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What can demographics tell us about the lure of the manosphere?

For young men unable to access the traditional goalposts of adulthood, the manosphere can offer a powerful alternative set of goals

Mar 28, 202625 min

Meet the publisher of Australia's only prison newspaper

Australia's only prison newspaper covers topics from reintegration and legal advice to the best pizza recipes

Mar 28, 202621 min

The Mighty Challenge

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!

Mar 28, 202655 min

Fighting for contraceptive rights in 1960s Ireland

In an era when contraception and abortion were banned, Irish midwives and nurses often found themselves helping women to break the rules.

Mar 28, 202628 min

Motortorque with Toby Hagon

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.

Mar 26, 202649 min

Foreign Correspondent - Rob Watson - BBC

War in the Middle East has created significant rifts between many US allies with America, as Britain’s PM Keir Starmer is finding out, and has cast a shadow on global and regional diplomacy.

Mar 26, 202612 min

On the fox hunt with technology

Foxes, since being introduced in 1870, now number around 1.7 million and occupy about 80% of Australia's land mass. Devastatingly their native species impact is enormous.

Mar 26, 202614 min

The Mighty Challenge Thursday March 26th 2026

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!

Mar 26, 20261h 4m

Nightlife News Breakdown - Clare Armstrong - ABC News

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Clare Armstrong, the ABC's chief digital political correspondent, based at Parliament House in Canberra.

Mar 26, 202618 min

Pop Quiz Express 07

Try our new Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Mar 24, 202614 min

Nightlife News Breakdown - Jack Quail - The Australian

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Jack Quail, political reporter for The Australian in their Parliament House bureau in Canberra.

Mar 24, 202617 min

Freak historical sinkings with some spooky similarities

Yongala, a much-admired coastal passenger and cargo vessel of the Adelaide Steamship Co. set off from Mackay for Townsville, just as reports of massive cyclone approaching the coast were being received.

Mar 24, 202617 min

Nightlife Finance with Alan Kohler

Reopening the Persian Gulf might not be easy. How does China fit into the thinking about who wins and loses with the war in the middle east? How will it affect our economy?

Mar 24, 202647 min

The Smart phone age is nearing its end?

Ever since Microsoft started aggressively pushing Windows users to Windows 11, people have been frustrated by the glitchy update process, push of unwanted AI features, upsells and ads.

Mar 24, 202614 min

The Mighty Challenge Tuesday March 24th 2026

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!

Mar 24, 20261h 9m

Revealing modern medical miracles of the brain

The human brain is remarkable. One of the miracles of modernity is the advent of neurology, the specialty field with understanding this marvellous organic computer.

Mar 23, 202646 min

American Insight with Bill Wyman

Nightlife takes a deeper perspective than just the news on what is happening in America with Philip Clark joined by Bill Wyman, former assistant managing editor of National Public Radio in Washington, and columnist for SMH and the AGE.

Mar 23, 202621 min

The Mighty Challenge Monday March 23rd 2026

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!

Mar 23, 202658 min

Nightlife News Breakdown - Emily Barrett - The Saturday Paper

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

Mar 23, 202616 min

Is life hidden in the quiet corners of space?

Scientists think that loneliest places in the universe might actually be some of the best places for life. And they're specifically pointing to free-floating planets.

Mar 23, 202613 min

Nightlife Travel - Vintage Aircraft

Start up Day at the museum in the small Victorian town of Nhill brings out from the Aviation Heritage Centre, a Wirraway, a Tiger Moth and an Avro Anson. They fire up their engines for fans young and old alike.

Mar 23, 202611 min

The Nightlife Pop Quiz - Saturday 21 March

Test your knowledge of all things pop culture with the 100% original, custom-built Nightlife Pop Quiz!

Mar 21, 20261h 0m

The Nightlife History Quiz: Parties

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!

Mar 21, 202653 min

Faith and Fire: The true history of the Knights Templar

The story of the order who loom as large in legend as they do in history.

Mar 21, 202635 min

How Fromelles became the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's newest cemetery

In the 1990s one man campaigned to find what he said were the lost bodies of Australians killed at Fromelles in France during World War One

Mar 21, 202620 min

Jon Cleary and the music that carried him to New Orleans

Music and stories from the life of Grammy award winning Jon Cleary

Mar 21, 202638 min

What happens to decommissioned undersea cables?

