Nightlife
Nightlife with Phil Clark and Suzanne Hill has everything you need to get you through the night, seven nights a week.
Episodes
Revealed - The Happiest Place in Australia
A regional city has taken the top spot as the happiest in Australia. The Institute for Quality of Life's 2026 Happy City Index, ranks it 16th happiest in the world.
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.
Nightlife Science with Dan Lambeth
Dan Lambeth, Associate Director of Science Education at the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, joined Philip Clark with the latest in science news.
Nightlife News Breakdown - Hugh Riminton - Ten News
Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Hugh Riminton, National Affairs Editor, Ten News First.
Facial prosthetics and plastic surgery
Nightlife discusses the remarkable science, skill and artistry behind facial prosthetics with Philip Clark joined by Sophie Fleming, a clinical anaplastologist specialising in external prosthetic rehabilitation of the face and body.
The Challenge: Which martial art is the official sport of South Korea?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Monday September 21 edition to see if you have the answer!
Behind the hype of Australia's psychedelic renaissance
Psychedelics have been touted as breakthrough treatments for mental health conditions like depression and PTSD . But can they live up to the hype?
Ötzi the Iceman: A 5,300 year old cold case
A body frozen for 5,000 years and evidence of murder. What happened to Ötzi the Iceman?
The History Quiz: At which location did World War 2 cryptanalysts cracking the German Enigma Code?
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz, Sunday 20th of September, secrets edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
The Dance Floor Divide
When did dancing become something some men feel they’re not supposed to do?
Myf Warhurst enters Middle Rage
Is the rage of middle age really about menopause, or everything that came before it?
Melbourne's high priestess of soul shares her playlist
Lead singer of The Bamboos Kylie Auldist heard her song in a nightclub thousands of kilometres away from home
The Pop Quiz: Who is Danger Mouse's sidekick?
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz, Saturday September 19th edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
Why two of Australia's first female doctors swore never to marry
Janet Greig was one of the first female doctors in Australia.
How hard is it to learn a new accent (and how do actors do it)?
Not quite British, not quite American, this hybrid accent was embraced by Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s.
The Challenge: When was the first Batman comic published?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Friday September 18 edition to see if you have the answer!
Holly Ringland challenges us to face our pasts
Holly Ringland talks about threading themes of belonging, memory and what it takes to face our pasts into her latest novel, "The World Beneath Her Feet".
The Challenge: What is the world's smallest species of bear?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Thursday September 17 edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife News Brakdown with 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.
Stuart Kells — Fragile Prosperity
Stuart has written a provocative new booklet titled Fragile Prosperity — Australia's Gigantic Monetary Gamble, which examines whether or not we are suffering from a giant, failing experiment with modern money
Nightlife Foreign Correspondent — Rob Watson — BBC World Service
Joining Philip Clark on Nightlife is Rob Watson, Political Correspondent for BBC World Service Radio and BBC TV
Waleed Aly — Future of Liberalism
Waleed Aly examines what happened to liberalism, the rise of new conservative and progressive politics, and why freedom can sometimes feel so unfree.
Nightlife News Breakdown with 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.
Nightlife Economics with Michael Janda
Michael Janda, Editor of the ABC News' Business Reporting Team, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest in economic, business and finance news.
Nightlife Health — Smoking & Parkinsons Disease
What might carbon monoxide be doing in the brain that could potentially protect against Parkinson's?
Tea
You may be just a black tea drinker but there is quite an astonishing world of teas out there, many you wouldn't have heard of.
The Challenge: What was the first human organ to be successfully transplanted?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Wednesday September 16 edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife News Breakdown with Ryan Heath, POLITICO Australia's Launch Editor
Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Ryan Heath, POLITICO Australia’s Launch Editor
September Indexation and Deeming Changes
What changes are coming to Centrelink and other social security payments from September 20?
