Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast

The longstanding Director-General of the National Library of Australia Dr Marie-Louise Ayres has just retired after a long career, overseeing the digital cataloguing of millions of physical archives. It's a never-ending project, as the archive grows and technology continues to improve.  Guest: Marie-Louise Ayres, General-Director, National Library of Australia

The wars on Iran, Gaza and Lebanon have seen millions left without shelter or food. People are fleeing into neighbouring Syria, Turkiye and Iraq and aid organisations are struggling to meet the demand for help. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has seen much needed aid stranded in key transportation hubs like Dubai. Crucial fertiliser for growing crops is also being blocked just as spring planting season has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning we could see global food supplies impacted. Here in Australia getting the message through that help is urgently needed has been difficult as people are focused on the cost of petrol and paying the bills. Guests: Susanne Legena, CEO of Plan International Australia; and Mat Tinkler, CEO Save the Children Australia Producer: Catherine Zengerer Australians wishing to donate to the Middle East Appeal can do so here: https://emergencyaction.org.au/middle-east-appeal/ or call 1300-939-000.

The Museum of Failure, founded by psychologist Dr. Samuel West, is a celebration of innovation gone wrong. It showcases a wide range of failed products and ideas from around the world, from famous flops like the Apple Newton and Google Glass to lesser-known attempts that never made it to market. The museum emphasises that failure is not something to be feared or hidden, but rather a crucial part of creativity, experimentation, and progress. Guest: Dr Samuel West, Clinical psychologist and founder, Museum of Failure Producer: Ali Benton 

Donald Trump’s private business footprint in the Gulf spans luxury real estate, golf courses, and high-profile partnerships. The Trump administration denies that this business activity is a conflict of interest with the US presidency. The Democrats, US based ethics groups and the American constitution says otherwise. Guest: Eric Lipton, Investigative reporter, New York Times Producer: Ali Benton

Donald Trump told the press his Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner conducted talks with Iran on Sunday. The US stock market rose sharply but fell again when Iran denied the talks. Now a Guardian report says Egypt has been assisting negotiations - so is Trump looking for an out? Meanwhile Congress has confirmed a new Homeland Secretary to replace the disgraced Kristi Noem, but Markwayne Mullin will have his hands full dealing with chaos as airports across America as Trump sends ICE agents in to replace workers affected by a go0vernmet shutdown. And the Pentagon loses its defence of media shut-out rules.  Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine and Director of the Global Center for Journalism and Trauma.  Producer: Catherine Zengerer