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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May 11, 2020 • 45min
Hayley Katzen's unexpected life as a farmer's wife
When Hayley moved to a cattle property to live with her farmer girlfriend, the rural idyll wasn't quite as she imagined
May 8, 2020 • 49min
Marian Keyes on growing up
A new conversation with the Irish novelist, on what it means to be a grown up, and standing her ground on Ireland’s moral questions
May 7, 2020 • 50min
Adrian Mole and the Shropshire postman
Young Robert Lukins modelled himself on the fictional character Adrian Mole, a prodigious reader and writer (R)
May 6, 2020 • 52min
Sandy Mackinnon's fantastic voyage through the canals of Europe
Sandy was teaching at a school in the English countryside when he set off in a Mirror dinghy, intending to sail as far as Gloucester (R)
May 5, 2020 • 52min
William Dalrymple on the ruthless rise of the British East India Company
How a group of financiers from a poor and damp island on the outer rim of Europe created a private company which came to rule India (R)
May 4, 2020 • 50min
The speech collector
Tony Wilson was always drawn to the world's great speeches. Then, without warning, he was called on to make the most difficult speech of his life
May 1, 2020 • 50min
Kindness and coincidence — Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi is an American poet and author living in San Antonio, Texas. Her family story is marked by life-changing coincidences, and narrow escapes
Apr 30, 2020 • 52min
Not fourteen for ever
How Shannon Molloy survived the worst year of his life, as a gay teenager at an all boys' school on the coast of Central Queensland
Apr 29, 2020 • 52min
Magda Szubanski — my father, the assassin
A much-loved performer digs into the challenging truth of her father's past (R)
Apr 28, 2020 • 51min
Christiaan Van Vuuren's fully sick life
While confined to a hospital room for months with a rare form of tuberculosis, Christiaan found love and an entirely new path in life