There are more than a million kilometres of cables lying at the bottom of the ocean. Now companies are finding ways to recover the out-of-service cables and recycle their components.

Mar 21, 202619 min

How Sheryle Bagwell lived out her mother's long held dream

Sheryle Bagwell's mother dreamt of visiting France but died before she could fulfil that dream.

Mar 20, 202627 min

Tips for talking to boys and men about the manosphere

If you've watched Louis Theroux's documentary Inside the Manosphere, you might be worried about some of those content creators' influence on the young men in your life.

Mar 20, 202622 min

The Mighty Challenge - Friday 20 March

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!

Mar 20, 202643 min

After Stonewall: The story of Australia's gay bars

Gay pubs and bars have long been at the heart of Australia's LGBTQ communities with a history as colourful as the rainbow flag itself.

Mar 20, 202628 min

Lost in Translation

English may be a second language for many, with interpreters playing a critical role when there is a need for bridging the gap with legal, medical, and technical terminology.

Mar 19, 202612 min

Drone Warfare and New Military Technology

War in the Middle East has overshadowed the war for Ukraine against Russia, now into its 5th year. Drone technology has developed at a very fast pace, leaving old military know-how and armaments redundant.

Mar 19, 202644 min

Nightlife News Breakdown - Sara Tomevska - ABC Political Reporter

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Sara Tomevska, federal political reporter for ABC based in Canberra.

Mar 19, 202618 min

Foreign Correspondent - Meghna Bali

Nepal toppled their government giving rise to the Gen Z Revolution. Many of those same protesters voted for a new leader. He rose to fame by calling out corruption and inequality.

Mar 19, 202614 min

The Mighty Challenge Thursday March 19th 2026

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!

Mar 19, 202651 min

Nightlife Food - A Year of Jewish Cooking

Two of the fabulous cooks from the Monday Morning Cooking Club join Nightlife for a chat. A group of Jewish women who about 20 years ago began sharing on line recipes that they've collected, tested and curated.

Mar 18, 202615 min

Nightlife Economics with Ian Verrender

Ian Verrender, ABC's Business and Finance Editor, joined Rod Quinn on Nightlife to discuss the latest in economic, business and finance news.

Mar 18, 202611 min

The Mighty Challenge Wednesday March 18th 2026

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!

Mar 18, 20261h 6m

Nightlife News Breakdown - Krishani Dhanji - Guardian Australia

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Krishani Dhanji, political reporter and live blogger for Guardian Australia, based in Canberra.

Mar 18, 202620 min

Is AUKUS the biggest bet in Australian military history?

Are profound domestic shifts in the US recasting America's role in the world? Do we need a rethink of our alliance with the US? Do we need a rethink on AUKUS?

Mar 18, 202647 min

Pop Quiz Express 06

Try our new Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Mar 17, 202611 min

What makes a dance craze take off?

The right song, a few simple steps, and suddenly everyone's doing the moves. Why do some dances suddenly take over the world?

Mar 17, 202640 min

The Pop Quiz! 14th March 2026

Play along with the Pop Quiz.

Mar 17, 202651 min

The map that proved continental drift was real

From Charles Darwin explaining how atolls formed, to Marie Tharp proving the existence of plate tectonics via an underwater map, maps have played a key role in advancing science.

Mar 17, 202625 min

Nightlife History - House of Blue Glass

Historian and author Alan Atkinson has dug into the previously unrecognised life and achievements of Penelope Lucas in a new biography and joins Philip Clark with more.

Mar 17, 202616 min

Nightlife Finance with Roger Montgomery

Fuel has skyrocketed up around 40%. Travel plans have been disrupted. The impact of the middle east war is also affecting people's investment decision making too.

Mar 17, 202648 min

The Mighty Challenge Tuesday March 17th 2026

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!

Mar 17, 202655 min

Nightlife News Breakdown - Ron Mizen - Australian Financial Review

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Ron Mizen, Senior Political Reporter for the Australian Financial Review, who covers politics, economics, business and law.

Mar 17, 202619 min

Nightlife Screen Stuff with Wenlei Ma

Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.

Mar 17, 202614 min