Conversations
EN2116 episodes
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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...
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Episodes (2116)
Encore: Gina Chick's wild grandmother, and embracing her life as 'an element'
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Jul 2, 202653:18pending
Nuking the moon and mirrors in space—man's wildest attempts to control the weath...
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Jul 1, 202647:59pending
Encore: A brother's insight into the genius of artist David Hockney
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Jun 30, 202651:00pending
The mysteries, ghosts and healing powers of the Abbotsford Convent
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Jun 29, 202648:46pending
How limitations in life, love and creativity can actually set you free
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Jun 26, 202651:00pending
Encore: The traits I was teased about are now my trademarks
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Jun 25, 202651:00pending
The adoptive mum who now fights to keep families together
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Jun 24, 202652:18pending
Encore: How not to be a d***head with singer Kasey Chambers
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Jun 23, 202651:00pending
A race against time to help my friend dying from mesothelioma
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Jun 22, 202651:58pending
"ELVIS IS ALIVE AND RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT" The story behind the nonsensical Week...
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Jun 19, 202647:00pending
Encore: Darren Hayes on the dark side of his fame with Savage Garden
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Jun 18, 202651:00pending
Why this private investigator loves the cases others have given up on
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Jun 17, 202652:00pending
Encore: My eerie week inside Kanye West's Hollywood mansion
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Jun 16, 202650:00pending
Rowing against the current—the Australian heroine of the Titanic's 'lifeboat 16'
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Jun 15, 202653:13pending
From party trick to pop star — meet Molly Lewis, professional whistler
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Jun 12, 202651:00pending
Encore: My adventures on the high seas with a fugitive on the run
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Jun 11, 202650:00pending
Algorithms, accountability and the 'manosphere'—empowering men to be the solutio...
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Jun 10, 202653:00pending
Encore: The remarkable life of Professor Richard Scolyer
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Jun 9, 202652:00pending
How Japanese spirituality can help make everyday life more beautiful
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Jun 8, 202651:00pending
Hip Hop, home, and humanity—'trials' on reckoning with his origin story
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Jun 5, 202651:48pending
Learning from the mighty matriarchs of the animal kingdom
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Jun 4, 202652:14pending
Brooke Boney quit her ideal job to pursue her secret dream
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Jun 3, 202653:08pending
Encore: Australia's TV mum Noni Hazlehurst on her life on stage and screen
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Jun 2, 202652:00pending
'Angertainment', algorithms and the online outrage industry
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Jun 1, 202653:12pending
Luke Bateman on surviving a gambling addiction and the magic of his mum’s love
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May 29, 202652:33pending
How a teen father used the local skate park to change the world
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May 28, 202651:42pending
Jimmy Wales says it is possible to have a collaborative, trusting world online
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May 27, 202652:00pending
Changing prisoners' minds with Vedic meditation at Rikers Island
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May 26, 202653:18pending
Patrick Radden Keefe digs into the mysterious death of a man posing as a Russian...
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May 25, 202652:29pending
Special Collection: Alain de Botton on the true hardwork of love and relationshi...
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May 22, 202647:00pending
Special Collection: Transforming trauma with Gabor Mate
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May 21, 202647:00pending
Special Collection: How I made peace with my mother and our complicated relation...
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May 20, 202648:00pending
Special Collection: An unexpected later in life love story
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May 19, 202650:00pending
Special Collection: The teenage TV star who feels 'lucky to be paraplegic'
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May 18, 202652:00pending
Lindy Lee on how Zen Buddhism changed her life and art
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May 15, 202652:00pending
Encore: My parents died in a plane crash and what came next
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May 14, 202651:00pending
The secret obsession of a Supreme Court Justice
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May 13, 202653:42pending
Encore: How to sleep well and what can get in the way
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May 12, 202648:00pending
Moana Hope on a life spent caring for others and re-learning how to love
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May 11, 202653:30pending
Prolonged old age, the sandwich generation and biohacking—the realities of an ag...
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May 8, 202647:00pending
Encore: The misfit mammal that defies biological conventions
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May 7, 202651:00pending
Lessons in living, grief and love from the Lebanese Civil War
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May 6, 202653:00pending
Encore: Colm Toibin on his early life and running away to Barcelona, Brooklyn an...
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May 5, 202652:00pending
'Propeller vs forearm, croc vs leg': The incredible job of a remote bush doctor
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May 4, 202653:19pending
A journey to help thousands of horses and revive an ancient tradition
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May 1, 202651:00failed
Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters
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Apr 30, 202649:00failed
Matt Bevan on the history you think you know
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Apr 29, 202651:30failed
Encore: My year circumnavigating Australia on a surf ski
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Apr 28, 202652:00failed
The improbable life of 'The Pinching Padre', a vicar with a thirst for adventure...
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Apr 27, 202652:00failed
Surviving White Island and what happened next — Stephanie Browitt's story
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Apr 24, 202653:00failed
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