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Late Night Live — Full program podcast
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LNL Summer: A legendary Australian publisher, and saving the beach shack
Australian literature was never the same after McPhee Gribble Publishing, the revolutionary women-owned publishing house. The venture was started in 1975 by…
Late Night Live — Full program podcastLNL Summer: Geraldine Brooks, Rachel Kushner and Julia Baird at Adelaide Writers Week 2025
Despite the promise that we were “all in it together”, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a flight from sociability. While that escape may have been a relief for…
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LNL Summer: Trump's war on journalism, plus Robert Dessaix's chameleonic life
Alan Rusbridger, the former editor in chief of The Guardian UK on Trump's push to silence dissenting voices in the media; and writer Robert Dessaix has a new…
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LNL Summer: Trans poet and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon on being banned by Trump
One of US President Donald Trump's first executive orders was to declare there are only two genders and to ban transgender women from participating in female…
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LNL Summer: The Aussies the union movement left behind, and what causes a society to collapse?
A new history of the union movement in Australia looks at those often left out of the picture: migrants, women, Indigenous Australians and LGBTQIA+ people…
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LNL Summer: Reckoning with the West, and radio propaganda wars in the Middle East
Journalist Omar El Akkad examines what he sees as the moral contradictions of the West in the face of the Gaza war. And historian Margaret Peacock traces the…
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LNL Summer: How Australia bought Pollock's 'Blue Poles', plus when America went hair crazy
Political reporter Tom McIlroy tells the story of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles - the vast paint-splattered canvas, controversially acquired by the Whitlam…
Late Night Live — Full program podcastLaura Tingle, Hannah Ferguson and Craig Reucassel farewell 2025
David Marr is joined by Laura Tingle, Hannah Ferguson and Craig Reucassel to review the monumental year of 2025 - including its weirdest moments - and ask…
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Geoffrey Robertson on war crimes impunity, plus how bush medicine saved Allied soldiers in WWII
Renowned human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson KC says the killing of two people who survived a US strike on a speed boat off the coast of Venezuela in…
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Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt dissect a wild year in US and UK politics
Late Night Live regulars Bruce Shapiro (USA) and Ian Dunt (UK) reflect on a turbulent, torrid and at times bizarre year in politics on both sides of the…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Indian Maoists surrender, plus are public pools doomed?
Anna Henderson looks at the government's control of defence budgets and the blossoming relationship between Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce. In India the…
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Who was the oldest prisoner in history? Plus the breathtaking Birrundudu drawings revealed
Author and journalist Gideon Haigh uncovers the intriguing tale of Australian man William Richard Wallace - the oldest prisoner in recorded history. Wallace…
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Niki Savva on why the 2025 federal election was a political 'earthquake' in Australia
The veteran Canberra journalist Niki Savva dissects the monumental result of the 2025 federal election. Where has it left both the Coalition in opposition, and…
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What happened to Nauru's riches? Transgender troops fight Trump, plus the world's oldest prosthetics
Nauru briefly had one of the highest per-capita incomes on earth, thanks to phosphate mining - so where did all the money go? Transgender troops kicked out of…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra plus Netanyahu's political survival
Pauline Hanson's burka stunt stymies the Senate while the Labor government is deep in negotiations with the Greens and the Coalition to get changes to…
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Simon Winchester on wind: the invisble force that we can't live without
The acclaimed writer Simon Winchester turns his eye to the wind - the invisible force with the power to sustain, relieve, inspire, irritate and destroy us…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, climate and slavery justice for Jamaica and feral foxes
Bruce Shapiro looks at why Donald Trump has finally agreed to release the Epstein files. After being devastated by yet another hurricane, Jamaica is seeking…
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Helen Garner on Erin Patterson's trial and a lifetime of keeping diaries
Author Helen Garner sat through the trial of Erin Patterson, who was convicted of murdering members of her family with deadly mushrooms. She reflects on coming…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, inside Myanmar's civil war, and traffic jams in space
After the Liberal Party joined the Nationals in ditching net zero, what is the fate of remaining Liberal Party moderates in city seats? A new documentary…
