//podcastplus.net/feed/late-night-live-separate-stories-podcast~bb601e33 LNL stories separated out for listening. From razor-sharp analysis of current events to the hottest debates in politics, science, philosophy and culture, Late Night Live puts you firmly in the big picture. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:16:58 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220505_2220.mp3 Lynette Wallworth is a an Emmy Award winning film maker and artist. Earlier works include Collisions and Awavena that used virtual reality technology to demonstrate the clashes between Indigenous cultures and the modern world. In her latest work she comes out from behind the camera to tell her own story of the four years she spent in a cult. Thu, 05 May 2022 12:20:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220505_2220.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220505_2205.mp3 Three years before the British atomic tests at Maralinga, in remote South Australia, there were two big tests at Emu Field, a red earth claypan about 200kms from Maralinga.It was 1953, and it was an experiment that took little care to protect Aboriginal people in the wider area, or Air Force personnel who were instructed to fly into the cloud. And yet we barely know anything about it. Thu, 05 May 2022 12:05:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220505_2205.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2240.mp3 Hanging was a significant part of life in the colony of NSW; reported on, speculated on, and gossiped about.  The hangmen themselves were the bogey men of popular culture, cast as evil or undesirables. One though – the colony’s longest serving hangman – was a bit different to his predecessors, seen as more stable and thoughtful. Wed, 04 May 2022 12:40:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2240.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2220.mp3 Over the last week temperatures breached 45 degrees Celsius in at least nine Indian cities, a potentially deadly heatwave for a country where less than 12 percent of people have access to air-conditioners. Wed, 04 May 2022 12:20:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2220.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2205.mp3 Boris Johnson's leadership will again be tested as the local council elections take place this week across the UK. And in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein looks set to have a historic first-time win to become the largest party in the Stormont. Wed, 04 May 2022 12:05:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220504_2205.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2240.mp3 The selection of novels reviewed by major newspapers can come down to topicality of theme, click bait potential, and whether or not a particular freelance reviewer is available at the time. In a meta exercise, a recent article reviews a book about book reviewers, and analyses the changing culture of literary criticism. Tue, 03 May 2022 12:40:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2240.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2220.mp3 Louisa Lim delves into the rebellious history of Hong Kong, and tells the extraordinary story of the eccentric self-titled "King of Kowloon", whose determination to cover the city in his message of territorial ownership came to reflect the spirit of a nation repressed by global super-powers. Tue, 03 May 2022 12:20:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2220.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2205.mp3 A leaked draft reveals that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, how student debt is perpetuating the racial wealth gap and a new report reveals Harvard's ties to slavery. Tue, 03 May 2022 12:05:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220503_2205.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220502_2240.mp3 How Martha Jane Canary became Calamity Jane- an icon of the American wild west. Mon, 02 May 2022 12:40:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220502_2240.mp3 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220502_2220.mp3 With current Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ineligible for re-election, son and namesake of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Jr is currently poised to win a landslide victory when the country heads to the polls on May 9. With its implications for democracy, the looming election has been described as the ‘most consequential in modern Philippine history’.  Mon, 02 May 2022 12:20:00 +0000 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2022/05/lnl_20220502_2220.mp3