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Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast

From razor-sharp analysis of current events to the hottest debates in politics, science, philosophy and culture, Late Night Live puts you firmly in the big picture. This LNL podcast contains the stories in separate episodes.

  1. 23 HRS AGO

    Seduction, intrigue and influence: the legacy of Pamela Churchill Harriman

    Writer Sonia Purnell reveals the astonishing life of Pamela Churchill Harriman, one of the most significant women in 20th century politics. From Winston Churchill to Bill Clinton, Mandela, Sinatra and the Kennedys, her power and influence spanned generations and continents.

    32 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    The Nobel family - the name behind the prizes

    Renowned around the world, the name Nobel is inextricably linked to the annual prizes. But who was the family behind the name? Guest: Bengt Jangfelt, author of The Nobel Family, Swedish Geniuses in Tsarist Russia

    18 min

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    The downfall of the Maharajas

    When India gained its independence, the rulers of the princely states - the Maharajas - had to be convinced to give up control of their territories to create the nation of India. It was a difficult negotiation for Lord Mountbatten as each prince wanted something different in return for giving up land, power and armies. Guest: John Zubrzycki, former diplomat and author of Dethroned: the downfall of India's princely states (Hurst/NewSouth)

    30 min

  4. 4 DAYS AGO

    The great Australian art theft

    Until the late 1980s Indigenous art was being ripped off left right and centre. It was open slather. First at the cheap end of the market on T-shirts and then on fancy carpets made in Vietnam. The rip-off merchants maintained black artists were just painting old patterns, so their work was for the taking.  The lawyer who proved them wrong was Colin Golvan AM, and his new book shares historical stories of Indigenous copyright infringement and his experiences travelling around, often to remote communities, to work with artists to fight for their rights.  Bronwyn Bancroft is one of Australia's most recognised First Nation artists and when she stumbled across the theft of her work, Colin took up the legal fight and they settled out of court. Bronwyn now mentors other Aboriginal artists to assert their copyright. Guests: Colin Golvan AM is a lawyer, QC and author of new book, Protecting Indigenous Art Bronwyn Bancroft AM is a Bundjalung woman, artist and author of 45 books

    23 min

  5. 5 DAYS AGO

    Colombia's feral hippo problem

    When drug baron Pablo Escobar was killed in 1993, his hacienda near Medellin was ransacked for cash, drugs and money. Left behind though were some of the animals from his private zoo, including four hippos. They have multiplied since then and are now spreading down the Magdalena River. While there have been no deaths so far, it is only a matter of time. Guest: Joshua Hammer, contributing writer with the Smithsonian Magazine.

    15 min

  6. 5 DAYS AGO

    US conservatives have a long-held fascination with foreign dictators

    Jacob Heilbrunn says Donald Trump is not the first figure from the American Right to express admiration for foreign dictators.  Guest: Jacob Heilbrunn, Columnist, The Atlantic, and author of the upcoming book America Last: The Right’s Century-Long Romance With Foreign Dictators.

    23 min

  7. 5 DAYS AGO

    Sri Lanka's surprising new President

    The new President of Sri Lanka is not from one of the elites that have dominated party politics since independence, but rather from the left. The far-left according to some. How will Anura Kumara Dissanayake bring the country together to deal with the economic and political challenges facing Sri Lanka. Guest: Vidhura S Tennekoon - Assistant Professor of Economics at the Indiana University, Indianapolis

    16 min

  8. 6 DAYS AGO

    The mythic status of the night parrot

    The largest known population of the Australian night parrot was recently discovered in the Great Sandy Desert in WA. Ornithologist Dr Penny Olsen recounts our long fascination with this elusive nocturnal bird.  Guest:  Dr Penny Olsen, ornithologist and Honorary Professor at ANU

    16 min
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