Late Night Live — Full program podcast

Ian Dunt surveys the week in politics in the UK, Nina Schick warns of the proliferation of fake audio visual content and how it has serious political and social implications. French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy offers his insights on the virus and the human condition.

Bruce Shapiro brings us the latest constitutional challenge in the USA, Peter Geoghegan on the dark money in UK politics and Andrew Boe on the inequalities in the legal system.

Shocking revelations from the aged care royal commission as Australia sees the deadliest day of the pandemic; Protests rock Lebanon in the wake of the Beirut explosion; The contenders for an award celebrating misleading language.

The crisis of the 2020s before the calm, and the success story of the Falklands since the war.

Roger Pulvers asks if it was necessary to use atomic bombs to end the war — or was Japan already beaten? Rashid Khalidi observes a new era in the Palestinian struggle and explains why its focus is no longer just on a two-state solution. Former intelligence officer John Fahey discusses Australia's traitors and spies and tells the story of espionage and corruption in high places 1901-50.

Bruce Shapiro gives his analysis of President Trump's attacks on the US Postal Service, we find out about the risks and rewards of rare earth metals and what does Ernest Hemingway's correspondence reveal about him?

New measures have been introduced in Victoria to tackle the growing crisis; A new study reveals the shocking extent to which Aboriginal Australians are excluded from the water market; the truth behind 'Truth', Australia's most notorious rag.

As one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters and directors, multiple Academy award winning director, Oliver Stone has just penned the first instalment of his autobiography, "Chasing the Light".

Ian Dunt reflects on Boris Johnson's first year as PM. Guy Rundle revisits the Whitlam dismissal and the role of Governor General Sir John Kerr. New York gossip columnist Ben Widdicombe on celebrity and American culture.

In the wake of John Lewis' death, Americans seek out 'good trouble'; Irish columnist Fintan O'Toole argues that in order to move forward, America must confront the unfinished business of three wars; Max Allen surveys the long history of fermented drinks in Australia.