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- 2212 - Pine Gap, academic publishing and the history of notebooks
A new documentary examines the life of military analyst Des Ball and his role in our understanding of Pine Gap, the big bucks that are being made in academic publishing and how notebooks have been a tool for creativity through history.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2211 - Is Israel a liberal democracy and was William Shakespeare gay?
Saree Makdisi questions the perceptions by the West of Israel as a liberal democracy and Will Tosh questions whether William Shakespeare was gay, and does it really matter.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2210 - Bruce Shapiro on Kamala Harris, Paul Davies on the benefits of AI and the beauty of the Brisbane River
Bruce Shapiro on how Kamala Harris can turn the Trump campaign on its head, theoretical physicist Paul Davies says there's a lot to be gained from artificial intelligence - if we're mindful about how we use it and Simon Cleary on his walk down the Brisbane River.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2209 - Laura Tingle's Canberra, the Brittany Higgins defamation case and was Gaudi a saint?
Laura Tingle on the Opposition's renewed focus on Howard's battlers, Richard Ackland on whether Linda Reynolds should be suing Brittany Higgins over social media comments, and Antoni Gaudi - a bad-tempered genius, but was he a saint?
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2208 - Who is the new President of Iran and passport paradoxes
How much reform can we expect from the President of Iran while the Ayatollah Khomeini is still the Supreme Leader. How many countries can your passport get you access to? Passports provide freedom to cross borders but that freedom comes at a price.
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2207 - France in flux and how should we remember the war dead
France remains in limbo while deciding on a new Prime Minister and historian Joan Beaumont takes us to the war graves on the island of Ambon and asks how should we commemorate those that died in war now and into the future.
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2206 - The challenge for Keir Starmer and pioneering nurses in the AIDS crisis
Will British PM Keir Starmer be able to restore faith in politics in the UK? And who will the Tories choose as their next leader? Plus the little told story of the nurses who cared for, and advocated for, AIDS patients, when most people were afraid of them.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2205 - Laura Tingle's Canberra, Bruce Shapiro post Trump assassination attempt and French sub secrets
Laura Tingle on which laws the Albanese government hasn't been able to get through parliament, Bruce Shapiro on the impact of the Trump assassination attempt on the upcoming election, plus the secret plan to unravel the French submarine deal.
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2204 - The young leftie Rupert Murdoch
The young Rupert Murdoch was a radical who espoused socialism, kept a bust of Lenin in his uni accommodation and then went on to build his empire from 1950s Adelaide. Walter Marsh is a journalist and author of Young Rupert - the making of the Murdoch empire, published by Scribe.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2203 - Lara Marlowe on Robert Fisk, Azar Nafisi on reading dangerously
Lara Marlowe reflects on the life and work of her late partner, the great English writer and journalist Robert Fisk in her memoir Love In A Time Of War: My Years with Robert Fisk. And Azar Nafisi, Iranian-American writer and professor of English literature believes we need to read dangerously in order to resist the populist and polarising impulses of contemporary politics. Her book is called Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2202 - Classic LNL: composer Elena Kats-Chernin AO
The brilliance of Elena Kats-Chernin was first discovered when she was only four years old and from that moment she has been unable to imagine a life without composing music. She's since forged an international career as a composer across a huge range of genres. Elena even scored our LNL opening theme! In 2019 she was awarded an Order of Australia for her distinguished service to music as a composer. First broadcast in 2019.
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 - 55min - 2201 - Classic LNL: Magda Szubanski
One of Australia's most beloved performers, Magda Szubanski, star of Kath & Kim, Fast Forward and films including Babe and Goddess, talks to Phillip about her life and her extraordinary 'mongrel family history', which includes Irish, Polish, Italian and Scottish backgrounds. This was first broadcast in 2013.
