The Columnist

By: Bad Producer Productions
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  • Summary

  • Justin Smith is a writer and radio host in Melbourne, Australia. His column in The Herald Sun is read by hundreds of thousands of people each week. In this podcast he goes even deeper, speaking with the people he's written about, and the ones he wants to write about.

    But it’s not just one man tapping out his opinion on the keyboard. Justin lets people tell their own stories in their own words. And while he lets them talk, he puts the smell of Melbourne in the nose of the listener and the reader — like the smell of coffee or the inside of a tram on a wet morning. 

    Justin is a talker, a writer, a storyteller, a campaigner and a good listener. He is The Columnist. 

    The Columnist is produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 
    2024 Bad Producer Productions and Justin Smith
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Episodes
  • Death in the Kitchen

    Death in the Kitchen
    Apr 30 2022

    The Columnist writes about a new survey that shows most Australians can't cook, and talks to one of Australia’s best storytellers — Adam Shand — about why he can do most things but still can’t boil an egg.  

    Tell Justin your story at justinsmithwords@gmail.com.

    The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

     

     

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    17 mins
  • Bugger humility

    Bugger humility
    Mar 8 2022

    Shane Warne is dead. The Columnist writes about why Warnie meant so much to us, and he speaks with entertainment reporter Peter Ford about the thousands of messages he got from the spin king over the years. 

    Tell Justin your story at justinsmithwords@gmail.com.

    The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

    Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

     

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    20 mins
  • Just not free enough

    Just not free enough
    Feb 16 2022

    The first rule of Fight Club is never talk about fight club. The first rule of censorship is to make people afraid to speak. The Columnist writes about the Chinese government rewriting of a cult movie, and two examples of free speech getting trampled in Australia. Champion basketball player Andrew Bogut was one of the victims — he talks with the Columnist.  

    Tell Justin your story at justinsmithwords@gmail.com.

    The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

    Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

     

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    26 mins

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