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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Jun 26, 2023 • 51min
Meet the Queen of Vude
When Laisa Vulakoro was six years old she learnt the English words "famous" and "star". She would point to the night's sky on her tiny island, and tell its 300 residents that's where she was going
Jun 23, 2023 • 46min
Michael Trant on writing a farmer’s way
Author Michael Trant combines his love of the land with his passion for storytelling — writing his books while ploughing the paddock in a tractor
Jun 22, 2023 • 51min
The broken-hearted cure
After a devastating divorce, Charlotte Ree began cooking her way out of heartbreak
Jun 21, 2023 • 53min
Sarah Davis: Paddling the Nile and beyond
Sarah Davis on her journey from corporate risk management to the paddle-powered adventures in shark-infested waters
Jun 19, 2023 • 46min
Fergus, prison visitor
Fergus Hynes found his true calling in retirement: listening to prisoners and helping them with their problems
Jun 16, 2023 • 50min
Doctor Sonia, Outback GP
When Sonia Henry signed up to work as a GP in a remote mining town in the Pilbara, the experience changed almost everything she believed about Australia.
Jun 15, 2023 • 53min
Shirley's secret and a silver angel: the story of Heather Mitchell
Actor Heather Mitchell on the family secrets and the fortune teller's prophecy which shaped her life (CW: mentions suicide and cancer)
Jun 14, 2023 • 50min
An unexpected life in Murderball
Cameron Carr was a rising star in Rugby League when a shocking accident changed everything. A few years later he found a new path, in a sport known as 'Murderball'
Jun 13, 2023 • 52min
Finding a dad, zoology and a life-threatening illness
Ben Bravery tells the story of his childhood in Logan, Queensland, how he went from a career at KFC to studying male satin bowerbirds and why being a patient led him to study medicine (R)
Jun 12, 2023 • 52min
A Fat Girl Dancing: Kris Kneen
How Kris Kneen learned to look unblinkingly at their fat body, and find a new courage to be in the world