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2200 - Classic LNL: Paul Keating on the first dismissal
'The Big Fella', Jack Lang, twice premier of NSW, was one of Australia's most controversial politicians and loved and hated with a visceral intensity. During the Great Depression he was dismissed from office by the NSW Governor for refusing to repay interest on Commonwealth loans. He was expelled from the Labor party in 1942 and re-admitted in 1971 with the support of his young protégé, Paul Keating. Paul Keating, former Labor prime minister, and Frank Cain, historian. First broadcast on November 17, 2005.
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2199 - Classic LNL: The revolutionary women of the Whitlam era
The Whitlam era saw a great leap forward for women's rights in Australia, driven by Women’s Adviser Elizabeth Reid and a host of female activists, backed by a grass roots movement across the country. Their work is recognised in a book released to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Reid’s appointment. Guests: - Dr Elizabeth Reid, former Women's Adviser to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, feminist development worker, academic and writer. - Michelle Arrow, Professor in Modern History at Macquarie University and editor of 'Women and Whitlam: Revisiting the Revolution,' published by New South Books. - Ranuka Tandan from the Whitlam Institute's Public Affairs Team. First broadcast in 2023.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2197 - Classic LNL: Isabel Allende on feminism and Finding Fibonacci
Phillip and best-selling Chilean author Isabel Allende explores how feminism has shaped her life over the past seven decades. Originally broadcast in 2021. Mathematician Keith Devlin from Stanford University is on a crusade to get the world to recognise Fibonacci as the man who introduced Hindu-Arabic numbers to the West. Originally broadcast in 2017.
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 - 54min - 2196 - Phillip Adams farewells Late Night Live
In Phillip Adams' last Late Night Live, Laura Tingle turns the tables and interviews Phillip. They discuss how the political conversations and media landscape has changed since Phillip started at the ABC back in 1991, and what his hopes are for Australia. You can also watch this interview on I-View by clicking here. Host: Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent, 7.30 Guest: Phillip Adams, host of Late Night Live
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 - 57min - 2195 - Naomi Klein’s Doppleganger. Untangling the big ethical issues of our time with Peter Singer.
Naomi Klein on doppelgangers, conspiracy theories and getting mistaken for Naomi Wolf. Plus Philosopher Peter Singer's advice on how we can make our lives worth living by making the right choices.
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2194 - Phillip's swansong with Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt
In Phillip's last show with his regular contributors, Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt look at the release of Julian Assange, the importance of the AUKUS alliance, and the big stories they have covered over their many years on the little wireless program. Guests: Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent, 7.30 Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine; Executive Director of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University Ian Dunt, Columnist with the “I” newspaper.
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2193 - Left for dead? The Australian left, then and now
Phillip Adams is joined by comrades Frank Bongiorno, Jon Piccini and Meredith Burgmann for a romp through the history of the political left in Australia and an assessment of what's left of the left today.
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 - 01min - 2192 - The adventures of Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester has appeared on Late Night Live many times over the years to discuss his bestselling books. Now he and Phillip discuss Simon's own phenomenal life - from entering boarding school in England at the age of 4 to having his beehives in Massachusetts raided by bears.
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2191 - Is the world's most expensive painting the real thing? How twelve sheep can give life meaning.
Art historian Ben Lewis' new book The Last Leonardo: The secret lives of the world's most expensive painting.John Connell reflects on life as a shepherd in rural Ireland.
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2190 - Ian Dunt's UK plus what we can learn from the Inuit
Ian Dunt on whether Nigel Farage’s Reform party could take a big chunk out of the conservative vote in the upcoming UK election. Plus Wade Davis on how anthropology can help us deal with the many problems we face as a human species.
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2189 - Laura Tingle on Li Qiang and Linda Burney on reconciliation
Laura Tingle discusses the highs and lows of the Chinese Premier's visit - and what it really means for Australia. Then Phillip's successor David Marr makes a surprise appearance, and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Linda Burney joins Phillip for a frank conversation about her life and reconciliation after the Voice referendum.
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2188 - George Monbiot on the invisible forces behind neoliberalism
In his new book, George Monbiot says the trend towards neoliberalism began in the 1930s, and has so dominated the political narrative that its now seen as the natural way of things. So as the far-right once again marches to power, is this moment a political tipping point in the direction of fascism? And can this be reversed before the planet reaches its own ecological tipping point?
