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 22, 2019 • 52min
In and out of strife: Vickie Roach's turbulent life
Vickie's met with trouble all through her life, starting with a police record at the age of two. She went on to challenge a Federal law on the rights of prisoners
May 21, 2019 • 52min
Bob Hawke on a life in power
The late Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke on his life before politics, and his years at The Lodge (R)
May 20, 2019 • 52min
How Australian Labor lost 'the unlosable election'
Social Researcher Rebecca Huntley on Australia's new political landscape
May 17, 2019 • 52min
Jessie Cole's survival story
After two suicides within her family, Jessie returned to Northern NSW to begin again. (R)
May 16, 2019 • 53min
How to change a mind
Eleanor Gordon-Smith was a 'recovering champion debater' when a night in King's Cross upended her belief in the power of reason
May 15, 2019 • 47min
Irvine Welsh: the origins of Trainspotting
As a young man, Irvine Welsh fell off a double-decker bus and won a tidy sum in compensation. Then he began to write 'Trainspotting'
May 14, 2019 • 52min
The story of The Snowy
Tales of drowned towns, pugnacious unionists, terrifying brumbies and a love story in a laundry floor came to light in Siobhan McHugh's history of the Snowy Scheme
May 13, 2019 • 48min
Revealing the scars: the life of Kate Mulvany
Kate has used tragic events in her own life as creative fuel to write more than 25 plays (R)
May 10, 2019 • 49min
When the library burned
Writer Susan Orlean on the enduring mystery of who set fire to the Los Angeles Central Library
May 9, 2019 • 49min
The brutal and beautiful world of Australia's native bees
The Sugarbag bees who headbutt their queen to her death are among the many Australian bee species which fascinate ecologist Toby Smith
