Conversations
ABC Australia
Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption.
Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, weaving together narratives from history, science, art, and personal storytelling.
Conversations Live is coming to the stage! Join Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler for an unmissable night of unforgettable stories, behind-the-scenes secrets, and surprise guests. Australia’s most-loved podcast — live, up close, and in the moment. Find out more at the Conversations website.
Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, weaving together narratives from history, science, art, and personal storytelling.
Conversations Live is coming to the stage! Join Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler for an unmissable night of unforgettable stories, behind-the-scenes secrets, and surprise guests. Australia’s most-loved podcast — live, up close, and in the moment. Find out more at the Conversations website.
Episodes
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Jun 16, 2021 • 49min
Steve Biddulph and the lightbulb moment
Parenting educator and retired psychologist Steve Biddulph was in his 50s when a chance conversation over lunch shifted almost everything about how he saw himself
Jun 15, 2021 • 52min
My second family is in Vanuatu
Physiotherapist Sky Fosbrooke’s stint as a volunteer health worker led to a deep attachment to the people of a small South Santo village (R)
Jun 14, 2021 • 47min
Wakefield's Kristen Dunphy — turning pain into gold
The screenwriter and showrunner on writing television drama, her struggles with mental health, and how her time in psychiatric hospitals inspired the acclaimed ABC TV drama series Wakefield (CW: drug references and suicidal ideation. Please use discretion when listening)
Jun 11, 2021 • 51min
British double agent ‘Celery’ — his daring and scandalous life
By uncovering the complicated history of her grandfather, Carolinda Witt also gained a sizeable extended family (R)
Jun 10, 2021 • 55min
Michelle versus the Atlantic Ocean
From working in a bank and behind a bar, to rowing solo across an ocean, the story of Michelle Lee’s remarkable transformation and the voyage which made her an Australian Geographic Adventurer of the Year
Jun 9, 2021 • 60min
Judith Anderson and Bruce Munday
Two separate stories today: bakery tales from Judith Anderson whose family history is intertwined with Warwick's bread trade. Then, Bruce Munday who fell in love with building dry stone walls, then began to delve into their history
Jun 8, 2021 • 50min
Cornish Pasties and Powerhouse boys — a love song to Moonta
Kristin Weidenbach on her father's early life in Moonta, a Methodist-run mining town in South Australia (R)
Jun 7, 2021 • 41min
Bob Rogers — The Beatles, the radio, and me
A broadcasting veteran, Bob spent 70 years on air, hosting TV shows as well as topping the radio ratings in Sydney. In 1964 he was sent to London to join The Beatles on their only Australian tour
Jun 4, 2021 • 50min
What might a kindness revolution look like?
Hugh Mackay believes humans are ‘hardwired’ to behave kindly. He returns to the program to talk about how his early-pandemic prophecies on community, loneliness, and resilience have played out
Jun 3, 2021 • 50min
When the Library Burned
Writer Susan Orlean on the enduring mystery of who set fire to the Los Angeles Central Library (R)