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2187 - The NACC disappoints on Robodebt and Paul Gauguin's Pacific works
Geoffrey Watson SC had high hopes for the new National Anti-Corruption Commission, but its first decision on Robodebt has left him disappointed. Nicholas Thomas looks back on the life of celebrated artist Paul Gauguin and tries to answer the question about whether you can separate the artist from his work.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2186 - Bruce Shapiro and the story of John S Jacobs - fugitive US slave
Bruce Shapiro gives his analysis of the peace deal that has the support of the UN Security Council, but still has not got approval from Israel and Hamas. Jonathan Schroeder tells the story of a fugitive slave from America, John S Jacobs, who managed to publish his anti-slavery treatise in a Sydney based journal back in 1855.
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2185 - Kay Kinane: trailblazing broadcaster and educator
Kay Kinane was a school-teacher from Perth who went on to become Deputy Director of the ABC’s Education Department in the 1960s – the first woman to hold such a position. And she did it with cheek, determination, and a remarkable eye on the future of broadcasting.
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2184 - The lost history of Iranian Jews plus clearing the air - of emissions
Iran has shown remarkable restraint in responding to Israel's attacks on Gaza. Professor Ali Ansari says the country is not only caught up in internal issues following the death of its president, but also has a long and not well-known connection with the Jewish community. Plus, how acting quickly on pulling methane from the atmosphere could make a difference to climate change.
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2183 - Who are Amit Shah and Mary Astell?
Narendra Modi has won his third successive election in India, but journalist Atul Dev tells the backstory of his feared and influential wingman, Amit Shah. And author Regan Penaluna tells the story of some of the women philosophers whose names should be better known - like Mary Astell.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2182 - Ian Dunt's UK, Mexico's anti-machismo president and preserving the Wollemi pine
Ian Dunt on the first fortnight of the UK election campaign, how Mexico's new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, will take on its machismo culture and thirty years after its discovery, how the Wollemi pine is coping with modernity.
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2181 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and Australia's ongoing fight for equality
7:30's Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle is back with Phillip to discuss the latest immigration scandal to shake up politics, and historians Michelle Arrow and Leigh Boucher look at Australia's long fight for equality on the basis of sexuality and gender, from the 1970's to today.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 - 54min - 2180 - The autocrats teaming up with MAGA politicians and the Greek communists "rescued" by Stalin
Anne Applebaum on the connections between Russian and Chinese autocrats and the Trump Republicans seeking to discredit liberalism. Plus how Joseph Stalin secretly organised to evacuate 12,000 Greek communists after the Greek Civil War, and send them to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Thu, 30 May 2024 - 54min - 2151 - Primatologist Jane Goodall and Rwanda under the spotlight
Jane Goodall is most well know for her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania, but she is currently in Australia explaining why she has hope for the climate. Michela Wrong has been researching the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and questions why the west continues to support him.
Wed, 29 May 2024 - 54min - 2150 - Bruce Shapiro explains what an upside-down US flag means.
In Bruce Shaprio’s America, Donald Trump’s hush money trial is almost over and what’s going on with the upside- down US flag? Exiled activist Ma Thida on Myanmar’s civil war.
Tue, 28 May 2024 - 54min - 2149 - Bernard Keane's Canberra plus Clive Hamilton on privilege
Bernard Keane looks at how the government is navigating the challenges of reconciliation, hate speech, the war in Gaza and the path to net zero. Plus Clive Hamilton asks why Australia accepts says the privileges enjoyed by the rich and powerful - which he says cause widespread harm.
Mon, 27 May 2024 - 54min - 2147 - Jordan protests Gaza war plus AC Grayling on who owns the moon
In Jordan both the royal family and Palestinian Jordanians are protesting the war in Gaza, but Jordan's reliance on Israeli water is becoming a political obstacle to further action. And philosopher AC Grayling thinks we need to turn our attention to ownership disputes not on earth, but on the moon.
