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The world has never been more connected. Yet never more divided. We yell at each other from inside our echo chambers. But change doesn’t happen inside an echo chamber. It’s time to get out, to stretch our legs, to step on some land mines. It's time to have an uncomfortable conversation with Josh Szeps. A DM Podcast
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Conversations with Coleman is home to honest conversations with leading intellectuals on polarised issues in the realm of race, politics and culture in the West.
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With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher Günsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it’s authentic conversations. Sometimes we’ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. ...
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Kamala vs Trump with Chas Licciardello
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In the lead-up to every U.S. election of the past 12 years, Chas Licciardello has hosted a national primetime television comedy show called Planet America, covering the ins and outs of American politics. He is a member of Australia's most famous comedy group, The Chaser, and starred in their satirical TV shows for nearly a quarter of a century: The…
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Listen to the rest of this episode : https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/listen Watch our event in Sydney at FODI: https://youtu.be/ZXZuI7TO3X0?si=LeSjD1PoUoFo01Xu Support my podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ColemanHughesBy Coleman Hughes
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Why you should never get behind Josh Szeps at airport security (and why Coleman Hughes' tour is a must-see)
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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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Handy ways to keep work from affecting your home, and from home affecting your work
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In today’s episode, Osher explores ways to keep your work mess out of your home, and your home mess out of your work.It’s all about the transitions. (And possibly bicycles and a bit of breathing.) To get around the new Substack feed and get access to exclusive articles and other content, head to https://oshergunsberg.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. …
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Turning catastrophe into calm, and fear into foresight with just a pencil and paper. (w Tammi Miller)
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Tammi Miller has written an entire book that outlines some of the most powerful written exercises around when it comes to sorting your catastrophe from your possibility, your fear from your foresight, and your fun from your fuckups. She is a certified practising Counsellor in Sydney, and her brilliant book “paperback therapy” is a collection of too…
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“Multiculturalism in the UK” with Foreign Minister Alexander Downer
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Outside Australia, Alexander Downer is best known as the diplomat who kicked off the Mueller Investigation by alerting the FBI that one of Trump’s advisors, George Papadopoulos, said the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton over drinks in London. Downer was Australia’s ambassador to the UK at the time. Inside Australia, Downer is a household name. …
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Monday QnA - How about them Apples? (With Audrey Griffen)
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Monday Q&A, questions from the newsletter crew. Answered by Osher and his wife Audrey. However she’s got an important Q about the state of his office first… Got a question? Click “Send A Message” under any article on the Newsletter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Our societies are more diverse than ever, yet we spend more of our time with people just like us. Are we losing a sense of common life? Maybe the far left and the far right aren't the cause of our division, but a consequence of it? Jon Yates is an entertaining, whip smart writer and activist who studies how to build a more united society. He says t…
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How science and the Buddha can help you get better at basketball (or even tolerate discomfort that was previously intolerable)
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In this episode, Osher explores the immense power of positive self-talk. Don’t worry you won’t need to put your crystals out under the moon to benefit from it, it’s all based in robust research. Whether it’s dealing with your monosyllabic teenager or finishing a tough workout, the method and results are clear and - the best bit - FREE! Questions?…
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The Big Little Lies we tell ourselves about our own death (w Liane Moriarty)
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What would you do if you knew the day, hour, minute and method of your death? How would it change the way you spent today? Tomorrow? Because that time, that moment - exists for all of us. Today Osher speaks with Lianne Moriarty, one of the most successful authors in the world, certainly most successful to ever come out of Australia. She wrote Big L…
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PREMIUM: Coleman Hughes Live in Melbourne
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Are we too focused on race? Have recent anti-racist movements like The Voice to Parliament and Black Lives Matter abandoned the colour-blind spirit of the civil rights pioneers? Josh took to the stage for a special one-night-only Uncomfortable Conversations live event with Coleman Hughes, one of America’s most prominent authors and thinkers on the …
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QnA - What teaches us to love, Cow or Sheep, and skin care routines (Ft Audrey Griffen)
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JUST JOSH: Free Speech, Incitement & Elon Musk
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"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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Living life as the man with three brains (with apologies to Dr Hfuhruhurr)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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?
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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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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)
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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).
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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"
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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?
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The Life of a Black Conservative w/Glenn Loury
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