Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast

In India, walking the streets can be a dangerous daily challenge. For decades, roads have been designed around cars and motorbikes, leaving pedestrians to navigate broken, blocked and unsafe footpaths. Now, India’s Supreme Court has stepped in, declaring safe access to footpaths a fundamental right. What does this mean for the future of India’s streets?
Guest: Rishi Aggarwal, Founder and Director at Mumbai Sustainability Centre
Producer: Ali Benton

The criminalising of homosexuality is being either adopted, or strengthened, in one country after another in Africa. That continent has the biggest cluster of countries with anti-gay laws - more than 30, out of 54 African countries, have made it illegal to have homosexual relationships, and in some cases, to support those who do.
Guest: Larissa Kojoue, African human rights researcher with Human Rights Watch, with a focus on LGBTQI+ rights. Queer feminist from Cameroon, based in Lyon, France
Producer: Ann Arnold

Ian Dunt joins David Marr moments before Reform UK's Nigel Farage announces his resignation as MP.  Farage is under investigation from Parliament's standards commissioner after not declaring a £5m gift he received in 2024 - before his election - from billionaire donor Christopher Harbornen. He is also facing questions about 'gifts' received from another supporter, convicted criminal George Cottrell. Farage denies any wrongdoing, and has vowed to win back his seat in a by-election. 
Guest: Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular Late Night Live commentator
Producer: Ali Benton

Australia is home to one of the world's premier collections of ancient coins, held at The Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies (ACANS), part of Macquarie University. Its new director celebrates its treasures, currently being digitised for the world. 
Guest: 
Associate Professor in History and Archaeology at Macquarie University, Director of ACANS

Where authoritarian leaders once coerced their citizens with brute force, they increasingly rely on public support through manipulation. Misinformation, conspiracy theories and exploiting existing fears are among the tools of trade.
Guest: Assaf Sharon, Professor of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University. Co-founder and Senior Fellow at Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy. Co-author, with Avishai Margalit, of ‘Captive minds: a study of manipulation’ (Harvard University Press, May 2026)
Producer: Ann Arnold