Thu, 23 May 2024 - 54min - 2146 - Reporting 5km from the frontline and the history of undersea cables.
Anastasia Taylor-Lind and Alisa Sopova met covering the war in Donetsk back in 2014. Since then they have captured the every day lives of people living close to the frontline. Aaron Bateman traces the history of global connection from radio to modern day undersea cables.
Wed, 22 May 2024 - 54min - 2145 - UK politics, Stella Assange and how to fix France
Stella Assange on what the latest court win means for Julian Assange, Ian Dunt assesses the initial pitches from Labor and the Conservatives in the election campaign and Nabila Ramdani busts a few myths about what France is really like, and how it should be fixed.
Tue, 21 May 2024 - 54min - 2144 - Laura Tingle's Canberra, bird flu scare and Paul Salopek on his world trek
7:30's Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle unpacks Peter Dutton's Budget reply speech. Then, a new strain of bird flu is wreaking havoc across the world; what's the risk to Australia? And finally we re-join national Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek in Georgia, 12 years into his Out of Eden walk.
Mon, 20 May 2024 - 54min - 2143 - Why some people have more luck than others and the most likely path to nuclear war.
Annie Jacobsen describes in chilling detail the steps that might lead to nuclear war and Mark Rank explains why some people are more vulnerable to the vagaries of luck and randomness than others.
Thu, 16 May 2024 - 54min - 2142 - Geoffrey Robinson on Putin and Boyan Slat on The Ocean Cleanup
Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robinson on whether the international community is equipped to respond to war crimes being committed in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza. He also speculates on what would happen to Julian Assange, should he be extradited to the United States. Plus Boyan Slat, Dutch inventor and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, on their quest to rid the oceans of plastic.
Wed, 15 May 2024 - 54min - 2141 - Trump's policy platform and Russia's water problems
The conservative think tank - the Heritage Foundation - has issued a policy manifesto for 2025. Bruce Shapiro and Emma Shortis give their analysis. Flooding, failing dams and melting Siberian permafrost are causing real issues for water quality in Russia. Can Putin take his eye off the war to deal with critical domestic issues like water?
Tue, 14 May 2024 - 54min - 2140 - Laura Tingle's budget preview plus how India, Israel and Mexico are connected through spyware
Laura Tingle previews the federal budget and whether Labor can manage to navigate burgeoning cost demands in defence, housing and health and the need to bring down inflation. Plus what do Israel, Mexico and Israel have in common? David Adler from the Reactionary International reveals the shadowy networks helping helping governments to spy on their citizens, their adversaries, and their friends.
Mon, 13 May 2024 - 54min - 2139 - Should women get extra seats in Pacific parliaments? And Hugh Mackay on a lifetime of observing Australians.
The Pacific has the world’s lowest rate of women’s representation in Parliament, but local women are working to change that, with some innovative - but contentious - approaches to elections. And Australia's leading social psychologist Hugh Mackay is nearly ninety. His latest book examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its future.
Thu, 09 May 2024 - 54min - 2138 - Roger Pulvers on Japan and Australia's long relationship and Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito
Japanese Philosopher Kohei Saito makes the case for degrowth communism as the radical transformation required to save our planet. Roger Pulvers looks to the past to understand the future of Australia's relationship with Japan.
Wed, 08 May 2024 - 54min - 2137 - Ian Dunt's UK, diplomatic asylum dilemmas and author Robyn Davidson
Ian Dunt reports on the recent UK council elections and how the Tory Party are trying to spin the disastrous results. The uses and abuses of diplomatic asylum in Latin America, and Robyn Davidson shares how she ended up having such a nomadic life including her trek across Australia.
Tue, 07 May 2024 - 54min - 2136 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and the murky business of food barons
7:30's Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle on the government's response to the impending ground invasion in Rafah, and what's coming up in the federal budget. Plus, Austin Frerick on the rich, powerful and occasionally corrupt corporate giants who control what we eat.
