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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Mar 8, 2019 · 52 min
How Australia's first female detective took on Sydney's razor gangs
Leigh Straw tells the story of Lillian Armfield, arch enemy of serial criminals Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh et al (R)
Mar 7, 2019 · 51 min
Changing how we talk about rape
Sohaila Abdulali was seventeen when she was gang raped and forced to fight for her life
Mar 6, 2019 · 52 min
John Prine: from Paradise to Nashville
A songwriter's songwriter, John has turned his often bemused view of people and politics into songs for fifty years
Mar 5, 2019 · 48 min
Chair's tenacious daughter
Caro Llewellyn was in her 40s when she got a distressing diagnosis: Multiple Sclerosis
Mar 4, 2019 · 52 min
The future of cyber war
Journalist David Sanger on how the internet became 'the perfect weapon'
Mar 1, 2019 · 50 min
Basketball and belonging: Cheryl Kickett-Tucker
Cheryl is a Wadjuk traditional owner, playing the long game in her Swan Valley community
Feb 28, 2019 · 47 min
Abu Dhabi's temporary people
What is it like when home is a country that doesn't want you? Deepak Unnikrishnan's family story
Feb 27, 2019 · 51 min
Hello Carly Findlay
Carly was born with facial difference, and says the rudeness of strangers has sometimes been more painful than the disability she's grown to embrace
Feb 26, 2019 · 53 min
Digging with his pen
Irishman John Connell was an acclaimed journalist when his life began to unravel
Feb 25, 2019 · 48 min
The guiding light
When Dorothy Hoddinott became Principal of Holroyd High School, she began a wave of change for her students
Feb 22, 2019 · 52 min
Joan and the bone men
The rewards and challenges of working in orthopaedics
Feb 21, 2019 · 51 min
How Brolga Barns became a 'Kangaroo Mum'
Chris Barns always knew he wanted to work with animals. Then he began his own sanctuary for orphaned baby kangaroos (R)
Feb 20, 2019 · 52 min
From the Shetlands to Vera: crime writer Ann Cleeves
Award-winning novelist Ann Cleeves lived many lives before her career as an author took off (R)
Feb 19, 2019 · 47 min
Joan Jett's life in music
When Joan Marie Larkin was given a guitar at the age of 13, she was on the path to becoming the Godmother of Punk
Feb 18, 2019 · 52 min
The marvellous Miss Matters
Historian Clare Wright on the true story of how Adelaide's Muriel Matters began to change the world
Feb 15, 2019 · 53 min
Charles Kingsford Smith: king of the Milky Way
The life of 'Smithy' Australia's greatest aviator
Feb 14, 2019 · 52 min
Becoming Zenith
Zenith Virago married at 17, and had two children. Then she left her young family to create a life of her own on the other side of the world
Feb 13, 2019 · 52 min
The homesickness letters
Growing up on the biggest council estate in Western Europe, Jeff Green dreamed of a life in Australia. Then he got his own chance to emigrate
Feb 12, 2019 · 47 min
How Osher learned to love his mind
Osher Gunsberg was living in Los Angeles when his mental health took a dramatic turn for the worse
Feb 11, 2019 · 52 min
The power of Hope
Louisa Hope was seriously injured in the Sydney siege. From her hospital bed, she began a charity to help her nurses