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United States
Australia
Donald Trump
One Nation
Israel
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Pauline Hanson
Gaza
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Iran
Andy Burnham
United Kingdom
Liberal Party
United Nations
Indigenous Australians
Helen Haines
Ebola
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Housing Policy
India

Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr. This LNL podcast contains the stories in separate episodes. Subscribe to the full podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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Latest Episodes

Fifty years since the publication of his ground-breaking book, The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins reflects on the ideas that defined his career, the debates the book sparked around the world, and what fifty years of subsequent research have confirmed,... more

Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot has been asked to try to form a new coalition government, meeting Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Sunday to receive his invite to start negotiations. But as it stands, every prospective deal... more

Since federation Australia has fought alongside Britain and the United States in almost every major war of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. But earlier this year Australia, following Britain’s lead, declined to join the US in its war on Iran... more

Australians are 'more divided' and 'more pessimistic', according to the latest annual survey by the Scanlon Foundation. The latest report (Mapping Social Cohesion 2026), with data from 10,000 participants, found that one in three respondents expresse... more

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Recent Guests

Tanjil Rashid
Culture editor at the New Statesman
New Statesman
Episode: Does the Sally Rooney affair amount to censorship?
Emily Feng
NPR correspondent in Washington, formerly covering China and Taiwan, and author.
NPR
Episode: Why were Uyghurs fighting in Syria's civil war?
Conor O'Keeffe
Science journalist, ABC journalism fellow and host of The Lost Dinosaurs
ABC
Episode: Dinosaurs under the hammer: the billionaire buyers
Sean Tseng
Adjunct senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
National University of Singapore
Episode: Singapore's legal battle with Indonesia over smoke haze
Anna Henderson
Chief political correspondent at SBS
SBS
Episode: Anna Henderson's Canberra: ISIS death penalty, progressive antisemitism and Matt Canavan's lower house run
Deborah Barros Leal Farias
Associate professor in politics at UNSW
UNSW
Episode: Flavio Bolsanaro flees Brazil after losing election
Kitty Hauser
Sydney-based historian and author of Art Mania
Episode: Geoffrey Bardon and Papunya art
Katherine Biber
Historian and Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney
Episode: The lawyers who fled fascism, and started again in Australia
Irris Makler
Veteran Middle East correspondent for SBS, ABC and France 24
Episode: Israel's deadlocked election

Host

David Marr
Australian journalist, broadcaster and author

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 705 ratings
  • I love it!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Eano
    12 days ago
  • Never fails!

    Always interesting and well researched and the language!!! I’m still gliding after hearing King Farouk described as “an appalling, fat wastrel” 🤣

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pat slide
    Australia2 months ago
  • Roger Knox

    Another Great episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    grunge007
    Australia4 months ago
  • What a terrific podcast!

    How good is David Marr? No topic is off limits, he’s afraid of nothing or no-one. Forthright, very knowledgeable & independent with interesting subjects every night. He tells things as they really are which makes a refreshing change from the media. ABC did well with their choice

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aussie chick 82
    Australia9 months ago
  • Barry Jones is numinous

    How good is the 2026 Barry Jones episode?! The brilliance that pours out of the man continues into the 9th decade! Makes me wistful for visionary politicos in an era of shallow sloganeers that infests Australian politics presently. Thank you, this is an episode to cherish.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mandypants19
    Australia9 months ago

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Many value the breadth of subjects, strong guests and well-researched, contextual conversations.

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Geoffrey Bardon and Papunya art
Q: Now, is it as clear as that?
No. Hauser says the men were already painting on boards and salvaged materials when Bardon arrived, and that the influential story of him initiating the practice was a flattering myth that obscures the artists' agency.
Geoffrey Bardon and Papunya art
Q: In 1971, this young man drove his combi in the middle of the night into Papunya. What did he find?
Hauser recounts Bardon's account of arriving at a party where settlement administrators were drinking, then seeing the place properly in the morning. She notes that aspects of his later telling may have taken on the significance of a story.
Flavio Bolsanaro flees Brazil after losing election
Q: Remind us of the difference between Lula and Bolsonaro. What did they represent? What was at stake for Brazil?
Farias characterizes Lula as a long-established politician whose record brings both achievements and public frustration, including disputes over the corruption investigation that led to his imprisonment before his conviction was overturned. She describes Flavio Bolsonaro as a politician facing longstanding corruption allegations and says the election raised concerns about democracy and the direction of the country.
Flavio Bolsanaro flees Brazil after losing election
Q: Deborah, how did he get out?
Farias says the most credible account is that Bolsonaro crossed into Argentina with his wife and daughters, then traveled toward the United States by a route that avoided Brazilian airspace. She describes conflicting reports about his whereabouts and says Argentina's president supported his entry.
Anna Henderson's Canberra: ISIS death penalty, progressive antisemitism and Matt Canavan's lower house run
Q: Has she provided any examples of this new progressive anti-Semitism? Can we get a grasp of the kinds of things happening in universities and theater companies and public broadcasters that represent progressive anti-Semitism?
Henderson says the report and Segal's answers were broad. Segal called for independent oversight of public broadcasters, including a fully independent ombudsman, while recommendations from the Royal Commission were still pending.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Late Night Live

What is Late Night Live about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Incisive interviews connect current affairs with history, culture, science, law and social change. David Marr speaks with journalists reporting from the regions and institutions at the center of the news, alongside academics, authors and specialists whose expertise adds context to complex debates. Australian politics and public life recur, but the conversations range widely, from international elections and conflict to Indigenous art, fossil markets and the history of human remains. The format is focused and conversational: each episode takes up a single subject, with Marr pressing guests to explain not only what happened but why it matters. A distinctive mix of serious analysis, curiosity about the unusual and dry wit makes the conversatio... more

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