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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Nov 27, 2018 • 51min
Inside the Coroner's Court
A guide to the investigation of sudden or unexplained deaths
Nov 26, 2018 • 52min
Speed skater Steven Bradbury's race to Salt Lake City
Steven Bradbury nearly died on the ice when he was 20. Then he won history's most unexpected gold medal (R)
Nov 23, 2018 • 54min
The foreign correspondent and the fear of flying
Lisa Millar has reported some of the world's biggest stories, including acts of terrorism, political upheaval, and gun massacres
Nov 22, 2018 • 52min
Backing the wild dreams of youth
Jan Owen’s work as a champion of young people has its roots in her own story
Nov 21, 2018 • 46min
Mikey Robins' bizarro tour though the history of food and sin
A wander through some of the strange habits, rituals and obsessions people have developed around food and eating
Nov 20, 2018 • 52min
The end of the Milky Way
Astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith on how Andromeda is due to collide with our galaxy in five billion years time
Nov 19, 2018 • 52min
The blood-soaked history of the Münster Anabaptists
Historian Paul Ham explains the short life and terrible death of Christendom's most defiant sect
Nov 16, 2018 • 56min
How Johnathan Thurston became one of the greats
When Johnathan was a boy he was written off as too skinny and too wild for rugby league
Nov 15, 2018 • 51min
Pink diamonds and crocodiles: a Kimberley tale
How Frauke Bolten-Boshammer raised a farm, a family and a diamond empire from the red dirt of Kununurra
Nov 14, 2018 • 50min
With ears wide open: stories from a master field recordist
Chris Watson worked alongside David Attenborough for 20 years, pioneering up-close field recording of birds and animals (R)
