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Two political scientists make the argument that corporate malfeasance, when brought to light, can create a democratic fury that leads to civic renewal. They call it the 'billionaire backlash', and think that the next decade of politics will be defined by anti-elite anger. Guest: Professor Pepper Culpepper, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the Blavatnik Chair in Government and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, and co-author of Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How It Could Save Democracy (Bloomsbury) Producer: Alex Tighe

Legal anthropologist Dr Marika Sosnowski grew up knowing that her grandparents survived the Holocaust. But it was only when she began researching revolutions and state violence in Syria that she learned that her own family committed war crimes against Palestinians while helping to establish the nation-state of Israel in the 1950’s.  She’s now woven together a very personal tale of two countries, of Muslims and Jews, and how violence echoes through the generations.   Guest: Dr Marika Sosnowski, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School and author of ‘58 facets – on law, violence and revolution,’ published by Melbourne University Publishing Producer: Catherine Zengerer

A veteran writer and scholar has been getting some very flattering and inventive emails, purportedly from people wanting to promote his work, one way or another.   There may be a little AI involved.. Guest: Dennis Altman, writer and gay rights activist. Author of an article in Australian Book Review about literary AI ... Producer: Ann Arnold

The Colombo Plan, launched in 1951, is best known in Australia for bringing Asian students to Australian universities on scholarships. But it was a much more complex plan of mutual development and aid across multiple countries. This model of working together, and learning about each other, is in stark contrast to the aggressive power plays currently deployed by some nations.  Guest: Professor David Lowe, Chair in contemporary history at Deakin University. Author of 'The Colombo Plan: development internationalism in Cold War Asia' (Cambridge University Press)   Producer: Ann Arnold

Keir Starmer is proposing legislation that would let the UK quickly adopt certain future EU rules using secondary legislation, meaning less parliamentary debate and fewer full votes. The aim is to allow “dynamic alignment” with EU standards—especially in areas like food, carbon pricing, and energy—to make trade deals easier. Plus, Starmer continues to distance himself from US President Donald Trump, and what will Viktor Orban's loss in Hungary mean for the European far right?   Guest: Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular LNL commentator Producer: Ali Benton