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
- 2027
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
The sufferings of 'Sydney's top ratbag'
Psychiatrist Robert Kaplan on the strange illness which altered the personality of Bea Miles, making her one of her city's most famous eccentrics
00:46:33 |
Mon 03 Dec 2018
What Jack Reacher did next
How a Birmingham boy became best-selling thriller writer, Lee Child
00:53:23 |
Fri 30 Nov 2018
Bruce Dunstan and Georgina Reid
Two botanical conversations: plant-hunter Bruce Dunstan, and great gardens with Georgina Reid
00:52:32 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Eric Idle's life on the bright side
Before and after Monty Python's Flying Circus
00:53:35 |
Wed 28 Nov 2018
Inside the Coroner's Court
A guide to the investigation of sudden or unexplained deaths
00:51:10 |
Tue 27 Nov 2018
Speed skater Steven Bradbury's race to Salt Lake City
Steven Bradbury nearly died on the ice when he was 20. Then he won history's most unexpected gold medal (R)
00:52:01 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
The foreign correspondent and the fear of flying
Lisa Millar has reported some of the world's biggest stories, including acts of terrorism, political upheaval, and gun massacres
00:53:30 |
Fri 23 Nov 2018
Backing the wild dreams of youth
Jan Owen’s work as a champion of young people has its roots in her own story
00:52:18 |
Thu 22 Nov 2018
Mikey Robins' bizarro tour though the history of food and sin
A wander through some of the strange habits, rituals and obsessions people have developed around food and eating
00:46:00 |
Wed 21 Nov 2018
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
00:51:32 |
Tue 20 Nov 2018
The blood-soaked history of the Münster Anabaptists
Historian Paul Ham explains the short life and terrible death of Christendom's most defiant sect
00:51:31 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
How Johnathan Thurston became one of the greats
When Johnathan was a boy he was written off as too skinny and too wild for rugby league
00:56:24 |
Fri 16 Nov 2018
Pink diamonds and crocodiles: a Kimberley tale
How Frauke Bolten-Boshammer raised a farm, a family and a diamond empire from the red dirt of Kununurra
00:51:27 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
With ears wide open: stories from a master field recordist
Chris Watson worked alongside David Attenborough for 20 years, pioneering up-close field recording of birds and animals (R)
00:50:28 |
Wed 14 Nov 2018
David Marr on his perplexing, beloved country
David began his working life digging ditches, before he found his calling as a writer
00:47:28 |
Tue 13 Nov 2018
An unexpected mid-life love story
Susan Francis was in her 50s when she met Wayne, who became the great love of her life. But their story together didn't turn out as planned (R)
00:51:24 |
Mon 12 Nov 2018
Armistice: The Shattered Village
A century ago the little town of Pozieres was known as the worst place on earth
00:53:02 |
Fri 09 Nov 2018
Armistice: The Underground City
A cave network in France with thousands of signatures, written in pencil by Australian soldiers from the First World War
00:52:17 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
Armistice: The Good Friends
The story of two men who fought for different sides on the western front, and an unexpected friendship between their descendants
00:52:27 |
Wed 07 Nov 2018
Liz Ellis on infertility, netball and love
While struggling to conceive her son, Liz faced infertility head on. She found it hard to access reliable information on the subject (R)
00:52:07 |
Tue 06 Nov 2018
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