Late Night Live — Full program podcast

Bruce Shapiro joins us for the latest news from America, Rodger Shanahan shares his insights into Australian jihadis and Liz White follows the trail of illicit Somalian charcoal.

In past elections, there was a definite sense of a swing to the eventual winner. Not this time. The art of waiting from the ancient to the instant world. Virginia Hall managed to convince both UK and US spy agencies to send her into France during WW2, despite the fact she was a woman and an amputee.

When it comes to foreign affairs does Donald Trump favour isolation or intervention? Sergio Romano considers Europe from an Italian perspective and the "library of everything"- how a 16th century manuscript was rediscovered.

What does the recent Baghdad video mean for ISIS, how significant is the abdication of the emperor for Japan and the beekeeper of Iraq that saved many Yazidi women.

Bruce Shapiro discusses the San Diego synagogue shooting, civil war in the NRA and Joe Biden making it official; Erik Jensen dissects the state of journalism and the media industry; and Paul Holdengraber, ex-New York Public Library, on Werner Herzog and others he has interviewed.

Polls, policies and the debates begin. The political and community impact of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.

An extended conversation with Henry Reynolds- an Australian historian who has had a profound and lasting impact on Australian law, culture and society.

Brexit-fatigued Britain reacts to the announcement that Donald Trump is coming on a state visit, Luke Stegemann explains why Spain is about to hold its third general election in four years and political theorist William Davies reveals how feelings are replacing logic.

Bruce Shapiro on the Mueller Report, Ece Temelkuran's warning to the world about how Turkey lost its democracy and the story of Mary Anning, a remarkable 19th century palaentologist whose work deserves more recognition.

Eva Cox on life, her 1995 Boyer lectures and what's next.

The Honourable Reverend Dr Lynn Arnold AO has one of those names that tells you immediately – he’s done a few things. He’s been busy. You don’t get that many prefixes and suffixes without burning the midnight oil.

Can Macron reunite France, what ethical framework would work for artificial intelligence and who is responsible for protection of the artefacts on the moon?

Bruce Shapiro dissects the latest developments in US politics; essayist Richard Cooke has taken a look at what's going on beyond Washington, and Troy Bramston's new book on Robert Menzies assesses why he was such a successful politician

How does Laura Tingle assess the first week of the campaign? Julian Assange has been taken into custody in the UK after Ecuador revoked his asylum. Now the arguments begin over what happens to him next. Electric cars have travelled on global highways for over a century, but that long history is a burden on the industry.

Daniel McCarthy on economic nationalism and how some American conservatives are pushing back against Wall st, Silicon valley and a self serving capitalist class. A new biography examines the legacy of Winnie Mandela. The true story of crime and deception in the world of commercial fossil collecting.

Ian Dunt explores the implications of the EU granting a possible 'flex-tension' to Brexit, Vedi Hadiz discusses whether Joko Widodo or his long-term rival will triumph in Indonesia's presidential election and we delve into the unconventional history of Aldous Huxley's grandmother.

The latest casualties from the Trump administration, the latest on the violence in Libya and the invention of the modern dog.

Waiting on the writs. Did the Ukraine's far-right Azov movement and its violent ideology encourage the Christchurch terror attack? Pilgrimage: A new Frank Hurley exhibition focussing on his lesser known photographic work.

Abul Rizvi and Joanna Howe discuss migration policy and the shifting from permanent to temporary. Veteran New Yorker proof reader and Comma Queen, Mary Norris, reveals the surprising ways Ancient Greek has shaped modern English. Author Adrian Levy discusses his book The Siege: 68 hours inside the Taj hotel and examines the motivations of those responsible for the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008.

There was an increase in aid to the Pacific announced in the budget - but is it the right kind of aid? Can King Bibi survive in Israel's 2019 election? The courageous female doctors who defied the WW1 military, saved lives, helped the wounded and then went unrecognised.

Bruce Shapiro discusses Joe Biden and women plus deepening Mexican border problems and disaster funding. Why Australia needs to focus strategically on the Indian Ocean. And a new profile of seven prominent Australian comic actors.

Laura Tingle gives her budget preview, Sarah Maddison explains why Indigenous policy needs to be upturned and the seedy underbelly of crime that thrived during World War 2.

How America's loss in Vietnam served as a rallying point for white supremacist movements, and a new cookbook and exhibition at MONA in Hobart shows how to turn invasive species into food.

Ian Dunt leads us through the Brexit labyrinth as MPs vote on alternatives to Theresa May's deal, Heidi Tworek explores how Germany tried to control international news in the early 20th century and Peter Godfrey-Smith asks why Australia has exercised such a deep influence on philosophy overseas.

The Mueller Report. No Collusion but is Trump exonerated? Public mistrust and a contaminated site that will take decades to repair are just some of the unresolved issues eight years after the reactor meltdown. Concrete is the most widely used substance on earth after water. Do the benefits of concrete still outweigh the cost to the environment?