https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conversations--7457935enRelationshipsCopyright ICoreBookshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b6a13f4cad4953d9247e5eee1dec6782.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conversations--7457935Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:50:49 +0000ICoreBooksICoreBooksfeeds@spreaker.comConversations 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...false2b9ff2e9-fd26-55c3-983f-bbe5eda874f8episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-girl-with-a-life-split-in-three-how-mimi-made-it-part-ii--75743032chat online, or speak to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter at 13 YARN (13 92 76).House of Kwa is published by HarperCollins ABC Books.This episode was made on Gadigal country. It was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It covers Hong Kong, World War II, Japanese occupation, occupation, Perth, Mandarin Gardens, racism, trauma, grandparent carers, mental health ward, ECT, big age gap, Channel Nine, cadetship, Russel Crowe, Gladiator, Romper Stomper, contested will, inheritance, suing family, reconciliation, forgiveness and gratitude.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mimi-kwa-hong-kong-family-perth-part-two/107243152Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMimi Kwa tells her family’s saga, featuring her dad — the thirty-second child of a wealthy Chinese silk trader, and her mum, who survived decades of undiagnosed schizophrenia, and Mimi's glamorous other life in the intoxicating hubbub of Hong...chat online, or speak to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter at 13 YARN (13 92 76).House of Kwa is published by HarperCollins ABC Books.This episode was made on Gadigal country. It was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It covers Hong Kong, World War II, Japanese occupation, occupation, Perth, Mandarin Gardens, racism, trauma, grandparent carers, mental health ward, ECT, big age gap, Channel Nine, cadetship, Russel Crowe, Gladiator, Romper Stomper, contested will, inheritance, suing family, reconciliation, forgiveness and gratitude.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2999abc,backpacker's lodge,benjamin law,boac,british airways,carer,contested will,conversations,family in court,forgiveness,forgiving parents,gratitude,hong kong,inheritance,journalism,mimi kwa,reconciliation,russell crowe,schizophreniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-girl-with-a-life-split-in-three-how-mimi-made-it-part-i--75743070chat online, or speak to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter at 13 YARN (13 92 76).House of Kwa is published by HarperCollins ABC Books.This episode was made on Gadigal country. It was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It covers Hong Kong, World War II, Japanese occupation, occupation, Perth, Mandarin Gardens, racism, trauma, grandparent carers, mental health ward, ECT, big age gap, Channel Nine, cadetship, Russel Crowe, Gladiator, Romper Stomper, contested will, inheritance, suing family, reconciliation, forgiveness and gratitude.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mimi-kwa-hong-kong-family-perth/107238050Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksMimi Kwa tells her family’s saga, featuring her dad — the thirty-second child of a wealthy Chinese silk trader, and her mum, who survived decades of undiagnosed schizophrenia, and Mimi's glamorous other life in the intoxicating hubbub of Hong Kong....chat online, or speak to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter at 13 YARN (13 92 76).House of Kwa is published by HarperCollins ABC Books.This episode was made on Gadigal country. It was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It covers Hong Kong, World War II, Japanese occupation, occupation, Perth, Mandarin Gardens, racism, trauma, grandparent carers, mental health ward, ECT, big age gap, Channel Nine, cadetship, Russel Crowe, Gladiator, Romper Stomper, contested will, inheritance, suing family, reconciliation, forgiveness and gratitude.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2914abc,backpacker's lodge,benjamin law,boac,british airways,carer,contested will,conversations,family in court,forgiveness,forgiving parents,gratitude,hong kong,inheritance,journalism,mimi kwa,reconciliation,russell crowe,schizophreniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mick-fanning-on-surfing-punching-a-great-white-shark-and-losing-three-brothers--75743035https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mick-fanning-world-surfing-champion-shark-punching-grief-family/107227724Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMick won three world surfing titles, and famously fought off a great white shark in South Africa. But his life out of the water has been threaded through with devastating loss, after the death of his three older brothers. (CW: loss and grief)Mick...3117abc,benjamin law,conversations,famous grommets,gold coast,grommet,life story,love,love story,mick fanning,mick fanning brothers,mick fanning brother's deaths,mick fanning house,mick fanning house skate