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Healing the stolen generation and letters from two literary giants

Lorraine and Shaan Peeters are helping to heal the stolen generations and their families with their organisation Marumali.

Published: YesterdayThu 2 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

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

Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds

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Lorraine and Shaan Peeters on healing the Stolen Generation

Lorraine Peeters, herself a stolen child and survivor of Cootamundra Home for Girls, has spent her life healing herself and others, creating the organisation Marumali which provides culturally powerful training to service providers.

Published: YesterdayThu 2 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds

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Letter writing with Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower

What can two of Australia's literary greats teach us about letter writing? Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham joined Phillip Adams in the studio to discuss an extraordinary new book of letters penned over forty years by novelists Shirley Hazzard and…

Published: YesterdayThu 2 May 2024 at 12:30pmwith Phillip Adams

Brigitta Olubas and Susan Wyndham stand behind a seated Phillip Adams in the ABC studio.

Duration: 28 minutes 23 seconds

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Johann Hari on the miracle weight loss drugs

Johann Hari explains the health risks and rewards of the new weight loss drugs and looks at the causes of the high demand for these drugs in the affluent west.

Duration: 54 minutes 4 seconds

Published: WedWed 1 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Johann Hari and the magic weight loss drugs

Johann Hari discusses the health risks and rewards of the new weight loss drugs.

Duration: 38 minutes 58 seconds

Published: WedWed 1 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Indigenous claims to Murray-Darling water rights

Water rights were promised to Indigenous communities in the Murray Darling Basin a year ago.

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Duration: 12 minutes 28 seconds

Published: WedWed 1 May 2024 at 12:00pmwith Phillip Adams

Satyajit Das on the risks of ecotourism and Bruce Shapiro on the Columbia protests

Bruce Shapiro reports on the latest from the student protests at Columbia University and Satyajit Das shares the conflicting emotions he feels about the amazing wildlife he has seen on his travels and his concerns for their future.

Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: TueTue 30 Apr 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: WedWed 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.

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

Phillip Adams, presenter

Phillip Adams is a prolific and sometimes controversial broadcaster, writer and film-maker.

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

Healing the stolen generation and letters from two literary giants

Lorraine and Shaan Peeters on healing the Stolen Generation

Letter writing with Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower

Johann Hari on the miracle weight loss drugs

Johann Hari and the magic weight loss drugs

Indigenous claims to Murray-Darling water rights

Satyajit Das on the risks of ecotourism and Bruce Shapiro on the Columbia protests

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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