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Late Night Live — Full program podcast
Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr.
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Behrouz Boochani on Iran's Revolutionary Guard, plus why Trump is targeting libraries
Behrouz Boochani was locked in Naura for more than half a decade after fleeing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). Now, that group will be designated a…
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Ian Dunt's UK, the journalists killed in Gaza, and why we're mesmerised by gold
Ian Dunt looks at Nigel Farage's scare campaign on migration in the UK, Al Jazeera plus' Managing Director, Dima Khatib, speaks out about the huge number of…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Project Esther's antisemitism crackdown, and the dandy as working-class rebel
Liberal leader Sussan Ley condemned the weekend's anti immigration protests, but CLP Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported them. Meanwhile the government…
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Liberal Party lost: can the party of Menzies recover?
The 2025 federal election marked the most significant electoral defeat in the history of the Liberal–National Coalition, with the party reduced to just 43…
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Robyn Williams' 50 years of science shows, and the French philosopher guiding Silicon Valley
Robyn Williams looks back at fifty years of broadcasting The Science Show on ABC Radio National. Plus, why the tech tycoons of Silicon Valley love the…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, future Palestinian leadership, and Sydney's old street photography
From the USA, Bruce Shapiro on the latest deportation attempts against Kilmar Ábrego García, the FBI raid on John Bolton, and the twentieth anniversary of…
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Anna Henderson's Canberra, Sudan's famine crisis, and Australia's missing poet laureate
Anna Henderson from SBS World News looks at the Nationals' attempt to repeal their net zero emissions target and what that means for the Coalition's energy and…
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Palestinian psychiatrist on the trauma in Gaza, and a yarn about wool and war
Drawing on her expertise in mental health and trauma studies, Palestinian psychiatrist, Doctor Samah Jabr, explores how the trauma of displacement and conflict…
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John Menadue critiques Australia's media and our relationship with the United States
John Menadue has been at the heart of Australian public life for over fifty years, working for the Whitlam, Fraser and Hawke governments. He oversaw the…
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Ian Dunt's UK, Imran Kahn's defiance in prison, and rebuilding the past
Columnist Ian Dunt on the UK & European scramble to support Zelenskyy and Ukraine at the White House, after Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska. After two…
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Laura Tingle on Trump & Putin in Alaska, Tuvalu's climate refugees, and why do we have surnames?
Laura Tingle assesses the meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin and where President Zelenskyy fits in the negotiations. A world-first bilateral climate…
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How evangelicals transformed Brazil, plus the last letters of French resistance fighters
A new documentary looks at how the evangelical movement began in the US, spread to South America, paved the way for the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and now…
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Journalists Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober on seeking truth in Trump's America
Acclaimed US journalists and podcast collaborators with The Atlantic Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober join David Marr in-studio to discuss the MAGA women who love…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, why the Egyptians aren't doing more on Gaza, and deer gone feral
Bruce Shapiro looks at the man behind Donald Trump's immigration policy, Stephen Miller. The increasing pressure on Egypt to take action on Gaza. Plus how deer…
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Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood, and the first Tasmanians
Australia has announced its recognition of Palestinian statehood, joining a growing number of countries supporting a two-state solution. And historian Shayne…
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Satyajit Das on the US debt crisis, plus 100 years of Mein Kampf
US debt is now at a level that some economists call "the death zone". Donald Trump is hoping his tariffs will help, but Satyajit Das thinks disaster is…
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Hiroshima and the new nuclear threat, plus inside London's exclusive clubs
Eighty years since Hiroshima a nuclear expert says deterrence policies are no longer enough to deal with the increasing prospect of nuclear escalation. Plus…
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Ian Dunt's UK, can peace last between Thailand and Cambodia? Plus, remembering the mad cow crisis
Ian Dunt looks at the backlash to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's intention to recognise Palestine. The bombs have stopped on the Thai-Cambodia border but how…
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LNL's new theme, lessons from the bridge walk, and Ukraine's corruption woes
After nearly ten years, Late Night Live has changed its tune. Annabel Crabb reflects on the lessons for Australian politicians after the Sydney Harbour bridge…
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Future warfare is already here, plus the Chinese survivors of the Titanic
Israel is using AI to track and target Hamas operatives - and those around them. Ukraine is efficiently deploying cheap drones against the military might of…
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Unearthing the real Pompeii, plus when Zane Grey went shark-hunting in Australia
The Director of Pompeii Archaeological Park Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares some of the latest discoveries from the buried Roman city, as new areas are excavated…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, the lost Israeli Left, and Iraq's 'Garden of Eden' marshlands
