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 pict...
Popularised by accountants in Renaissance Florence, the paper notebook has a rich cultural history. Prolific notebook users include master doodler Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Agatha Christie and Bruce Chatwin who unwittingly inspired the Moleskine.  Guest: Roland Allen, author of ‘The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper’ (Profile Books)Originally broadcast on 25 July 2024.
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Academic publishing is big business - but does it have to be?
Frustrated academics are finding new models for publishing academic research that bypasses the big academic publishers who are making millions from their research. And it is the universities that are paying for it - usually twice.Guest: Arash Abizadeh, professor of political science at McGill University and author of the article in the Guardian titled: Academic journals are a lucrative scam and we're determined to change thatOriginally broadcast on 25 July 2024
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Des Ball's long history with Pine Gap
A new documentary looks at the important career of military analyst Des Ball who kept Australia informed for over 50 years about the changing role of the US military and intelligence facility at Pine Gap.Guests:John Hughes, director of the documentary Twilight Time: Des Ball the man who saved the world.Richard Tanter: Senior Research Associate, Nautilus Institute and former President of the Australian board of the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)Â Originally broadcast on 25 July 2024
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LNL Summer: The final days of Captain James Cook
A new book suggests that Captain James Cook, while previously known as a man with a distinct knowledge of and respect for Indigenous peoples and with his crew, on his last voyage, misjudged and miscommunicated his way to his death at the hands of once friendly Hawaiians.GUEST: author and historian Hampton Sides author of The Wide Wide Sea - Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. (Random House)Originally broadcast on 30 July 2024
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LNL Summer: The US lobbyists of K-Street
The very lucrative practise of lobbying has moved beyond the corridors or Washington. Lobbyists now focus on shaping the opinion of constituents back home in their districts, cozying up to PR gurus, social media experts, pollsters, and grassroots organisers to further the interests of big US Corporations, and reshaping how both major political parties operate. Â Guest: Brody Mullins, author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government (Simon and Schuster)Originally broadcast on 30 July 2024.
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