Nightlife Screen Stuff with Wenlei Ma
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife History — Remarkable life of Captain Reginald Saunders
Behind the medals and the military legend was a man with his own private story of courage, heartbreak, resilience and determination
The Challenge: Which malevolent sea spirit shares its name with one of the Monkees?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Tuesday September 15 edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife News Breakdown with Emily Barrett — The Saturday Paper
Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Emily Barrett, Managing Editor of The Saturday Paper.
Hormone Health is Mental Health
What happens to the brain during perimenopause, why are some women more affected than others, and why we need to better understand the connection between hormone health and mental health?
Nightlife Travel — Vietnam
Travel writer Fleur Bainger has found one location where you can still get a lot of bang for your travel buck.
Nightlife Science with Charley Lineweaver
Associate Professor Charley Lineweaver, Astrophysicist at the ANU’s Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, joined Philip Clark on Nightlife to discuss the latest in science and space.
The Challenge: Which city hosts the Chinese Grand Prix?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Monday September 14 edition to see if you have the answer!
American Insight with Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe, Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre, formerly with the Democratic staff in the US Congress in President Obama's first term, joined Philip Clark for American Insight
The Stono Rebellion: A bloody march for freedom
A desperate and dangerous march towards freedom.
SBS Commentator Matthew Keenan on how he became Australia's voice of cycling
Before finding his feet as a commentator, Matt Keenan spent years trying to become a professional cyclist
The History Quiz: Which Australian colonial leader was famously accused of hiding under his bed?
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz, Sunday 13th of September, beds edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
Protest songs chosen by two generations of a First Nations family of musicians
Western Gu Gu Yalanji Elder Graham Brady and his nephew Jungaji come from a long lineage of First Nations artists in Far North Queenslad who share their people's stories and struggles with the world through song and art.
Behind the Scenes of the Original Star Trek
Willie Nelson is 93 and has released 18 albums in the last decade. When exactly does a rock star call it a day?
Rooms that Rocked: The Hopetoun Hotel
Before the big venues and festivals, the Hopetoun Hotel was a place to watch future Australian music royalty perform for the price of a few beers.
The Pop Quiz: What was Roger Moore's first Bond film?
Play Nightlife's famous Pop Quiz.
The Challenge: What is the shortest pronoun in English?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Friday September 11 edition to see if you have the answer!
Was HG Wells the father of science fiction?
A prolific writer who produced more than forty novels during his lifetime, Wells was fascinated by the ways he imagined science would shape the future.
Demographer Simon Kuestenmacher's migration plan
Nightlife's resident demographer suggests net overseas migration should sit around 200,000 with the emphasis shifted from temporary to permanent migrants.
How much do we actually pay for Australia's waste?
The hidden cost of our waste
Simon Marnie on being on-air during the September 11 terrorist attacks
Former ABC presenter Simon Marnie was presenting Nightlife when the planes hit the World Trade Centre towers in New York.
The Challenge: What was the name of Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Thursday September 10 edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife News Breakdown with Paul Bongiorno — The Saturday Paper
There have been calls from across the political spectrum, for One Nation to take down a video which repeatedly calls Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie a 'traitor' for giving evidence in court against accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith in a defamation trial.
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.
Nightlife Foreign Correspondent — Shock election result in Germany
Germany has been making headlines this week for two very different reasons: a major breakthrough for the far right in regional elections, and a significant milestone for its emerging space industry.
The Big Steal — Extraordinary tale of Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta
Paul Barry has spent a good deal of his life charting the slippery shenanigans of corporate crooks, including Alan Bond.
The Challenge: What does TAFE stand for?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Wednesday September edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife Economics with Michael Janda
Former banker and financial commentator Satyajit Das spoke to ABC Business Daily about the potential for another major global financial crisis — a 'Bondmageddon'. Has the world become too dependent on cheap money, and will the AI boom become another fault line in the financial system?
