Best Josh Szeps Podcasts (2024)

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JUST JOSH: Free Speech, Incitement & Elon Musk 48:39

9h ago48:39

48:39

"The debate over free speech, hate speech, online harms, algorithms and social media is tangling us up in knots. Let’s get back to first principles, because our ability to survive the 21st century depends on it." So wrote Josh in Australia's top newspapers on the weekend, linked below. He had gotten into a stoush on the national TV panel show Q+A w…

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Why you should never get behind Josh Szeps at airport security (and why Coleman Hughes' tour is a must-see) 27:10

36m ago27:10

27:10

Coleman Hughes is touring Australia, in conversation with Josh Szeps. Today, Osher calls up Josh to talk about why it’s an important conversation to see and discovered something surprising about Josh’s ability to have uncomfortable conversations in real life. See Josh Szeps with Coleman Hughes in Sydney at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August …

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Living life as the man with three brains (with apologies to Dr Hfuhruhurr) 21:16

3h ago21:16

21:16

Each of us has three separate brains inside us. Sometimes they work together. Sometimes they really don’t, and you find yourself in situations where an impulsive or emotional choice has left you with a less-than-desirable outcome. The good news is - you can do something about it. In this episode Osher explore these three brains and ways you can hel…

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The secret to a long relationship (as long as it’s with other members of Grinspoon) w Phil Jamieson 59:25

3d ago59:25

59:25

If you’re in a long-term relationship, chances are at some point you’ve at least explored ways that you can navigate things when you disagree. Because ultimately it’s not the good bits that keep us together, it’s the way we handle the difficult bits. The slightly handy part of an long-term intimate relationship is that when words fail you, there’s …

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“Cancel Culture at the NY Times” with Andy Mills 1:26:38

35m ago1:26:38

1:26:38

Andy is the producer The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling and previously of the New York Times' groundbreaking podcast The Daily. During the riots and racial reckoning after the killing of George Floyd, newsrooms were roiled by existential questions: Should journalists be activists? Do white male journalists hide behind "objectivity" to impose their bi…

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Monday QnA - Is Bootylicious an appropriate funeral song, Fear of Multiculturalism, and Osher's Coffee setup 22:20

4d ago22:20

22:20

Monday is QnA day, and today Osher talks about the fun of funerals, the multicultural adventure we’re on, too many details about his coffee setup, and more. If you’d like to submit a question, drop a comment on the newsletter which you can sign up to here: http://oshergunsberg.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…

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“Oscar-Winning Creativity” with Emile Sherman 30:15

17h ago30:15

30:15

Can great TV & movies help us overcome political polarisation? Is being creative the same as being open-minded? Why are artists sometimes blinkered? Emile Sherman is the Academy Award-winning producer of Heartstopper, Slow Horses, The King’s Speech, Top of the Lake, The Power of the Dog, Anthony Hopkins' latest film, One Life, and much more. His ne…

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What do you get if you crush joy, dance, comedy and fashion in a hydraulic press? Visual Artist SMAC 1:05:51

3h ago1:05:51

1:05:51

Osher talks a lot about how important it is to be playful in your work, and how important it is to fully commit. Playful not as a way to faff about on the clock - but as a way to discover creative ways to solve problems, to be more productive and to keep a team engaged. And to fully commit as in “look if we’re going to do this, we’re going to pour …

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"Trump = Hitler?" with Dennis Glover 53:20

20m ago53:20

53:20

What should you make of comparisons between the present day and the 1930s? Is the greatest risk that we're sliding towards Nazi-style fascism? Or that we're being drawn into a civil war where half the country are villains? Dennis Glover has a PhD in History from King’s College Cambridge and works as a professional speechwriter and author. He has wr…

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QnA Monday - Aussie Bands, MAFS and where is Osher Ticklish? 15:42

1h ago15:42

15:42

Monday QnA. where Osher answers listener questions about MAFS, Sensory Overload and reveals about his ticklishness. Pop your questions in the comments here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jesse Singal and Coleman Hughes 1:14:58

4d ago1:14:58

1:14:58

Two of the internet’s most intellectual contrarians sit down in a park with Josh. Magic ensues. Jesse is among the world's most astute analysts of internet nonsense. He became a lightning rod when his 2018 Atlantic cover story was the first deeply reported mainstream article to question child transgender medicine. His punishment was swift and sever…

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Being a better boss (even the boss of yourself) 18:55

