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Conversations

ABC Australia•www.abc.net.au
Society & Culture
Relationships
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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Episodes

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 28, 2019•47 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 27, 2019•51 min

Digging with his pen

Irishman John Connell was an acclaimed journalist when his life began to unravel

Feb 26, 2019•54 min

The guiding light

When Dorothy Hoddinott became Principal of Holroyd High School, she began a wave of change for her students

Feb 25, 2019•48 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 19, 2019•47 min

The marvellous Miss Matters

Historian Clare Wright on the true story of how Adelaide's Muriel Matters began to change the world

Feb 18, 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 14, 2019•53 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 13, 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

Feb 11, 2019•52 min

The girl in the vintage lace

In the 1980s, Lydia Pearson began a wildly successful fashion label with her best friend. In 2016, everything changed

Feb 07, 2019•52 min

Judith Lucy, and her men

Comedian Judith Lucy has been reflecting on what has gone right, and wrong in her relationships with men

Feb 05, 2019•48 min

The joy of hovercraft

Peter Venn built his first hovercraft in the early 1970s. By 1988 he had a fleet of them on the Brisbane River, and was giving joyrides to 140 000 World Expo visitors (R)

Feb 04, 2019•51 min

How to catch a wild bull

Lach McClymont mustered hundreds of wild cattle, untouched for decades, from a remote area of the Northern Territory

Jan 31, 2019•47 min

Rome in the Balkans

Uncovering the little-known history of the late Roman Empire in Serbia

Jan 24, 2019•51 min

When Sister Margaret found her voice

Margaret Harrod grew up as her father's 'proxy wife'. To escape him, she became a nun, until a chance conversation changed everything

Jan 22, 2019•55 min

Best of 2018: William McInnes

William’s stories of fatherhood (R) William is one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors. As his children become adults, he's been reflecting on what it means to be a father. William’s dad was a gregarious character, a veteran of World War II who ran a hire business in Queensland. Despite the many colourful names his father coined for him, William remembers his dad as a very kind man and a loving father. William's been thinking about the memories he's creating in the minds of of his ...

Dec 14, 2018•53 min
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