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
- 2025
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
An unexpected later in life love story, set in New York City: Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes moved to New York at 48. He took up photography, and fell in love with his neighbour, Dr Oliver Sacks
Doctor Oliver Sacks was a neurologist, a naturalist and a university professor. He be…
00:41:33 |
Fri 26 May 2017
How to resist a military junta: the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo
Caroline Brothers explains why the search for the youngest victims of Argentina’s Dirty War continues to this day
00:50:06 |
Thu 25 May 2017
The grief which haunted President Lincoln
Writer George Saunders on his fascination with Abraham Lincoln, and Lincoln's grief for his lost son, Willie
00:51:03 |
Wed 24 May 2017
How Hitler used heroin and methamphetamines to fuel the Third Reich
Journalist Norman Ohler has uncovered a new facet of Third Reich history: a Nazi regime awash with cocaine, heroin and crystal meth.
00:47:27 |
Tue 23 May 2017
A nurse’s tale: bedpans, bombs and everyday kindness
True stories from novelist Maggie Groff’s years as an unlikely London nurse
00:53:15 |
Mon 22 May 2017
The rise and fall of Australia's Greek cafés and milk bars
Leonard Janiszewski on the golden era and social influence of these beloved family businesses (R)
00:50:27 |
Fri 19 May 2017
The strange reality of life with severe OCD
Lily Bailey spent years making lists of 400 things she'd done wrong each day
00:56:20 |
Thu 18 May 2017
A revolutionary idea to stop good food going to waste
When Ronni Kahn realised shocking amounts of good food were going to waste, she had to act (R)
00:50:19 |
Wed 17 May 2017
Peering into the secret society of dumpster divers
Why retrieving society's discarded food will always be a good option for David Boarder Giles (R)
00:46:09 |
Tue 16 May 2017
A powerful journalistic force: Mark Colvin
The second of two conversations with the late Mark Colvin, presenter of ABC Radio's PM program (R)
00:54:07 |
Mon 15 May 2017
Journalist Mark Colvin reveals the secrets of his father's life as a senior British spy
Volume one of a two-part conversation with the late, great journalist, Mark Colvin (R)
00:51:31 |
Fri 12 May 2017
Daniel Kish: using sound to free the blind
Daniel Kish was blinded by cancer as a baby. At 2, he taught himself to use sound to navigate around the world.
00:50:27 |
Thu 11 May 2017
A home invasion in Kenya and a new chapter in one teacher's life
Susan Perrow helps others to write life back into balance
00:45:27 |
Wed 10 May 2017
Crime reporter Paula Doneman on chasing down outlaws
Paula’s decades reporting crime have honed her instincts, and sharpened her pen
00:51:29 |
Tue 09 May 2017
Former Islamist Maajid Nawaz and his challenge to extremism
Maajid understands the methods of extremist Islamist organisations better than most (R)
00:50:33 |
Mon 08 May 2017
Jenevieve Chang: searching for home via Shanghai burlesque
Actor, dancer and writer Jenevieve Chang shares a true story of three generations
00:50:06 |
Fri 05 May 2017
Gail Bell: unearthing the sad truth of her family's long-held secrets
Gail grew up thinking her grandfather, Dr William Macbeth, had poisoned two of his young sons
00:47:06 |
Thu 04 May 2017
Mary-Rose MacColl on betrayal, motherhood and letting go of secrets
A friendship formed with a female teacher, when Mary-Rose was 15, triggered a series of devastating events
00:47:05 |
Wed 03 May 2017
The delicate and deadly world of jellyfish: from Bazinga to Shiraz
Lisa-Ann Gershwin discovered a new species of deadly Irukandji jellyfish.
Lisa-Ann Gershwin was in her late 20s when she visited a small aquarium in Los Angeles. There she found white moon jellyfis…
00:55:34 |
Tue 02 May 2017
James Rebanks and the shepherd's life
James explains the traditions, language and quirks of shepherding in England's Lake District (R)
00:50:31 |
Mon 01 May 2017
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