Mon, 06 May 2024 - 54min - 2135 - Healing the stolen generation and letters from two literary giants
Lorraine and Shaan Peeters are helping to heal the stolen generations and their families with their organisation Marumali. Plus a new book by Susan Wyndham and Brigitta Olubas called "Hazzard and Harrower: The Letters" tells an extraordinary account of two literary luminaries, their complex relationship and the times they lived in.
Thu, 02 May 2024 - 54min - 2134 - Johann Hari on the miracle weight loss drugs
Johann Hari explains the health risks and rewards of the new weight loss drugs and looks at the causes of the high demand for these drugs in the affluent west. Brendan Kennedy argues for water rights for native title owners in the Murray Darling Basin.
Wed, 01 May 2024 - 54min - 2133 - Satyajit Das on the risks of ecotourism and Bruce Shapiro on the Columbia protests
Bruce Shapiro reports on the latest from the student protests at Columbia University and Satyajit Das shares the conflicting emotions he feels about the amazing wildlife he has seen on his travels and his concerns for their future.
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2132 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and James Bradley's oceanic love affair
7:30's Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle reflects on a weekend of powerful protests denouncing violence against women. Then, Australian writer James Bradley makes an impassioned plea to save our oceans and the awesome creatures who live there.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2131 - ANZAC day: Remembering Australia's lost generation and the contribution of women in war
Two historians remember those who served in the First World War. Ross McMullin delves deep into lives of three outstanding individuals; each so full of promise, but tragically, their potential would never be realised. Melanie Oppenheimer considers the overlooked role and contribution of women in the mostly male mythologies of the ANZACs.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2130 - Yossi Beilin and Hiba Husseini on a possible two state solution plus the Anzac story on the Greek island of Lemnos
About a year ago, longtime friends lawyer Hiba Husseini and former politician Yossi Beilin released a plan to lay the groundwork for a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Plus a documentary on a surprising Anzac history on the Greek island of Lemnos.
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2129 - Ian Dunt on the Rwanda deal and Natalie Haynes updates the Greek goddesses
Ian Dunt laments the passing of the Rwanda Bill in Westminster which will allow the deportation of immigrants who arrive by boat to Rwanda. Classicist Natalie Haynes reveals why the Greek goddesses have been much maligned and misunderstood.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2128 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and the transformation of Germany
The transformation of Germany over the last 80 years has been something of a marvel. It’s gone from a shattered guilt-ridden pariah of a country to a bastion of democracy and Europe’s fiscal hero. So how did this metamorphosis occur? Can it be continued in the post-Merkel era? Historian Frank Trentmann joins us to answer these questions, and more. Plus, Laura Tingle examines the PM's trip to Kokoda, and why the Opposition has changed its tune on government powers to regulate online content on social media.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2127 - Indigenous authors are winning awards and selling books. Author Tony Birch explains why.
Author, poet and academic Tony Birch celebrates the success of so many First Nations writers but there is always room for improvement in the publishing industry. From the LNL Archive we hear a conversation with Andrew O'Hagan and Karl Miller recorded in Edinburgh in 2012.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2126 - South Africa's ANC under political threat and saffron under attack from climate change
Nelson Mandela's African National Congress has held power for more than thirty years, but that could soon change. And saffron is the world's most expensive spice, revered as sacred in many cultures. But climate change is making the delicate flower that produces it harder than ever to harvest.
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2125 - Trump's day in court and artists challenging history in China
Bruce Shapiro takes us inside Donald Trump's first day in court as a criminal defendant. In China, the Communist Party keeps tight control of the narrative of the history of China. Ian Johnson introduces us to the artists and film makers who are challenging that narrative - at their own peril.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2124 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and why free will might be an illusion
7:30's chief political correspondent Laura Tingle unpacks the Lehrmann defamation verdict dominating news headlines, and we speak to neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky who makes the provocative argument that we have no free will, at all.
