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
- 2028
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The truth about space junk
Space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman on the unexpected artefacts of the space age (R)
00:50:35 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
Higher ground — rebuilding a town after disaster
Jamie Simmonds on the successful relocation of Grantham, Queensland after it was destroyed by catastrophic flooding
00:52:21 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Grantham — the town that washed away
When an inland tsunami smashed into a rural Queensland town in January 2011, people were killed and the town destroyed. Jamie Simmonds became the right-hand-man of Mayor Steve Jones, and they led an …
00:53:01 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
1956: Australia's pivotal year
Historian Nick Richardson on the year that changed Australia forever
00:51:19 |
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Toad vs toad: outwitting the cane toad with ingenious biology
Rick Shine used one toad to defeat another, by a process of evolutionary conditioning, to save the snakes he was studying in Northern Australia (R)
00:51:24 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
William McInnes on being a dad
William wanders through stories of fatherhood, from growing up in Queensland in the 1970s, to raising his own children as a single dad (R)
William is one of Australia's best-known storytellers and a…
00:50:31 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
After triple zero — a paramedic's tale
Benjamin Gilmour describes the hectic work of saving lives, and what it's like to bring people back from the brink of suicide
00:51:21 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Mary's three gurus
How a young woman fell under the spell of spiritual cult leaders in the 1970s
00:52:19 |
Thu 23 Jan 2020
How Sean Sweeney found his deaf heart
Sean was the first hearing baby to be born to his mother’s family in four generations. He became an Auslan interpreter, and an instantly recognisable figure during Australia's bushfire crisis
00:46:24 |
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Claire G. Coleman's many lives
Claire grew up running wild in the Banksia forests of Southern Western Australia. As an adult she had a period of homelessness, living on the streets of Melbourne. After learning the truth of her fam…
00:45:01 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Megan Phelps-Roper grew up inside the notorious Westboro Baptist Church family. In 2012 she left the church, and her family, to live in the world she once reviled
00:52:24 |
Sun 19 Jan 2020
Best of 2019 — Bryan Brown
Bryan’s played more than 80 roles on stage and screen. Raised in working-class Sydney, his talent, hard work, and unmistakable presence have been his ticket to the world (R)
00:53:10 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
Best of 2019 — Ron McCallum
Left totally blind by treatment he received as a premature baby, Ron credits technology, love, and good timing with his success in life and the law (R)
00:51:34 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
Best of 2019 — Archie Roach
Archie tells of writing Took the Children Away and playing it in public for the first time, of his belated reunion with his siblings, and his love story with Ruby Hunter (R)
00:51:15 |
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Best of 2019 — Pia Winberg
Pia began her own seaweed farm after decades as a marine ecologist. One ordinary working day there was a terrible accident (R)
00:48:21 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Best of 2019 — Vickie Roach
Vickie's met with trouble all through her life, starting with a police record at the age of two. She went on to challenge a Federal law on the rights of prisoners (R)
00:52:15 |
Mon 16 Dec 2019
Peter Helliar's gothic side
When comedian Peter Helliar was a child, he was fascinated by the idea of death, and wrote about it endlessly. Then he grew up to become the 'world's happiest comedian'
Mon 16 Dec 2019
Summer Holidays: a story collection
Tales of the great Australian summer holiday from Mark Trevorrow, Alice Pung, Jack Hoysted and Steph Tisdell
01:00:00 |
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Ben and the Big Issue
Ben grew up in Drumchapel, a Glasgow housing estate. As a young man, he built a thriving career as a musician, went to University and married. But some years later, he was homeless
00:52:10 |
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Writer and diarist Helen Garner: from Paris to Moonee Ponds
Helen recently published her diaries from 1978-1987. They include her thoughts on writing and work, parenting, love affairs, the quest for the right pair of shoes, and the pleasures of mowing the gra…
00:54:15 |
Wed 11 Dec 2019
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