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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Oct 3, 2019 • 51min
The sex life of brains
Neuropsychologist Dr Amee Baird on the mysterious connections between our brains and our desires
Oct 2, 2019 • 49min
What's next for the Greens?
From the party of protest to the balance of power, journalist Paddy Manning looks at the history of Australia's most successful third party
Oct 1, 2019 • 51min
Bill Bryson and the wonders of the human body
Why is scratching an itch so pleasurable? How can someone leap from a burning plane in the sky and survive with a few bumps and scratches? Take a journey through the wondrous complexity of the human body
Sep 30, 2019 • 50min
Nursing on Sydney’s streets
When working with people experiencing homelessness, Erin Longbottom looks to their strengths to help them find their way to health and a home
Sep 27, 2019 • 52min
A friendship and a giant literary hoax
Alison Hoddinott and Gwen Harwood were great friends with a shared love of English, family, and thumbing their noses at convention (R)
Sep 26, 2019 • 52min
The evolution of Charlie Veron: the Great Barrier Reef's first scientist
School was nearly the undoing of the intensely curious child who went on to discover nearly a quarter of the world's coral species, and be awarded the Darwin Medal (R)
Sep 25, 2019 • 52min
A vibrant life - Kath Venn at 84
The late Kath Venn was a powerhouse of community spirit. After serving in Tasmania's parliament, she was State President of the Housewives Association, a marriage celebrant and much else besides (R)
Sep 24, 2019 • 52min
RAF pilot Frank Dell's story of survival in Nazi occupied Holland
In October 1944 Frank's De Havilland Mosquito was shot out of the sky and he parachuted into Nazi territory (R)
Sep 23, 2019 • 47min
Secret of the native hibiscus: western science meets Indigenous knowledge
Botanist and Dharawal elder Fran Bodkin uses western science to explain up to 80,000 years of Australian Indigenous plant knowledge (R)
Sep 20, 2019 • 50min
Why is so little known about women’s bodies?
After attending a conference on endometriosis in 2015, journalist Gabrielle Jackson broke down in tears. She realised she knew nothing about the disease that had been wreaking havoc with her body
