Media Life

Hosted by Matt Rudd and Nick Swifte

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A fireside chat between two old mates in the Australian media industry. Each week, Matt & Nick are joined by a media executive, ranging from those that are just starting their careers to those reflecting on their years in the industry, sharing a few funny stories, their thoughts and opinions about the jobs and the people they've met along the way.

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May 13, 2024Episode 51 hr 15 min

Nick Behr - A Mythical Beast

This week, Nick & Matt chat to the founder and CEO of ⁠Kaimera⁠, Nick Behr. Nick shares his Media Life from his early days in London before making the move to Australia, his days with some of Australia's largest Agencies, onto starting his own agency including the inspiration behind the name (hint: episode title is a spoiler) as well being a founding board member of the Independent Media Agencies of Australia (⁠IMAA⁠) and the role it plays the Australian industry.

May 6, 2024Episode 41 hr 13 min

Patrick Harrington - It’s Murdoch On The Dance Floor

Patrick Harrington joins us this week taking us through his Media Life from Red Rooster, the Trigger Brothers Surf Shop to biting his fingernails - and a career taking him to the dizzy heights of the Murdoch Empire.

May 2, 202415 min

Media Life - Season 2 Update

A quick update from the guys on where we've been with Media Life Season 2, a call to arms #AloneSwiftyYes and a moonshot guest attempt.

April 14, 2024Episode 353 min

Marcelle 'Chella' Gomez - A Shining Light

This week's guest is Marcelle Gomez, known as Chella to her friends, which is pretty much everyone in the industry and you'll understand why this is the case listening to the story of Chella's Media Life. When describing her career from starting out though to reaching her current role as Managing Director of a Dentsu company, the quality we admire about Chella is not just her approachability and insight but above all her humility.

April 5, 2024Episode 11 hr 22 min

Doug Pearce - Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

From Nanawading to China and only three jobs in between, with a career spanning 30 plus years, Doug Pearce shares his Media Life journey, what he learnt along the way and some cracking stories.

March 27, 2024Episode 11 hr 18 min

Tim Murphy - Up The Willows

Tim Murphy kicks off season two, sharing his days from gas reading to starting his Media Life in the preeminent Mitchells Media agency, to jumping the fence to the sales side of the business with oOh media and now QMS.

January 14, 2024Episode 141 hr 15 min

Lyndall Campher - Don't Change Your Agency, Change Your Agency

For the final episode of season 1, Nick and Matt have an entertaining and honest chat with Lyndall Campher. Lyndall discusses her Media Life working on some huge and important campaigns in South Africa, before taking the boys through her early days in Australia and what it was like crossing to client side at L'Oreal Australia.

January 6, 2024Episode 131 hr 10 min

Prof Mark Davis - Life Without A Rearview Mirror Part 2 of 2

Following on last week, Nick and Matt continue their conversation with Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, Professor Mark Davis. In part 2, Prof Mark Davis talks about becoming an author, his Media Life teaching at Melbourne University and shares some insights on the state of the modern media environment.

January 1, 2024Episode 121 hr 3 min

Prof Mark Davis - Life Without A Rearview Mirror Part 1 of 2

This week, Nick and Matt are going back to school with Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, Professor Mark Davis. In part 1, Prof Mark Davis takes the boys through his early Media Life, which includes award winning book design, motorcycle magazines, and a bit of punk rock.

December 25, 2023Episode 1149 min

Ben Wood - Wish I Bought 100 Oz In Kalgoorlie

For the last week of 2023, the boys head to Shanghai to catch up with Ben Wood, who discusses his missed cricket opportunities, searching for gold in Kalgoorlie and what it's like living a Meda Life in China.