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
Best of 2017: Daniel Kish
Daniel Kish uses a self-initiated sonar, called echolocation, to navigate the world as a blind person (R)
00:50:04 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Best of 2017: Jimmy Webb
Being raised as the son of an Oklahoma preacher inspired the American Songbook of this prolific singer-songwriter (R)
00:51:07 |
Fri 08 Dec 2017
Graham Long and the 'quantum of compassion'
Wild funerals, and staff who jump the counter: a day in the life of Graham Long and the Wayside Chapel
00:47:25 |
Thu 07 Dec 2017
Turning to Beijing: Australia's future in the new Asia
Hugh White says Australia faces a choice between the power keeping us safe, and the one making us rich
00:51:08 |
Wed 06 Dec 2017
Wild and full of longing: Australia's definitive pop anthems
From Johnny O'Keefe to Sia, via AC/DC — Andrew P. Street counts down Australia's greatest pop songs
00:36:32 |
Tue 05 Dec 2017
The struggle and the strife behind Steven Bradbury's race to Salt Lake City
Australia's best-known Olympic skater nearly died on the ice when he was 20. Eight years later, he won history's most unexpected gold medal
00:50:33 |
Mon 04 Dec 2017
Horses: a story collection
Colin Friels, Zelie Bullen, Pip Courtney, and drover Bruce Simpson on their deep love of horses (R)
00:50:03 |
Fri 01 Dec 2017
Love and family and Asperger's: Tony Attwood
Tony draws on decades of clinical experience to help couples and individuals navigate dating and love with Asperger's
00:50:25 |
Thu 30 Nov 2017
For better and for worse: becoming my wife’s carer
How Bob and Jo’s married life changed course when Jo needed full-time care
00:48:04 |
Wed 29 Nov 2017
The man behind the legend of 'Eternity'
Roy Williams tells the story of Arthur Stace, who for decades rose before dawn to write a one-word sermon, in chalk on the footpaths of Sydney.
00:49:35 |
Tue 28 Nov 2017
The morality of robots: Genevieve Bell's predictions for the future of AI
Genevieve had never imagined a life in technology, until a chance meeting in a bar in Palo Alto
00:51:15 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Reinventing Susan: a study in survival
How high-flyer Susan Duncan completely remade her life after a series of losses (R)
01:00:00 |
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Helen Garner at 75: still asking, what powers the human heart?
A master storyteller reflects on stories she’s witnessed and crafted for the page
00:51:06 |
Thu 23 Nov 2017
Nelson Mandela's archivist and the failings of South Africa
Verne Harris on post-Apartheid South Africa, and life lessons from Madiba
00:46:10 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Fabulous Ada Delroy: serpentine dancer and vaudevillian
Cartoonist and author Kaz Cooke traces the dramatic life of a singular woman
00:50:34 |
Tue 21 Nov 2017
Kevin Sheedy's fifty years in AFL
A true champion of the game reflects on opening up the AFL, and his dream to sell it to the world
00:49:34 |
Mon 20 Nov 2017
Bernard Fanning's Brisbane
A suburban Brisbane childhood, a particularly determined nun and the Beatles all shaped Bernard Fanning's music
00:42:04 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
How Pixar became a creative powerhouse
Lawrence Levy was hired by Steve Jobs in 1994, to save a struggling animation company with a secret project
00:49:24 |
Thu 16 Nov 2017
Tony Martin and the comedy of suburbia
Tales from one of Australia’s most prolific comedy writers and performers
00:49:04 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton: breaking from the Brethren
Rosemary Stanton and her family had to break free of a religious sect before she could attend university (R)
00:51:01 |
Tue 14 Nov 2017
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