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Nightlife with Phil Clark and Sarah MacDonald has everything you need to get you through the night, seven nights a week.

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    She's gone down in history as 'Bloody Mary' but is Mary Tudor's reputation deserved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 38:16


    As the daughter of Henry the Eighth and Catherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor was a committed Catholic who tried to turn the clock back on England's religious reformation during her reign. 

    The extraordinary life and works of Brett Whiteley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 29:02


    The greatest sources of inspiration for Brett Whitely came from the "messy material of his life".

    The Nightlife Pop Quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 49:01


    Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

    Romancing the Stones: amethyst and rose quartz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 25:29


    Is it just the pretty colours that make amethyst and rose quartz more than just rocks?

    This Musical Life: The Beach Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 32:51


    No group has ever captured the feeling of the carefree salt-soaked summer days of youth better than The Beach Boys.  

    The decorated trucks and tuks of South Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 21:18


    How drivers and artists have transformed the humble truck into works of art?

    Is 'runner's high' a real thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 23:46


    Sports journalist James Knight explores what motivates people to run in a new book. 

    The challenges Gen Z faces in the workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 21:40


    Nightlife's resident demographer Simon Kuestenmacher is back to debunk some of the stereotypes about Generation Z in the workplace.

    Elizabeth Harrower, the forgotten Australian writer of the 20th century

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 24:47


    Despite constant encouragement from her close friend Patrick White, Elizabeth Harrower stopped writing in the 1970s, but her earlier books were 'rediscovered' in the 2010s and brought to a whole new audience

    The Mighty Challenge - Friday 4th October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 63:30


    Test your knowledge of obscure and specific things with the 100% original, custom-built Mighty Challenge! How will you fare?  

    Binning Batteries: How to deal with E-Waste

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 17:33


    Garbologist Bel Chellingworth unpacks the complexity of e-waste, and shares the steps you can take at home.

    International Affairs - Arrest of Sri Lanka's Former President

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 17:38


    Philip Clark is joined by ABC's Asia Pacific Digital Journalist, Libby Hogan, who recently returned from Sri Lanka and has been reporting on the various issues in the region. 

    Whiter Whites

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 12:16


    Dr Rebecca Van Amber is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Fashion & Textiles at RMIT and joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to help us understand why our whites don't stay white for that long. 

    The Mighty Challenge Thursday October 2nd 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 57:39


    Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

    People and Wildlife Sharing Urban Landscapes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 47:45


    Philip Clark is joined by Professor Emeritus Darryl Jones from Griffith University, an Australian ecologist who has dedicated over three decades to understanding the interactions between people and wildlife in our modern landscapes. 

    Nightlife News Breakdown - Greg Jericho - Guardian Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 17:12


    Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Dr Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia Columnist, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, blogger, and journalist.   

    Nightlife News Breakdown - Katina Curtis - The West Australian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 23:41


    Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Katina Curtis, Canberra bureau chief for The West Australian, who has been covering federal politics for over a decade.

    The Mighty Challenge Wednesday October 1st 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 57:36


    Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

    Nightlife Economics with Michael Janda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 12:31


    Michael Janda, ABC News' Business Editor, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife with the latest economic and business news. 

    Saul Eslake - Carving Up the GST

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 48:51


    How much are the changes to the GST distribution scheme costing the Federal Government, and how have we allowed it to blow out to the behemoth that it has become? 

    Nightlife Health - Hayfever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 11:51


    Dr Rachael Tham, an environmental epidemiologist and researcher at the University of Melbourne, whose work focuses on hayfever, asthma, aeroallergens, and air quality, discusses with Philip Clark why some experience allergic and thunderstorm asthma. 

    Nightlife News Breakdown - Sara Tomevska - SBS World News

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 20:35


    Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Sara Tomevska, federal political correspondent at SBS World News.

    Sports Analysis with Warwick Hadfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 20:15


    Sports Broadcaster and Author Warwick Hadfield joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest news and issues in sports with his weekly wrap on events.   

    Nightlife History - The Mounted Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 16:53


    Nightlife journeys back through one of the most iconic and enduring traditions in Australian policing, the New South Wales Mounted Police. 

    Nightlife Finance with Nick Bruining

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 49:54


    Nick Bruining, an independent financial adviser, regularly joins Nightlife to discuss the ever-changing world of business and finance and what it means for you.   

    Nightlife Screen Stuff with Wen Lei Ma

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 12:46


    Critic of screens large and small, Wen Lei Ma joins Philip Clark on Nightlife to review the latest to watch.  

    The Mighty Challenge Tuesday September 30 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 56:04


    Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

    Breast Health with Dr Anitha Karunairajah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 48:08


    Philip Clark speaks with Dr Anitha Karunairajah is a General & Breast Surgeon, specialising in Breast Oncoplastic Surgery, and Head of Department of the Breast Centre at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.

    Nightlife Science with Charley Lineweaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 15:21


    Associate Professor Charley Lineweaver, Astrophysicist at ANU's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest in science and space. 

    Nightlife News Breakdown - Emily Barrett - The Saturday Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 16:26


    Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Emily Barrett, Managing Editor from The Saturday Paper.

    The Mighty Challenge Monday September 29th 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 58:47


    Are you into trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of the cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Philip Clark for The Mighty Challenge!   

    Nightlife Travel - The Print Museum Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 14:39


    The National Print Museum in Dublin celebrates the story of printing, located in what was once the heart of Ireland's newspaper industry. 

    The Nightlife History Quiz: Amusement Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 52:20


    Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz! 

    How the false delusion that appeasing Hitler could avoid war in Europe unravelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 34:54


    British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared 'peace for our time' on September 30,1938. Less than a year later, Britain was at war with Germany. 

    Shinto: Japan's Living Tradition of Nature and Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 29:25


    Shinto is everywhere in Japan, yet most outsiders rarely see it...

    Taking the Muppets to Moscow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 41:33


    The story behind the Russian Sesame Street.

    The Nightlife Pop Quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 59:28


    Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz! 

    Ben Folds' Playlist: The piano rebel who made geek cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 34:10


    Ben Folds turned wit, heartbreak and a piano into pure rock magic. He shares the songs that inspired him.

    What brings Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club out of retirement this time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 27:05


     What trouble are the Thursday Murder Club in now? 

    What makes an antique truly valuable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 51:42


    From family heirlooms to historical treasures, antiques hold stories worth uncovering.

    The Mighty Challenge - Friday 26 September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 50:13


    Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the only quiz played live, all around Australia. Join the host of Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Mighty Challenge! 

    Motortorque with Toby Hagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 47:15


    If you're trying to decide which car to buy or want to learn more about the latest EVs on the market, Motortorque can help.      

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