Late Night Live — Full program podcast

Nigerian writer Dipo Faloyin explains why Africa is not a country and Eloghosa Osunde talks about the challenges of living in Lagos for the LGBTQI community.

Professor Clive Hamilton has spent his life as a cage-rattler, speaking uncomfortable truths that have challenged us to review the way we think about the big issues. 

Patrick Mullins and Matthew Ricketson discuss the importance of the ABC to Australian cultural life and John Pickup recounts some of the highlights of his long ABC career including covering the Melbourne Olympic Games.

First Nations astronomers Krystal de Napoli and Karlie Noon share ancient wisdom about the night skies and Helen O'Hara talks about the early dominance of women in Hollywood.

Analysis of current events to the hottest debates in politics, science, philosophy and culture.

In one of our most inspiring discussions of 2022, Gen Z climate activists Anjali Sharma, Mya-Rose Craig and Vanessa Nakate share their hopes for the future with Phillip Adams. Plus, diplomat Paul Brummell takes us on a journey through the fascinating history of diplomatic gifts.

Zara Stone tells the story of the long history of plastic surgery being performed on prisoners as part of their rehabilitation and Elle Hardy takes us on a ride across the globe and back in history to explain the rise of pentacostalism.

Johann Hari on why our collective attention span is declining rapidly, plus Laurie Winkless explains why the science of friction is so integral to both the modern and natural world.

Roland Ennos talks to Phillip about the critical role that our relationship with wood has played in our evolution. Thomas Halliday also travels through time to immerse us in the ancient landscapes he recreates through his research as a paleobiologist.

As part of our 'Best Of' series, we revisit a chat that Phillip Adams had with legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange. Plus, in a moving conversation, Jonty Claypole talks about his lifelong speech impediment and makes the case for disfluency.