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Gareth Evans: Australia should do more on nuclear control, plus Joseph Stiglitz warns of 'inequality emergency'
As Russia and the US both threaten resume nuclear testing and China has tripled its stock of nuclear arms, former foreign minister Gareth Evans says Australia…
Late Night Live — Full program podcastHenry Reynolds turns Australian history upside-down
The writing of Australian history has tended to focus on the south-eastern corner of the continent, but the story of colonisation north of the Tropic of…
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Ian Dunt's UK, police brutality in Brazil, and Australia's earliest computer
What caused the latest drama at the BBC, and what does it say about the state of British media? Ian Dunt explains. As Brazil tries to present its best side to…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Sudan's genocidal gold rush and the missing dismissal footage mystery
The Liberal Party looks likely to drop their net zero policy this week, but what will that do for their base? At the heart of the genocide in Sudan is a fight…
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Do modern Liberals still back Whitlam's dismissal? Plus, the courageous life of 'Weary' Dunlop
50 years since the Governor-General sacked sitting Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, do modern Liberal MPs still back the Dismissal? Plus, Peter Fitzsimons pays…
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Bruce Shapiro on Mamdani's victory, Trump's ballroom blitz, plus an author's win over AI
New Yorkers have shaken the United States's political establishment and delivered 34-year-old socialist Zohran Mamdani a thumping victory in the city's…
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The legacy of U Thant plus what Australia's earliest photographs can tell us
U Thant went from being a Buddhist teacher to playing a pivotal role in resolving some of the most dangerous international crises of his time as UN…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, banning kids from social media and cracking the Kryptos code
Anna Henderson looks at the political implications for both the Nationals and the Liberals of the Nats' decision to abandon its net zero policy. Can banning…
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Francesca Albanese: Australia complicit in the Gaza genocide, plus how our polticians got hooked on gambling money
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that rather than ensuring Israel respects the basic human rights and self-determination of the Palestinian…
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The power of Patrick White plus why we should forgive
A new book looks at author Patrick White's startling use of language, his mythic depiction of the Australian landscape and the people who inhabit it, and the…
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Ian Dunt's UK, how Chicago is resisting ICE, and Australian anthropology turns 100
What does Ian Dunt think of the King's attempt to eject Prince Andrew from his royal lodgings? Then, in America, Chicagoans have been organising against ICE…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, global surveillance network exposed, and can AI speak whale?
Anna Henderson looks at what changes the government is trying to make to environment protection laws and why the Coalition wants to split the bill. How an…
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The political drama before the Dismissal, and communing with Stalin's ghost
Today, we look backwards. Gough Whitlam's dismissal didn't come out of nowhere; 1974 and 1975 were years of intense political turmoil and scandal. Paul Kelly…
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Looted bronzes returning to Africa, plus love in antiquity
The famous Benin bronzes, looted by the British in 1897, are gradually being returned home to Nigeria. But they won't be on display at Benin City's new Museum…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, Suriname's first female president, and a world without sand?
Bruce Shapiro looks at Anthony Albanese's first meeting with US President Donald Trump and whether the critical minerals deal will see Australia become…
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Bernard Keane's Canberra, Chris Hedges slams Western media's coverage of Gaza, and Fiona Stanley's cancelled hospital event
Crikey's Bernard Keane on Barnaby Joyce's decision to quit the Nationals. There's speculation the New England MP may join the One Nation party. Pulitzer prize…
Late Night Live — Full program podcastTim Minchin's nipples are just fine, thanks
Tim Minchin turned fifty this year and just ran a marathon for the first time. He's returned home to Australia, with his new album Time Machine, and his tour…
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Australia's foreign policy in the age of Trump, plus Ilan Pappe on Israel's future
Historian and former intelligence officer Clinton Fernandes says there's method to the apparent madness of the second Trump administration's approach to…
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Ian Dunt's UK, trouble in Madagascar, and women in the skies
Ian Dunt examines the role that the UK played in the Gaza ceasefire, and Keir Starmer crosses a personal Rubicon: he's criticising Brexit in public. In…
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Tom McIlroy's Canberra, the wonder of clouds, and who speaks Esperanto?
