Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

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June 04, 2021 Andrew Denton
A giant of Australian media, Andrew Denton is a producer, writer and former television and radio star who now spends much of his time advocating for Voluntary Assisted Dying laws through his organisation Go Gentle Australia and his podcast Better Off Dead.
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1 hr 14 min
May 28, 2021 "Will We Ever Re-Open?" with Prof. Mary-Louise McLaws
Do lockdowns work? Will we reach herd immunity? Will Australia ever re-open to the world? As Melbourne endures another lockdown, Josh grills Australia's leading epidemiologist, the World Health Organisation advisor Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, about how we might return to "normal".
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1 hr 16 min
May 21, 2021 "Is Israel Doomed?" with Chloe Valdary
Chloe Valdary is the founder of The Theory of Enchantment, an anti-racism program. She and Josh discuss whether Israel can be redeemed.
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1 hr 6 min
May 14, 2021 "The Death of Policy?" with John Hewson
He's been called "the best Prime Minister Australia never had". As Australia's Opposition Leader, John Hewson lost an unlosable election. Was his problem that he had big ideas?
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46 min
May 07, 2021 "Did The Left Create Trump?" with David Roth
Just before Joe Biden's election, Josh sat down with the ferocious critic David Roth to discuss what Trump taught us about populism and power. Did wokeness help create a climate in which Trumpism could grow? And might it again?
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1 hr 21 min
April 30, 2021 Jessie Stephens joins the Comfy Couch
Jessie is a writer, podcaster, and the assistant head of content at Mamamia. When, she wonders, did bitching on Twitter become a full-time career?
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39 min
April 23, 2021 "Stop The Boats" with Dr Kim Huynh
Border walls. Offshore detention. Kids in cages. What do we do about refugees?
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1 hr 40 min
April 16, 2021 "Abolish Political Parties" with John Opdycke
Imagine no Republicans. No Democrats. No Labor or Liberals. Would democracy flourish? Or corrode? John Opdycke is the president of Open Primaries, the non-profit that wants to end the stranglehold of the two-party system. In a hyper-partisan world, is the future of democracy supra-partisan?
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1 hr 7 min
April 09, 2021 Eddie Izzard
One of the Britain's most prolific and influential stand-up comics sits down with Josh to discuss death, humour, marathons, gender fluidity and the American Civil War. Why not?
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24 min
April 02, 2021 "Is Cancel Culture Real?" with Katie Herzog
Katie is a journalist and one of the most insightful commentators on the modern culture wars. co-hosts the podcast "Blocked and Reported" with Jesse Singal.
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1 hr 20 min

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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.