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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.

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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.

    Naomi Klein’s Doppleganger. Untangling the big ethical issues of our time with Peter Singer.

    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. 

    • 54 min
    Phillip's swansong with Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt

    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.

    • 54 min
    Left for dead? The Australian left, then and now

    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. 

    • 1 min
    The adventures of Simon Winchester

    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. 

    • 54 min
    Is the world's most expensive painting the real thing? How twelve sheep can give life meaning.

    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.

    • 54 min
    Ian Dunt's UK plus what we can learn from the Inuit

    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. 

    • 54 min

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