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Roger Pulvers on Japan and Australia's long relationship and Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito

Japanese Philosopher Kohei Saito makes the case for degrowth communism as the radical transformation required to save our planet. Roger Pulvers looks to the past to understand the future of Australia's relationship with Japan.

Published: 2h agoWed 8 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Illustrations of a koala, lighthouse, books and a radio on a blue background.

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

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Should Australia and Japan be best friends?

At a time when US security feels less assured, should Japan and Australia be forging stronger ties? Japanese author, playwright and translator Roger Pulvers says that while defence is an important arm of our relationship, we should also lean into…

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 2:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Duration: 31 minutes 32 seconds

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Why degrowth communism could save the planet

How did an unknown Marxist scholar sell half a million copies of a book about degrowth communism in his homeland of Japan? And why is a complete transformation of our economic life necessary to save the planet? Guest: Kohei Saito is an associate…

Published: 2h agoWed 8 May 2024 at 12:15pmwith Phillip Adams

Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Ian Dunt's UK, diplomatic asylum dilemmas and author Robyn Davidson

Ian Dunt reports on the recent UK council elections and how the Tory Party are trying to spin the disastrous results.

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Ian Dunt's UK - What can we learn from the local councils election results

Ian Dunt provides his analysis of the disastrous local council elections for the Conservative Party which will likely push back the General Election to late in the year. Guest: Ian Dunt, columnist with the "i".

Lib Dem leader greeted by a dinosaur costume and a sign saying "make this conservative government history"

Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

The use and abuse of diplomatic asylum in Latin America

Mexico has filed a case against Ecuador in the International Court of Justice, accusing it of violating diplomatic rights after it raided their embassy to arrest former Vice-President, Jorge Glas.

A middle-aged man in a suit with glasses looks back to the camera as he walks into a crowd.

Duration: 18 minutes 10 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Robyn Davidson's new memoir: Unfinished Woman

Adventurer Robyn Davidson's new memoir brings us the story of her nomadic life of constant travel and reveals an unquenchable curiosity about different ways of seeing the world. Unfinished Woman is published by Bloomsbury

Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

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The gold-smuggling Indonesian pilot who produced one of the country's most provocative girl bands

Indonesia is one of Australia's closest neighbouring countries, and yet how much is really known about its intricate past? Some of those gaps are being filled through the rediscovery of old music records.

Black and white photo of four different band members who are young Indonesian women holding guitars and a drum

Published: 1 May 2024Wed 1 May 2024 at 3:40amby Catherine Zengerer and Sophie Kesteven

'Used and exploited': These historians want Australians to rethink the convict era

Colonial Australia was a brutal place for convicts, but it was more political than previously thought.

An 1800s illustration of several men dressed as women destroying a fence, as others watch

Published: 30 Mar 2024Sat 30 Mar 2024 at 3:33amby Nick Baker

Why an ancient Egyptian queen who wore eyeliner was the 'original beauty influencer'

People once wore eyeliner for more than just its aesthetic, with Ancient Egyptians believing it could protect them from the 'evil eye'. Now, people are using it to connect them to their heritage.

Portrait of a middle-aged Arab woman with long brown thick hair, who is wearing a long black and white dress

Published: 25 Jan 2024Thu 25 Jan 2024 at 2:57amby Sophie Kesteven and Taryn Priadko

In 1926, hundreds of students boarded a ship for a controversial experiment. It changed their lives

In 1926, hundreds of US students set off on one of the world's first study abroad adventures, docking in nearly 50 ports around the world. But it wasn't without its critics.

Black and white photograph of a boat docked in Yokohoma.

Published: 21 Dec 2023Thu 21 Dec 2023 at 4:21amby Ann Arnold and Sophie Kesteven

Phillip Adams, presenter

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Published: 4 Dec 2023Mon 4 Dec 2023 at 5:52am

In Bed With Phillip

Phillip Adams has presented Late Night Live on RN since 1991. To thank our listeners, the LNL team have revisited the ten thousand interviews in our vault, and picked out the very best.

Published: 5 Jun 2014Thu 5 Jun 2014 at 5:31am

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Program: Late Night Live

Roger Pulvers on Japan and Australia's long relationship and Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito

Should Australia and Japan be best friends?

Why degrowth communism could save the planet

Ian Dunt's UK, diplomatic asylum dilemmas and author Robyn Davidson

Ian Dunt's UK - What can we learn from the local councils election results

The use and abuse of diplomatic asylum in Latin America

Robyn Davidson's new memoir: Unfinished Woman

The gold-smuggling Indonesian pilot who produced one of the country's most provocative girl bands

'Used and exploited': These historians want Australians to rethink the convict era

Why an ancient Egyptian queen who wore eyeliner was the 'original beauty influencer'

In 1926, hundreds of students boarded a ship for a controversial experiment. It changed their lives

Phillip Adams, presenter

In Bed With Phillip

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