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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. This LNL podcast contains the stories in separate episodes.

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LNL Summer: Wy the Dreyfus Affair still matters

Alfred Dreyfus was an officer in the French Army when he was arrested 130 years ago for treason, convicted and sent to Devils Island for 5 years in solitary confinement. His battle for justice divided the population of France and fascinated people across the globe.

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LNL Summer: The great absinthe con

Journalist Evan Rail investigates the lucrative market for vintage "pre ban" bottles of absinthe, from before WWI. Most bottles are genuine, but some are fake. This story originally aired on 30 October 2024.

23 min
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LNL Summer: The story of Australia's Black convicts

In 1788 there were at least fifteen convicts of African descent on board the First Fleet, and hundreds more followed. Who were they, and how were the Black convicts transported to Australia linked to the slave trade? Guest: Santilla Chingaipe, author of Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia. This story originally aired on 30 October 2024.

28 min
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LNL Summer: Meeting Medieval women

From requesting cross bows to fight invaders in Norfolk, to a southern Italian cosmetic recipe for removing hair dye: a British Library exhibition reveals the worlds of women in the Middle Ages.

15 min
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LNL Summer: A biography of Madrid

Madrid, the Spanish capital in the centre of the country, has long lived under the shadow of coastal Barcelona, with its spectacular Gaudi architecture. But Australian author Luke Stegemann, who has lived in Madrid on and off for many years, is passionate about the place and its significance.

41 min
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LNL Summer: Houdini's Visit to Australia

‘To do a Houdini’ is still used to describe remarkable feats of escapes, yet the great escapologist Harry Houdini was born 150 years ago. In 1910, Houdini visited Australia for a 3 month sell-out tour. He also claimed the title of the first person to successfully fly a powered aircraft in Australia. GUEST: Leann Richards, author of 'Houdini's Tour of Australia'. This story originally aired on 24 September 2024.

19 min
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LNL Summer: The power of passports

The passport - if you can get one - gives freedom, but it also means state surveillance. This is one of the many passport paradoxes observed by author Patrick Bixby, in an account that ranges from indigenous passports to literary references to passport 'rankings'. Guest: Patrick Bixby, Professor of English at Arizona State University Author of ‘License to Travel: A Cultural History of th Passport’ (University of California Press) This story originally aired on 18 July 2024.

32 min
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LNL Summer: The race to save the world's islands - with stunning results

Islands are the location of two extremes: they hold the greatest concentration on earth of both biodiversity and species extinctions. The challenge to save them and their inhabitants from the triple threat threat of invasive species, sea level rises and global heating seems immense, But the results when rescue teams are sent in are remarkably quick - a gecko thought be extinct reappears. Giant tortoises thriving in the wild once again. Now the not-for-profit organisation Island Conservation is running a challenge to begin restoring at least 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030. Guest: Cameron Diver, Vice-President, Island Conservation. This story originally aired on 22 August 2024.

20 min

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Great podcast. My new favorite podcast.

23/02/2024

Palunargar

The program has interesting topics. Excellent questions. I enjoy the host who for me is the David Attenborough of Australian journalism. Definitely, experience can’t be improvised.
Great Broadcaster-Left Wing Absurdity

13/03/2023

Project Pratt

I love Phillip as a broadcaster. Great topics. If you want to hear ridiculous left wing arguments please tune in. One of my faves is bashing borders as if we are supposed to let people free flow in to our systems which citizens have a vested interest. Supposed to just pick up the tab for the nomads….

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.