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 end of the Milky Way
Astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith on how Andromeda is due to collide with our galaxy in five billion years time (R)
00:51:23 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
The true history of the Ark before Noah
How Irving Finkel stumbled upon the true story of the Ark before Noah on a Babylonian clay tablet
00:52:06 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
British actor Timothy Spall digs deep
Timothy’s stellar screen career, including roles in ‘Mr Turner’, ‘Secrets and Lies’, the Harry Potter films, and his latest, ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’, was almost cut short by a life-threatening illness
00:51:15 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Dylan Moran and the white-knuckle ride of stand up comedy
Irish comic Dylan Moran on his unusual childhood, the story behind Black Books, and why he's given up drinking for good
00:47:34 |
Thu 05 Dec 2019
Craig Foster and the battle to save fellow footballer, Hakeem al-Araibi
After Hakeem was imprisoned while on his honeymoon in Thailand, Craig fought the power of two monarchies, a military junta, and the world's largest sporting institution to free him
00:48:01 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
The doctor known as 'The God of Sight'
Nepalese surgeon Dr Sanduk Ruit on his work in the villages of Nepal which has restored the sight of more than 150 000 people (R)
00:52:06 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
Rescuing the boys from the cave — Richard Harris
An anaesthetist and cave diver, Richard had the exact combination of skills needed to help save the lives of a Thai soccer team trapped deep underwater
00:51:35 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
Paul Kelly and the poetry
Australia's storyteller in song on poems he's loved since childhood, and how reading and learning great poetry has changed his song writing
00:51:03 |
Fri 29 Nov 2019
Drones and forgiveness
How a young computer scientist found his way out of a traumatic childhood
00:48:13 |
Thu 28 Nov 2019
War crimes, bombings, secret lives — Tony Jones turns truth into thrillers
The retiring host of Q&A reflects on his time with the show, and how his years reporting from the former Yugoslavia have helped him craft best-selling fiction
00:50:30 |
Wed 27 Nov 2019
How Christos found radical compassion
Writer Christos Tsiolkas broke away from the Christian church as a teenager. As a grown man, in a moment of personal crisis, he rediscovered the letters of St Paul and saw them in a different light
00:49:33 |
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Inside the engine room of power
How Samantha Power became one of world's most influential foreign policy thinkers
00:48:00 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
The honourable fight: 16 years as Director of Public Prosecutions NSW
Nicholas Cowdery oversaw some of Australia's most sensational cases during his 16 years in the role. His decisions often made him enemies in politics and the media, but he was always motivated by the…
00:50:13 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Watching the universe from the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA astronomer Jennifer Wiseman on exploring the design of the universe (R)
00:52:34 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Hidden histories of Chinese Australia
Tim Watts MP has a deeply personal reason for wanting to resurface stories about Chinese migrants to Australia. From pre-Federation, to the Kelly gang, to the Melbourne Olympics, he tells how their i…
00:50:13 |
Wed 20 Nov 2019
Capturing the souls of abandoned pets
When Peter Sharp's severe back pain forced him to give up work, he believed he was unemployable. Then began photographing lost and abandoned dogs, cats, guinea pigs and chickens
00:42:12 |
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Ray Bonner, Bolivia and the big risk
New York Times journalist Ray Bonner spent decades reporting from some of the world's most dangerous places. Then he moved to Australia, and made one of the riskiest decisions of his life
00:48:16 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
Postcards from God — artist William Robinson
William is considered one of Australia's greatest living artists. But it took years for his work to be recognised as brilliant
00:50:15 |
Fri 15 Nov 2019
The ferocious power of Rebekah
At the age of 2, Rebekah Robertson's son George calmly explained to his mum that he was a girl. After years of turmoil in the family, Rebekah began devoting much of her life to helping Georgie be her…
00:50:00 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Clare Bowditch and the breakthrough
How Clare overcame grief she'd stored away since childhood, found a way to manage anxiety, and embraced a joyful, messy life
00:51:09 |
Wed 13 Nov 2019
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