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The Murdoch media mogul that we've come to know is almost unrecognisable from Rupert Murdoch, the youth. Author Walter Marsh discusses the era that shaped young Rupert, the radical who espoused socialism, kept a bust of Lenin in his uni accommodation and then went on to build his empire from 1950s Adelaide.

This episode was originally broadcast on 03 August 2023. 

Former speechwriter James Fallows pays tribute to the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Plus, writer Xochitl Gonzalez on New York's unstoppable rats.

This program was originally broadcast in March 2023. 

Political historian and journalist Chris Wallace investigates how prime ministerial biographies have impacted our leaders throughout Australia's history — for good and ill.

This episode was originally broadcast on 09 February 2023. 

In a year when wars and the referendum on the voice all worked towards dividing us, there were moments of joy and unity that brought us together as a nation. Our end of year panel digs deep to find them.

AJ Lamarque, comedian, writer, producer and host of the Kweens of Comedy

Alice Fraser, writer and podcast host of Tea with Alice and The Gargle.

Carly Williams, national indigenous correspondent with the ABC and a Quandamooka woman from SE Queensland

Jonathan Biggins, writer and performer in The Wharf Review currently showing at the Seymour Centre

To mark International Day Of People With Disability, December 3rd, the ABC is showcasing content featuring people with lived experience of disability. On Late Night Live, we revisit the conversations we had with legally blind writers from either side of the Atlantic, Andrew Leland and Selina Mills. 

Trump and war - Bruce Shapiro looks back on the year in US politics. And the woman was not anti-social, but anti the social order: the life of Sydney 'originalist' Bee Miles. 

Laura Tingle and Nikki Savva look back on 2023 and give a report card for Canberra Politicians. Jock Given and Virginia Madsen help us celebrate 100 years of Radio National and its transformation from ABC Radio 2 to the present day.

Journalist Adam Welz shares his plea to save what's left of the Earth's magnificent biodiversity, before its too late. And documentarian Mary Haverstick on the mysterious life of Jerrie Cobb - the would-be astronaut who became a spy.

A UNESCO award for the Gunditjmara people of Western Victoria but the campaign for Indigenous people to care for their own country carries on, plus how true are the legends about Roman Emperors? 

Ian Dunt reflects on an eventful year in UK politics and looks ahead to the 2024 election. Joseph Sikulu and Wesley Morgan preview COP28 from a Pacific perspective and Zahra Hankir explains why kohl eyeliner has long been a marker for the intersection between beauty and power.