I’ve cracked the code to healthy eating without feeling like I’m in food jailLiving and eating well as a solo can be tough. But after much trial and error, Neil McMahon has finally found a method that works. Here are his top tips. Aug 20 25August 20, 2025Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Peter Russell-Clarke was a legend. But they don’t make them like they used toFrom the jovial Peter Russell-Clarke to the cutting Bernard King, eccentric kitchen personalities used to rule our TV screens. Jul 09 25July 09, 2025Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The Project has gone. Does its ‘serious news’ replacement deliver?Ten officially entered its News+ era on Monday night, which invites the critical question: News plus … what? Jun 30 25June 30, 2025Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Robbie Williams rocks Sydney for Aunty’s New Year’s Eve showThis is the tale of how Robbie Williams set fire to Sydney Harbour for a good 40 minutes before the bridge exploded at midnight. Dec 31 24December 31, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The year girl power got a joyous updateFrom pop culture and sport to royalty and the natural world, there were plenty of diamonds dazzling in the dust in 2024. Dec 28 24December 28, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Yacht rock – the genre you had no idea you knew so wellThe name was coined as a joke in the early 2000s, but this genre of pop music is fast developing a serious fan base. Dec 23 24December 23, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Thirty years after reporting from Rwanda, one image still haunts Helen VatsikopoulosBy Neil McMahon February 28, 2024 — 4.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 7 min For Helen Vatsikopoulos, working on… Feb 28 24February 28, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Nemesis caps off an extraordinary exercise in documentary journalismBy Neil McMahon February 13, 2024 — 7.30pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 6 min Nine prime ministerships, eight prime… Feb 13 24February 13, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Growing influence for tennis podcast with a point of social conscienceBy Neil McMahon January 25, 2024 — 3.48pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 5 min When tennis legend Pam Shriver decided… Jan 25 24January 25, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Yes, queuing for your morning coffee can be chaos, but spare a thought for the barista“Large latte for Ian? Silence. “Noel? Nathan? Nail? “It’s Neil. “No worries, thanks Nick.” So goes the tango with the barista, a dance we enjoy or endure depending on the nature of the barista in question, but mostly on how much we are in dire need… Jan 22 24January 22, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Open, we love you. But you need to calm downJanuary 21, 2024 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 6 min Build it and they will come. So goes the mantra… Jan 20 24January 20, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Pace yourself, stock up: Surviving the tennis from your lounge roomBy Neil McMahon January 14, 2024 — 1.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 4 min Ladies and gentlemen on the couch, the… Jan 14 24January 14, 2024Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Welcome to the New Year’s Eve we all missed: NYE TV wrapBy Neil McMahon January 1, 2024 — 1.52am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The ABC asked one thing of its New Year’s Eve viewers: put your party… Dec 31 23December 31, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
The stories that shone some light in the darkness of 2023By Neil McMahon December 31, 2023 — 5.00am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. For most of 2023, it felt like the world was screaming. If 2022… Dec 30 23December 30, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
After more than three decades on air, Neil Mitchell hangs up the headphonesBy Neil McMahon Updated December 1, 2023 — 10.46amfirst published at 9.46am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Listen to this article 4 min Neil… Nov 30 23November 30, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
I asked AI to conjure a recipe using fridge ingredients, and now I make it on repeatFor all the non-cooks who’ve ever lamented that they can’t boil an egg, artificial intelligence is here to help. I checked. If you ask ChatGPT – the most prominent of the AI platforms that have threatened to take over the world in the past year – how… Aug 11 23August 11, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Up all night watching cricket, tennis and cycling? How to late-night snack like an absolute champIt’s just gone midnight and your belly is whinging louder than an English cricket fan and swearing like Nick Kyrgios after a bad line call. What are you going to do? Ignore it, or succumb? And if the latter, what are you reaching for. A beer? A cup… Jul 06 23July 06, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Suck on this: Five classic lollies we must save at all costs (and five that can get in the bin)To paraphrase JFK, the things that unite us are greater than the things that divide us, except when it comes to lollies. We are hopelessly divided about lollies, an aspect of national life that could make State of Origin or a Collingwood/Carlton… Jun 22 23June 22, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
What David Koch’s departure means for Australian TV’s breakfast warsBy Neil McMahon May 30, 2023 — 12.00pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Welcome to the third decade of Australia’s own morning wars. In one… May 30 23May 30, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
Bye-bye bacon: How I became an accidental vegetarianI haven’t eaten meat since Christmas – and the good news is I haven’t had a dud meal yet. Let’s get the boring bit out of the way first and then get to the heart of this story: 10 weeks ago, I decided to stop eating meat. Stop right there, I hear you… Mar 16 23March 16, 2023Article at The Sydney Morning Herald
