Josh Szeps is a journalist and the host of "Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps".
What are the things you can't criticise? What about Gay Pride in Australia? What if you're a gay man? What about criticising the cringe of the anti-woke Right? Everyone is getting the heat today, including Josh's ex-employer the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Expect to learn what the difference is between getting cancelled by the left and right, why we feel the need to forensically pick through public figures' lives, why so many people believe the world is ruined, the problem with the anti-anti woke, what JK Rowling has been up to, what happened to the indigenous Australian people apology trend and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) We Need to Move on From the Culture War
(04:58) Why the Trans Debate is So Captivating
(11:47) Josh’s Journey Through Mainstream Media
(19:30) The Landscape of Social Justice in Australia
(25:23) What Do Gay People Think About Pride?
(30:59) Why Josh Had to Leave Broadcasting
(34:37) Is the Media Trying to Make Everyone Trans?
(37:58) The Culture Wars in Australia
(41:17) Why the UK & Australia Love Order
(46:58) Well-Meaning Disagreements on the Internet
(56:43) Why the Equality Movement is Patronising
(1:00:45) The Problem With the Anti-Woke Right
(1:07:47) Getting Live Shows Cancelled
(1:13:10) Why Taboo Opinions Are Labelled as Hate
(1:17:43) The Difficulty of Unreliable Allies
(1:28:19) Should People Pick Their Battles?
(1:35:08) Is There Hope for the Next 5 Years?
(1:40:12) The Untold Danger of Your Phone
(1:47:41) Are We Paying the Costs for Future Generations?
(1:55:21) Where to Find Josh
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