Julie Szego is a writer of the popular Substack blog Szego Unplugged, and a former senior journalist at The Age and other major Australian publications. She has authored a book titled The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama which was shortlisted for both the VIC and NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.Our conversation spans a number of topics including taking risks, activist journalism, liberals versus progressives, Islamism, Jewish identity, the state of liberal Jewry today, advice for writing and more.Julie’s Substack: Szego UnpluggedBuy Julie’s book today: The Tainted Trial of Farah JamaArticles and other resources mentioned in today’s conversation:​Matti Friedman: An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth​RAND Corporation think-tank report on journalism​The Cass Review (UK) on gender identity services​Tom Holland interview on the relationship between Wokeism and Christianity​Jeremy Corbyn speech describing “friends from Hezbollah and friends from Hamas” ​Julie’s article on the “bikini ban” at a public swimming pool in Dandenong ​Julie’s article on wearing the Star of David as battle gear​Call Me Back podcast by Dan SenorPodcast Info:InstagramYouTube---------------To support this podcast, please head over to Buy Me A Coffee.

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