Bruce Shapiro on how the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein is haunting US President Donald Trump. Editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, Zvika Klein, on the…
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Annabel Crabb's Canberra, plus Fintan O'Toole on Gaza and the state of global politics
Annabel Crabb looks at why the Coalition is refusing to condemn the starvation of people in Gaza by Israel and why they are walking away from net zero. And…
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John Hewson says sack the NACC, plus the Roosevelts' giant panda hunt
Former Liberal leader John Hewson says after two years the National Anti-Corruption Commission has failed in its mission to properly investigate allegations of…
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Starvation in Gaza, China's clean energy boom and Putin's sledgehammer
Health officials in Gaza say starvation is now killing Palestinians at a faster rate than at any point in the 21-month war. China might be a coal behemoth, but…
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Ian Dunt's UK, the USA's plans to deport Afghan allies, and the death of the chequebook
Regular UK commentator Ian Dunt looks at the Palestine Action group's High Court bid against its proscription as a terrorist organisation. The US is planning…
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Annabel Crabb's Canberra, Saudi drug executions, and Japan's rice shortage
As parliament returns for the first time since the federal election, Annabel Crabb looks at how Labor will use its large majority. Saudi Arabia is executing…
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The decline of history teaching, and abortion through the ages
Professor Chris Wallace argues the decline in both enrolments in, and the offering of history and other humanities subjects at Australian universities has…
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What next when climate litigation fails? And tales of tourists lost in the bush
The Torres Strait Islanders' case against the federal government over responsibility for action on climate change may have been lost, but another significant…
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Bruce Shapiro on US politics, Bill Bowtell surveys 40 years of HIV, and the world's richest shipwreck
The Trump Administration now has the legal green light to dismantle the Education Department; Australia played a leading role in the fight against HIV/AIDS…
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Annabel Crabb on Albanese's China trip, Gaza's future, and the genius of feathers
ABC's chief online political writer, Annabel Crabb, on what Anthony Albanese is hoping to achieve during his visit to China, and unpacking Israel's plan to…
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President Trump's war on science, and the value of indigenous history telling
Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes on the impact of President Trump's slashing of science funding. And two historians, one Indigenous (Jackie Huggins) and one not…
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Why the future of Europe depends on the Baltics, plus how might the universe die?
Author and journalist Oliver Moody examines the historic European flashpoint of the Baltics - a group of nine borderland nations that continue to shape the…
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Ian Dunt's UK, the strange world of biohacking, and the flight of the bogong moth
UK Labour is facing an internal revolt after attempts to cut the welfare budget by more than £5 billion. Bio-hacking is touted as the new secret to longevity…
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Telling the truth about Victoria's past, plus a US critique of 'woke' elites
ABC's Bridget Brennan surveys the process that lead to Victoria's Yoorrook Justice Commission's final truth-telling report, which found that the Indigenous…
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Tracing the trajectory of the Christchurch killer, and is AI a con?
The man who killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques in 2019, was motivated by far-right extremism and white nationalist ideology. A new podcast traces the…
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The twins separated by foreign adoption, plus the ancient allure of isolationism
The world is experiencing a profound break from the orthodoxy of globalisation. President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement didn’t invent isolationism - the…
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Could the world have two Dalai Lamas? And a marathon vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
As the Dalai Lama turns 90, a struggle looms over his succession, with China insisting they will choose the next in line. Bruce Shapiro examines divisions…
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Albanese's second term ambitions, a new MI6 chief, and the forgotten Flinders brother
A look at Anthony Albanese's political agenda for his second term with Guardian Australia Political correspondent, Tom McIlroy and for the first time in…
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How to share resources in space, and the true crimes of Wiradjuri brothers Jimmy and Joe Governor
Space lawyer Steven Freeland is just back from UN meetings in Vienna, where his draft principles for accessing space resources were discussed. As chair of a…
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What is France's role in the world? Plus, a trailblazing, rebellious Māori Professor
French President Emmanuel Macron's political fortunes may have turned against him at home, but in Europe, he now stands as one of the longest-serving leaders…
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Ian Dunt's UK, one year on from Julian Assange's release, and how classical statues lost their noses
Our regular UK correspondent Ian Dunt looks at how the surprise US attack on Iran is playing out in Europe. Journalist Andrew Fowler has the backstory on the…
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Will MAGA Republicans split over Iran strikes? And does Israel have its own nuclear weapons?
