investor in high-growth startups; advisor to businesses; and fierce commentator on Big Tech. Sacha wants to bring back the “good internet”: a place fueled by genuine community, creativity, and connection.
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

1 week ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

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Australian Election Landslide!

1 week ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps |Peter van Onselen

After a historic Australian election result, I jumped on the phone with veteran Australian political academic and commentator, and everyone else for tuning in!Get more from Josh Szeps in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android
PREMIUM: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dave Sweeney

1 week ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

Do nuclear weapons protect Western civilisation? Or are they an insane error that humanity should undo? Is nuclear power worth the cost and risk? Dave Sweeney co-founded the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
"Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Furore" with Tyson Yunkaporta

2 weeks ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

Have indigenous Welcomes-to-Country gone too far? On Friday, far-right hecklers disrupted the Welcome to Country (i.e. the land acknowledgment, in North American parlance) of a profound Australian national event, the Anzac Day Dawn Service. The protest has sparked a national firestorm about race, racism and remembrance. Josh shares his thoughts about the coverage of the controversy, and then debates its deeper implications with the Indigenous scholar Tyson Yunkaporta.
Szeps Live ft. Jen Gerson

2 weeks ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

Thanks to , , , , and all you lovely people for tuning into this week’s Szeps Live, featuring friend of the show , founder at , where we break down the Canadian election results from overnight, and bond over the shared struggles of Canada and Australia. Hope to see you for our next livestream, every Tuesday 9pm ET. See you there.
"Facebook Whistleblower" Frances Haugen

2 weeks ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps

What’s social media doing to us, and how would you fix it? Mark Zuckerberg has been a busy boy on the witness stand in Washington DC lately. In one of the most consequential antitrust cases in tech history, Meta is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly maintaining a monopoly. It could reshape the future of social media, privacy regulation, and Big Tech. But in an ideal world, how would you reform social media? How might we prevent it from deranging us?
"American Authoritarianism" with Matt Welch

2 weeks ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps |Matt Welch

What do you make of a U.S. government that snatches people off the street and disappears them into Central American prisons, forever, with no trial, and no way to appeal? is a libertarian journalist. He's no wild-eyed, Trump-loathing leftie.