If You're Listening

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If You're Listening is the umbrella title of a series of podcasts and visual presentations produced and presented on Australian ABC radio and television by Matt Bevan. [1] The video specials were also hosted on several video sharing platforms.

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History

In 2019 he began compering a series of occasional specials of variable length under the title "Russia — If You're Listening", each episode focusing on some aspect of current affairs. His producers for this series were Will Ockenden, Yasmin Parry and Ruby Jones. [2]

Visual media

Following requests by listeners, in mid-2023 the ABC began producing video versions of his podcasts, with Bevan behind the microphone, in what appears to be a cluttered basement, his commentary illustrated with video footage and diagrams and historic photos, sometimes quirky. And the program format changed too: rather than a series devoted to one broad topic, each show is a self-contained essay.

Crew

Matthew Bevan was born and educated in Newcastle, New South Wales. He began his working life as a producer and journalist for ABC radio in 2008 and spent six years as breakfast newsreader for Radio National, alongside Fran Kelly. [4] [5] Bevan was a guest speaker at the 2024 Newcastle Writers' Festival, 5–7 April 2024. [6] In an episode "The French Connection: why France never trusted Trump" of March 2025 he volunteered the information that he had a family of four children, the last two being twins.

Yasmin Parry was the editor from the series' inception to July 2024. Jess O'Callaghan was an audio producer for ABC. She has worked on various Background Briefing programs as well as supporting hosts Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas. [7] She was a producer on the program "Carers who kill", which won a UNAA award in 2018 [8]

References

  1. "If You're Listening". Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024. list of podcasts
  2. Peter Wells (17 October 2019). "Dark material makes for a riveting podcast". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. "Coal Consumption Affecting Climate". The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal . New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Matt Bevan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. "Matt Bevan". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. "Matt Bevan". Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. "Jess O'Callaghan". Muckrack.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. "UNAA Award Media Winners and Finalists 2018" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.