ramp,mick fanning wife,palm beach currumbin high scho,surfer,surfing life,tim baker,white lightningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-family-story-of-growing-up-poor-in-outback-queensland--75743072https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rick-morton-on-his-memoir-100-years-of-dirt/107225472Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Rick Morton on how his mum raised three children in poverty and the class disparities in Australia.Rick's family come from the vast country of Outback Queensland, near the Birdsville Track.His grandfather, George Morton, was a wealthy...3122conversations,family violence,intergenerational trauma,poverty,richard fidler,rick mortonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-poo-transplant-ayahuasca-trip-and-other-wellness-quests--75743036https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/judith-lucy-health-and-wellness-ayahuasca-faecal-transplant/107223974Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJudith Lucy is one of Australia's most loved comedians. Recently after years of tummy troubles, burnout, and a complicated relationship with alcohol, she began her mission to work on her health, in earnest. As well as being a beloved comic, Judith is...2958abc,alcoholism,ayahuaska,byron bay,conversations,fecal transplant,gut health,judith lucy,mental health,poo transplant,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,standup comedy,substance abuse,wellness industry,wellness influencers,wellness scamsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-why-i-became-a-teacher-at-the-school-where-i-was-bullied--75743043https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brendan-james-murray-on-generosity-and-empathy-in-teaching/107218898Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA portrait of one teacher and his class as they journey through the ups and downs of a school year.Brendan James Murrary has been a high school teacher for more than ten years and although his own experiences at school weren't great, he ended up...3083brendan james murray,bullying,classroom,conversations,empathy,memoir,mental health,sarah kanowski,students,the schoolfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-glover-on-the-strange-hilarious-and-heartbreaking-rules-of-australian-parenting--75743082https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-glover-parenting-advice-grandparent/107210790Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe instructions found in endorsed baby books over the last century could be, with hindsight, bizarre or cruel. And were most often given by “experts” with no children of their own. Journalist and broadcaster, Richard Glover tackles the changing...3143abc,awake window,bonding with my baby,conversations,feeding newborn,newborn care,parenting advice,richard fidler,richard glover,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monica-mcinerney-s-five-year-rollercoaster-ride--75743083https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/monica-mcinerney-cancer-author-family-grief/107201852Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe author on the diagnosis that floored her and the gifts that got her through harrowing treatment — including a cat named Nicholas.The Australian-Irish author was last on the program in 2020.She reflected on her childhood by the railway tracks in...3146abc,big family,breast cancer,conversations,dublin,ireland,large family,long distance relationship,monica mcinerney,mum all to myself,regressing to childhood,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sibling love,siblings,support through chemofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-pilot-shot-down-by-enemy-fire-and-how-he-survived--75743033https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/raf-pilot-frank-dell-and-his-story-of-survival/107200030Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRAF pilot Frank Dell parachuted into Nazi occupied Holland after his plane was hit by cannon fire and with the aid of courageous Dutch families and resistance fighters he got out alive.As a teenager, Frank saw the Battle of Britain played out in the...3136battle of britain,conversations,de havilland mosquito,dutch resistance,frank dell,holland,nazi germany,raf,richard fidler,survival,the holocaust,world war iifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/magda-s-mum-the-tragic-secret-and-the-moment-of-grace--75743084https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/magda-szubanski-new-memoir-mother-grief-truth/107198410Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Magda Szubanski discovered what had happened to her mum as a child, she began to see her in an entirely new light (CW: discussion of sexual abuse, please take care when listening)Magda released her first memoir a few years ago, to widespread...3177abc,activism,australian cinema,australian television,cancer diagnosis,comedy,conversations,group think,kath and kim,magda szubanksi,richard fidler,same sex marriage,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-olympic-swim-coach-who-spat-on-a-silver-medal-and-how-it-changed-him--75743057Laurie Lawrence at his website.Read about Laurie resources and programs to keep kids safe in the water: Kids Alive is supported by the Federal Government; World Wide Swim School is for teachers, parents, coaches and swim schools.Laurie has also released a new online interactive baby swimming resource.