Russia's far-right bikies, plus the afterlives of Sarah Baartman

Late Night Live — Full program podcast · Jul 29, 2026 · 54m

Established in Moscow in 1989, the 'Night Wolves' motorcycle club continues to operate as a powerful propaganda arm of the Putin regime. Plus, the writer Sisonke Msimang defends the legacy of Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, the African woman trafficked through early 19th Century Europe as a 'freak show' spectacle.

Guests:

Dr Olga Boichak, Senior Lecturer in digital cultures, Sydney University

Sisonke Msimang, writer and activist, author of 'Defending the dead: the many afterlives of Sarah Baartman' in the latest Griffith Review