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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Nov 8, 2018 · 52 min
Armistice: The Underground City
A cave network in France with thousands of signatures, written in pencil by Australian soldiers from the First World War
Nov 7, 2018 · 52 min
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
Nov 6, 2018 · 52 min
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)
Nov 5, 2018 · 52 min
#Thisflag and the man behind a movement
Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire inadvertently began a grassroots democracy movement which contributed to the removal of Robert Mugabe
Nov 2, 2018 · 52 min
Candy Devine's life on the air
The girl from a Queensland cane farm who became Candy Devine, Northern Ireland's first black radio star
Nov 1, 2018 · 51 min
The Google truth serum
Steph Stephens-Davidowitz says what, how and when we Google is deeply revealing
Oct 31, 2018 · 52 min
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)
Oct 30, 2018 · 52 min
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
Oct 29, 2018 · 48 min
Safari suits and Quiche Lorraine
Richard Glover revisits the landscape of his Australian childhood, when parenting was lackadaisical, and avocados were a rarity
Oct 26, 2018 · 52 min
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
Oct 25, 2018 · 52 min
North Korea from the inside
Veteran reporter Jean Lee did the seemingly impossible from within Pyongyang
Oct 24, 2018 · 52 min
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
Oct 23, 2018 · 52 min
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
Oct 22, 2018 · 49 min
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)
Oct 19, 2018 · 51 min
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
Oct 18, 2018 · 52 min
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 from the Syrian conflict. On his first visit to Lebanon’s Bekka Valley, Ben asked the children there to draw for him. The power of their pictures, expressing what they’d seen before fleeing their homeland, was immediate. Ben has since made a number of visits back to the camps, often holding drawing
Oct 17, 2018 · 49 min
The pavlova in the suitcase
Michelle Garnaut created one of the world's most famous restaurants in Shanghai
Oct 16, 2018 · 49 min
How Lawrence Levy turned Pixar's fortunes around
Pixar was $50M in the red when Lawrence was hired (R)
Oct 15, 2018 · 51 min
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
Oct 12, 2018 · 40 min
How a department store family's fortune was lost
Melissa Fagan reveals the scandals entwined in the McWhirters department store story