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...
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Episodes (2123)
A boy called Little Chilli — how flavour and migration led to unexpected love
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A short history of the innovations that have shaped human progress
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Encore: the Nyamal woman from the Pilbara transforming how we think about trauma
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Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, an indestructible Nashville studio and the DNA of...
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Encore: the life and legacy of author John Marsden
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There is magic to be found when the world goes dark
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Losing three mothers in one lifetime — Layne Beachley's drive to win
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A 'hopeless romantic' on divorce, dating apps, and curing a broken heart
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You're not alone or broken — the pursuit of happiness is making us miserable
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Encore: Judy Brewer on country love, deb balls and understanding autism
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A man, his gum trees, and his 'second education'
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Zadie Smith on 'being on the side of life' at 50
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Encore: Jessica's life as a GODA - the grandchild of deaf adults
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‘Come to orgy, wife wrote to friend’ discovering the truth behind why I was adop...
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Encore: My shark attack, and the aftermath
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Loving and losing my adventurer husband across the Tasman Sea
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How a boy named Yuri saved me from the trauma of a bomb blast
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Encore: Nikki Gemmell's vivid life of love, grief and reinvention
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How I went from young delinquent to running a university
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What leaving my family’s Baha’i faith taught me about love and life
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Remembering Midnight Oil's Rob Hirst
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Encore: Melissa Lucashenko and the story of Edenglassie
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From drug smuggling and opium dens to marching in the first-ever Mardi Gras—Kate...
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I was a teenage military officer in the War on Terror. Then I had to make a new...
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The secret life of a hostage negotiator
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Encore: Upside down in Bass Strait
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New Beginnings: How Rafael Bonachela let out his inner showgirl with Kylie Minog...
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New Beginnings: Justin Heazlewood on swapping fame for his hometown
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New Beginnings: When a sea change collides with messy midlife
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New Beginnings: Artist Loribelle Spirovski on finding family and love
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New Beginnings: Felicia Djamirze, beauty queen and drug dealer
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Holiday listening: Anh Nguyen Austen's story of rescue and reinvention
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Holiday listening: the secret world of the human ear
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Holiday Listening: Birds, bees and intelligent machines
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Holiday Listening: Nerida's nudibranchs, sea dragons and siphonophores
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Holiday Listening: Lee Berger, the real-life Indiana Jones, and the Case of the...
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Holiday Listening: Fishing for feelings -- the many ways fish are smarter than y...
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Holiday Listening: The flying vet from Outback Queensland
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Holiday Listening: Slime moulds—the brainless blobs that can move and solve maze...
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Holiday Listening: David Bindi Hudson on playing his didgeridoo at the Taj Mahal
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Holiday Listening: Learning from the mighty matriarchs of the animal kingdom
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Best of 2025: Mike Doleman on surving the Blythe Star
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Best of 2025: How I became a brainwashed cult bride
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Best of 2025: The young boat builder who rowed across the Pacific
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Best of 2025: Claire Keegan on bravery, writing and the single life
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Best of 2025: How Vincent Fantauzzo's life was saved by love and painting
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Encore: the life of Norman Swan
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William McInnes' bittersweet summers — budgie smugglers, boardies and bumming ar...
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How living like a Stoic changed my life
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The Rajneeshees and me—why Martina thought she needed a guru to heal
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