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About Matthew Thompson
Dr Matthew Thompson has more than 20 years of international experience in journalism and editing, and is the author of three acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction: "My Colombian Death", "Running With The Blood God", and "MAYHEM". Dr Thompson is the subject of the opening chapter of "Fear and Loathing Worldwide: Gonzo Journalism Beyond Hunter S. Thompson", and the creator of a distinguished and influential body of longform prose and audio reporting from southern Philippine conflict zones. A University Medalist with a doctorate in literary journalism, Dr Thompson is a university lecturer with a dozen years of international experience teaching highly diverse student cohorts in often challenging circumstances (including under military rule) at elite universities in Australia and the South Pacific. Dr Thompson now lives in southern Oregon. For a taste of his former Australian life, read "Nightswimming in Dungog", published by the Sydney Review of Books.Dr Matt Thompson is a literary journalism specialist recently resettled in America's Pacific Northwest after calling time on an Australian life.
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NBN Episodes hosted by Matthew:
June 16, 2021
Boy On Fire
Mark Mordue
Hosted by
Matthew Thompson
Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave (HarperCollins, 2020) is the first volume of a long-awaited, near-mythical biography of Nick Cave by award-winning wr…
June 16, 2020
The Hilton Bombing
Imre Salusinszky
Hosted by
Matthew Thompson
"Every morning of my life in the past few years I would wake with the thought, I’m a murderer. I have no right to enjoy life.” Evan Pederick speaking …
May 14, 2020
On Drugs
Chris Fleming
Hosted by
Matthew Thompson
"After I’d finished my rapid-fire history of self-justification he paused and then said, deadpan and rural-Australian-slow: 'Right. Ok. So how is that…