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Incisive analysis, fearless debates and nightly surprises. Explore the serious, the strange and the profound with David Marr.
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A new film investigates how Germany's desire to never to repeat the horrendous anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust has resulted in the suppression of any criticism of Israel and its actions in Gaza. Plus how an ornithologist helped solve murders and hate crimes, with her expert knowledge of feathers.
The growing appeal of Donald Trump to the right wing Chinese community in the US, and the hidden war for collective memory - how narratives about nationhood shape politics.
Trump's soon-to-be-renamed "Department of War" killed 11 people on a boat, saying they were Venezuelan drug smugglers. As Bruce Shapiro says, the killings were a brazenly extrajudicial act. Closer to home, Papua New Guinea will celebrate 50 years as an independent nation next week, a status it achieved when it separated from the ruling colonial power — Australia. We revisit the history of Papua New Guinea, and why so many Australians forgot (or never learned) that it was once our territory. Then to Australian literature, and the demise of the 85-year-old literary magazine, Meanjin.
Anna Henderson discusses the fall-out from Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments on Indian migration, India's PM Narendra Modi wants a closer relationship, with China, but what does China want from India? And how the Gaelic language lived and died in Australia.
Sir Gerard Brennan served as the 10th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest judicial position in the country. He was involved in several landmark cases, including the famous Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) decision. This case overturned the concept of "terra nullius" (land belonging to no one) and recognised the native title rights of Indigenous Australians for the first time under Australian law. His son Frank Brennan has collected his father's speeches in Gerard Brennan’s Articles and Speeches, Vol 2: Law in Accord with Justice
Behrouz Boochani was locked in Naura for more than half a decade after fleeing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). Now, that group will be designated a terrorist organisation by the Australian government. Meanwhile, in the United States, the Trump administration is sacking librarians and deleting public archives. Oxford librarian Richard Ovenden, is the author of "Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under Attack".
Ian Dunt looks at Nigel Farage's scare campaign on migration in the UK, Al Jazeera plus' Managing Director, Dima Khatib, speaks out about the huge number of journalists Israel has killed in Gaza, and, as the price of gold hits new heights, LNL traces its history and its continuing allure.
Liberal leader Sussan Ley condemned the weekend's anti immigration protests, but CLP Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported them. Meanwhile the government has signed a $400million deportation deal with Nauru. Plus what is Project Esther and why do they think Hamas has infiltrated Australia? And a new history argues that the dandy was often a working-class irritant, subverting class structures through their sartorial splendour.
The 2025 federal election marked the most significant electoral defeat in the history of the Liberal–National Coalition, with the party reduced to just 43 seats. The result was widely attributed to strategic missteps, internal divisions, and a failure to connect with a changing electorate. Almost four months on, where does the future lie for the Liberal Party? GUESTS:Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe UniversityFrank Bongiorno, Professor of history at the Australian National UniversityPaul Kelly, Editor-at-Large at The AustralianPRODUCER Ali Benton
Robyn Williams looks back at fifty years of broadcasting The Science Show on ABC Radio National. Plus, why the tech tycoons of Silicon Valley love the philosophy of French literary scholar Rene Girard.
From the USA, Bruce Shapiro on the latest deportation attempts against Kilmar Ábrego García, the FBI raid on John Bolton, and the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Then to Palestine, where the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is 89 and deeply unpopular. As Australia and other Western states move towards a recognition of a Palestinian state, what could that future Palestinian state look like? And: before the days of Instagram, personal cameras, and privacy laws, street photographers set themselves up around Sydney. The industry peaked between the 1930s-1950s, and has left the legacy of an incredible archive.
Anna Henderson from SBS World News looks at the Nationals' attempt to repeal their net zero emissions target and what that means for the Coalition's energy and environment policy credibility. Sudan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with 25 million people hungry and the largest number of displaced people as their civil war has no end in sight. And, three years since the federal government announced its plans to name an Australian poet laureate in 2025, it has yet to do so, and the Khaled Sabsabi saga might be a reason for the delay.
