Late Night Live — Full program podcast
by ABC Australia
Latest episode
Isabel Allende's promise, and Louise Adler tackles antisemitism
Isabel Allende's promise, and Louise Adler tackles antisemitism
About this podcast
Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 1,978 episodes
- Isabel Allende's promise, and Louise Adler tackles antisemitism · 55 minIsabel Allende has sold more than 80 million books, drawing on a life shaped by exile, political upheaval and personal tragedy. Now, in her eighties, she reflects on the art of…
- The telephone patent wars, plus the films lost to history · 55 minThe arrival of the telephone changed the world. In the USA, the first country to rapidly commercialise everyday phone usage, one company dominated that rollout: Bell. Alexander…
- Ian Dunt's UK, Poland's court crisis, and when rock arches collapse · 55 minOur regular UK political commentator Ian Dunt on why his country should temper its reaction to the US midterm results. How a dispute over which judges dominate a court could…
- Can Gadi Eisenkot end the Netanyahu era? Plus Richard Dawkins on AI and selfish genes · 55 minIsrael's opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been asked to form the next government, putting an end to Benjamin Netanyahu's long political dominance. The former army chief now…
- Why pessimism is growing in Australia, plus when to join a war and when to exit one · 55 minThe newly-published 20th annual Scanlon Foundation report into Australia's social cohesion has found that more and more Australians are feeling pessimistic about the future, amid…
- Bruce Shapiro's US midterms wrap, plus gun control in Renaissance Italy · 55 minUS correspondent Bruce Shapiro brings his analysis of the 'blue wave' that saw the Democrats take both the House and the Senate in a resounding repudiation of Trumpian politics…
- The Uyghurs found fighting in Syria, plus the Sally Rooney censorship furore · 55 minWhen the Assad regime fell in Syria in 2024, NPR correspondent Emily Feng was surprised to find thousands of Uyghurs amongst the victorious rebel forces. What were they doing…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, Singapore's smoke haze and bones to the highest bidder · 55 minAnna Henderson reveals an Australian doctor from Perth who worked in ISIS medical centres could face the death penalty in Iraq. She and David also discuss antisemitism envoy…
- Bolsonaro bolts from Brazil, plus the complex legacy of Geoffrey Bardon · 54 minAfter President Lula de Silva's comeback election victory in Brazil, his defeated opponent Flavio Bolsonaro vanished from the country. What now lies ahead for the giant South…
- Israel's deadlocked election, plus the lawyers who escaped fascist Europe for Australia · 55 minCorrespondent Irris Makler joins Late Night Live as the votes are tallied after Israel's election - with a deadlock looking increasingly likely. Plus the story behind the…
- Ian Dunt's UK, plus dissecting the failure of the Voice · 55 minUK journalist Ian Dunt previews PM Andy Burnham's first budget, plus a new book analyses published and unpublished polling data to understand how and why the 2023 Voice to…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, France in strife, and the language of bones · 55 minAnna Henderson discusses the ongoing debate over the connection between the tone of political rhetoric and real world acts of violence, since the attack on Independent MP Helen…
- Can Netanyahu win again? Plus, who was the Queen's favourite president? · 55 minCorrespondent Irris Makler joins Late Night Live from Israel, days away from the country's elections. Plus, Washington journalist Susan Page details Queen Elizabeth II's…
- Iraq's fragile future, plus growing up as Suharto's neighbour · 55 minVeteran Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad contemplates Iraq's 'impossible predicament' in the wake of the final withdrawal of remaining US personnel and amid ongoing corruption…
- Bruce Shapiro's USA, treating Ebola in DRC, plus the secrets of Inca string writing · 55 minBruce Shapiro counts down to the US midterm elections. Dr Rupa Nara of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) returns from a recent mission to the epicentre of the Ebola crisis. Plus…
- Helen Haines MP attacked, Modi under pressure, plus Aussie yabbies invade Africa · 55 minAnna Henderson on the attack on Independent MP for Indi, Helen Haines. Plus tensions between the PM and Treasurer Jim Chalmers over credit card payments, and why the Nationals…
- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, and secret women's business re-visited · 55 minA new documentary looks back at the career of fiercely independent journalist and host of Democracy Now ! Amy Goodman and why she thinks independent media and dissent are what…
- Snow gums on the front line of climate change, plus Susan Orlean's life in writing · 54 minAustralia's unique alpine eucalypt is starting to die out. The High Country may never be the same again, a new book argues. And longstanding New Yorker magazine writer Susan…
- Ian Dunt's UK, Yanis Varoufakis and the meaning of zero · 55 minIan Dunt on UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's push for a reset in Britain’s relationship with the EU. Could this be the beginning of the end for Brexit? Yanis Varoufakis' take on…
- Allegra Spender on ending gay discrimination in schools, and the Catholic church reckons with AI · 55 minWhen Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was elected he promised to address a gap in federal anti-discrimination law which allowed faith-based schools to sack gay kids and teachers…
- Kate Grenville investigates a colonial cold case, plus who stole Victoria's ceremonial mace? · 55 minTwo writers investigate two mysteries from 19th Century Australia. Kate Grenville uncovers a bundle of letters in the archives about the NSW country school teacher Joseph…
- The real J.R.R. Tolkien and the piano teacher of Montparnasse · 55 minThe Lord of the Rings made J.R.R. Tolkien one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. But who was the obsessive, conservative and often difficult man behind…
- Bruce Shapiro's US politics, and the stories told by tree rings · 54 minOur regular US political commentator on the Cornell University sexual assault case, the failed execution of Christa Pike, and the dire outlook for the Republicans, four weeks…
- Simon Winchester reads the wind, plus Lech Blaine's wild childhood · 54 minWe revisit two memorable LNL conversations from recent times: Simon Winchester's cultural history of the wind, and Australian writer Lech Blaine's astonishing account of his…
- Naomi Klein's urgent AI warning plus a tour of Indian breakfasts · 55 minConfronted with a series of existential threats, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor argue in their new book that wealthy billionaires, including the so-called "tech bros", have become…
- How German history has been shaped by the peasant revolution of 1525 · 55 minThe German Peasants' War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as…
- The race for deep sea riches, plus when trauma is weaponised · 54 minA host of new companies are rushing to apply for seabed exploration licences promised by the Trump administration - but are they equipped for this venture? Plus, trauma has gone…
- Mark Kenny's Canberra, Volkswagen's huge restructure, and David Marr at Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre · 55 minMark Kenny reviews PM Anthony Albanese's week at the United Nations in New York, and asks whether the Australian leader should be more assertive in rebuking the US President, on…
- Australian doctors in Gaza, plus how vanilla went global · 54 minDoctors work long hours in hospitals around the world, but visiting doctors in Gaza have to endure just some of what their local peers do: military attack, inadequate resources…
- How immigration made Australia, plus our endless hunger for resources · 55 minAustralia is a nation built by migrants, but immigration has always been politically contested. A new history traces how we came to decide who belongs, who gets in and who is…
- Bruce Shapiro on the looming US midterms, plus Putin's new world order · 55 minBruce Shapiro surveys the path ahead to November's critical US midterm elections, as US President Donald Trump's polling sinks to a new low. Plus, the senior Guardian…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, UN leadership race, and in defence of the bandicoot · 54 minAnna Henderson is travelling with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as he launches Australia's bid for a seat at the UN security council, does the United Nations have a future?…
- Istanbul in the age of Erdogan · 55 minFor millenia, Turkiye’s former capital of Istanbul has been at the centre of world affairs thanks to its geography straddling the Bosphorus, the natural canal that forms the…
