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**Conversations**

Spend an hour in someone else’s life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.

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Oliver Twist, the storyteller Aug 03, 2023

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Rwandan-born comedian and playwright Oliver Twist on his years as a refugee and how his life as a storyteller began

The leadership and gentleness of Alex Blackwell Aug 02, 2023

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The former captain of the Australian Women's cricket team shares what she's learned along the way, and how cricket has helped her in genetic counselling, her next career (R)

On the trail of the mega-shark Aug 01, 2023

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When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a palm-sized fossilised tooth of a prehistoric shark.The find changed the course of his life

Toby Walsh: the power and perils of Chat GPT Jul 31, 2023

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Professor Toby Walsh on the rise of generative AI chatbots and their potential to overtake human intelligence

John's wild dogs Jul 28, 2023

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They have strange coats that look like they're painted on, and while their big Mickey Mouse ears are cute, their domestic dog-like looks aren't particularly exotic. But Africa's painted dogs are unlike any other carnivores on the planet

Martin Flanagan on exchanging shame for grace Jul 27, 2023

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In 1966, Martin was 10 years old when he was sent to a Catholic Boarding school in North-West Tasmania. Decades later, he began his own reckoning with what had happened at the school (CW: discusses sexual abuse)

Healing the grieving heart Jul 26, 2023

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Wendy Liu has spent many years right up close to death. As a forensic counsellor she worked with families who had lost someone to an accident or violence, and as a grief counsellor she supports people surviving all kinds of losses. Wendy says her work brings her a keener appreciation of life

Maggie Beer: from Bankstown to the Barossa Jul 25, 2023

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Maggie Beer started her working life at the age of 14 in a chenille bedspread factory. Two decades later, in a pheasant farm in the Barossa Valley, she found her dream job

How Ben's brain changed Jul 24, 2023

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An unexpected stroke temporarily robbed Ben Mckelvey of his ability to speak, write and understand words. Eventually, Ben re-learnt the art of language, but his brain, his identity and how he connected to others had changed forever

The army town, the lodger, and a succulent Chinese meal Jul 21, 2023

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Writer Mark Dapin’s childhood was disrupted at the age of 10, when his mum fell in love with the lodger. He was then raised in an army town called Aldershot in the UK, which began his fascination with stories of crime and warfare

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