Late Night Live — Full program podcast

I always enjoyed LNL in Australia on the drive home from work. However, when living overseas it is so so valuable for accessing excellent journalism on Australian current affairs and culture. There is nothing like it. Thank you from abroad and please keep on with the amazing work! (PS the program music cheers me up every time I hear it. )

I was looking forward to the interview with Dr. Saree Makdisi, whose books I very much enjoy, but all the host did was interrupt him, cut him off, and offer counterfactual hypothetical questions. Perhaps the host shouls go to journalism school and learn how to conduct an interview, instead of treating his guests as a screen for his biases.

The topics are consistently interesting, from all over the world, with knowledgeable guest experts. The host is respectful and sounds like someone you’d love to have a yarn with. I just wish he’d stop interrupting his guests when they’re talking.

I am a big fan of LNL, but why has P Adams been replaced by Jonathan Green (on Wednesday and Thursday)? I understand that Philip’s health is possibly waning, but Jonathan Green? He giggle snorts his way through Blueprint for Living - which might be ok for a marshmallow take on life, but - HE IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR LNL. Find someone better!

This show is always an exciting listen. You never know what the subjects will be, but they are always interesting. The host is smart, engaged and knows what he’s talking about. Sometime he’s a bit TOO measured though... I tend to put the speed at 1.5x :)