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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Jul 26, 2019 • 54min
Candy Devine: from a cabaret in Cairns to Belfast's Downtown Radio
Faye McLeod took on a stage name when she became a performer, and followed her star to the UK in the 1960s (R)
Jul 25, 2019 • 54min
Against the death penalty: barrister Julian McMahon
When Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed by the Indonesian Government, their lawyer of 9 years was not far away. Theirs are among the deaths which continue to drive Julian’s efforts to have capital punishment abolished worldwide
Jul 24, 2019 • 49min
The deep time dreaming of an ancient continent
Historian Billy Griffiths on the complex history of Australia's indigenous archaeology
Jul 23, 2019 • 52min
John Marsden's manifesto on teaching and raising children
John on what he's learned in more than 30 years as an educator, parent, and founder and principal of Candlebark and Alice Miller schools
Jul 22, 2019 • 51min
Micro-dosing, magic mushrooms, and Michael Pollan
At 59, Michael became a 'reluctant psychonaut'. While on LSD he felt his sense of self disintegrate into a storm of Post-it notes
Jul 19, 2019 • 50min
The silver medal that changed Laurie Lawrence
As a child, the superstar swim coach lived with a chronic lung condition, and had part of a lung removed. In 1956, a huge event held in his family's backyard changed the course of his life
Jul 18, 2019 • 51min
Nursing at altitude: the story of a Royal Flying Doctor flight nurse
Louise Burton has worked with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Qld for twenty years
Jul 17, 2019 • 52min
Why Australia should prepare to fight alone
Hugh White on the conundrum of how Australia can defend itself in the Asian century
Jul 16, 2019 • 51min
Helping hoarders let go
Psychologist Jessica Grisham on working with people whose wellbeing is threatened by their attachment to 'stuff' (R)
Jul 15, 2019 • 52min
Voicing velociraptors and capturing the dawn chorus
Sound designer and naturalist Douglas Quin makes field recordings from everywhere on Earth and uses them to create soundscapes for film and tv, galleries and museums