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2123 - Late Night Live
Sir John Franklin is honoured in Hobart as the discoverer of the infamous North-West passage through the Arctic, but a closer look at the story examines how much he relied on women's help and Indigenous knowledge. Also, in the age of scrolling, is it history for the chapter?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2122 - Rewildng the Eastern quoll and Newcastle's paedophile ring exposed
Aussie Ark's Tim Faulkner explains why he believes the imminent rewilding of the eastern quoll will be successful this time, after 50 years of extinction on the Australian mainland. Social philosopher Anne Manne tells the harrowing story of the Anglican paedophile ring in Newcastle and the brave group of people who brought it down.
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2121 - UK politics, koala politics and the long reach of the Spanish Civil War
In the UK, Ian Dunt reports on the pressure building over the sale of arms to Israel, Stephen Long questions the carbon credits NSW is hoping for in order to save the state's koalas and Judith Keene details the legacies of the Spanish Civil War in both Spain and across the globe.
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2120 - Bernard Keane's Canberra and David Williamson on our housing crisis
Crikey's Bernard Keane on how the government has responded to the IDF review into Zomi Frankcom's death. Plus, playwright David Williamson tells Phillip why he has come out of retirement to write a play about the housing crisis and the increasing divide between Australia's haves and have-nots.
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2119 - Vandana Shiva on ecocide and Henry Grabar on parking
Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva explains the significance of adding ecocide to the list of crimes that the ICC can prosecute. And Henry Grabar makes his case for reducing the number of car parks on our planet.
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2118 - Viet Thanh Nguyen's memoir and computer scientist Leslie Valiant
Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professor and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist. Viet's memoir, A Man Of Two Faces, is published by Black Inc. and Viet will be a guest at the Sydney Writer's Festival later this month. What makes humans so unique? Our ability to learn. So says computer scientist and Harvard Professor Leslie Valiant. His new book is called “The Importance of Being Educable” published by Princeton University Press.
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2117 - Bruce Shapiro on US politics and Anna Funder on Eileen Blair
Bruce Shapiro digs into the history of the 1871 Comstock Act being used to argue against the sale of abortion drugs online. Anna Funder reveals the many ways that George Orwell's wife Eileen contributed to his work during their life together.
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2116 - A chat with Jack Thompson
Phillip Adams and Jack Thompson sit down to chat about Jack's career, how he is living with dialysis, his love of Dylan Thomas and his determination to tell the truth about the frontier wars in this country.
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 54min - 2115 - Rupert Read on the Climate Majority Project plus the history of ice
Rupert Read helped found the radical climate protest movement, Extinction Rebellion. Now he says a climate movement is needed that the broader public can feel comfortable with. And Max Leonard explains how ice has changed the world from ice-cubes to ice-bergs.
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2114 - The crisis on the US border and surrealism turns 100
Years of neglect on immigration policy in the US means that it will be a big issue in the Presidential election later this year. Surrealism was born out of the horrors of World War One and Mark Polizzotti explains why it was so much more than an artistic or literary phenomenon.
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2113 - The wild ride that was Dick Tamimi's life: from gold smuggler to gold records
What might a Keir Starmer Labor government might look like in the UK. Ian Dunt reveals all. Dick Tamimi had a wild life as a pilot, gold smuggler and record producer. Julien Poulsen has decided to turn his life into a musical.
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2112 - Canberra politics and Timor then and now
Laura Tingle is back with the latest news on Australian politics and Phillip speaks to former First Lady of Timor-Leste Kirsty Sword Gusmao about her decades-long fight to improve life for Timorese women.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2111 - Dutton demolition and victorious Vesuvius
Journalist Lech Blaine unpacks Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's 'battle for the burbs' strategy, and whether his strongman persona will see the Liberals win back enough territory to claim a future victory. Plus how Vesuvius became a magnet for early adventure tourists.
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2110 - Bruce Shapiro and Shannon Smith on the mysterious Clive Williams
Bruce Shapiro dives into the latest fault lines in American politics and Dr Shannon Smith recounts the previously untold story of Clive Williams; the Australian preacher, teacher and chiropractor who became one of President Soeharto's closest advisors.
