Conversations

Conversations

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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 …

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Exploring loss, love and meaning with psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz

<p>Stephen Grosz has welcomed people into his office for more than 40 years, and believes our greatest task in life is to see ourselves and others with more clarity, in …

Apr 06, 2026 · 53m
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When the magical worlds of Alice Springs and Prague collided

<p>Writer Tanya Heaslip on swapping life on an Alice Springs station for the fairytale streets of Prague, and the remarkable parallels she found between these two magical worlds.</p><p>Tanya was in …

Apr 03, 2026 · 46m
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Encore: Remembering cultural leader and storyteller Rhoda Roberts

<p>The late Widjabul Wieybal woman of the Bundjalung Nation Rhoda Roberts lived through great loss and grief, in the midst of becoming one of Australia's most influential cultural leaders in …

Apr 02, 2026 · 47m
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Burnout and the 'Bureaucrapper' — how Nick went from the edge of homelessness to helping others

<p>Nick Orchard on how a tough childhood, mental health issues, couch surfing and hip hop have helped him learn how to help others recover from burnout and impostor syndrome.</p><p>When Nick …

Apr 01, 2026 · 52m
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Encore: The real life story behind 'Looking for Alibrandi'

<p>Melina Marchetta grew up in Sydney in a close-knit Sicilian family, but she never wanted to be seen as 'that Italian girl'. Years later, she drew on her story to …

Mar 31, 2026 · 53m
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The giant spacecraft on its way to Jupiter's icy moon

<p>Tracy Drain is Chief Engineer of the Europa Clipper, a NASA spacecraft currently travelling to Jupiter on a journey that will take six years.</p><p>Europa is one of Jupiter’s four largest …

Mar 30, 2026 · 50m
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The secret life of a matchmaker—love, listening and telling the truth

<p>Together with his husband, Vinko Anthony runs a matchmaking agency for gay men looking for the type of enduring commitment and love that they found. As part of his role …

Mar 27, 2026 · 53m
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Encore: falling in love with a charming fake farmer

<p>Stephanie Wood was new to online dating when she met a sweet man named Joe. But within weeks, she realised 'farmer' Joe was not who he claimed to be (R).</p><p>Stephanie …

Mar 26, 2026
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Encore: The barber who helps boys become good men

<p>Charles Lomu on being privileged to see love in action in his grandparents, how a spiral into grief and anger led him to periodic detention, and how cutting hair today …

Mar 25, 2026 · 53m
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Encore: After triple zero — a paramedic's tale

<p>Benjamin Gilmour describes the hectic work of saving lives, and what it's like to bring people back from the brink of suicide. (R)</p><p>Ben was been a paramedic for twenty six …

Mar 24, 2026 · 53m
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Anna the anxiety coach on surviving a roller coaster accident and healing her nervous system

<p>When Anna Ferguson was a little girl she was badly hurt in a roller coaster accident. Although she made a full physical recovery, emotionally everything was different, and for many …

Mar 23, 2026 · 53m
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Iran's position of power in the Strait of Hormuz

<p>Military strategist Jennifer Parker on the story behind the biggest disruption to oil supplies in world history, happening now in the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>The narrow waterway in the Persian Gulf …

Mar 20, 2026 · 52m
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Encore: How Jenny upended the Australian way of death

<p>Jenny Briscoe-Hough on the uncomfortable truths which saw her set up Australia's first ever not-for-profit funeral home (R).</p><p>After her mother died, Jenny Briscoe-Hough had an epiphany about the business of …

Mar 19, 2026 · 49m
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Deciding on a big, bold life

<p>From wearing red stilettos on her first day of university and travelling solo into rural Egypt, to relocating to the United States with four kids in tow, Margie Warrell created …

Mar 18, 2026 · 53m
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Encore: Tony Birch — op shop fever and old Fitzroy

<p>Writer Tony Birch with tales of his Fitzroy childhood including his grandmother Alma's 'op shop fever', his love for pine cones and blankets, and the macabre holiday he lived through …

Mar 17, 2026 · 51m
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The ordinary and extraordinary lives of women, artists and mothers

<p>Writer Drusilla Modjeska has built a career exploring the extraordinary lives of pioneering women writers and artists, who have never stopped asking important questions about gender, freedom and expression.</p><p>Drusilla was …

Mar 16, 2026 · 53m
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Is America sliding into autocratic rule under Trump?

<p>New York Times columnist and author M.Gessen on the slow strangulation of democracy, happening right now in Trump's America.</p><p>M Gessen grew up in the Soviet Union and migrated to the …

Mar 13, 2026 · 51m
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Encore: Colin Hay's wild ride to fame with Men at Work, and the heartbreak in the aftermath

<p>Colin's band, Men At Work, was one of the biggest acts of the 1980s. Their first album shot the band to international fame. Then quite quickly, everything unravelled, and Colin …

Mar 12, 2026 · 45m
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What happens to kids when they can't go to school?

<p>When Megan Gilmour's son was 10 years old, he spent nearly two years in isolation at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. The months he missed at school didn't just affect him …

Mar 11, 2026 · 52m
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Encore: Is there a cheating gene?

<p>It was a Sunday night in the garage of their family home when journalist and author Kate Legge found out her husband of 30 years had been cheating on her …

Mar 10, 2026 · 50m
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How I use touch to tell stories — my work as an intimacy director

<p>Lisa Petty began her dance career in 1980s New York, intoxicated by the grime and flamboyant life of the city. She witnessed countless friends lose their lives to AIDS, and …

Mar 09, 2026 · 52m
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The decline of modern Britain — where did it all go so wrong?

<p>For the last decade or so we’ve looked on as the United States has radically changed itself, but the UK has been changing too as it continues to struggle with …

Mar 06, 2026 · 51m
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Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

<p>In the 1990s, Glenn Jarvis was living in London working for a very powerful American corporation called Enron. He was under a huge amount of stress at work, when his …

Mar 05, 2026 · 45m
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John Howard's toy poodle epiphany

<p>The former Kings Cross street kid on his time in prison, recovering from an alcohol-induced brain injury, the puppy called Sunny who showed him what love is and how buying …

Mar 04, 2026 · 48m
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Encore: The fearless Kate McClymont — weathering death threats and court cases for work

<p>Kate McClymont is chief investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, she has won 10 Walkley Awards for her work on some of the biggest crime and corruption cases in …

Mar 03, 2026 · 52m
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Drought, depression and asking for help—how an Outback farmer found peace in the ocean

<p>For years, Brendan Cullen was known around Broken Hill as the happy man who ran thousands of ewes across tens of thousands of hectares with a smile. What they didn't …

Mar 02, 2026 · 54m
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