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores sports, sporting life of Australia, being competitive, Australian Olympic team, drownings in Australia, why everyone learns to swim in Australia, equitable access to water, winning at all costs, learning to swim, when should my child learn to swim, Australian icons. Rugby Union, Wallabies, Australian sporting icons, water safety, water education, pool gates.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/laurie-lawrence-coach-swimming-medals-pool-safety/107192458Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLaurie Lawrence's obsession with winning Gold started when he was a small boy growing up above the Tobruk Pool in Townsville. When he became a coach, he had an epiphany about the nature of victory.When Laurie was a child, he had a chronic lung...Laurie Lawrence at his website.Read about Laurie resources and programs to keep kids safe in the water: Kids Alive is supported by the Federal Government; World Wide Swim School is for teachers, parents, coaches and swim schools.Laurie has also released a new online interactive baby swimming resource.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores sports, sporting life of Australia, being competitive, Australian Olympic team, drownings in Australia, why everyone learns to swim in Australia, equitable access to water, winning at all costs, learning to swim, when should my child learn to swim, Australian icons. Rugby Union, Wallabies, Australian sporting icons, water safety, water education, pool gates.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3129abc,competitive,conversations,gold medals,grand finals,kids alive,laurie lawrence,learning to swim,olympics,pool gates,queensland,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,swimming,world championshipsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caring-for-my-fiercely-strong-willed-father--75743090https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kim-huynh-carer-refugee-son-father/107188850Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKim Huynh on his family's remarkable journey from Vietnam to Australia. And taking on the role of carer for his fiercely strong-willed father, Thiet.Kim grew up in Canberra, arriving in Australia with his family as refugees from Vietnam.Like many...3145abc,canberra,carers,caring for family,conversations,fatherhood,fathers and sons,first generation australians,full time carer,kim huynh,multiculturalism,refugees,richard fidler,sarah kanowsk,stroke,vietnamese boat peoplefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-from-our-elders-how-jane-fonda-changed-her-life-in-her-third-act--75743044https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-fonda-actor-activist-hollywood/107174612Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe legendary actress Jane Fonda on her activism, her hair epiphanies and why older women are often fearless.Jane has lived her entire life in the public eye, as the daughter of acting aristocracy.Her father Henry Fonda was a Hollywood legend by the...2654abc,acting,activism,barbarella,climate change,climate crisis,conversations,dolly parton,donald trump,elders,jane fonda,life advice,life lessons,motherhood,parenting,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,self love,women's rights,workout videosfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-angry-anderson-rock-n-roll-animal-and-incurable-romantic--75743041ABC News website.Originally broadcast in January 2007.Angry's youngest son, Liam Anderson, died in 2018.This episode of Conversations explores Australian music, celebrity deaths, cardiac arrest, Obituaries, fatherhood, childhood abuse, pub rock, Countdown, musical controversies, Sharpies, modern fatherhood, substance abuse, television, Australian television, Kylie Minogue, Neighbours, Ray Martin, politics, Australian icons, Australian legends, Australian kitsch, RIP Angry Anderson.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/angry-anderson-repeat-obituary/107172094Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksIconic Australian musician, actor, youth advocate and charity ambassador Angry Anderson has died at the age of 79.Angry spent 50 years in the music industry with his legendary rock band, Rose Tattoo, and the band was due to return to the stage this...ABC News website.Originally broadcast in January 2007.Angry's youngest son, Liam Anderson, died in 2018.This episode of Conversations explores Australian music, celebrity deaths, cardiac arrest, Obituaries, fatherhood, childhood abuse, pub rock, Countdown, musical controversies, Sharpies, modern fatherhood, substance abuse, television, Australian television, Kylie Minogue, Neighbours, Ray Martin, politics, Australian icons, Australian legends, Australian kitsch, RIP Angry Anderson.