ABC Australia

Conversations

Society EN ↓ 2000 episodes

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 co...

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ABC Australia

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Society

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www.abc.net.au

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Liz Ellis on infertility, netball and love 06.11.2018

While struggling to conceive her son, Liz faced infertility head on. She found it hard to access reliable information on the subject (R)

#Thisflag and the man behind a movement 05.11.2018

Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire inadvertently began a grassroots democracy movement which contributed to the removal of Robert Mugabe

Candy Devine's life on the air 02.11.2018

The girl from a Queensland cane farm who became Candy Devine, Northern Ireland's first black radio star

The Google truth serum 01.11.2018

Steph Stephens-Davidowitz says what, how and when we Google is deeply revealing

A boy, his pony and the Sydney Harbour Bridge 31.10.2018

Lennie Gwyther was 9 years old when he rode Ginger Mick from country Victoria to Sydney to be at the opening of the Bridge (R)

Helping troubled kids find a way back 30.10.2018

Bernie Shakeshaft was a wild teenager who grew up become a jackeroo and a dingo trapper. Then he began helping kids in trouble

Safari suits and Quiche Lorraine 29.10.2018

Richard Glover revisits the landscape of his Australian childhood, when parenting was lackadaisical, and avocados were a rarity

Anne Summers on taking centre stage 26.10.2018

Anne has worked in the midst of power on both sides of the Pacific, as a prominent journalist, policy advisor and magazine editor

North Korea from the inside 25.10.2018

Veteran reporter Jean Lee did the seemingly impossible from within Pyongyang

Blade runner Dave Henson: after the blast 24.10.2018

After losing both legs to an IED, veteran and Paralympian Dave Henson is applying his unique insight to developing advanced prosthetics

Inside the mind of a bomber 23.10.2018

Bruno Guevremont was working in a bomb disposal team in Afghanistan when he was called to dismantle the vest of a live suicide bomber

Dr Munjed Al Muderis restores mobility with robotic limbs 22.10.2018

How a doctor's brave escape led him to Australia, and extraordinary medical advancements for amputees (R)

The other Tuscany 19.10.2018

In 1957, Moreno Giovannoni's family left Tuscany for Australia. Twelve years later they returned to San Ginese, but struggled to make it their home

Artist Ben Quilty on Syria's children, and witnessing war 18.10.2018

Exploring the drawings of children who've survived Syria's conflict. Australian artist Ben Quilty has made several visits with World Vision to camps in Greece, Lebanon and Serbia, housing refugees from the Syrian conflict. On his first visit to Lebanon’s Bekka Valley, Ben asked the children there to draw for him. The power of their pictures, expressing what they’d seen before fleeing their homelan...

The pavlova in the suitcase 17.10.2018

Michelle Garnaut created one of the world's most famous restaurants in Shanghai

How Lawrence Levy turned Pixar's fortunes around 16.10.2018

Pixar was $50M in the red when Lawrence was hired (R)

David Astle's brain on puzzles 15.10.2018

David's is the first mind in the world to be tested on an MRI machine while solving cryptic clues

How a department store family's fortune was lost 12.10.2018

Melissa Fagan reveals the scandals entwined in the McWhirters department store story

Raising boys with love 11.10.2018

Maggie Dent’s ideas on growing up good men stem from her professional work, and having brought up four sons

The Antarctic voyage which helped end a decade of silence 10.10.2018

Robyn Mundy has adventured in some of the world's wildest places (R)

The making of Mike Carlton 09.10.2018

While reflecting on his life's work, Mike uncovered his parents' controversial love affair

The day that shook the Olympic movement 08.10.2018

Matt Norman's late uncle Peter won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics, but he was notoriously cast out of Australian sport

How Brolga Barns became a 'kangaroo mum' 05.10.2018

Saving the orphaned kangaroo joeys of Central Australia

Taking desert art to the world 04.10.2018

Cecilia Alfonso learned how to sell art when she was a child, and now brings millions of dollars a year to the Central Australian town of Yuendumu

Bringing life-saving dialysis to the bush 03.10.2018

Sarah Brown always wanted to be a remote area nurse. Then she began a medical revolution

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