Josh Szeps

Josh Szeps, previously known as Josh Zepps, is an Australian media personality, political satirist, and television presenter.

Szeps has previously hosted Weekend Breakfast on ABC News. He was a founding host for HuffPost Live and his work has included satirical writing and presenting for Australian radio, as well as the hosting of Brink, an American TV series. He also hosted the podcast Point of Inquiry for the Center for Inquiry. He currently hosts the podcast, Uncomfortable Conversations.

Early life and education

Szeps is the son of actor Henri Szeps. His paternal family were Holocaust survivors.

He spells his name "Zepps" in the United States to avoid pronunciation confusion, but has not officially changed his name. The series ended the following year. Later, he was anchor and correspondent on CBS News Productions' Peabody-winning Channel One News.

In 2012, Szeps was a founding host for HuffPost Live. and the ABC News program Weekend Breakfast.

In January 2019, ABC announced that Szeps would replace Andrew Geoghegan as host of Weekend Breakfast.

Radio Over the Summer 2016/2017 period Szeps hosted the National Evenings Show on ABC Local Radio across Australia.

Szeps hosts a podcast tackling societal issues, Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps.

At the end of 2021, Szeps became the presenter of ABC Radio Sydney's three-hour-long Afternoons Program. In 2023, he announced that he would be leaving the ABC to work on his podcast and start a YouTube channel. Szeps made his resignation announcement live on air, saying about his work with the ABC that "The penalties for speaking bluntly...are very high." He said that he was a misfit there, that "I'm a child of refugees, but I'm a white Australian. I'm a gay guy, but I hate Mardi Gras. ...I'm an ABC presenter but I don't like kale."

Voice career

Szeps was cast as the voice of "Olly the Kookaburra", one of three mascots in the Sydney Summer Olympics.

In 2022, Szeps made headlines after appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience. Szeps challenged Joe Rogan's claims about the effects of the coronavirus vaccine on young people. Rogan later admitted he was made to 'look dumb' during the exchange.

Personal life Szeps was married in 2014, in New Hampshire, to American social media marketing specialist Sean Joseph Gallerani, now known as Sean Szeps. The couple live in Sydney, Australia with their twins, Stella and Cooper, who were born of a relative of Sean via a commercial surrogacy arrangement in Minneapolis, Josh being the father.