Conversations
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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 2021
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Conversations Live podcast extra: Mel Buttle
Sarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the now complete Conversations Live Tour, Brisbane edition.
Comedian, Mel Buttle was one of the special guests who appeared on stage to s…
00:13:13 |
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Encore: Candice Fox—How to raise a crime writer
As a child, Candice Fox knew her family wasn't what most people would consider normal. Their Christmas included lunch at Long Bay jail, where her father worked (R).
At home, Candice's mother Ocean …
00:52:05 |
Fri 12 Sep 2025
When Dr Tottman had to run towards her life
Dr Charlotte Tottman is a clinical psychologist who specialises in supporting cancer patients. Both her parents had died young from different cancers, so Charlotte always joked she would be next. In …
00:51:48 |
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Life after menopause, divorce and loss—How this mountaineer started all over again
A few years ago, after a series of crisis after crisis after crisis, Allie Pepper thought she would have to give up high-altitude mountain climbing. This is how she got her groove back.
Record-break…
00:52:54 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
Why Dr Ranjana Srivastava tells the whole truth about cancer
Doctors often use euphemisms to dance around the 'C' word. But for oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava, how you talk to someone with cancer goes beyond "shadows, lumps and lesions". It's all about compa…
00:51:30 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
Encore: Danny Estrin's Eurovision glory and the bittersweet aftermath
Voyager frontman Danny Estrin on his unconventional path from heavy metal to law and on to the Eurovision grand final (R).
Danny Estrin is one of the few Australians who knows what it’s like to perf…
00:52:13 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Kathleen Folbigg tells the story of her fight for freedom
Kathleen Folbigg was locked up in prison for decades, wrongly convicted of the deaths of her four children. For years, her childhood friend Tracy was the only person who believed in her innocence. No…
00:53:12 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
How Alan 'the shit magnet' Playford helped revolutionise Australia's ambulance services
When you call for an ambulance these days, chances are the officers inside will save a life. But 40 years ago, 80 per cent of Alan Playford's passengers would either die on the way to the hospital, o…
00:46:30 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Why I wrote a musical for my cheeky, charismatic, Persian mum
Ten years ago, Sydney-based artist HOSSEI took a step back from the art world to care for his sick mother. The more time they spent together, the more inspired HOSSEI became to create something espec…
00:47:12 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Writing hit songs for Blondie, Tina Turner and Suzi Quatro
Music was always in Mike Chapman’s blood. As a boy, he collected bottles at the Brisbane showgrounds and traded them for money, which he saved to buy his first guitar. In his career he has penned ele…
00:36:25 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Surviving PTSD as an Iraq War correspondent
Michael Ware witnessed some of the most violent battles in Baghdad; and was kidnapped three times.
He was one of the few Western journalists to live full-time in Iraq during the war, embedded with U…
00:51:13 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: A Tanzanian love story
After a dream job as a nanny in Notting Hill, a young Donna Duggan was first lured to Africa by the charms of Zanzibar. She soon fell deeply in love with a local man, Nas, though she could never have…
00:52:06 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: The barber who helps boys become good men
Charles Lomu's gentle and religious life in Tonga with his grandparents showed him the meaning of love. He was on track to being a young, in-demand Rugby League player when grief shook his family, an…
00:53:15 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: The seaweed scientist who survived being scalped
Marine ecologist, Pia Winberg learned how useful seaweed could be for gut health and wound healing. One day she was conducting research by herself in her lab when she had a terrible accident.
Pia wa…
00:53:04 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Conversations Live podcast extra: Mandy Nolan and Wesley Enoch
Sarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Conversations Live Tour, Brisbane edition.
Writer and comedian, Mandy Nolan and Chair of Creative Australia, Quandamooka man Wesley E…
00:38:22 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Mic's way out of the woods
Deeply ashamed of something he had done, Mic Whitty retreated into the Welsh wilderness until an unexpected goal pulled him out of homelessness and back into the world.
Mic had entered the workforce…
00:53:48 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Tommy Caldwell — born to climb The Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell grew up exploring Yosemite, looking up at El Capitan's punishing 3000ft sheer rock face. After years of training, he was ready to climb it.
Tommy is regarded as the world’s best big …
00:53:00 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Vickie Roach's turbulent life in and out of strife
Vickie's police record began when she was just 2 years old, and followed her throughout her life. But as an adult she pushed back, challenging a federal law for the rights of prisoners.
When Vickie …
00:51:42 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Alan Alda on bringing science to the stage
Hollywood actor Alan Alda has devoted his life to science, by taking his acting and communication skills off the screen and into the laboratory. Alan grew up in a show business family and spent his c…
00:53:18 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
20th Anniversary Collection: Alan Alda on bringing science to the stage
Hollywood actor Alan Alda has devoted his life to science, by taking his acting and communication skills off the screen and into the laboratory.
Alan grew up in a show business family and spent his …
00:53:06 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
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