As a child Trent was a quiet observer of the drama of his family and his neighbourhood. He became an award-winning writer (R)
Brigitte and the seven peaks
2024/02/23
Brigitte Muir's dream to climb the seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents took much longer and cost her more than she expected, but she also discovered more about herself than she could have imagined
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Jayashri Kulkarni: our hormones and our minds
2024/02/22
Dr Jayashri Kulkarni on her Indian-Australian upbringing and her groundbreaking research into women's hormones and mental health
From ploughs to cash cows: a short history of economics
2024/02/21
Federal MP Andrew Leigh is a former professor of economics who is fascinated by how economics can create magic
A matter of trust
2024/02/20
How Jeanne Ryckmans fell for a dashing Irish Professor who was far from what he appeared to be
The magnificent history of the Huxleys
2024/02/19
Historian Alison Bashford with the story of the Huxley family, who founded one of the great dynasties of the world
The bookbinder's luck
2024/02/16
Dominic Riley on how a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life (R)
Paul Kelly and the poetry
2024/02/15
Australia's storyteller in song on the poems he's loved since childhood, and how reading and learning great poetry has changed his songwriting (R)
The calligraphy of the outback: the art and life of David Rankin
2024/02/14
Artist David Rankin on his turbulent early life as a the son of a bootmaker, his unexpected path into painting, and his passionate love story with writer Lily Brett (R)
Crossing Australia with a camel named Delilah
2024/02/13
Sophie Matterson spent five years preparing to cross the Australian continent with five camels she caught and trained herself (R)
Nick's land of lizards
2024/02/12
Nick Clemann is one of Australia's leading lizard experts, but took an unconventional path into research. After working for years as a tradie, Nick plucked up the nerve to go to university, walking into what he thought was territory reserved for the intellectual elite
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A party girl gets sober
2024/02/09
Victoria Vanstone was just 13 years old when she had her first drink, and the booze quickly consumed her. It wasn't until she was in her 30s that Vic realised she needed to do something radical
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Podcast reviews
Read Conversations podcast
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4.5 out of 5
194 reviews
Crocodilian
2022/05/17
Interesting guests and a terrific interviewer
. . . Everyone and their brother is on the internet doing podcasts and interviews these days - Richard Fidler gets points for the rarest thing- skill ...
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nyc to oz
2022/04/08
Conversations
I absolutely love this program. Great stories well researched and very often completely surprising. A must podcast
Bolloncreek
2022/04/05
Click go the shears boys
Great program on the shearer from Bollon, Cunamuulla n the west. Such people do make a difference n great giving them a voice and hearing of their ach...
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Unheardinsf555
2021/08/07
A break from Amuhrica
The interviewers are intelligent, thoughtful, cheeky, and empathetic. They are curious and engaged in others’ stories without applying their own perso...
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Isaiah Bryant
2021/06/01
Nice
This is a awesome podcast. Please keep up the good work. Also I am listening to your podcast from the United States, Ohio
nataliakowalska
2021/04/30
Excellent
Listening to media in the US without suicidal thoughts has become impossible. Thank you for keeping me sane!
Farshad iPhone
2021/03/02
One of my favorite podcasts
Conversation is a fresh breath of air for those of us who live in United States of toxic media and redundant boring topics. My wife and I can’t wait f...
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Twocatsintheyard
2021/02/21
The armchair traveller
Widen your horizons; interesting stories with interesting hosts. Substance over showbiz.
Purrtini
2020/12/06
Love this pod!
I’m in the US, but I visited Australia in 2000- 2001. I started listening to this pod because I’m an Australophile and missed it but after the 1st 2 e...
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Basilthewonderdog
2020/08/20
Don’t miss The Apartment on Memorial Drive
Excellent deep interview with a treasure of an American poet.