Matt Bevan
Matthew Bevan is an Australian podcast presenter and current affairs journalist.
He is currently host of the If You're Listening podcast series from ABC News.
If You're Listening podcast
In 2018 he developed, wrote and presented the podcast series Russia, If You're Listening,[1] focused on the Mueller Investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, cyberwarfare by Russia and the Russo-Ukrainian War.[2]
The podcast was subsequently renamed America, If You're Listening, to focus on the first presidency of Donald Trump.[3]
On the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, If You're Listening reported exclusively that Australian prime minister Bob Hawke relied on raw evidence from a single diplomatic cable during a tearful speech on national television following the massacre.[4]
The report found that the cable was subsequently retracted by diplomats, and likely was based on information from the same unreliable source as the widely-cited[5][6][7] UK cable on the massacre, which was declassified in 2017.[4]
Recognition
Russia, If You're Listening was awarded best Political, Social & Cultural Affairs podcast at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards.[8]
In 2022, Bevan was named Australian Podcast Host or Presenter of the Year in the Radio Today Podcast Awards for his work on China, If You're Listening.[9]
In 2023, Bevan was nominated as a finalist for the Walkley Awards for explanatory journalism.[10]
References
- ↑ Wells, Peter (2018-07-25). "The chaos of the Trump era could be a reality show, says podcaster Matt Bevan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 2021-10-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wells, Peter (2019-10-17). "Dark material makes for a riveting podcast". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wells, Peter (2020-09-08). "ABC's presidential podcast moves past Russia in new season". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bevan, Matt; Mitchell, Scott (2021-06-03). "Previously classified diplomatic cable reveals what PM Bob Hawke thought he knew about the Tiananmen massacre". China, If You're Listening. ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|name-list-style=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lusher, Adam (2017-12-24). "At least 10,000 people died in Tiananmen Square massacre, secret British cable alleges". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tiananmen Square protest death toll 'was 10,000'". BBC News. 2017-12-23. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vavra, Shannon (2017-12-24). "Declassified cable estimates 10,000 killed at Tiananmen Square". Axios. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 2022-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australian Podcast Awards: 2019 winners". podnews.net (Press release). 2019-05-20. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Connery, Tess; Gollasch, Grace (2022-08-25). "Podcast Week: Kicking goals with The Sport, The Imperfects, + more". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|name-list-style=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Walkley Award finalists 2023". AdNews. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
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Further reading
- Meade, Amanda (17 June 2022). "Russia, why aren't you listening? Australian journalists wake up to sanctions but ABC's Matt Bevan left out". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2026. Unknown parameter
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