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2109 - Canberra politics, 'Missing' Iraq war documents revealed and Joseph Conrad in Oz
Rachel Withers dishes the latest in Australian politics, and Dr David Lee reveals whether newly released records shed light on how the decision to send Australian troops to Iraq in 2003 came about. Plus, could Joseph Conrad's writing have been heavily influenced by his travels Down Under?
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2108 - Unshackled: true convict stories. Easey street murders: a cold case revisited
Historians Tony Moore and Hamish Maxwell-Stewart guide us through Unshackled: a multi media touring exhibition that tells a new and different story about convicts, transportation and colonial Australia. Helen Thomas, in her true crime podcast, reviews the evidence in the Easey street murders in Melbourne in the late 1970's
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2107 - The art of ghost writing and a microhistory of the Edwin Fox
Liam Pieper recounts how he was forced into ghost writing and then found his way out again to write books in his own name and Boyd Cothran studied an unremarkable cargo ship, the Edwin Fox, through the lens of microhistory to tell a wider story.
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2106 - Ian Dunt on UK politics and Gideon Levy on reporting on the war in Gaza
Ian Dunt on the mass exodus of Conservative politicians from Westminster under way and Gideon Levy on the challenges of reporting on the war in Gaza as an Israeli journalist who has been unable to enter Gaza for 16 years.
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2105 - Amy Remeikis on Canberra and Yanis Varoufakis
Amy Remeikis brings all the recycled news from Canberra, including utes and nukes, and Yanis Varoufakis shares his ideas on the economies of Australia and Greece and how Australia should be positioning ourselves in a world of shifting alliances.
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2104 - IWD special: the great trade union women of Australia's history
This International Women's Day while debate rages about the latest gender pay gap figures, LNL looks back at the women of Australia's history who led the fight for better wages and conditions, writing letters, leading protests and strikes, taking on male-dominated jobs and challenging our governments and our biggest employers to do better.
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 55min - 2103 - Bruce Shapiro's America and Peter Goldsworthy's 'Cancer Finishing School'
Bruce Shapiro on US politics, Super Tuesday primaries and Supreme Court deliberations. Also, Peter Goldsworthy's reflections on being told he has cancer.
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2102 - Bob Brown on a life of activism
Former Greens Leader Bob Brown on a life of environmental activism, the role independents might have in the upcoming Tasmanian election, his work in East Timor and Tibet, and why he wants a statue of forgotten Tasmanian opera singer, Amy Sherwin.
Tue, 05 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2101 - Laura Tingle on Dunkley plus Matt Noffs on breaking the cycles of youth crime
Laura Tingle looks at the by-election results in the Victorian seat of Dunkley and how the campaign got so nasty. Plus Phillip chats to the man he calls the son he never had - Matt Noffs - and what can be done to break the cycles of youth crime.
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 53min - 2100 - Peter Frankopan and Polly Toynbee
Historian and author of 'The Silk Roads' and 'The Earth Transformed' Peter Frankopan sits down in the studio with Phillip for their fourth and final chat. Plus, we hear about the extraordinary rabble-rousing characters of journalist Polly Toynbee's life.
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2099 - Nathan Thrall investigates life in the West Bank plus Marwan Barghouti - the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?
Jewish-American journalist Nathan Thrall investigates a tragic bus crash in the West Bank, and finds that it reveals much about the restrictions on everyday life for Palestinians living there. Plus Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is hailed as the West Bank's Nelson Mandela, and the only politician who could bring about democracy and negotiate peace. But he has been imprisoned in Israel for more than twenty years - for murder.
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2098 - Naomi Smith's UK and the global history of opium
Naomi Smith on the latest headaches for Rishi Sunak after by-election loses and a motion on Gaza causes havoc in the House of Commons. Plus Amitav Ghosh on how the East India company turbo-charged the opium industry and found an infinitely expanding market for opium in China.
