Conversations

ABC Australia

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.

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Apr 8, 2019 · 49 min
A mountaineer's reckoning
Mountaineer Neill Johanson was trekking near Everest Base Camp when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the roof of the world
Apr 5, 2019 · 50 min
Fearless Alice Anderson and her all-girl garage
The story of an Austin-driving Australian maverick who died in mysterious circumstances
Apr 4, 2019 · 53 min
Mamma Simba: love and Tanzania
Donna Duggan fell in love with a Tanzanian man and together they built a safari company
Apr 3, 2019 · 50 min
Unlocking the mystery of Motor Neurone Disease
Dominic Rowe is asking how common degenerative brain diseases begin (R)
Apr 2, 2019 · 49 min
Finding Mer-Neith-it-es
When archaeologist Dr Jamie Fraser opened an 'empty' Egyptian sarcophagus, he found a 2600 year old mummy of a temple Priestess inside
Apr 1, 2019 · 51 min
Letters to a serial killer
Crime writer Candice Fox began exchanging letters with a serial killer on death row. Then he asked to meet her in person
Mar 29, 2019 · 52 min
Prisoner to PhD: the rise of Kerry Tucker
An opportunity to further her education while serving time proved the making of Kerry (R)
Mar 28, 2019 · 51 min
Felafel and fatherhood
John Birmingham on rebuilding his life after devastating loss, years after he wrote his 90s cult novel
Mar 27, 2019 · 51 min
More than kindness: compassion and its uses
Paul Gilbert on how our brains are wired for inner conflict and possible cruelty, and what to do about it
Mar 26, 2019 · 47 min
Anton Enus, son of the Masked Marvel
Journalist Anton Enus grew up as the son of a professional wrestler, in apartheid-era South Africa
Mar 25, 2019 · 48 min
Death on the summit of Mount Kosciuszko
Historian Nick Brodie on how a 1928 adventure on the slopes of Australia's highest mountain went horribly wrong
Mar 22, 2019 · 53 min
Disrupting forensic science and playing with fire
Chemist and fire scene investigator Niamh Nic Daeid on doing science in the service of justice
Mar 21, 2019 · 51 min
Cradle Mountain's great love story
Kate Legge traces the lives of pioneering naturalists Kate Cowle and Gustav Weindorfer in Tasmania's sublime wilderness
Mar 20, 2019 · 53 min
Women of the American heartland
Sarah Smarsh on the idiosyncratic women who raised her in Kansas
Mar 19, 2019 · 53 min
Dr Budgerigar
Bob Doneley is one of the only Australian vets specialising in the health of budgerigars (R)
Mar 18, 2019 · 47 min
Going back to Baghdad
Doctor Munjed Al Muderis on returning to Iraq to operate on soldiers and civilians wounded in the war against ISIS
Mar 15, 2019 · 53 min
Undercover in the asylum
Thousands of citizens were housed in Melbourne's asylums during the 19th Century, and they received surprisingly humane treatment
Mar 14, 2019 · 50 min
Meryl Tankard: dancing beyond ballet
How a former ballerina revolutionised Australia’s dance landscape
Mar 13, 2019 · 51 min
The adventures of Captain Patch
How Travis Saunders and his son Patch are helping rewrite the story of autism.
Mar 12, 2019 · 51 min
The evolution of Courtney Act
At five, Shane Jenek won his first talent quest. Sixteen years later he became Courtney Act, one of the world's most recognisable drag queens