Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

The world is seemingly on fire. Iran, Ukraine, China, Trump, AI, climate, antisemitism, the Australian budget. It’s an avalanche of bad news, until Reverend Szeps arrives on the scene to put it all in...

20 Touko 56min

Hey! Politicians! Stop talking like cardboard cutouts (if you're mainstream) or lunatics (if you're not). If politicians can't figure out how to have uncomfortable conversations, voters will elect po...

18 Touko 58min

Trump is in China, and you need to know what he and Xi are up to. What new world order are they creating? Today, Josh sits down with a senior US former national security official to understand how th...

14 Touko 12min

It’s the biggest day in a generation for Australian economic reform (and for those of you abroad observing our friendly foreign land). From house prices to entrepreneurship to the far right to the abu...

13 Touko 1h 7min

Is anything too offensive for our post-cancel-culture world? When Trump & Elon wield "freedom of speech" as a way to silence their enemies, who's defending unpopular voices? When anti-Zionism, anti-Se...

10 Touko 1h 24min

Does nationalism have to be xenophobic or racist? What would it mean to be a nationalist who isn’t a blood-&-soil bigot but a pluralistic liberal? How can multicultural societies like ours sustain str...

7 Touko 53min

The latest chaotic development under “Operation Epic Fury” has continued to show the catastrophic strategic position the United States has found itself in. But it could be worse! It’s not like the Ira...

6 Touko 36min

Jimmy Carr is one of the most successful stand-up comics on earth (and one of our most recurring guests). His hilarious, brutal crowd work is a viral sensation, and his television credits include hos...

4 Touko 1h 24min