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Keith Devlin from Stanford University argues in his book Finding Fibonacci that the 13thC mathematician made a far greater contribution to Western civilisation than his eponymous sequence. He's been on a crusade to get the world to recognise F
In her memoir The Soul of A Woman, the best-selling Chilean author Isabel Allende explores how feminism has shaped her life over the past seven decades. At a very young age, as she raged against her patriarchal, Catholic, conservative family,
Deborah Cheetham-Fraillon AO talks to Phillip about composing Australia's first Indigenous opera, Pecan Summer, founding her Short Black Opera Company and her work encouraging Indigenous kids to get more involved in singing and the arts.
In Phillip Adams' last Late Night Live, Laura Tingle turns the tables and interviews Phillip. They discuss how the political conversations and media landscape has changed since Phillip started at the ABC back in 1991, and what his hopes are fo
Phillip Adams and philosopher Peter Singer sit down for a broad-ranging chat, contemplating everything from how far the animal liberation movement has come since the 1970's, to why public debate has become so challenging, and the ethical conun
Naomi Klein’s investigation into why she is constantly mistaken for author of The Beauty Myth and anti-vax campaigner Naomi Wolf, leads her to the world of doppelgangers, conspiracy theories, mis-and-dis-information, how this is playing out in
In Phillip's last show with his regular contributors, Laura Tingle, Bruce Shapiro and Ian Dunt look at the release of Julian Assange, the importance of the AUKUS alliance, and the big stories they have covered over their many years on the lit
Phillip Adams is joined by comrades Frank Bongiorno, Jon Piccini and Meredith Burgmann for a romp through the history of the political left in Australia and an assessment of what's left of the left today.
Simon Winchester has appeared on Late Night Live many times over the years to discuss his bestselling books. Now he and Phillip discuss Simon's own phenomenal life - from entering boarding school in England at the age of 4 to having his beehiv
When the hammer thwacked down at Christie’s New York in November 2017, the ‘Salvator Mundi’ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci went for $450 million, making it the world’s most expensive artwork ever sold. But who bought it, who actually painted
In the hard work of livestock rearing, in the long nights in the shed helping the sheep to lamb, Irish author John Connell can reflect on what life truly means. His new book is Twelve Sheep: Life lessons from a lambing season and is published
It was largely the work of anthropology that altered our world views on race and culture – now backed thoroughly by genomics. So what can anthropology offer us today, to deal with the many problems we face as a human species?Guest: Wade Davi
With the UK election just a few weeks away, Ian Dunt offers his assessment of the campaign so far; including the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform party. It's no longer just nipping at the Tories' heels – instead it’s looking like it could take a
"The hardest thing I've ever done in public life was appearing with the Prime Minister to give that press conference." Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, is known for remaining determinedly positive, despite facing very difficu
China has its eye on Australia's critical minerals which will be a key focus of Premier Li's visit to Australia. Both countries are choosing not to emphasise issues that could strain the relationship, in favour of advancing their respective ec
In his new book, George Monbiot says the trend towards neoliberalism began in the 1930s, and has so dominated the political narrative that its now seen as the natural way of things. So as the far-right once again marches to power, is this mome
How should we consider the the work of celebrated French artist Paul Gauguin in 2024, in the light of accusations of sexual predation of young women and colonial exploitation and appropriation. A new book attempts to "rescue Gauguin's art from
Geoffrey Watson SC had high hopes for the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but when their first decision was not to proceed with an investigation into possible corruption in relation to the Robodebt disaster, he was more than just disappoi
Literary historian Jonathan Schroeder has unearthed a rare and remarkable story written in 1855 by John S. Jacobs about his fight for freedom from slavery and his fierce denunciation of the American laws that allowed it.
President Biden has got the approval from the UN Security Council for a three stage peace deal, but can he get Israel and Hamas on board? Bruce Shapiro on the latest from America.Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazi
Kay Kinane was a school-teacher from Perth who went on to become Deputy Director of the ABC’s Education Department in the 1960s – the first woman to hold such a position. And she did it with cheek, determination, and a remarkable eye on the fu
Kay Kinane was a school-teacher from Perth born in 1912 who went on to become Deputy Director of the ABC’s Education Department in the 1960s – the first woman to hold such a position. Her story is little known, but these historians want to ma
Climate scientist Rob Jackson travelled the world in search of climate solutions and explains what he found and how we can feasibly return the atmosphere to pre-industrial times. Guests; Rob Jackson: Prof. of Earth Sciences Stanford Universi
Besides launching rockets at Israel after Israel attacked its embassy in Damascus, Iran has shown remarkable restraint when it comes to intervening in the war on Gaza. Ali Ansari argues that apart from some notable - and extreme - exceptions,
Phillip Adams takes a look back through the history of philosophy to understand why it’s become one of the most male dominated areas of the humanities. Guest: Regan Penaluna is the Brooklyn-based author of How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women
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