Mark Kenny's Canberra, the age of manipulation, plus collecting ancient coins

Late Night Live — Full program podcast · Jul 6, 2026 · 54m

Prof Mark Kenny surveys the Coalition's ongoing struggles to handle the surging popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Israeli philosopher Assaf Sharon studies how states coerce and manipulate their citizens. Plus, a look inside one of Australia's premier ancient coin collections.

Guests:

Professor Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, host of the Democracy Sausage podcast

Assaf Sharon, Israeli philosopher. Co-author of 'Captive minds: a study of manipulation' (Harvard Uni Press)

Peter Edwell, Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic…