Robert 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 brain just tricks you into feeling like you’...
19 Dec 20231h 2min
BONUS: 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. Josh, you’ll be shocked to learn, has some...
13 Dec 20231h 43min
Peter 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 freedoms? Josh was on Peter’s blockbuster po...
12 Dec 20231h 30min
David 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. Josh picks his brain about the state of ...
5 Dec 202359min
Premium: 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.
4 Dec 20238min
Paul 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 questions the psychologist Paul Bloom wre...
28 Nov 20231h 13min
Bari 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 YouTube channel, a live tour and more. B...
21 Nov 20231h 12min
Brian 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 UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See”. Here...
14 Nov 202359min
