Podcast

Conversations

Author: ABC Australia
Feed episode count: 2000
Official site: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/
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Summary

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.

Episodes

Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: My eerie week inside Kanye West's Hollywood mansion

Duration seconds: 3000
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-safran-gonzo-journalist-hollywood-kanye-west-rpt/106793496

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Rowing against the current—the Australian heroine of the Titanic's 'lifeboat 16'

Duration seconds: 3193
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lisa-wilkinson-titanic-unknown-story-evelyn-marsden/106785122

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

From party trick to pop star — meet Molly Lewis, professional whistler

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/molly-lewis-the-professional-whistler/106772578

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: My adventures on the high seas with a fugitive on the run

Duration seconds: 3000
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marele-day-on-her-wild-adventures-as-young-woman/106770046

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Algorithms, accountability and the 'manosphere'—empowering men to be the solution

Duration seconds: 3180
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zac-eidler-mens-health-manosphere-social-media-masculinity/106768676

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: The remarkable life of Professor Richard Scolyer

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/remembering-the-life-of-richard-scolyer/106766792

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

How Japanese spirituality can help make everyday life more beautiful

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hiroko-yoda-japanese-spiritual-traditions/106758018

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Hip Hop, home, and humanity—'trials' on reckoning with his origin story

Duration seconds: 3108
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/danie-rakine-hendle-trials-hip-hop-australian-music/106744318

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Learning from the mighty matriarchs of the animal kingdom

Duration seconds: 3134
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/erna-walraven-zoo-animals-feminism-rpt/106743066

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Brooke Boney quit her ideal job to pursue her secret dream

Duration seconds: 3188
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brooke-boney-cambridge-journalism-indigenous-journalist-/106741488

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: Australia's TV mum Noni Hazlehurst on her life on stage and screen

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/australian-actress-noni-hazlehurst-playschool/106737088

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

'Angertainment', algorithms and the online outrage industry

Duration seconds: 3192
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ed-coper-angertainment-social-media-rage-bait/106731482

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Luke Bateman on surviving a gambling addiction and the magic of his mum’s love

Duration seconds: 3153
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/luke-bateman-fantasy-novels-addiction-nrl-gambling-love-mum/106718154

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

How a teen father used the local skate park to change the world

Duration seconds: 3102
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jayden-sheridan-gnarly-neighbours-skateboarding-repeat/106716386

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Jimmy Wales says it is possible to have a collaborative, trusting world online

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jimmy-wales-wikipedia-internet-strangers-trust/106714792

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Changing prisoners' minds with Vedic meditation at Rikers Island

Duration seconds: 3198
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/joh-jarvis-vedic-meditation-mantra-rikers-island-prison-rpt/106710318

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

Patrick Radden Keefe digs into the mysterious death of a man posing as a Russian oligarch's son

Duration seconds: 3149
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/patrick-radden-keefe-london-russian-oligarch-mysterious-death/106705172

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Special Collection: Alain de Botton on the true hardwork of love and relationships

Duration seconds: 2820
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alain-de-botton-questions-what-we-think-we-know-about-love/106694684

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Special Collection: Transforming trauma with Gabor Mate

Duration seconds: 2820
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/transforming-trauma-with-gabor-mate/106690260

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Special Collection: How I made peace with my mother and our complicated relationship

Duration seconds: 2880
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/diana-nguyen-on-making-peace-with-her-mother/106688614

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Special Collection: An unexpected later in life love story

Duration seconds: 3000
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bill-hayes-on-falling-in-love-with-oliver-sacks/106687138

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Special Collection: The teenage TV star who feels 'lucky to be paraplegic'

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/actress-louise-philip-on-why-she-feels-lucky-to-paraplegic/106678132

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Lindy Lee on how Zen Buddhism changed her life and art

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/artist-lindy-lee-on-her-zen-practice/106668234

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: My parents died in a plane crash and what came next

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-goers-on-the-aftermath-of-losing-his-parents/106663948

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

The secret obsession of a Supreme Court Justice

Duration seconds: 3222
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-palmer-judge-composer-drovers-wife/106662402

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: How to sleep well and what can get in the way

Duration seconds: 2880
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dr-sutapa-mukherjee-how-to-sleep-well/106659132

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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Moana Hope on a life spent caring for others and re-learning how to love

Duration seconds: 3210
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/moana-hope-aflw-football-caring-motherhood/106653072

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Prolonged old age, the sandwich generation and biohacking—the realities of an aging Australia

Duration seconds: 2820
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lucinda-holdforth-demographic-aging-population/106638880

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: The misfit mammal that defies biological conventions

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jack-ashby-is-an-expert-on-platypus/106636826

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Lessons in living, grief and love from the Lebanese Civil War

Duration seconds: 3180
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/antoun-issa-lebanon-civil-war-mother-love/106635038

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: Colm Toibin on his early life and running away to Barcelona, Brooklyn and beyond

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/acclaimed-irish-novelist-colm-toibin/106631646

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

'Propeller vs forearm, croc vs leg': The incredible job of a remote bush doctor

Duration seconds: 3199
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/damien-brown-bush-doctor-indigenous-medecins-sans-frontieres/106625080

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

A journey to help thousands of horses and revive an ancient tradition

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kasimir-burgess-on-his-film-iron-winter/106610682

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters

Duration seconds: 2940
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/award-winning-australian-author-david-malouf/106609322

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

Matt Bevan on the history you think you know

Duration seconds: 3090
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/matt-bevan-if-youre-listening-history-butterfly-effect/106606980

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: My year circumnavigating Australia on a surf ski

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bonnie-hancock-ironwoman-surf-ski-world-record/106605116

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

The improbable life of 'The Pinching Padre', a vicar with a thirst for adventure and ethical theft

Duration seconds: 3120
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/daniel-reynaud-walter-dexter-anzac-day/106596996

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Surviving White Island and what happened next — Stephanie Browitt's story

Duration seconds: 3180
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephanie-browitt-white-island-volcano-disaster/106586088

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Sandi Toksvig's bright side

Duration seconds: 2777
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sandi-toksvig-comedian-denmark-lesbian-qi/106581806

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

My year with the real Rudolf Nureyev — a volatile but vulnerable genius

Duration seconds: 3192
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/blue-robinson-rudolf-nureyev-ballet-assistant/106580358

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: How I came to work with the lions who live in trees

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alex-braczkowski-tree-climbing-lions/106578828

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

My best friend was killed by her ex-husband — this is the message I want men to hear

Duration seconds: 3060
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dave-kramer-on-losing-hannah-clarke-and-gender-violence/106570542

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

The story behind Sydney’s Luna Park and its impact on the city

Duration seconds: 3000
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-history-of-luna-park-sydney/106557736

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: What I learnt about Australia as an Outback GP

Duration seconds: 2940
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sonia-henry-remote-and-rural-medicine/106556630

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

Why my father was abandoned and the empathy I now have for his mother

Duration seconds: 3000
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-messer-on-her-family-memoir-raven-mother/106550672

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