ELECTION 2026: What Everyone’s Missing

ELECTION 2026: What Everyone’s Missing

Trumpism is over. The Republican coalition is in tatters. What’s next? Democrats have a massive new congressional majority, including in deeply Republican areas. The last time they got this large a share of the popular vote for House candidates (in any election, midterm or otherwise) was after Watergate, half a century ago. Kansas has elected a Democratic senator for the first time since 1932. But what, exactly, are voters demanding? Can Democrats provide it? And what do such large swings tell us about the responsiveness of the political system... and the stability of society as a whole? Josh wasn’t going to opine on the midterms but the size of the swing, and the triumphalist coverage from the legacy media, nudged him into this thought-provoking editorial. It was delivered live on Substack on Wednesday evening, U.S.-time. Grab a brandy and a cigar, and enjoy.

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JUST JOSH: How to Survive the A.I. Zombie Apocalypse

As the US midterms unfold, take a moment to reflect on the bigger picture. While voters protest data centres and politicians quibble about A.I. regulations, you and I are left with a few questions. Wh...

4 Nov 51min

Heretics’ Andrew Gold: Is Multiculturalism a Cult?

Heretics’ Andrew Gold: Is Multiculturalism a Cult?

Is independent thinking sustainable for humans? Or will people always collapse into tribes, mandating beliefs and excommunicating heretics? Is Josh a delusional optimist for believing in humanism, lib...

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Comedy Kingmaker on Speaking Fearlessly & Living Well

Comedy Kingmaker on Speaking Fearlessly & Living Well

Noam Dworman is the owner of comedy’s most revered venue, the Comedy Cellar, sometimes referred to as the "Harvard” of comedy clubs. He transformed it from a single 1980s room in Greenwich Village int...

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What Israeli Election?

What Israeli Election?

As we hold our breath to find out whether Israelis will finally spurn Netanyahuism, Yael Bar Tur joins Josh to definitely NOT discuss the Israeli election. Yael majored in counterterrorism in Israel a...

27 Okt 58min

Stephen Fry on Love, Trump and Learning Not to Care

Stephen Fry on Love, Trump and Learning Not to Care

This episode is part of The Best Of series and was originally posted in 2024. Few Britons are as iconic as Stephen Fry. On TV, he’s an Emmy-winning comedy legend immortalised in shows like A Bit of F...

26 Okt 1h 14min

Midterms! France! Josh is in DC! Yayyy

Midterms! France! Josh is in DC! Yayyy

Is the exhausted majority stuck choosing between two extremes that can’t be satisfied, and what happens when the far left and far right go head to head? Josh chats with comedy writer and author of I M...

22 Okt 24min

BREAKING: A Note on Political Violence

BREAKING: A Note on Political Violence

Is it more ethical to prosecute your moral beliefs, or to understand people who disagree? Who, exactly, is fomenting polarisation? Who is capable, potentially, of political violence? Is it, perhaps, a...

21 Okt 25min

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