Performance Politics
There's a growing industry of politicians from all persuasions and levels of achievement to write books and give retrospective interviews in order to shape how history will regard them. Is it a noble urge, to ensure history's record is true, or is it fear that if their account isn't recorded and published, then critical views about their political lives and careers will become th
Nightlife News Breakdown with Hugh Riminton
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his undeclared honorary membership of a golf club that promised a taxpayer funded grant, claiming he wasn't aware of it. Liberal frontbencher and former SAS veteran, Andrew Hastie has called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards", demanding they remove a One Nation cartoon that portrayed him as a traitor.
Nightlife News Breakdown with Malcolm Knox, columinst for the Sydney Morning Herald
One Nation is defending Warren Pickering, a candidate in the upcoming Victorian state election, after admitting to a history of drug uses when he was younger, following printed allegations in The Australian, from his former partner of nearly two decades.
Nightlife Finance with Nick Bruining
Nick Bruining, independent financial adviser, joins Nightlife regularly to talk about the ever-changing world of business and finance and what these changes mean.
Nightlfe History — The last Tasmanian Tiger
Nightlife looks at the life of Benjamin, the last known Tasmanian Tiger who died in captivity this week in 1936, marking the extinction of this beautiful animal.
Nightlife Tech with Cat Marks
The UK has just taken its first step into the Robotaxi era, with Wayve's self-driving cars now available to book through the Uber app; but there'll still be a licensed human driver in the front to take over if needed.
The Challenge: Which crustaceans does an astacologist study?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Tuesday September 8 edition to see if you have the answer!
The Challenge: Which US president was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre?
Play The Mighty Challenge, Monday September 7 edition to see if you have the answer!
Nightlife News Breakdown with Michael Pascoe author of The Summertime of Our Dreams
One Nation is promising to give Australians the choice to use some of their superannuation to pay their mortgage or rent. People would be able to carve off a quarter of the compulsory 12 per cent super contributions and redirect that towards their mortgage or rental costs for three years.
Make Me Well
From supplements and blood tests to wearable technology and DNA testing, there's never been more choice — or more claims about how we can live longer. But with so much information, conflicting advice and products competing for our attention and our money, how do we know what actually works?
Nightlife Travel — K'Gari
At more than 122 kilometres long, K'gari formerly known as Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island and a World Heritage-listed site, with endless beaches, crystal-clear lakes, ancient rainforest and plenty of wildlife. How do you make the most of a visit to K'gari?
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.
Nightlife Science with Dan Lambeth
Scientists searching deep underground in South Dakota have detected a mysterious particle interaction that could potentially be a sign of dark matter — the invisible substance thought to make up much of the universe.
The spacecraft that just kept going
The furthest man-made object from Earth: the extraordinary voyage of Voyager 1.
Why tourists still rely on information centres in age of smart phones and AI
When you're on the road and you roll into a new town, do you look for that yellow and blue logo and pop in to grab a map and chat to a local?
The Iran War: Is there an easy way out for either the U.S. or Iran?
Geopolitics with Dr Ben Zala.
The History Quiz: In which city did the Beatles begin their first tour of Australia in 1964?
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The History Quiz, Sunday 6th of September, Pop Culture edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
Steve Kilbey's favourite songs are all about the lyrics
The Church frontman says he's fought with band members over whether a song with 'stupid lyrics' can be redeemed
The Pop Quiz: Which war was M.A.S.H. set during?
Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz, Saturday September 5th edition, to find out if you have the answer correct!
At Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom, crowds got an extra spring in their step
The live music venue had an extraordinary sprung dance floor using tyres stuffed with horse hair that gave the crowd a bounce as they danced.
Lighting and libation: the secrets to the world's best parties
Party historian Imogen Willetts traces the history of going out in her new book Up All Night.
Remembering the Great Australian Camel Race
Dr Jill Colwell rode and walked her camel Tiki from Alice Springs to the Gold Coast in 1988.
The history of the English alphabet
We're taught the alphabet in school when we're young, but how much do you know about its history?
