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Marc Fennell

Journalist + Maker of Things
  • About
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    • No One Saw It Coming • ABC
    • Corked • Audible
    • Stuff The British Stole • ABC, CBC, BBC Select
    • This Is Not A Game • Audible
    • House of Skulls • Audible
    • Nut Jobs • Audible
    • It Burns • Audible
    • Download This Show • ABC
    • Not Alone • Beyond Blue
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    • The Secret DNA of Us
    • Tell Me What You Really Think
    • Red Flag • Music's Failed Revolution
    • Came From Nowhere
    • The Mission
    • The Kingdom
    • Framed
    • The School That Tried To End Racism
    • Hong Kong: Behind the Frontline
    • Born Small: The Future of Dwarfism
    • Stuffed: Inside Australia's Biggest Museum Heist
    • Sex In Japan: Dying for Company
    • Torture Therapy
    • Postnatal Psychosis
    • The Price of K-Pop Fame
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Featured
Sam Smith's queer awakening
Sam Smith's queer awakening
Guy Sebastian on grief, break-ups and the dangers of politics.
Guy Sebastian on grief, break-ups and the dangers of politics.
Tiny painted rocks changed this man's life
Tiny painted rocks changed this man's life
The Black Eyed Peas on staying together and fighting cancer
The Black Eyed Peas on staying together and fighting cancer
Louis Theroux doesn't trust Scientologists
Louis Theroux doesn't trust Scientologists
Michael Parkinson was told he'd never be on TV
Michael Parkinson was told he'd never be on TV
Homeless piano virtuoso Natalie Trayling
Homeless piano virtuoso Natalie Trayling
Ryan Reynolds combats anxiety with improv
Ryan Reynolds combats anxiety with improv
The Red Wiggle Murray Cook on hanging up the skivvie
The Red Wiggle Murray Cook on hanging up the skivvie
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig never quite made it as a rapper
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig never quite made it as a rapper
Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Basketballer Elizabeth Cambage on rage, race and ego
Basketballer Elizabeth Cambage on rage, race and ego
Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
Henry Rollins' fans have made him a more empathetic person
Henry Rollins' fans have made him a more empathetic person
Jordan Peele on why he takes joy in making people scared
Jordan Peele on why he takes joy in making people scared
Lily Allen: beating sensationalist media at their own game
Lily Allen: beating sensationalist media at their own game
Marc's Favourite Interviews & Stories of 2018
Marc's Favourite Interviews & Stories of 2018
Jamie Lee Curtis: Reflections on a life nearly lost to addiction
Jamie Lee Curtis: Reflections on a life nearly lost to addiction
Tom Morello: On the front lines with Rage Against the Machine
Tom Morello: On the front lines with Rage Against the Machine
Ruel: 'Songwriting is exaggerating'
Ruel: 'Songwriting is exaggerating'

Troye Sivan: Blowing some straight people's world

September 28, 2018 in Interviews, music, SBS, The Feed
Tags: troye sivan, bloom, favourites

Why Yassmin Abdel-Magied left Australia

August 10, 2018 in Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tyler Freeman Smith

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan

Tags: yassmin abdel-magied, anzac day, islam, multiculturalism, racism, abused, abuse, favourites

Making the Monster: Frankenstein turns 200

August 10, 2018 in Film, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tyler Freeman Smith

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Andres Gomez Isaza @ lafinka.tv

Tags: frankenstein, history, film history, horror, feminism

From Al-qaeda terrorist to MI6 spy: Aimen Dean

August 10, 2018 in Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tyler Freeman Smith

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Tags: aimen dean, nine lives, terrorism, espionage, britain, al-qaeda, mi5, mi6, favourites

Years & Years: Olly Alexander on fame & sleep paralysis

August 10, 2018 in Interviews, music, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tyler Freeman Smith

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Andres Gomez Isaza @ lafinka.tv

Tags: years and years, mental health, music, britain, nhs, favourites

Camp Cope on sexual assault and gender equality in music

August 10, 2018 in Film, Interviews, music, The Feed

Cinematography: Joel Stillone, Dean Brosche, Jack Tulleners

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

 

Tags: camp cope, gender equality, feminism, music, australia

Amy Shark opens up friends, family, failure and fame

August 10, 2018 in music, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Adam Rosenberg @ WanderingCrew

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Tags: amy shark, music, nyc, bowery ballroom

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown: Surprise fatherhood; toxic masculinity

August 10, 2018 in Film, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tim Anistasi, Jack Tulleners

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan 

Tags: queer eye, netflix, favourites

Torture Therapy

June 17, 2018 in Documentaries, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

How do you bring someone back from some of the worst experiences imaginable? I spent a few days with some incredible psychologists helping torture survivors.

Directed, Produced and Edited by Marc Fennell

Cinematography by Joel Stillone, Jack Tulleners and Jack Hibbert 

Snow Patrol: Back from the brink

June 17, 2018 in Interviews, music, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Tyler Freeman Smith

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Tags: favourites

Diplo: Working with kids; Indigenous Hip-hop; Justin Bieber

May 30, 2018 in Interviews, music, SBS, The Feed

He's the man behind huge acts Major Lazer, Jack Ü. He's collaborated with just about everyone.

Cinematography: Adam Rosenberg

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Keith Urban: Fire; family; Stephen Colbert

May 30, 2018 in Interviews, music, SBS, The Feed

Keith Urban chats with we about growing up, the fire that destroyed his house, and his beef with Stephen Colbert

Cinematography: Joel Stillone, Chloe Angelo

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan

Tags: favourites

Leon Bridges: Soul; style and civil rights

May 30, 2018 in Interviews, SBS, The Feed, music

Cinematography: Chloe Angelo, Jack Hibbert

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Ghostwriter Michael Visontay: Bringing stories to the surface

May 30, 2018 in Film, SBS, The Feed, writers, Interviews

All of the work, none of the recognition. Marc Fennell learns about the life of a ghostwriter.

Cinematography: Tim Anistasi, Jack Tulleners, Pete Mullins

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Tags: favourites

The Matildas' Kyah Simon: Learning through injury

May 30, 2018 in Interviews, sport, The Feed

At 8 years old Kyah Simon knew she would play for Australia. She spoke to me about what inspired her.

Cinematography: Pete Mullins

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Inside Aardman Animation: The people who brought you 'Wallace & Gromit'

May 30, 2018 in Film, SBS, The Feed, Interviews

Peter Lord has built an empire out of plasticine. And surprisingly it's still standing.

Tags: aardman animation

We need to talk about Postnatal Psychosis

April 14, 2018 in Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Pete Mullins, Tim Anistasi

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan

Tags: postnatal psychosis, mother baby units, mbu, mental health

Steven Spielberg: Ready Player One, Jaws, E.T. and movies that changed his life

April 14, 2018 in Film, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Adam Rosenberg, John Nodorft 

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan

Tags: jaws, pong, video games, ready player one, E.T, Jurrassic pARK

Jack White: Getting in tune with the crowd

April 14, 2018 in Film, Interviews, music, SBS

Cinematography: Adam Rosenberg

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Tags: jack white, the white stripes, the dead weather, third man records, favourites

Lena Waithe: Changing the world instead of reflecting it

April 14, 2018 in Film, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

Cinematography: Adam Rosenberg

Producer, Editor: Marc Fennell

Animation: Dan Holohan

Tags: master of none, ready player one, the chi, lgbtqi
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