Josh Szeps
@joshszeps · Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps · Substack profile · World Politics
Josh Szeps has 41,933 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #34 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 56 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 41,933
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 27K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 56
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- #34
- World Politics
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 41,933 | −2 | 27K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 41,935 | 27K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #34 | #34 | 4 of 4 |
| World Politics Rising | #30 | #30 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| World Politics Rising | 39 | 37 | 37 | 30 | ▲9 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
56 publications recommend Josh Szeps; 2 started in the last 30 days. Josh Szeps recommends 5, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 7 |
| 2025-09 | 4 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Matt Taibbi584k followers · started May 29, 2026
Sam Harris506k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
Yascha Mounk261k followers · started Jul 2024
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- Kirk's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Alison's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Substack de Franciscostarted May 4, 2026
- Check One, Twostarted Apr 20, 2026
- Ashwin's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Tim's Substackstarted Mar 17, 2026
All 56
- Fish's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Ben Liebmannstarted Feb 3, 2026
- Melissa Edwardsstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Edward's Substackstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Sheree's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
- Substack von Roanastarted Jan 10, 2026
- ore's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Livie's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Ben's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- Scott's Substackstarted Dec 1, 2025
- Trivial or Falsestarted Nov 28, 2025
- Sarah's Substackstarted Nov 16, 2025
- Joan's Substackstarted Nov 12, 2025
- Still Here, Apparentlystarted Nov 9, 2025
- Alexander's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- Sheila's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- UK Human Rights Blog started Oct 2025
- Derek's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Iain's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- JJ’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Miles’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Microcosm: The World in Small Scenesstarted Sep 2025
- Paddy’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Lê’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Tony Abbottstarted Aug 2025
- James’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- South Torchstarted Aug 2025
- The Containment Projectstarted Aug 2025
- Mohammad’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Shapes of Datastarted Aug 2025
- Rok Ursicstarted Aug 2025
- Palateas’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
Recommends
The Free Press2.6M followers · started Nov 2024- Sam Harris506k followers · started May 2024 · mutual
- The Fifth Column89k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
Blocked and Reported85k followers · started May 2025- Interviews with Max Raskinstarted Jun 2024
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Josh Szeps. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 5 shared
Coleman HughesColeman’s Corner
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2.6M followers - 4 shared
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506k followers - 4 shared
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85k followers - 3 shared
Matt TaibbiRacket News
584k followers - 3 shared
Yascha Mounk@yaschamounk
261k followers - 3 shared
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157k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other World Politics writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (84 writers in that group), but not Josh Szeps.
- recommends 12 of themCaptain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars
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- recommends 7 of them
Mick Ryan@mickryan - recommends 5 of them
Thomas des Garets Geddes@sinification - recommends 5 of themFamousAholes
- recommends 5 of themWW3 Watchtower
- recommends 4 of them
Claire Berlinski@claireberlinski - recommends 4 of them
Edouard Husson@edouardhusson - recommends 4 of themFrancisco Carneiro Junior
- recommends 3 of them
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum
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