Political editor at Guardian Australia, Tom Mcllroy, on why the government has watered down its superannuation tax plan, the wonders of cloud-watching, and why…
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Inside the Gisele Pelicot trial, plus how our cities lost their shade
One of the 51 men convicted men of raping French woman Gisele Pelicot is appealing his conviction, arguing he didn’t know that she hadn’t given her consent…
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Could sanctions on Iran backfire? Plus the Australian father of the bomb
After attacks from Israel and the United States bombing of a nuclear facility, Iran is cracking down on dissent, while dealing with reimposed sanctions from…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, Irris Makler on October 7, and New Zealand's crusade on feral predators
Bruce Shapiro discusses how long the U.S. government shutdown might last, and why ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents are causing turmoil on…
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Does our world lack moral ambition? And the Victorian obsession with orchids
The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman is calling on the world's best and brightest to quit their corporate jobs and show some more 'moral ambition', to build a…
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Doc Evatt and the making of Israel, plus the twisted history of rope
Doc Evatt, an influential Australian politician and jurist, played a notable role in shaping Israel’s early international standing. As President of the UN…
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How Malka Leifer was brought to justice, plus when America went mad for Mars
A new documentary recounts the 15-year struggle of three sisters from Melbourne's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to bring their abuser and former-headmistress…
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Ian Dunt's UK, the right to sing in Afghanistan, and how salmon got to Tasmania
UK columnist Ian Dunt surveys the strange world of political party conferences in the UK, plus the emerging role of former PM Tony Blair in plans for Gaza. The…
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Mark Kenny's Canberra, ASIC and Stablecoin, and the threads of empire
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wrapped up his three-day visit to the UK, including an appearance at the UK Labour Party conference. He's told the British…
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When 29 nations defied the world's superpowers, plus the pioneering SA cop Kate Cocks
It's been 70 years since 29 nations of Africa and Asia gathered in Bandung Indonesia in 1955 to forge a path beyond Empire, and lay the foundations for the…
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Busting myths about young Australian voters, plus the decline of NGOs
Many assumptions are made about the politics and voting habits of young Australians, but what does the data actually say about generational political shifts?…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, Nepal in the aftermath of revolution, and Ackland on defamation
The fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination continues, with dozens of academics fired for their comments and Jimmy Kimmel returning to the air. Kirk was…
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Mark Kenny's Canberra, Trump's corporate clemency, and Muslim-Australian poetry
The ANU's Mark Kenny on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's performance at the UN General Assembly, how US President Donald Trump is going easy on white collar…
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Questions over the Australian War Memorial literary prize, and trouble for the CIA
The Australian War Memorial has overruled a decision to award a military history literary prize to Chris Masters’ book, Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes…
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The politics of humiliation, plus the billionaire outdoorsman who gave it all away
Australian anthropologist Hassan Gage makes the case that humiliation and its counterpart, dignity, are overlooked motivators of politics, both locally and…
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The UN's report on genocide in Gaza, Donald Trump heads to the UK, and Anguilla's internet jackpot
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, according to a report by a United Nations Commision of Inquiry. One of the key authors of that report, Australian human…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Bruce Shapiro on the killing of Charlie Kirk, plus why are we keeping QWERTY?
Anna Henderson on why both Labor and the Coalition are still grappling with climate targets when our first risk assessment shows urgent action is needed. Bruce…
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Germany's Gaza protest crackdown plus solving crimes using feathers
A new film investigates how Germany's desire to never to repeat the horrendous anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust has resulted in the suppression of any…
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The rise of the Chinese right wing in the US and how memory shapes geopolitics
The growing appeal of Donald Trump to the right wing Chinese community in the US, and the hidden war for collective memory - how narratives about nationhood…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, 50 years of independent Papua New Guinea, and the closure of Meanjin
Trump's soon-to-be-renamed "Department of War" killed 11 people on a boat, saying they were Venezuelan drug smugglers. As Bruce Shapiro says, the killings were…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Modi's pivot to China and the death of Aussie gaelic
Anna Henderson discusses the fall-out from Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments on Indian migration, India's PM Narendra Modi wants a closer…
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Abolishing terra nullius: the legacy of Chief Justice Gerard Brennan
Sir Gerard Brennan served as the 10th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest judicial position in the country. He was involved in several…