Matt Smith
Matt Smith started his career in radio in 2000, after it became clear that his geography degree was much less interesting than he originally thought (which, to be truthful, was not very interesting at all).
Since then he’s managed to freelance for many major radio stations between Newcastle and Melbourne, writing commercials, editing content, panel operating and providing silly voices on demand. He is also the author of several radio plays, including Pharaoh: Walking in Memphis, which won an award from the BBC World Service.
He currently works at La Trobe University as their chief podcaster, and teaches in the Media Studies program. His amusing radio plays can be found at Nightlight Productions (http://www.nightlightradio.net) and you can follow Matt on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nightlightguy
Articles by Matt Smith
A Logie award should be a valuable prize
Voting is now open for TV Week’s Logie Awards, have you got your vote in? No? That’s not surprising. I’m…... Read more
New rollout of Knockout is a sellout and a copout
Every now and then, you might come across a disaster of some kind and have the inexplicable urge to stare…... Read more
Selling the Dalai Lama experience at $5000 a pop
The Dalai Lama’s most recent tour of Australia is in full swing, and it’s taken a slightly strange direction this…... Read more
They’re red. They’re angry. They’re birds.
That’s it. Pull back, aim, let go. Repeat a billion times. The game’s objective is to guide a bird with…... Read more
How many times can you reinvent the wookiee?
I feel like I’ve been the subject of George Lucas’ booty calls for way too long now. I was too…... Read more
Live from Planet Earth now dead and buried
Ben Elton’s Live From Planet Earth has been cancelled after three episodes. The regular broadcast was delayed by Channel 9…... Read more
HE SAYS: At least I can use an Allen key
Young Australians have often been labelled as lazy and lacking many crucial skills, leaving many older Australians to worry about…... Read more
The dawning of the Age of Ridiculius
If you’ve ever woken up on the wrong side of bed and thought your stars weren’t in alignment, it turns…... Read more
A fruitless search for the romance in modern travel
On the course of a trip home for Christmas from Melbourne to the Central Coast in NSW, I had ahead…... Read more
U2 isn’t exactly practicing what it preaches
U2’s 360 degrees tour has touched down in Australia and is in full swing. Much like the main feature of…... Read more
Trendsetters aren’t the only fashion victims
Occasional exposure to Beauty and the Geek has highlighted a few things to me. One is that there’s no level…... Read more
The monstrous shark and other myths of the sea
Fact: You are more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than by a shark. Summer is a matter…... Read more
Where to cash in on the strong Aussie dollar
If you looked at the value of the Aussie dollar as a sign of our economy strength, things have never…... Read more
The Net is already censored, and not by the government
Depending on which way you look at it, Australia can indeed be considered ‘the lucky country’ when it comes to…... Read more
With airline travel like this, I’d rather swim
No one ever said it was easy being a multi-billion dollar airline provider. The rise of low-cost airlines has lead…... Read more
#isanybodyoutthereupfora realfacetofaceconversation
Apple released its newest incarnation of music management software last week, and unsurprisingly dubbed it ‘iTunes 10’. Flaunted amongst the…... Read more
Ambassador for the Australian mentality
During the recent election campaign, any significant attention to our place in the world and foreign policy was lost amongst…... Read more
Goodbye naughty chair, it’s time to bring out the Latham
It took a brave (and bitter) kind of former politician to stand in front of the camera on 60 minutes,…... Read more
The news we want versus the news we get
Did you hear the news about the stripper from the Gold Coast whose breast implants exploded while wrestling a crocodile?…... Read more
Fair Dinkum pollies, enough with the slang
With the election running faster than a ‘roo on the hot desert’, the Australian slang and euphemisms have been coming…... Read more
Filling the Masterchef void
I was spending some quality time with channel 10 the other night. It was blathering on about how good it’s…... Read more
Old Spice - old news
Look at your ad. Now look at mine. Now look at your ad. Now. Look. At. Mine. Sadly, this is…... Read more
Scientific proof Mel Gibson is no longer Australian
Mel Gibson may have had a few bad times recently, but let’s not forget that he’s still Australian. Let’s set…... Read more
The Doctor is in, but the storyline is hard to find
Doctor Who has just finished its most recent series, with what could be classed as “pretty good ratings for the…... Read more
Hey, Hey, where did everyone go?
Were you one of the 637,000 or so people who watched Hey Hey it’s Saturday this week? No? How about…... Read more
Searching the web for the real Julia Gillard
Just in case you haven’t realised, Australia has a new prime minister. Very few of us were prepared for this…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
