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  1. The first sexual revolution - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Forget the 1960s. The biggest changes in sexual mores came between 1600-1800, when more sexual freedom - albeit mainly for men - and a belief that sexual activity was largely a private, not a public matter, laid the foundations for much contemporary Western thinking on sex. This is the argument made by Oxford University historian Faramerz Dabhoiwala, in his acclaimed book.

    Guests:
    Faramerz Dabhoiwala, Senior fellow in history, Exeter College, Oxford

    Publications:
    Title: The Origins of Sex: A history of the first sexual revolution
    Author: Farmerz Dabhoiwala
    Publisher: Allen Lane (Penguin)
    ISBN: 9781846144929

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-first-sexual-revolution/4689248

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  2. The New Deal and the Origins of our Time - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Racism not only shaped American life in the age of the Great Depression, but Hitler looked fondly at the American South, which was more explicit and more degrading than anything taking place in Germany at the time. Ira Katznelson and David Runciman look at American liberalism when it was at the height of its power in the 1930s and 1940s.

    Guests:
    Dr Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University

    Dr David Runciman, Senior Lecturer Cambridge University

    Publications:
    Title: Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
    Author: Ira Katznelson
    Publisher: Norton
    ISBN: 978 0 87140 450 3

    Title: The Confidence Trap
    Author: David Runciman

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-new-deal-and-the-origins-of-our-time/4682170

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  3. Capturing the Internet - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Imagine the difficulty of trying to capture the activity of the internet for posterity. The job for the British Library has just been made easier with new technology in place, but our own National Library has been a trailblazer in this area.

    Guests:
    Paul Koerbin, Manager of Web Archiving at the National Library of Australia

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/capturing-the-internet/4629796

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  4. Bombay’s jazz age - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    In the 1930s and ’40s, the sophisticates of Bombay danced in art deco ballrooms to ‘hot jazz’, often performed by African American musicians. A new book traces the players and the music, from all over the world, to bring this part of Bombay’s history back to life.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/bombay-jazz-age/4538860

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  5. Fred and Adele Astaire - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Before Fred and Ginger, there was Fred and Adele, two siblings from Omaha who shared a 27 year theatrical career, and revolutionised the dance and song world of the 1920s. The Astaires were adored by audiences, feted by royalty, and courted by social elites everywhere they went. From the start Adele was the more natural performer, while Fred had to practise hard to hone his trademark timing, but ultimately his skills surpassed those of his sister. Originally broadcast on 27/6/12.

    Guests:
    Kathleen Riley, Classical scholar, modern theatre historian, and the author of The Astaires: Fred and Adele

    Music:
    Track: Sweet Music
    Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
    Album: Night and Day: Fred Astaire, Complete Recordings Vol 2 1931-1933 Naxos 2001 Nostalgia Naxos 8.120519
    Composer: Dietz & Schwartz
    Description: Song from ‘The Band Wagon’ by Dietz & Schwartz

    Track: The Bobbitt and the Bromide
    Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
    Album: A Portrait of Fred Astaire, 1997 Music Collection International. Gale 414
    Composer: George & Ira Gershwin
    Description: Song from ‘Funny Face’ by George and Ira Gershwin

    Track: Fascinating Rhythm
    Artist: Adele and Fred Astaire
    Album: A Portrait of Fred Astaire, 1997 Music Collection International
    Description: Song from ‘Lady, Be Good!’ by George and Ira Gershwin

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/fred-and-adele-astaire/4415600

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  6. A History of the World in Maps - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Throughout history, maps have always been as much about their creators and their worldviews as about reproducing an accurate replica of the world. Early maps were also about the unknown and how to display the borders of the known world. Monsters in illustration were often used to represent what lay beyond the edge of the world, and cartographers competed to create the best and scariest monsters on their creations.

    Professor and BBC documentary presenter Jeremy Brotton has produced a study of the cultural values embodied in maps and collected them in a book called A History of the World in Twelve Maps.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/a-history-of-the-world-in-maps/4491276

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  7. Timbuktu manuscripts - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    There have been unconfirmed reports that the priceless and historic manuscripts housed in the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu have been destroyed by Islamists fleeing French-led Malian troops. Riason Naidoo was director of the Timbuktu manuscripts project for six years and talks about their history and significance.

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/timbuktu-manuscripts/4491688

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  8. The Scottish Diaspora - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    The Scots have been leaving their country for all corners of the globe from the 13th century onwards - a phenomenon which has only begun to reverse over the past decade. But what impact did Scottish culture have on the many nations to which they emigrated - and how did it change the home country itself?

    Guests:
    Tom Devine OBE, Personal Senior Research Professor in History, and Director of the Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

    Publications:
    Title: To The Ends of The Earth: Scotland’s Global Diaspora, 1750 - 2010
    Author: Tom Devine, OBE
    Publisher: Allen Lane
    ISBN: ISBN-10: 0713997443

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-scottish-diaspora/4172014

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  9. Here’s The Thing: David Letterman - WNYC

    This week on Here’s The Thing, Alec talks with late-night legend David Letterman. Letterman describes his early years on TV in Indiana; his decision to try radio despite a boss who said “You will never be heard of again”; and his eventual journey to LA where after 3 years at comedy clubs he found himself on The Tonight Show. As Letterman says, “that’s not supposed to happen.”

    Letterman’s been doing the Late Show for 30 years and he says for a long time he “just didn’t do anything else.” Things have changed now, he tells Alec; he has “no patience for meetings” and he avoids making decisions on the show. Dave is also taking time to explore the world with his 8-year old son: “when you have a child you do things you never thought you would do, and it’s fun.”

    http://www.wnyc.org/shows/heresthething/2012/jun/18/

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  10. What do Australians want from their government? - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    In her Quarterly Essay, Laura Tingle discusses why Australians are so angry about their political leaders. Are they not delivering or do we expect too much from government?

    http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/what-do-australians-want-from-their-government3f/4050764

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