Simon McCarthy is figuring things out

Differently Brained

Regional journalist and writer Simon McCarthy drops by to talk about anxiety, work, and trying to figure out his different brain.

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news, features and produces video and multimedia for the Herald and the Weekender magazine, and he contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald's daily Topics column. He is a photographer, writer, and co-creator of the Toohey's News Podcast. He's also one of the Differently Brained team's oldest friends.

Check out some of the things we mention in this week's episode:

• Simon McCarthy, Newcastle Herald
• The Newcastle Herald's Topics column
• Find Simon on Instagram
• David Foster Wallace 'This is Water' commencement speech
• Elif Batuman on Longform
• Elif Batuman: 'Japan's Rent-a-Family Industry'

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CREDITS

This episode was produced by Lachlan Rutherford and Jacinta Dietrich.

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