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 1, 2022 • 52min
Costa Georgiadis: Heart and Soil
Costa is the friendly face of Gardening Australia, a devotee of composting, keeping chickens and developing insect hotels (R)
Oct 31, 2022 • 55min
Mat Rogers finds his own game
Mat Rogers on football, family, stepping out of his Dad's shadow, and stealing the Queen's spoons (CW: mentions suicide)
Oct 28, 2022 • 49min
The enigmatic legend of Jimmy Possum
Who was the legendary chair maker? An emancipated convict? An Irish refugee? A First Nations man? All we know is that he lived in a tree
Oct 27, 2022 • 44min
Pub Choir — beer, singing and Kate Bush
Brisbane choir director, Astrid Jorgensen shares how she thinks in sound, and why it's not about you, darl, when you come to sing in a group
Oct 26, 2022 • 53min
The salty sweet life of Aaron Fa’Aoso
Aaron Fa’Aoso on the mistakes, heartaches, and lucky breaks on his path to success as an actor and producer
Oct 25, 2022 • 53min
A Renaissance scholar on love, power, Florence and folly
Dale Kent is an esteemed scholar of the Italian Renaissance who grew up in Australia. Rejecting her Christian Science upbringing, she forged an unapologetic life of her own design (R)
Oct 24, 2022 • 60min
Suburban crime and mishap in 1950s and 1960s Sydney
Crime writer, Peter Doyle delves into the notes and photographs kept by his uncle, Detective Sergeant Brian Doyle on the Kingsgrove Slasher and other cases that he helped crack
Oct 21, 2022 • 52min
When I am dead I will love this
From Scotland's Orkney Islands, stories of how a chance meeting in a pub led Andrew Greig to climb the Himalayas, how golfing helped him recover from a near-death experience (R)
Oct 20, 2022 • 53min
The making of an epic adventurer
From walking alone across Antarctica, to crossing the Simpson Desert using wind, Geoff Wilson has led a life full of adventure. Content Warning: Graphic discussion of natural disaster death toll
Oct 19, 2022 • 53min
Chris, the lunchbox, and the impossible problems
Chris Pepin-Neff grew up as an identical twin in a small town in Connecticut. When he was four years old, his family suffered a terrible loss. Then Chris grew up to help change history (CW: loss and grief)
