EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 54 MIN
John Cameron Mitchell wants kids to be more punk, plus an apartheid 'native' hospital in Australia
from Late Night Live — Full program podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, playwright, and film director, directed some of the more outrageous movies of the 2000s, like Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Shortbus. He argues that punk is as relevant than ever, and it is much more than a look. Plus, in the first half of the 20th century, up on the far north coast of WA, Wyndham Native Hospital incarcerated and treated Aboriginal people, because they were not allowed to be treated at the Wyndham District Hospital, known as the 'white' hospital.Guests: John Cameron Mitchell, American punk icon and multimedia artistAnnabel (A.M.) Stafford, former journalist, teacher, author of 'The wanted and the unwanted' (MUP)
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