The Australian government has been keeping a family in detention on Christmas Island for years. One of the children has become sick. The Columnist talks to the people trying to free them, and he writes about the deep shame that comes with locking up children. 

Tell Justin your story at justinsmithwords@gmail.com.

The Columnist is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available now. 

Produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

The Australian government has been keeping a family in detention on Christmas Island for years. One of the children has become sick. The Columnist talks to the people trying to free them, and he writes about the deep shame that comes with locking up children.&nbsp;
Tell Justin your story at justinsmithwords@gmail.com.
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-columnist">The Columnist</a> is a podcast designed to help us understand what is happening in the world one conversation at a time.&nbsp;
Justin's debut novel <a href="https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/babies-of-the-rose-by-justin-smith-9781925927290">Babies of the Rose</a> is available now.&nbsp;
Produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaybillmueller">Jay Mueller</a> as part of the <a href="https://www.badproducerproductions.com">Bad Producer Podcast Network</a>.&nbsp;

Justin Smith is a writer and radio host in Melbourne, Australia. His column in The Herald Sun is read by hundreds of thousands of people each week. In this podcast he goes even deeper, speaking with the people he's written about, and the ones he wants to write about.

But it’s not just one man tapping out his opinion on the keyboard. Justin lets people tell their own stories in their own words. And while he lets them talk, he puts the smell of Melbourne in the nose of the listener and the reader — like the smell of coffee or the inside of a tram on a wet morning. 

Justin is a talker, a writer, a storyteller, a campaigner and a good listener. He is The Columnist. 

The Columnist is produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinSmith3AW">Justin Smith</a> is a writer and radio host in Melbourne, Australia. His column in The Herald Sun is read by hundreds of thousands of people each week. In this podcast he goes even deeper, speaking with the people he's written about, and the ones he wants to write about.
But it&rsquo;s not just one man tapping out his opinion on the keyboard. Justin lets people tell their own stories in their own words. And while he lets them talk, he puts the smell of Melbourne in the nose of the listener and the reader &mdash; like the smell of coffee or the inside of a tram on a wet morning.&nbsp;
Justin is a talker, a writer, a storyteller, a campaigner and a good listener. He is The Columnist.&nbsp;
The Columnist is produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaybillmueller">Jay Mueller</a> as part of the <a href="https://www.badproducerproductions.com">Bad Producer Podcast Network</a>.&nbsp;

Understanding the world we live in one conversation at a time

The Columnist

Justin Smith is a writer and radio host in Melbourne, Australia. His column in The Herald Sun is read by hundreds of thousands of people each week. In this podcast he goes even deeper, speaking with the people he's written about, and the ones he wants to write about.

But it’s not just one man tapping out his opinion on the keyboard. Justin lets people tell their own stories in their own words. And while he lets them talk, he puts the smell of Melbourne in the nose of the listener and the reader — like the smell of coffee or the inside of a tram on a wet morning. 

Justin is a talker, a writer, a storyteller, a campaigner and a good listener. He is The Columnist. 

Justin's debut novel Babies of the Rose is available for pre-order. 

The Columnist is produced by Jay Mueller as part of the Bad Producer Podcast Network. 

<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinSmith3AW">Justin Smith</a> is a writer and radio host in Melbourne, Australia. His column in The Herald Sun is read by hundreds of thousands of people each week. In this podcast he goes even deeper, speaking with the people he's written about, and the ones he wants to write about.
But it&rsquo;s not just one man tapping out his opinion on the keyboard. Justin lets people tell their own stories in their own words. And while he lets them talk, he puts the smell of Melbourne in the nose of the listener and the reader &mdash; like the smell of coffee or the inside of a tram on a wet morning.&nbsp;
Justin is a talker, a writer, a storyteller, a campaigner and a good listener. He is The Columnist.&nbsp;
Justin's debut novel&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/babies-of-the-rose-by-justin-smith-9781925927290">Babies of the Rose</a>&nbsp;is available for pre-order.&nbsp;
The Columnist is produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaybillmueller">Jay Mueller</a> as part of the <a href="https://www.badproducerproductions.com">Bad Producer Podcast Network</a>.&nbsp;

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