Popular ABC Host Quits Live on Air, Says There Are ‘Penalties for Speaking Bluntly’

‘Having truly rational, bull-[expletive] free conversations about controversial issues is risky these days,’ Josh Szeps said.

The logo for Australia's public broadcaster ABC is seen on its head office building in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 27, 2018. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

A popular radio host in Sydney has quit live on air while making a thinly veiled critique of the national broadcaster’s management and its listeners around “uncomfortable conversations.”

“Having truly rational, bull-[expletive] free conversations about controversial issues is risky these days,” Josh Szeps, host of ABC Radio Sydney, said just before the 3 p.m. news on Nov. 15.