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2825abc,angry anderson,australian music,child abuse,conversations,countdown,fatherhood,iconic australian people,molly meldrum.,music history,richard fidler,rose tattoo,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-from-our-elders-my-passionate-friendship-with-a-rebel-poet--75743074letters]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alison-hoddinot-oxford-tolkien-friendship-poetry-motherhood/107171474Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAlison Hoddinot was one of the first Australian women to study at Oxford University, but one of her lecturers, J.R.R Tolkein, refused to take on a woman PhD student. Alison was born in Tasmania in 1931.As a young woman she won a scholarship to study...letters]]>3063alison hoddinot,conversations,history of crime fiction,oxford universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-from-our-elders-the-chef-who-taught-37-000-australians-how-to-cook--75743054https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/elizabeth-chong-chef-cook-teacher-chinese-heritage/107163526Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksElizabeth Chong didn't cook her first meal until she was a newlywed. Six decades later, the owner of a cooking school specialising in Chinese cuisine, she had taught more than 37,000 people how to cook.Chef, author and teacher Elizabeth Chong was born...3104abc,children,chinese cooking,chinese cuisine,chinese food,chinese ingredients,conversations,dim sum,divorce,elizabeth chong,famous australian chefs,famous chefs,grandchildren,history of chinese food,history of the dim sim,how to cook chinese food,masterchef,most famous chefs in the world,richard fidler,second marriagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-from-our-elders-bryan-brown-s-road-from-bankstown-to-hollywood--75743094https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/elders-life-stories-bryan-brown-actor-novelist-thorn-birds/107162012Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBryan Brown has played more than 80 roles on stage and screen. Raised in working-class Sydney, his talent, hard work, and unmistakable presence have been his ticket to the world.In our week of stories from our elders, we begin with the life of Bryan...2918abc,australiana,australian cinema,australian movies,bryan brown,celebrity relationships,cinema,conversations,fatherhood,life advice,marriage,movies,rachel ward,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,theatrefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-radical-history-of-personal-computing-looms-coding-beige-boxes-and-ai--75743103Radical Computing is exhibiting at the National Communication Museum in Melbourne from 19 September 2026, until 21February 2027.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores technology, artificial intelligence, Facebook, Instagram, social media, coding, making a website, HTML, CSS, PS5, playstation, games console, computer games, desktop games, Apple iOs 27, Mac, Macbook, Mac versus PC, IBM, Commodore 64, Steam Frame, iPhone, smartphone, dumb phone, Steve Jobs, Jack Tramiel, computer race, home appliances, toy market, super computers, science and technology, future of computers, techno optimist, tech subculture, Demoscene, hackers, jailbreak phone, crack software, pirated software, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, Zuckerberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mel-huang-buntine-history-of-personal-computing/107148762Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMel Huang Buntine on how computers started entering our homes, and the beige box of a machine that changed her own life.Personal computers are so ubiquitous now, it's hard to imagine a time when computers were inaccessible to everyday people.For...Radical Computing is exhibiting at the National Communication Museum in Melbourne from 19 September 2026, until 21February 2027.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores technology, artificial intelligence, Facebook, Instagram, social media, coding, making a website, HTML, CSS, PS5, playstation, games console, computer games, desktop games, Apple iOs 27, Mac, Macbook, Mac versus PC, IBM, Commodore 64, Steam Frame, iPhone, smartphone, dumb phone, Steve Jobs, Jack Tramiel, computer race, home appliances, toy market, super computers, science and technology, future of computers, techno optimist, tech subculture, Demoscene, hackers, jailbreak phone, crack software, pirated software, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, Claude, Anthropic, Zuckerberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3190abc,ai,ai ethics,artificial intelligence,benjamin law,claude,coding,computers,conversations,dario amodei,history of computers,history of technology,mel huang,national communicaiton museum.,richard fidler,sam altmann,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-vickie-s-turbulent-life-in-and-out-of-prison-and-how-she-reclaimed-her-power--75743047Vickie appears in ABC TV's You Cant Ask That - Domestic Violence (survivors) episodeVickie was joint winner of the 2017 Tim McCoy Human Rights AwardAdoption resources and supportJigsaw Australia - search and contactFind and Connect - support for former residents of children's homes, orphanages and institutionsPost-Adoption Support Benevolent Society AustraliaForced Adoption services Government support services website or, contact the Forced Adoption Support Service in your state or territory, call 1800 21 03 13Australian Adoptees NetworkFor immediate support, you can call Lifeline 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue 1300 46 36]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-vicki-roach-prison-prisoner-advocate-studying-redemption/107147180Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPrisoner advocate Vickie Roach spent decades in and out of jail but after studying for her masters degree, she helped change the story for thousands of other prisoners.When Vicki was just two years old, she was given a police record, which enabled...Vickie appears in ABC TV's You Cant Ask That - Domestic Violence (survivors) episodeVickie was joint winner of the 2017 Tim McCoy Human Rights AwardAdoption resources and supportJigsaw Australia - search and contactFind and Connect - support for former residents of children's homes, orphanages and institutionsPost-Adoption Support Benevolent Society AustraliaForced Adoption services Government support services website or, contact the Forced Adoption Support Service in your state or territory, call 1800 21 03 13Australian Adoptees NetworkFor immediate support, you can call Lifeline 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue 1300 46 36]]>3078abc,car crash,children in prison,conversations,does university matter,family court,how to stay out of jail,jailing is failing,juvenile justice,juvie,life after jail,masters degree,mothers who lose custody,power of education,prisoner advocate,prison rehabilitation,prisons,raise the age,richard fidler,vickie roachfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dad-jim-henson-the-creative-genius-behind-the-muppets--75743061https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lisa-henson-on-her-dads-creative-legacy/107145722Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGrowing up Lisa Henson and her siblings spent a lot of time in their father's workshop and studio, watching puppets get drawn, sculpted and brought to life.Jim Henson first started messing around with puppets as a teenager, and not long afterwards he...3080conversations,frank oz,jim henson,kermit the frog,lisa henson,miss piggy,qagoma,sesame street,the dark crystal,the harvard lampoon,the labyrinth,the muppetsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-what-happened-when-i-tried-mdma-therapy--75743118Sassafras is published by Hachette.Since 2023, psychiatrist in Australia have been authorised to prescribe MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.You can read about some of the complications of how MDMA is prescribed here.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rebecca-huntley-on-her-experience-with-mdma-therapy/107140632Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Rebecca Huntley used supervised MDMA therapy to help her with complex PTSD and the legacy of childhood trauma.Rebecca's public life as a broadcaster, an author and a social researcher made her well-known to many Australians.But in private,...Sassafras is published by Hachette.Since 2023, psychiatrist in Australia have been authorised to prescribe MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.You can read about some of the complications of how MDMA is prescribed here.]]>3161anger,child trauma,complex ptsd,conversations,divorce,domestic violence,drug use,extra marital affair,mdma therapy,medical research,parents,prescribed mdma,psychology,rebecca huntley,sarah kanowski,sassafras,supervised drug usefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/healing-intergenerational-trauma-and-epigenetics-the-children-of-the-third-reich--75743095https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/catrine-clay-children-of-third-reich/107135904Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCatrine Clay with the story of the children of Nazi perpetrators and Holocaust survivors came together under extraordinary circumstances to come to terms with their dark past.In the early 1990s, historian and author Catrine Clay was working at the...2912abc,catrine clay,conversations,forgiveness,germany,holocaust,intergenerational trauma,israel,nazi,palestine,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,third reichfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comedian-urzila-carlson-regrets-nothing--75743120special Watch Urzila's TV sketch show on ABC TVThis episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison and the Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.It explores South Africa, comedy, family, domestic violence, alcoholism, Afrikaans, racism, violence, home invasion, stand up comedy, confidence, body image, migration, New Zealand, Australia, memoir, siblings.