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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Mar 27, 2019 • 51min
More than kindness: compassion and its uses
Paul Gilbert on how our brains are wired for inner conflict and possible cruelty, and what to do about it
Mar 26, 2019 • 48min
Anton Enus, son of the Masked Marvel
Journalist Anton Enus grew up as the son of a professional wrestler, in apartheid-era South Africa
Mar 25, 2019 • 48min
Death on the summit of Mount Kosciuszko
Historian Nick Brodie on how a 1928 adventure on the slopes of Australia's highest mountain went horribly wrong
Mar 22, 2019 • 53min
Disrupting forensic science and playing with fire
Chemist and fire scene investigator Niamh Nic Daeid on doing science in the service of justice
Mar 21, 2019 • 51min
Cradle Mountain's great love story
Kate Legge traces the lives of pioneering naturalists Kate Cowle and Gustav Weindorfer in Tasmania's sublime wilderness
Mar 20, 2019 • 53min
Women of the American heartland
Sarah Smarsh on the idiosyncratic women who raised her in Kansas
Mar 19, 2019 • 53min
Dr Budgerigar
Bob Doneley is one of the only Australian vets specialising in the health of budgerigars (R)
Mar 18, 2019 • 47min
Going back to Baghdad
Doctor Munjed Al Muderis on returning to Iraq to operate on soldiers and civilians wounded in the war against ISIS
Mar 15, 2019 • 53min
Undercover in the asylum
Thousands of citizens were housed in Melbourne's asylums during the 19th Century, and they received surprisingly humane treatment
Mar 14, 2019 • 50min
Meryl Tankard: dancing beyond ballet
How a former ballerina revolutionised Australia’s dance landscape
