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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Sep 20, 2022 • 52min
Pirooz Jafari and the thread of home
The author describes his early life during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war and how arthouse films and illegal street photography provided him with an escape
Sep 19, 2022 • 60min
Remembering Uncle Jack Charles — not true blue, true blak
Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with a family he didn’t know about, and promptly landed him in jail (R) (CW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners please be aware — this interview contains the voice of someone who has died)
Sep 16, 2022 • 53min
A Heart in Two Places
Sarah Donnelley on her life working at Wilcannia Central School, on Barkandji Country 950 kilometres west of Sydney
Sep 15, 2022 • 51min
Rick Fenny, Red Dog vet
The outback vet with stories of treating racehorses, camels and the odd chimp as he zigzagged around the Pilbara from the 1970s onwards, and how he came to meet the legendary red kelpie
Sep 14, 2022 • 53min
Australia's secret spy ring
The Coast Watchers' story is little known, but these civilians played a crucial role in protecting Australia from the advance of the Japanese Empire
Sep 13, 2022 • 50min
The Babies of Holnicote House
Deborah Prior was one of more than 2000 mixed-race babies born to white British women and black American GI's during WWII (R)
Sep 12, 2022 • 51min
Tom Gleeson: the hard man of Australian comedy
Tom Gleeson discovered and honed his distinctively caustic, laconic style of humour in some unlikely places
Sep 9, 2022 • 51min
The greatest air race: twenty planes, London to Melbourne, 1934
Early aviation's most dramatic event saw courage, tragedy and a miraculous rescue involving the whole town of Albury (R)
Sep 8, 2022 • 53min
A league of their own — Breeanna Brock and the AFLW
Right up until the very first game, Women's CEO at the Brisbane Lions, Breeanna Brock wasn't sure that the women's league would ever become a reality
Sep 7, 2022 • 53min
Sam's education in grit
Sam Vincent was a struggling writer when a freak accident led him to unexpectedly take over his family's farm