Late Night Live examines the political fallout from the US strikes on Iran, from Washington DC to Tel Aviv. Plus, as the US and Israel seek to destroy Iran's…
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The fallacies of the fertility crisis, and a gritty history of Macau
Why are people around the world having fewer babies, and what – if anything – should be done about it? And Macau has long been overshadowed by Hong Kong, but…
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A shambolic expedition to Arnhem Land, and the first despot of North Korea
In 1948, a team of 17 Australians and Americans went to Arnhem Land to document traditional Aboriginal life, collecting thousands of natural specimens and…
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Bruce Shapiro's USA, Dutch politics in crisis, and the Inca language of knotted strings
Bruce Shapiro on Trump's Iran plan, and those military parades - how popular were they really? The right-wing firebrand Geert Wilders has walked out of the…
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Albanese to meet Trump, a history of the Iran nuclear deal, and how the sweet potato crossed oceans
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the G7 in Canada preparing to meet with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines, face-to-face for the first time. As…
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Who is America? And Australia's most successful female artist Emily Kngwarray
It's a story of wars, conquests, trade, ideas and political struggle. Latin America and the United States have a long and complex relationship spanning…
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Young US men are joining Russian churches, plus an infamous brawl over the haka
Journalist Lucy Ash examines the 'masculine' appeal of Russian Orthodox churches to a growing number of young men in the United States. Plus, a new…
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Bruce Shapiro's America, and hunting down the Myall Creek murderers
As protests over immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, US President Donald Trump has sent in the National Guard. Bruce Shapiro surveys the chaos. Plus, on…
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The true power of land ownership, plus giving children the right to vote
Political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will be equal or unequal, whether it will develop or decline…
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Two months on from Myanmar's earthquake, and healing a divided United States
The Myanmar military and militia groups have just extended the ceasefire they agreed to after the earthquake. But there are concerns China is using the…
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Haiti's gang crisis takes a dark turn, plus the mother of all languages
Beset by years of gang violence, the Haitian government has enlisted the assistance of the ex-CEO of the defunct private military firm Blackwater, notorious…
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Ian Dunt's UK, Pakistan and India's war over water, and who named our body parts?
Ian Dunt examines Britain's new defence plan, as Europe ramps up its war-readiness. Why water is at the centre of ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan…
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Bernard Keane's Canberra, what America's 'comfort class' doesn't get, and the life of a food critic
Crikey's Politics editor Bernard Keane on the surprising defection of Senator Derinda Cox from the Greens to Labor, and US calls for Australia to increase its…
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The origins of the term 'national security', and actress Merle Oberon's false identity
The term 'national security' wasn't always around. It was invented, effectively, by US President Franklin D Roosevelt, as a call to Americans to get involved…
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Abalone cultural heritage in Tasmania and overtourism in the Canary Islands
First Nations in Tasmania have now secured permanent cultural fishing rights for abalone, and now they’re putting it back on the dining tables of Tasmanians…
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Bruce Shapiro's America, the money behind the 'Enhanced Games', and an ancient Roman cookbook
US President Trump is threatening to deport a group of men to war torn South Sudan. We track the money behind the Enhanced Games - a kind of Olympics on…
Late Night Live — Full program podcastLate Night Live farewells Laura Tingle
After 30 years of appearances on Late Night Live - spanning nine Australian Prime Ministers - Laura Tingle bids farewell to LNL as its political correspondent…
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D-day looms for Woodside's Burrup gas plant, and teaching troubled teens to hunt in the New Zealand wilderness
Australia's Commonwealth government is due to make a decision on the proposed 50-year extension of Woodside's gas lease on Western Australia's Burrup…