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2097 - Laura Tingle's Canberra and Margo Kingston on the rise of the independents
Laura Tingle unpacks the big new changes to higher education and Late Night Live alumni Margo Kingston talks about how independents became a force to be reckoned with in Australian politics. Plus, a history of male belly dancing. Yes, you read that right.
Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2096 - The moon unmasked and wealth inequality across the ages
Science writer Rebecca Boyle explains why she loves the moon and how it has contributed to humanity's physical and cultural evolution. Guido Alfani looks back on the super wealthy of history and how their responsibilities to society have changed over time.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2095 - Democratising Poland and a new film 'Damage'
Radoslaw Markowski explains the many measures being taken in Poland to restore democracy since the election. Ali Al Jenabi and Madeleine Blackwell discuss their new film Damage which explores themes of refuge and refugees.
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2094 - Spies and sleuths
Joey Watson on his investigation into the ASIO nest of cold war moles. And Caitlin Davies on the real life female super- sleuths of the 19th century.
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 54min - 2093 - Laura Tingle's Canberra plus Kate MyClymont on a life investigating crime and corruption
Laura Tingle on the back-to-the-future border wars, and SMH chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont reflects on on a life investigating crime and corruption.
Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2092 - Lorin Clarke on life with her dad, comedian John Clarke
Lorin Clarke and Phillip Adams share their memories of the brilliant comedian and Lorin's father, John Clarke.
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2091 - Julian Assange's next appeal and the links between books and war
Jennifer Robinson on the latest appeal from Julian Assange against his extradition to the USA, and historian Andrew Pettegree looks back on the long and complicated connections between books and war.
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2090 - Power shifts in Northern Ireland, and the history of hitchhiking
Ian Dunt dissects the latest in UK politics. What's on the agenda for Northern Ireland's new government? And the long history of hitchhiking - from wholesome adventure to real-life horror.
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2089 - Late Night Live
Laura Tingle on the shocking revelations about Home Affairs awarding contracts to companies with suspected links to drugs, firearms and bribery. Plus professor Caleb Everett on what linguistic diversity can tell us about human culture - as thousands of languages are disappearing.
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2088 - The rush to mine metals and a strange story of a solar pioneer
Christopher Pollon looks back on the dirty history of mining for metals and asks can we do better in the future, as our transition to green energy is dependent on mining metals. And Sugandha Srivastav tells the surprising story of a pioneering solar inventor and his apparent kidnapping that stopped his research in its tracks.
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2087 - How should Australia respond to the ICJ finding and meet Sister Brigid Arthur
Regina Weiss and Ben Saul explain the finding of the International Court of Justice that there was a plausible risk that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. And we meet Sister Brigid Arthur, a nun who has been supporting refugees and children facing court her whole life.
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2086 - Bruce Shapiro on US politics and a panel discussion on the current state of press freedom
Bruce Shapiro examines the chance of Donald Trump being disqualified from running for President by the Supreme Court and Peter Greste, Jodie Ginsberg and Jason Rezaian bring their personal experiences to a discussion on the deteriorating state of press freedom and safety for journalists around the globe.
Tue, 06 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2085 - Laura Tingle's Canberra plus Marcia Langton on reconciliation and the life of Lowitja O'Donoghue
Laura Tingle looks at Nemesis - the Turnbull years, what Yang Hengjun's death sentence could mean for our relationship with China, and whether the Liberals will support the stage three tax cuts. Plus Professor Marcia Langton pays tribute to Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue and reflects on the future for reconciliation.
Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2084 - Détente and de-dollarisation plus the strange tale of a spy called Bill.
As prominent Australians call for a détente with China, Satyajit Das looks at whether the so-called BRICS countries could create their own trade network - excluding the US and us. Plus how a Russian migrant became a Cold War ASIO spy.
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 - 54min - 2083 - The rise of the right in Germany and the resurgence of the magazine
The revelations about the plans of the far right in Germany and their deep networks prompted more than a million people to take to the streets across the country. A panel discusses why magazines are enjoying a resurgence in popularity - is it just about digital fatigue or is it more than that?
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