9d ago18:55

18:55

Horrible bosses are quite the trope. We’ve all had the boss that makes things difficult right? But what makes a great boss? Amy Shark was with Osher the other day, and she spoke wonderfully about how cool her boss was… So how can we be a better boss? Even a better boss for ourselves? ‌ QUESTIONS? Monday’s episode will be a QnA - get your questions …

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Why Australian Music Matters, and how you can protect it (ft Amy Shark). 48:26

7d ago48:26

48:26

Osher’s guest today is Amy Shark - an acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter who after years of toil and being told no - burst onto the music scene with her breakout hit "Adore" in 2016 followed by her debut album, "Love Monster," which topped the charts, and earned her multiple awards, including Best Female Artist and Album of the Year. Her new al…

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Senator David Pocock on "How to Be a Senator & World-Cup Athlete" 1:02:59

16h ago1:02:59

1:02:59

Why do some people have strong moral opinions but don't act on them, while other people effect real change? It's a question Josh wanted to ask Australia's most influential athlete-turned-politican. David Pocock was a rugby champion who played for Australia's national team, one of the world's most iconic rugby sides. He then became the first senator…

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Someone will write the next #1 - why shouldn’t it be you? 18:01

2d ago18:01

18:01

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Doing The Dishes with Napalm Death (aka a way to use music to focus like never before) 17:29

6d ago17:29

17:29

The other day when Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey were here, we touched on something dear to my heart - using music as a way to enhance your day. I’ve used music as a tool for as long as I can remember. To shift mood states, to help me remember things, and to concentrate. ‌ It’s the last one that had me thinking a bit - and it’s something I wante…

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JUST JOSH: The Perfect Veep Pick 25:51

14d ago25:51

25:51

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for the presidency, has chosen her running mate… and it isn’t one of the swing-state governors her pollsters were recommending. Josh is surprised, impressed, and uncharacteristically chipper about what this means for Harris, for the election and for the future of the American left. Cheer up and…

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When creative superpowers combine, it makes me want to dance. (with Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning) 1:05:53

7d ago1:05:53

1:05:53

What would you do if you had nothing to prove? If you were free to make any project you liked, in whatever shape you liked, to reflect your experience in that moment? Better yet - what if you got to do all of this with a close mate you’ve known for over 20 years? That pretty much describes the conversation Osher has around the new music from Bernar…

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“What Even Is the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ Today?” with Dr Jamie Roberts 1:06:50

8d ago1:06:50

1:06:50

DON'T MISS COLEMAN HUGHES AND JOSH LIVE IN MELBOURNE! GET TICKETS NOW AT https://bit.ly/Coleman-Szeps-Melb Vaccine mandates. Wokeness in Hollywood. The female pay gap. Race protests. Diversity programs. Covid lockdowns. #metoo. The so-called intellectual dark web tackled it all. A loose grouping of dissenting intellectuals and commentators, they so…

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It’s a fast yes, or a slow no (and four more career-saving wisdoms from the 101 Rules of Showbusiness) 27:24

16d ago27:24

27:24

In today’s instalment of Osher’s 101 Rules of Show Business, he explores a rule taught to him by Charlie Clausen (TOFOP, Home and Away, DadPod.) It’s not exclusive to entertainment, and it works everywhere because decisive execution is the difference between an idea and a result. Say you’re pitching Netflix your fake news show. You’re in the meetin…

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“Is Planet Earth Alive?” with Ferris Jabr 1:18:30

18d ago1:18:30

1:18:30

Have you ever wondered what’s up with Earth? Seriously. What the actual heck. Of all those trillions of space rocks, this one is all leafy and watery and lifey. What is it, this spaceship we’re on, this pale blue dot? Might it be a kind of living thing itself? ‌ This old hippy idea has been wrestled into a more fascinating, harder-headed thesis by …

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What is the very modeling of modern masculinity? 27:44

12d ago27:44

27:44

Following Maggie Dent’s appearance on the show this week - Osher takes a moment to reflect on what it even means to be a man in 2024. The way we have reframed the role and place of women in our community gives us a far more wonderful world to be in than 30, 50 or 100 years ago. For all of us. Feminism has given women the choice to be feminine, masc…

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For grown men to ‘do better’ we must all ’do better’ for our young boys. (w/ Maggie Dent.) 1:21:03

1M ago1:21:03

1:21:03

Best-selling author and parenting educator Maggie Dent opens up to Osher about the challenges and sensitivities of teenage boys, the impact of evolutionary factors on boys’ behaviour, and the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for teens. ‌ This episode is packed with key insights and great wisdom for parents guiding and unders…

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“PROJECT 2025” with Skye Perryman 1:02:28

