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Tim Minchin turned fifty this year and just ran a marathon for the first time. He's returned home to Australia, with his new album Time Machine, and his tour 'Songs the World Will Never Hear'. In this special one hour conversation, David speaks to Tim about the joys of running, quitting social media and worrying less.GUEST: Tim MinchinPRODUCER: Ali Benton

Israeli-British historian Ilan Pappé, warns that political fractures in Israel are wider than ever. In his new book, he highlights the 2022 right-wing government election, the October 7 Hamas attack, and the Gaza war, as key turning points, and outlines eight “mini-revolutions” needed for a peaceful path forward.GUEST: Ilan Pappé, Director of the European Centre of Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. Author, Israel on the Brink: Eight Steps for a Better FuturePRODUCER: Ali Benton

While Donald Trump’s presidency might seem chaotic from the outside as the US appears to be retreating from its former role as a global superpower, intelligence analyst Clinton Fernandes says that behind the scenes a shrewd geo-political strategy is being rolled out. And it’s one that could see Australia dragged into a war with China.Guest: Clinton Fernandes, Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales, and author of  ‘Turbulence: Australian Foreign Policy in the Trump Era’Producer: Catherine Zengerer

Commercial aviation really took off after World War Two. Many countries established their own national airlines and women became an integral part of the flying experience. Historian Phil Tiemeyer has collated a history about the role of women in the skies.GUEST: Phil Tiemeyer, Associate Professor of History, Kansas State University, US.PRODUCER: Ali BentonWomen and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants 

A military coup is underway in Madagascar after nationwide protests triggered by chronic power and water outages, poverty and government corruption. The protests have been led by Gen Z Madagascar, an amorphous group of young people inspired by the Gen Z movement in Nepal. Now the army has switched sides to join the movement and the President has fled the country.Guest: Dr Luke Freeman, Madagascar expert at University College LondonProducer: Catherine Zengerer

Ian Dunt looks at the UK's role in the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, and examines why British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is slamming Brexit.GUEST: Ian Dunt: iNews columnist and regular LNL commentatorPRODUCER: Ali Benton

With a common tongue, could the world solve its problems? In 1887, a Polish eye doctor tried to answer that question by creating a new, easy-to-learn world language, which came to be known as "Esperanto" — literally, "one who hopes". A century later, what can be said for Esperanto's utopian project?Guest: Jonathan Cooper, art educator and president of Esperanto NSWProducer: Alex Tighe

Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of an organisation called the Cloud Appreciation Society, which boasts thousands of members online. His passion has taken him all over the world, including to remote corners of Australia. Gavin celebrates the importance of clouds and ponders how patterns might change as our climate shifts.Guest: Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Cloud Appreciation SocietyProducer: Catherine Zengerer, Rebecca MetcalfGuest: Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Cloud Appreciation SocietyProducer: Catherine Zengerer, Rebecca Metcalf

The treasurer has reworked the government's stalled superannuation tax plan, in an effort to push it through the parliament. New polling paints a sorry picture for Opposition leader Sussan Ley. Plus, what is the government attempting to do to freedom of information laws? Guest: Tom McIlroy, Chief Political Correspondent, The Guardian Australia

Journalist Irris Makler returns to Late Night Live in the wake of Israel, Hamas and the negotiating parties reaching an agreement on the 'first phase' of the Gaza peace proposal.