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Mark Kenny's Canberra, death penalty methods in the US, and why more of us are using subtitles
13/07/2026 | 54 mins.Canberra columnist Professor Mark Kenny examines Liberal leader Angus Taylor's fresh criticism of One Nation. In Alabama, there's debate over the use of nitrous oxide as a method to execute death row prisoners. And why are more and more of us watching TV and film with the subtitles on?
Guests:
Professor Mark Kenny, columnist with the Canberra Times; Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU
Deborah Denno, criminologist and Professor at the Fordham University School of Law, New York
Andy Wright, Oscar-winning sound editor- Uncle Roger Knox joins David Marr in the studio for an hour of stories and songs: from growing up on the mission, to making his name in Tamworth, surviving two plane crashes, and singing the truth about frontier violence.
Guest: Uncle Roger Knox, Gomeroi Elder and musician; joined by collaborator Toby Martin
Producer: Catherine Zengerer
Sound Engineer: Tegan Nicholls, Harvey O'Sullivan - The hit new book Regime Change offers staggering insights into Donald Trump's second presidency, revealed by New York Times journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman. Plus, historian Nicholas Guyatt exposes the paradox of founding father and early US president Thomas Jefferson - who opposed slavery politically, yet enslaved more than 600 people. A new book explores his vision of abolition — and racial exclusion.
Guests:
Jonathan Swan, journalist with New York Times and co-author, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
Nicholas Guyatt, Professor of North American History, Cambridge University Ian Dunt on Nigel Farage's future, anti-gay laws in Africa, and the right to safe footpaths in India
07/07/2026 | 54 mins.UK commentator Ian Dunt joins Late Night Live moments before Reform leader Nigel Farage's fiery resignation as MP. Human rights researcher Larissa Kojoue says many African leaders are outlawing homosexuality because they don't want to seem 'Western'. And an Indian Supreme Court ruling establishes that is a human right to walk safely on a footpath
Guests:
Ian Dunt, columnist with i-news, co-host of Origin Story podcast
Larissa Kojoue, African human rights researcher with Human Rights Watch
Rishi Aggarwal, activist and founder of the Mumbai Walking Project- Prof Mark Kenny surveys the Coalition's ongoing struggles to handle the surging popularity of Pauline Hanson's One Nation. Israeli philosopher Assaf Sharon studies how states coerce and manipulate their citizens. Plus, a look inside one of Australia's premier ancient coin collections.
Guests:
Professor Mark Kenny, Director of the Australian Studies Institute at ANU, host of the Democracy Sausage podcast
Assaf Sharon, Israeli philosopher. Co-author of 'Captive minds: a study of manipulation' (Harvard Uni Press)
Peter Edwell, Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies at Macquarie University
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