Michael Adams

Michael Adams has been a magazine journalist and editor, his work appearing in the likes of Rolling Stone, Empire and Men's Style, as well as a television scriptwriter, producer and presenter, on shows as diverse as MasterChef, Travel Guides, Aussie Inventions That Changed the World and The Movie Show. He is the author of ten novels for children and young adults. His nonfiction works include Australia's Sweetheart, Hanging Ned Kelly and The Murder Squad, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Award in the True Crime category. Michael is the creator and host of the podcast Forgotten Australia, which has racked up more than six million episode downloads since 2018. He is also the author of the memoir Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made - but that's a different story.