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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.

Latest Episodes:

Life as a prison philosopher Jun 08, 2023

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Andy West on how his family story led him a life teaching philosophy inside some of Britain's toughest jails

Charmian, the violin and the zipper man Jun 07, 2023

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Australian violinist Charmian Gadd was a wild musical prodigy from the Central Coast when a zipper-inventing musician changed the course of her life (R)

William Sitwell: a history of the restaurant Jun 06, 2023

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Food critic William Sitwell with stories of eating out in history, from the wine taverns of ancient Pompeii to today's molecular gastronomy

Sean Fong dominating life on the jiu-jitsu mat Jun 05, 2023

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Sean Fong is a para world champion in jiu-jitsu. The 'gentle' martial art has allowed Sean to shatter any illusions that society might have about people with physical differences.

Asma Khan and the Darjeeling Express Jun 02, 2023

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Chef Asma Khan uses cooking to connect with her family. After moving from Kolkata to England, she longed to return home to learn her mother's recipes. She did that, and brought them back to London, opening a restaurant called Darjeeling Express

Mandy Nolan: embracing the 'weird freaky girl' Jun 01, 2023

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Mandy Nolan didn't fit in as a child, in the country town where she grew up. But later in life, her differences became her superpower (CW: discusses domestic violence and addiction)

How Deb Wallace became the gangbuster May 31, 2023

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Former Detective Deb Wallace with stories from her working life in the NSW Police, where she was tasked with breaking up criminal gangs

David Rankin: Gymea, Art and Lily May 30, 2023

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Artist David Rankin grew up as the son of a bootmaker in suburban Sydney. He became an outback teacher, then a a painter, before meeting the great love of his life, the writer Lily Brett

Lessons from slime mould — a brainless blob May 29, 2023

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Tanya Latty is an insect scientist with a quirky taste in pets, and a keen eye for detail. But it's the lessons from her brainless pet slime mould that she's most fascinated about

Don Walker: the quiet bloke in Cold Chisel May 26, 2023

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Don Walker has written some of Australia's greatest songs, and they keep coming. But rock and roll's resident 'quiet bloke' could have led a very different life

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