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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Apr 16, 2018 • 60min
The mission of a flying midwife
Jan Becker on her work saving the lives of newborn babies in Sub-Saharan Africa, in 'the golden minute' after birth (R)
Apr 13, 2018 • 50min
Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst
Chasing the back beat and adventures in wide open spaces, Rob remains essentially the same as the boy he was
Apr 12, 2018 • 50min
Pleasures and pain: tales from the piano
Virginia Lloyd's talent for the piano shaped her early life
Apr 11, 2018 • 52min
The delicate and deadly world of jellyfish: from Bazinga to Shiraz
Lisa-Ann Gershwin is among the world's foremost jellyfish biologists (R)
Apr 10, 2018 • 45min
The poetry of the trenches
Neil James on the Australian soldiers sent to WWI with spurs, a clasp knife and two books of verse
Apr 9, 2018 • 49min
Vasily Sukhomlinsky: educating the heart, head and hands
Alan Cockerill explains the revolutionary philosophy of educator Vasily Sukhomlinsky (R)
Apr 6, 2018 • 49min
Adrian Mole and the Shropshire postman
Young Robert Lukins modelled himself on the fictional character Adrian Mole, a prodigious reader and writer
Apr 5, 2018 • 51min
What the whales know: how humpbacks thrive in Australian waters
Marine biologist Micheline Jenner has lived at sea, researching humpbacks, for thirty years
Apr 4, 2018 • 50min
Lessons from the end of a marriage
When James Jeffrey's parents split up, his life took on a seismic instability
Apr 3, 2018 • 47min
Revealing the scars: the life of Kate Mulvany
Kate Mulvany has used tragic events in her own life as creative fuel to write more than 25 plays
