Writing

As well as scripting and editing narrative documentaries, I like to write about a range of topics, including music, sports, history and culture. Any pieces that don’t find other homes will usually end up here.

Daniel Semo 14/6/21 Daniel Semo 14/6/21

A Theory of COVID Peak and End

How will we remember COVID? What memories will linger with us in years to come? That might all depend on who “we” are in those questions…

Daniel Semo 7/6/21 Daniel Semo 7/6/21

Mini-Review # 2 - Girt

After the bland vanilla puree of Geoffrey Blainey’s A Shorter History of Australia, it’s nice to chew on the spicy meat platter that is David Hunt’s Girt…

Daniel Semo 31/5/21 Daniel Semo 31/5/21

Mini-Review # 1 - A Shorter History of Australia

It recently struck me how, in the more than two decades since I first moved to Australia, I had never read a book about the country’s history…

Daniel Semo 24/5/21 Daniel Semo 24/5/21

The Mindfulness of Hunting for Stories

When I first became interested in producing audio stories a few years ago, one of the biggest challenges I faced was where to find the damn stories…

Daniel Semo 17/5/21 Daniel Semo 17/5/21

Imperfect Tools or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Squier

One of the problems with moving around a lot, especially overseas, is that you can’t take all your toys with you…

Daniel Semo 10/5/21 Daniel Semo 10/5/21

Beware the Millennial Aussie Expert Voice

The word “millennial” has come to mean very little at this point. To many, it just stands for “young people”…

Daniel Semo 3/5/21 Daniel Semo 3/5/21

One Should Only Be So Lucky

If you’re lucky, while you’re at university, you might come across one professor who will change your life...

Daniel Semo 26/4/21 Daniel Semo 26/4/21

What Will Zoom Do To “Good Tape”?

Now that most people have become used to Zoom and other video conference platforms, the pool of available interviewees for podcasts has surely gone up…