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 8, 2019 • 50min
How a milkmaid with cowpox changed history
David Isaacs on the surprising history of human vaccination
May 7, 2019 • 46min
This is your captain speaking
On 9/11 Captain Beverley Bass diverted her American Airlines jet to a tiny town in Newfoundland, along with thousands of other airspace refugees
May 6, 2019 • 52min
Monsters and morals: Sarah Perry
Sarah’s life took a gothic turn as she crafted her version of Melmoth
May 3, 2019 • 49min
The power of Less: Andrew Sean Greer
The Pulitzer Prize winner was working as an odd-jobs man for an Italian Baroness when a phone call upended his life
May 2, 2019 • 49min
How George Saunders became 'a genuinely freaky person'
George Saunders was a knuckle puller in a slaughterhouse and drove a chicken delivery van before he became a writer
May 1, 2019 • 53min
Hunting the turquoise-blooded frog
Biologist Jodi Rowley has identified 26 new species of frogs in South-East Asia and Australia (R)
Apr 30, 2019 • 49min
Taking the pulse of a dopesick nation
The opioid crisis is destroying hundreds of thousands of American lives and Beth Macy has been up close to it
Apr 29, 2019 • 52min
An erratic family saga
Vicki Laveau-Harvie was estranged from her parents for decades, before she was summoned to their isolated ranch on the Canadian prairies (R)
Apr 26, 2019 • 51min
Mary Bryant: no ordinary highwaywoman
The epic life story of a First Fleet rebel as told by Meg Keneally
Apr 25, 2019 • 53min
Questioning the line of duty
Why Gwen Cherne became an advocate for war widows after the death of her husband Pete (R)
