Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

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• JUST JOSH: Conspiracies & FlyDubai, Oh My

  October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  When does healthy scepticism become unhinged suspicion? How do you know if you’re being gullible or sensible? What are the cognitive traps that social media pulls us into? And why should you care? As soon as news broke of a violent attack…

• Why do smart people believe stupid things?

  October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

  Every human mind is a propaganda machine. It manufactures certainty, reinforces old narratives, and keeps us loyal to beliefs that no longer serve us. In an era of infinite information and AI-generated content, these internal distortions…

• Free speech, hate speech, and the limits of Liberal tolerance with Sami Shah

  September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

  What do we actually owe each other in a society trying to hold pluralism, free speech, and real religious and ethnic tension together at the same time? Josh sits down with comedian, writer, and Crikey columnist Sami Shah, born Muslim in…

• Who's hacking you right now? with ethical hacker Assadi Youssef

  September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

  When you read news about a data breach which might have exposed your information, do you even care? Who’s behind all this hacking: China, Russia, or a nerd in his parents’ basement? Are our water and electrical systems at risk? And is A.I…

• William Shatner Doesn’t Want to Die, from The Moynihan Report

  September 22, 2026 · 54 min

  Today we’re sharing a bonus episode from The Moynihan Report. William Shatner sits down with Michael Moynihan in Los Angeles for a conversation about life, time, and knowledge. They talk about death, God, AI, Blue Origin, The Intruder…

• Social media broke our ability to agree, with Jonathan Haidt

  September 21, 2026 · 58 min

  Jonathan Haidt is considered one of the world's most influential living psychologists. He joins Josh on this new instalment of Permission To Think - a collaboration with The University of Technology Sydney School of Social Sciences. This…

• “So… *Does* God Hate F*gs?” with Megan Phelps-Roper

  September 17, 2026 · 20 min

  What do our modern-day culture wars have to teach us about cult-like thinking, moral puritanism, judgment and compassion? And if you lose religious faith, how are you left thinking about agnosticism, atheism, the purpose of the cosmos, and…

• Is there any Room left for moderates? With Jeff Maurer

  September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

  Is there any room left for the political centre, or has it been swallowed by two competing extremes with nothing but contempt for the middle? Josh chats with comedy writer and author of I Might Be Wrong, Jeff Maurer, for a wide-ranging…