14d ago1:02:28

1:02:28

Project 2025, technically the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is a set of sweeping policy changes to be enacted on Day One of the next conservative administration. If Trump wins, that’s January 20th, 2025. Skye Perryman is one of the project’s leading opponents. She’s the president and CEO of Democracy Forward, a non-profit that promotes demo…

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Never Eat The Last Muffin (and four other vital rules in the 101 Rules of Showbusiness) 17:08

27d ago17:08

17:08

In Osher’s ongoing series “101 Rules of Showbusiness”, today he explores rules 20-24 which include the vital rule 23: NEVER EAT THE LAST MUFFIN. You never know who just walked past the lunch table and spied that choc chip delight, and how much the day can go sideways if it’s not there when they’re done filming/exploding/fixing something. Always ask…

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Tim Minchin: "Arty Farty Echo Chambers" 2:03:42

18d ago2:03:42

2:03:42

How do you escape the shaming of the mob when you're a public figure with original ideas? Tim Minchin is one of the most successful creatives Australia has ever produced. He wrote the music and lyrics for Matilda the Musical, which won more Olivier Awards than any other show in history at the time. Now in its 13th year, the show continues to sell o…

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Relinquishing Control (aka a mental health plan to deal with the last half of 2024) 19:52

19d ago19:52

19:52

If you’re already at saturation with how tumultuous it’s been since the assasination attempt on Donald Trump, and you’re already overwhelmed even though we’re still 4 months away from a US election, and then there’s our own election right around the corner - you’re not alone. In the interests of being able to cope for the next while, on this episod…

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Raising boys into respectful men (w/ Abby Coleman) 59:22

21d ago59:22

59:22

Abby is the Abby in Stav, Matt and Abby on B105 in Brisbane. She’s a brilliant radio announcer, mum of three boys and the woman who married Osher and Audrey. This conversation is one Osher has been wanting to have for a long time, mostly because it debriefs a few things about that radio job in a way that hasn't been spoken about before. Osher and A…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Josh Szeps Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

Josh Szeps

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Better Than Yesterday: Osher Günsberg

Osher Günsberg

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JUST JOSH: Free Speech, Incitement & Elon Musk 48:39

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Why you should never get behind Josh Szeps at airport security (and why Coleman Hughes' tour is a must-see) 27:10

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Living life as the man with three brains (with apologies to Dr Hfuhruhurr) 21:16

1
The secret to a long relationship (as long as it’s with other members of Grinspoon) w Phil Jamieson 59:25

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“Cancel Culture at the NY Times” with Andy Mills 1:26:38

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Monday QnA - Is Bootylicious an appropriate funeral song, Fear of Multiculturalism, and Osher's Coffee setup 22:20

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“Oscar-Winning Creativity” with Emile Sherman 30:15

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What do you get if you crush joy, dance, comedy and fashion in a hydraulic press? Visual Artist SMAC 1:05:51

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"Trump = Hitler?" with Dennis Glover 53:20

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QnA Monday - Aussie Bands, MAFS and where is Osher Ticklish? 15:42

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Jesse Singal and Coleman Hughes 1:14:58

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Being a better boss (even the boss of yourself) 18:55

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Why Australian Music Matters, and how you can protect it (ft Amy Shark). 48:26

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Senator David Pocock on "How to Be a Senator & World-Cup Athlete" 1:02:59

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Someone will write the next #1 - why shouldn’t it be you? 18:01

1
Doing The Dishes with Napalm Death (aka a way to use music to focus like never before) 17:29

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JUST JOSH: The Perfect Veep Pick 25:51

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When creative superpowers combine, it makes me want to dance. (with Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning) 1:05:53

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“What Even Is the ‘Intellectual Dark Web’ Today?” with Dr Jamie Roberts 1:06:50

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It’s a fast yes, or a slow no (and four more career-saving wisdoms from the 101 Rules of Showbusiness) 27:24

1
“Is Planet Earth Alive?” with Ferris Jabr 1:18:30

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What is the very modeling of modern masculinity? 27:44

1
For grown men to ‘do better’ we must all ’do better’ for our young boys. (w/ Maggie Dent.) 1:21:03

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“PROJECT 2025” with Skye Perryman 1:02:28

1
Never Eat The Last Muffin (and four other vital rules in the 101 Rules of Showbusiness) 17:08

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Tim Minchin: "Arty Farty Echo Chambers" 2:03:42

1
Relinquishing Control (aka a mental health plan to deal with the last half of 2024) 19:52

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Raising boys into respectful men (w/ Abby Coleman) 59:22

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