Well, well, well. Who’da thunk? Brace yourself for a whole lot more Szeps coming into your ear holes, and even better, into your eye holes.
In his first Grand New Adventure (/foolhardy misstep) of the year, Josh is launching Substack’s newest weekly live-streamed show, SZEPS LIVE.
(Get it? His name is “Szeps”. And it’s “live”. “Szeps Live!” The marketing agency knocked it out of the park. And that’s exactly the kind of innovation you can expect from this show.)
Think of Szeps Live as a ruggedly raffish sibling to Uncomfortable Conversations. A rambunctious, lo-fi romp into making sense of the world. Every Tuesday evening at 9/6pm ET/PT, Josh will crank up his trusty telephonic cameraphone and shower you with world-healing intellectual balms.
Then he’ll gradually reduce the dosage until your skin itches and you’re turning tricks with hobos just to get a fix. That’s our Substack business model right there.
WOOT! SZEPS LIVE IS FREEEE FOR ALL SUBSCRIBERS, PAID AND UNPAID. BUT ONLY PAID MEMBERS CAN COMMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS LIVE.
For the inaugural episode tomorrow, Josh is joined by everyone's favourite Swedish-Irish-Bostonian ne'er-do-well,,
(The Fifth Column, The Free Press). Will Trump impose a new tariff, repeal the constitution, or annex a friendly nation while we're live on-air? Maybe all three.
To participate, you’ll need to download the Substack app here. Enable notifications now, and the app will notify you when we’re live. Just tap the notification, and you’re in.
How to join the livestream
If you are having any issues downloading the Substack app, follow the steps below:
Go to the Apple or Android app store on your mobile device and search for Substack. Alternatively, you can click this link on your mobile device to get there.
Download the Substack app.
Sign in with the email address that you use for Substack—the one our newsletters are sent to.
To finish logging in, Substack will send a verification email to your mobile device. Find the email from Substack with the subject line “Finish signing in to Substack,” and tap the orange button inside.
If you’re new to the app, you’ll go through Substack’s regular onboarding process. This takes a few minutes but is simple to complete. You’ll probably want to get this up and running today.
Once you’re in, you’ll land on the app’s home screen. When Szeps Live begins, it’ll be the first “post” at the top of your app. Just click on this to join the livestream. Below is an example of what the app looked like when Chris Best, Substack’s CEO, did a live video.
Note: If you don’t see Szeps Live, it’s probably because we haven’t gone live yet, which is probably because Michael Moynihan hasn’t finished dumping bear cub carcasses in Central Park. Just wait a few minutes and it’ll show up. If we never ever appear, use the search icon to search for Josh Szeps.
So. That’s that.
Oh, here’s the official blurb:
Unexpected, unfiltered, and unmissable, Szeps Live features the world's sharpest minds, oddest thinkers, or sometimes just Josh himself. Imbibe your sanity potion every Tuesday at 6pm/9pm PT/ET (Wed 1pm in Sydney), exclusive to Substack.
See you tomorrow.
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