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 Google truth serum
Steph Stephens-Davidowitz says what, how and when we Google is deeply revealing
00:51:18 |
Thu 01 Nov 2018
A boy, his pony and the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Lennie Gwyther was 9 years old when he rode Ginger Mick from country Victoria to Sydney to be at the opening of the Bridge (R)
00:52:24 |
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Helping troubled kids find a way back
Bernie Shakeshaft was a wild teenager who grew up become a jackeroo and a dingo trapper. Then he began helping kids in trouble
00:52:18 |
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Safari suits and Quiche Lorraine
Richard Glover revisits the landscape of his Australian childhood, when parenting was lackadaisical, and avocados were a rarity
00:48:34 |
Mon 29 Oct 2018
Anne Summers on taking centre stage
Anne has worked in the midst of power on both sides of the Pacific, as a prominent journalist, policy advisor and magazine editor
00:52:30 |
Fri 26 Oct 2018
North Korea from the inside
Veteran reporter Jean Lee did the seemingly impossible from within Pyongyang
00:52:14 |
Thu 25 Oct 2018
Blade runner Dave Henson: after the blast
After losing both legs to an IED, veteran and Paralympian Dave Henson is applying his unique insight to developing advanced prosthetics
00:52:12 |
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Inside the mind of a bomber
Bruno Guevremont was working in a bomb disposal team in Afghanistan when he was called to dismantle the vest of a live suicide bomber
00:52:28 |
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Dr Munjed Al Muderis restores mobility with robotic limbs
How a doctor's brave escape led him to Australia, and extraordinary medical advancements for amputees (R)
00:49:24 |
Mon 22 Oct 2018
The other Tuscany
In 1957, Moreno Giovannoni's family left Tuscany for Australia. Twelve years later they returned to San Ginese, but struggled to make it their home
00:51:28 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
Artist Ben Quilty on Syria's children, and witnessing war
Exploring the drawings of children who've survived Syria's conflict. Australian artist Ben Quilty has made several visits with World Vision to camps in Greece, Lebanon and Serbia, housing refugees fr…
00:52:28 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
The pavlova in the suitcase
Michelle Garnaut created one of the world's most famous restaurants in Shanghai
00:49:01 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
How Lawrence Levy turned Pixar's fortunes around
Pixar was $50M in the red when Lawrence was hired (R)
00:49:23 |
Tue 16 Oct 2018
David Astle's brain on puzzles
David's is the first mind in the world to be tested on an MRI machine while solving cryptic clues
00:51:17 |
Mon 15 Oct 2018
How a department store family's fortune was lost
Melissa Fagan reveals the scandals entwined in the McWhirters department store story
00:40:28 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Raising boys with love
Maggie Dent’s ideas on growing up good men stem from her professional work, and having brought up four sons
00:52:10 |
Thu 11 Oct 2018
The Antarctic voyage which helped end a decade of silence
Robyn Mundy has adventured in some of the world's wildest places (R)
00:50:22 |
Wed 10 Oct 2018
The making of Mike Carlton
While reflecting on his life's work, Mike uncovered his parents' controversial love affair
00:52:08 |
Tue 09 Oct 2018
The day that shook the Olympic movement
Matt Norman's late uncle Peter won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics, but he was notoriously cast out of Australian sport
00:51:03 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
How Brolga Barns became a 'kangaroo mum'
Saving the orphaned kangaroo joeys of Central Australia
00:51:17 |
Fri 05 Oct 2018
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