Drawing on her expertise in mental health and trauma studies, Palestinian psychiatrist, Doctor Samah Jabr, explores how the trauma of displacement and conflict continues to shape Palestinian lives. And why wool became one of the most important commodities for militaries across the globe.
John Menadue has been at the heart of Australian public life for over fifty years, working for the Whitlam, Fraser and Hawke governments. He oversaw the effective end to Australia's White Australia Policy, was CEO of Qantas and set up the Centre for Policy Development. In the media he ran The Australian for Rupert Murdoch, launched the online weekly New Matilda and founded the influential public policy platform, Pearls and Irritations. Now aged ninety, John reflects on Australia's media, in particular its coverage of the war in Gaza, our attitudes to race relations, AUKUS, our relationship with the United States and how Australia is navigating its place in the world during a global power shift. Guest: John Menadue, Founder and Editor in Chief of Pearls and Irritations Producer: Catherine Zengerer
Columnist Ian Dunt on the UK & European scramble to support Zelenskyy and Ukraine at the White House, after Trump's meeting with Putin in Alaska. After two years behind bars, the former PM of Pakistan Imran Khan remains defiant, but at what cost? Plus, should lost buildings be rebuilt, replicated, or left in ruins?
1Laura Tingle assesses the meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin and where President Zelenskyy fits in the negotiations. A world-first bilateral climate mobility program, will see Tuvalu citizens have the right to apply for Australian visas. Plus the curious and often hilarious origins of British surnames.
A new documentary looks at how the evangelical movement began in the US, spread to South America, paved the way for the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and now poses the threat of a national theocracy. And the last letters of French Resistance fighters before they were executed by the Nazis in World War Two
Acclaimed US journalists and podcast collaborators with The Atlantic Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober join David Marr in-studio to discuss the MAGA women who love Trump, the state of the media in post-insurrection America, and the importance of complex human storytelling in journalism. Guests: Hanna Rosin and Lauren Ober, co-hosts of the podcast We Live Here Now. Hanna is also Senior Editor at the Atlantic and host of Radio Atlantic Producer: Catherine Zengerer
Bruce Shapiro looks at the man behind Donald Trump's immigration policy, Stephen Miller. The increasing pressure on Egypt to take action on Gaza. Plus how deer went feral.
Australia has announced its recognition of Palestinian statehood, joining a growing number of countries supporting a two-state solution. And historian Shayne Breen, traces the 40,000 years of Aboriginal exploration, land settlement and hunting practices in Tasmania
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An excellent episode by you 3! It absolutely sums up the Liberal mess.
Thank you, I finally have some understanding about the gas issue! Important for us to understand before this election.
This was disappointing. David you were rude. This man confirms what we heard from Gideon Levy about the Israeli state's treatment of non-Jews. You cut him off and it seemed the fear of the "anti-semitic" slur has affected LNL.
A brilliant conversation with Geoffrey Watson.Thank you Phillip!
Ironic the Germany continues to support the Zionist state that has carried out a genocide since it's formation.
Such a wonderful podcast, Philip. Thank you! 🙏
Fails to address the literal apartheid that existed and still exists in some Australian pubs - separate white and black bar areas.
Philip you are a national treasure
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One of the best episodes ever!
great guest. Philip got on really well with him
What a joke this token conservative commentator is
A giant among men. A gravitational force drawing Australians to the centre of truth during the growing maelstrom of human folly.
I don't generally support bonded labour, but you're not allowed to retire!
Phillip, like millions of others, I reckon you put on one of the best talk shows, I ever heard. long live Phillip Adams.
Excellent, informative discussion and interviews. A voice of tolerance and curiosity. from a rusted on Gladdy, long may you, Philip, and your programme, run.
LNL: simply the best take on world affairs with the most informed comment on every conceivable important aspect of the human condition and environment.