När allt ska maxas: sticky buns och ett samhälle på helspänn.
Sticky buns are taking off in Sweden—but can you improve on a classic kanelbulle?
Josh and John talk cinnamon buns, semlor, Sweden’s love of candy, and Norway’s sugar tax. Then an Oslo trip leads to a more serious conversation about Norway’s wartime history, Sweden’s neutrality, the 22 July attacks, everyday racism, and radicalization. A conversation that starts with extra icing and ends with bigger questions about history, society, and how we understand one another.
24 Sept 2026
Alla vann valet… eller?! 🇸🇪
The votes have been counted, but apparently everyone won.
Josh and John attempt to untangle the Swedish election results, coalition negotiations and the strange power held by Sweden’s smaller political parties.
Can Centerpartiet support a government without cooperating with Vänsterpartiet or Sverigedemokraterna? Could Sweden end up with a minority government—or even face another election? And why does every party describe the result as some form of victory?
They also discuss reports of possible election irregularities, political messaging and whether American-style distrust is beginning to affect Sweden’s traditionally high level of trust in its democratic institutions.
Swedish politics, American confusion and some questionable mathematics—it’s another episode of The Josh & John Show.
10 Sept 2026
Är Sverige på väg att bli USA?!
Is Sweden starting to look more like the United States?
Josh and John dive into Swedish politics through American and Swedish eyes. They compare Sweden’s eight-party system with America’s two-party divide, unpack tactical voting and ask whether political polarization is growing in Sweden.
They also discuss “Vi gör Sverige till Sverige igen,” immigration and integration, the Swedish welfare state, economic inequality and why Swedes are often reluctant to say how they vote.
For Josh, an immigrant who genuinely wants to become Swedish, one question sits at the heart of the conversation: Who gets to decide what it means to be Swedish?
An honest, curious and occasionally uncomfortable conversation about politics, identity, fear and building a society together.
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