- The birth and death of US foreign aid, plus a tribute to trailblazing judge Mary Gaudron · 55 minThe U.S.A.I.D program was established by President John F Kennedy in 1961, at the peak of Cold War tensions, but researcher Luke Fletcher says its roots date back to WWII, and a…
- Ian Dunt's UK, a controversial curator, and the allure of world globes · 54 minOur regular UK correspondent appraises Ed Miliband's bold stance on West Bank. Meet Dutch-Australian Kim Sajet, former Smithsonian director who Donald Trump tried to fire. And…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert on Israel's future, and the art of a good wine label · 55 minAnna Henderson on One Nation’s migration policy, the response to Pauline Hanson's 'derogatory' remarks about Aboriginal people on a podcast, and the government’s increasingly…
- Tobacco lobbying in Australia, plus the secret dinners of the Cold War · 55 minAs Australia grapples with a surging illicit tobacco trade, the Coalition and One Nation have called for a substantial cut to Australia's excise on legal tobacco. Professor Becky…
- How journalism is wrestling with AI, plus Europe's shrinking rivers · 55 minArtificial intelligence presents enormous challenges to the business of journalism in its pursuit of truth and dissemination of credible information. News Director with EBU Liz…
- Bruce Shapiro's USA, Adelaide Parklands row, and the US shadow over Greenland · 55 minBruce Shapiro reflects on the life of American feminist icon, Gloria Steinem, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's attempts to keep current Mayor Zohran Mamdani from…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, Meloni’s record reign, plus the father of ecology · 55 minAnna Henderson discusses falling house prices, One Nation's superannuation policy and Nationals' leader Matt Canavan's controversial 'feminisation of the curriculum' statement…
- The failed promise of lab-grown meat, plus digging up the campsites of Queensland's Native Mounted Police · 53 minBy now lab-grown meat was supposed to be a tasty, affordable, ethical food option, reducing the harms of industrial livestock farming. But these hi-tech ventures have failed to…
- When corporations harm, who pays? Plus, the man that looted Cambodia · 55 minCorporations can cause enormous harm, yet the law often struggles to hold them to account. Law professor Penny Crofts argues that horror helps us understand the scale of…
- Ian Dunt's UK, and the radical life of writer Lesbia Harford · 54 minThere's been a big Tory reshuffle, a bloody one. Our UK politics commentator Ian Dunt analyses what's behind it. And Jeff Sparrow on the radical, socialist, unionist life of…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, separatists in Canada, plus how GPS really works · 55 minAnna Henderson looks at One Nation's historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state. In oil-rich Alberta, a growing separatist movement is…
- How the US became a country for old men, plus the extraordinary encounters of a 1900s cattle station girl · 54 minYale Professor Samuel Moyn argues that the old in the United States have hoarded wealth and power, and that something needs to give. Plus, Australian historian Tom Griffiths…
- Simon Sebag Montefiore on the making of the modern Middle East · 55 minHistorian Simon Sebag Montefiore traces 125 years of war, revolution, upheaval and revival in the Middle East. From the final days of the Ottoman Empire to to the current Iran-US…
- Bruce Shapiro's USA, who's supplying weapons to Sudan, plus the first camera in Australia · 55 minBruce Shapiro asks if US President Donald Trump has betrayed American cattle farmers, after he eased tariffs on foreign beef. Australia sells weapons to the United Arab Emirates…
- Anna Henderson's Canberra, the Israeli ambassador on Zomi Frankcom, plus the music in our names · 55 minOne Nation is mopping up after new MP David Farley's 'rookie mistake' on his party's net migration target. Veteran Jerusalem correspondent examines the work of the Israeli…
- John Cameron Mitchell wants kids to be more punk, plus an apartheid 'native' hospital in Australia · 54 minJohn Cameron Mitchell, American actor, playwright, and film director, directed some of the more outrageous movies of the 2000s, like Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Shortbus. He…
- Is a classless society impossible? Plus, fresh dirt on the Cambridge Five spies · 55 minGerman philosopher Hanno Sauer argues that class hierarchies are a permanent feature of human societies. So if true equality is elusive, how do we live with class? Plus new…
