Late Night Live — Full program podcast

John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, playwright, and film director, directed some of the more outrageous movies of the 2000s, like Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Shortbus. He argues that punk is as relevant than ever, and it is much more than a look. Plus, in the first half of the 20th century, up on the far north coast of WA, Wyndham Native Hospital incarcerated and treated Aboriginal people, because they were not allowed to be treated at the Wyndham District Hospital, known as the 'white' hospital.
Guests: 
John Cameron Mitchell, American punk icon and multimedia artist
Annabel (A.M.) Stafford, former journalist, teacher, author of 'The wanted and the unwanted' (MUP)

German philosopher Hanno Sauer argues that class hierarchies are a permanent feature of human societies. So if true equality is elusive, how do we live with class? Plus new revelations on the Cambridge Five - the young men who spied against Britain from the 1930s to the 1950s. 
Guests: 
Hanno Sauer, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Utrecht University. Guest of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney
Antonia Senior, author, journalist and co-host of the History Book Buffs podcast.  New book is Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire

Our regular UK correspondent on the death of former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday. An accounting and ethics expert who has been following the KPMG case explains why some of the firm's activities are so controversial. And 'going out' - a colourful romp through the many ways that many cultures enjoy night life.
Guests: 
Ian Dunt, columnist with i-news; co-host of the Origin Story podcast
Tom Ravlic, journalist, author and academic who has been writing about the KPMG saga for Crikey, and The Mandarin
Imogen Willetts, author of ‘Up All Night: A History of Going Out'

Political correspondent Anna Henderson surveys a busy sitting week, with the government eager to pass NDIS reforms. The Kingdom of Jordan, a neighbour of Israel, is trying to stay neutral in the Middle East war, but is caught between the US and Iran. And a look at how mining magnate Gina Rinehart attempts to control her public image. 
Guests: 
Anna Henderson, chief political correspondent, SBS
Nabih Bulos, Middle East bureau chief, Los Angeles Times
Sarah Martin, senior correspondent for The Guardian Australia

Sovereign citizens believe they’ve discovered a hidden legal system that can set them free from the state. The new book Outlawed explores the strange world of pseudolaw, and what its rise tells us about trust, power and the law. Plus Late Night Live looks at the abiding popularity of calming 'night' music to help people sleep, and how 19th century composers like John Field, Chopin and others first brought us the musical concept of 'nocturnes'. And Late Night Live pays tribute to former producer, Kris Short.
Guests: 
Harry Hobbs, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales, co-author, with Stephen Young, of Outlawed: Responding to the Global Rise of Sovereign Citizens and legal conspiracies.
Susan Tomes, award-winning pianist and author of 'Nocturnes, and the fascination of night music'.