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
The fearless Kate McClymont — weathering death threats and court cases for work
The chief investigative reporter on her work exposing criminals and corruption, including former politician, Eddie Obeid and financial fraudster, Melissa Caddick.
Kate McClymont is chief investigati…
00:53:30 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Encore: Krystyna Duszniak and Poland's lost histories
As a young woman, Krystyna thought her father had taught her everything about Poland’s history, but she didn’t know that what he’d left out would become a focus of her life (R)
Growing up, Krystyna …
00:52:04 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Life on the lam — how Peter escaped from under his fugitive father's shadow
Peter Norris's father was a notorious bank robber who lived life on the run, dragging his boy across the country with him, until Peter refused to go with him one last time. It was the hardest decisio…
00:53:00 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Martha, baby Michael and the police officer who cried
Martha Jabour was a young mum when her baby son Michael died suddenly. In the thick of her grief, she worried for the devastated young police officer who had come to her home that day, before he unex…
00:49:00 |
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Undercover hitmen, shady drug deals and covert surveillance — life as a top cop
While working as an undercover cop, Nick Kaldas played a drug baron in the market for vast quantities of hemp oil, tracked a fugitive with a penchant for hair transplants, and posed as a hit man for …
00:53:00 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Encore: Andy Paschalidis on the death on the football pitch which changed everything
Football tragic Andy Paschalidis was in his 50s when a dear friend and fellow player died during an over-35s soccer game. The tragedy inspired him to begin a whole new story for himself, and the spor…
00:48:30 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Tim Winton on staying alive, in extremis
Australian writer Tim Winton on the stories which inspired his latest novel, 'Juice', a story of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit.
'Juice' is an astonishing feat of ima…
00:47:24 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Love, death and duels — Marie Curie's radioactive life
The Polish-French physicist and chemist is famous for discovering radium, but Marie Curie was more than her accomplishments. From 'the flying university' to great loves and losses, Dava Sobel investi…
00:53:54 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Could you live forever? The neuroscience behind brain preservation, consciousness and death
Would you want to live for longer? Forever? Have your mind preserved and uploaded into something non-human? And is it even possible? Neuroscientist Dr Ariel Zeleznikow explores challenging ideas abou…
00:50:18 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
A life in the law, on the Glitter Strip
Gold Coast lawyer Chris Nyst on his 45 years in criminal law, defending career criminals, going head to head with corrupt police, heroin addicts and a postcard bandit (R)
When Chris Nyst finished st…
00:50:48 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Encore: A restaurant named Parwana — Afghan treasure in Adelaide
Durkhanai Ayubi and her family keep alive the stories and flavours they carried to Australia from Afghanistan, in the dining room of their 'accidental' and thriving restaurant (R)
Durkhanai was t…
00:47:36 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
How Geraldine Brooks learned how to live again through grief
Writer Geraldine Brooks on love, grief and letting go after her husband died in a shocking and unexpected way.
In 2019, Australian writer Geraldine Brooks was forced into a world of practicalitie…
00:52:18 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Singing for her life: Camille O'Sullivan on Ireland and her dearly departed friends
It took a catastrophic car accident for the singer and actress to leave a decorated career in architecture and focus on her artistic ambitions, including a tribute show to her friends Sinead O'Connor…
00:44:12 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Finding my dad, and myself — unravelling a family's secret
Lindsey Fidler’s quest to find her biological father started with jazz and an American Air Force Base. It ended with a trip to the U.S. through a disastrous free flights promotion run by the British …
00:49:48 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Encore: Let them ring — Paul Livingston on making a great big noise
Paul is a musician, author and performer best known for his comedic alter-ego, Flacco. In recent years he's joined an eclectic band of people who ring the bells at his local church tower in inner Syd…
00:47:42 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Transforming trauma with Dr Gabor Maté
The renowned physician discusses the role of trauma in our lives, showing up as addiction, chronic disease and mental illness — and how recognising his own led to true healing.
To binge even more…
00:48:30 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
My Moroccan matrescence
When Nadia Mahjouri travelled to Marrakech with her four-month-old baby to find her long lost father, she also underwent the process of matrescence — becoming a new version of herself as a mother.
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00:52:24 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Gus Worland on the men who made him and Australia's male suicide epidemic
Two of the most important men to Gus Worland departed his life in shocking and unexpected ways. Gus' grief led him to dig deeper into what it means to be a strong man and re-frame vulnerability as so…
00:52:12 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Encore: Brigitte and the seven peaks
Brigitte Muir's dream to climb the seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents took much longer and cost her more than she expected, but she also discovered more about herself than she co…
00:51:18 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
David Whyte on writing poetry the world loves
For poet David Whyte, the power of poetry lies in its unmatched ability to meditate and focus on what's right in front of us -- whether it's a mountain, a loved one, or our own reflection. He explain…
00:52:12 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
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