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**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 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.

Latest Episodes:

Magda Szubanski — my father, the assassin Apr 29, 2020

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A much-loved performer digs into the challenging truth of her father's past (R)

Christiaan Van Vuuren's fully sick life Apr 28, 2020

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While confined to a hospital room for months with a rare form of tuberculosis, Christiaan found love and an entirely new path in life

Disappointing Dickens — Charles Dickens' son in the Australian outback Apr 27, 2020

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Tom Keneally with the story of Edward 'Plorn' Dickens who was sent to live in Australia when he was sixteen in the hope he might redeem himself

The life and death of boxer Davey Browne Apr 24, 2020

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In 2015, Sydney boxer Davey died of brain swelling after he was knocked out in the ring. When journalist and boxer Stephanie Convery reported on the inquest, she found a sport in a collective state of denial

A therapist peers inside her own mind Apr 23, 2020

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When therapist Lori Gottlieb found herself in therapy after a devastating breakup, she began to rethink her own life story

John Prine — from Paradise to Nashville Apr 22, 2020

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A songwriter's songwriter, John turned his often bemused view of people and politics into songs for fifty years (R)

16 sunrises and sunsets in a day — life aboard the Space Shuttle Apr 21, 2020

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Astronaut Jim Bagian on working, eating and sleeping in micro-gravity while orbiting the earth at 28 000 kilometres an hour

The healing power of dogs Apr 20, 2020

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Kate Leaver became fascinated by the curative qualities of dogs after her Shih Tzu Bertie helped her through her darkest days

Big Adventures — aviator Charles Kingsford Smith Apr 17, 2020

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Biographer Ann Blainey with the tale of Smithy, king of the Milky Way, and his audacious flight across the Pacific in his plane the Southern Cross (R)

Big Adventures — Alexander McCall Smith Apr 16, 2020

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How a lifetime exploring different landscapes inspires the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, who's also one of the world's most prolific writers (R)

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