Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

One of my favorite podcasts. In a sea of outrage media, UC is a welcome vessel to help navigate the thorny issues facing the world. Josh is highly intelligent and witty, and although he certainly has a healthy ego, it manifests in confidence not boorishness. He will deftly feign ignorance on a subject to encourage his guest to explain. I finish 95% of his interviews or monologues with important things to ponder, challenging my prior assumptions. The premium subscription is well worth it.

josh is one of the, if not The, best interviewers in my podcast feed. such good questions he’s not afraid to ask! & a personality that gets guests to open up. i love the breadth of topics he’s willing to touch (although, will he venture to risk an uncomfortable convo with someone like diana rodgers, aka host of sustainable dish, the nutritionist that challenges the all-around moral superiority of vegan diets with… facts?) he’s kind, frank, funny, patient, smart. a bit full of himself, but in the best way. i love the genuine curiosity he brings to discussion with folks, whether he seems to be generally on the same page as them or far off. and, even more, the generosity with which he approaches others’ views. well worth a listen.

Josh does a great job of blending interviewing and personal viewpoints and philosophies. He is flexible but not easily pushed around. Sometimes the conversations are uncomfortable but they represent the way people with competing ideas should actually engage with each other. And his sense of humor adds dimension that is quite different to others who are trying to have difficult conversations.

I wish I would have found Josh's podcast sooner. He's the least biased and most genuinely curious host I've listened to so far. He covers a wide range of topics and he holds his guests to a high standard of honesty and accountability.

I was a devoted fan of Josh since his old podcast We The People Live. However, after he made disparaging remarks about Israel without substantial substance facts or evidence, I felt compelled to point out a slew of contradictions in his logic. After making a good faith effort at dialogue, I realized someone who's podcast is literally called "uncomfortable conversations" is an absolute hypocrite if they refuse to do as such (especially from a devoted listener).