In the wake of their new funding round that vaulted Substack into the billion-dollar-valuation club, Substack’s founders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie join Josh to unpack their original vision, the battle with algorithms and legacy media, the fight over free speech, and where the platform goes next.
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Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie on Reinventing Media from the Ground Up
Aug 20, 2025

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
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.
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.Listen on
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