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/urzila-carlson-comedian-new-zealand-rpt/107122126Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksUrzila Carlson grew up in South Africa. Her father threatened the family with a gun when she was 6, and he walked out on the family soon afterwards.Urzila's mum, who she describes as a 'warrior woman', raised Urzila and her sister.When she was in...special Watch Urzila's TV sketch show on ABC TVThis episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison and the Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.It explores South Africa, comedy, family, domestic violence, alcoholism, Afrikaans, racism, violence, home invasion, stand up comedy, confidence, body image, migration, New Zealand, Australia, memoir, siblings.]]>3143afrikaans,alcoholism,australia,conversations,domestic violence,family,mothers,new zealand,sarah kanowski,siblings,south africa,stand up comedy,urzila carlsonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-meg-washington-on-the-magic-of-music--75743079https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/meg-washington-stutter-music-songwriting/107120604Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe singer-songwriter on her early introduction to musicals in Port Moresby, how singing became a form of speech therapy for her stutter and also a path into her life’s work.Meg Washington was born in a musical home in Port Moresby, where her parents...2939abc,conversations,how to make gravy,meg washington,music,paul kelly,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,singing,song,stutter,stutteringfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louise-adler-on-why-she-questions-everything--75743076https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-adler-life-story-publishing-writers/107118380Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLouise Adler has been one of the biggest and most controversial names in Australian publishing for decades. This is the story of how she fell in love with the world of books.⁠An asthmatic child, she spent most of Melbourne’s winters in bed with...2873abc,adelaide,australian literature,books,conversations,ideas,louise adler,mark latham,publishing industry,randa abdel fattah,richard fidler,safe spaces,sarah kanowski,south australia,tony abbott,writers,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-beautiful-questions-your-intellectual-mind-can-t-answer--75743106https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-whyte-on-the-power-of-poetry/107110880Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAcclaimed poet and philosopher David Whyte has come to believe a single line of poetry is enough to change your life. David grew up amongst the moors and fields of West Yorkshire, with an English father and an Irish mother who had a gift for lyricism...3089anxiety,conversations,david whyte,death,england,essays,family,grief,ireland,meditation,philosophy,poetry,sarah kanowski,timefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/black-ops-and-human-shields-the-secrets-on-board-flight-149--75743059suing the UK Government and British Airways for “deliberately endangering” them, claiming they knew Iraq had invaded Kuwait before the plane landed.A preliminary hearing was held last November in the High Court in London. Both sides are still battling over procedural issues before a full trial can begin.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores the Middle East, geopolitics, President Bush, Gulf War, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, invasion, oil, world economy, Margaret Thatcher, spies, MI6, CIA, conspiracies, cover ups, investigations, lawsuits, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Sabre, Dick Cheney, Saudi Arabia, Republican Guard, modern history, modern conflicts, 9/11, terrorism, rise of terrorism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephen-davis-flight-149-hostages-kuwait-iraq/107108978Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhy were 400 civilians allowed to fly into a war zone as Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait? What really happened to them when they were held as hostages? And why has the British government fought for so long to keep it all a secret?Stephen Davis is an...suing the UK Government and British Airways for “deliberately endangering” them, claiming they knew Iraq had invaded Kuwait before the plane landed.A preliminary hearing was held last November in the High Court in London. Both sides are still battling over procedural issues before a full trial can begin.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores the Middle East, geopolitics, President Bush, Gulf War, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, invasion, oil, world economy, Margaret Thatcher, spies, MI6, CIA, conspiracies, cover ups, investigations, lawsuits, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Sabre, Dick Cheney, Saudi Arabia, Republican Guard, modern history, modern conflicts, 9/11, terrorism, rise of terrorism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3140abc,al qaeda,conspiracies,conversations,george bush,gulf war,invasion,iraq,kuwait,margaret thatcher,new zealand,oil,operation desert sabre,operation desert storm,osama bin laden,richard fidler,saddam hussein,sarah kanowski,saudi arabia,stephen davisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-nazis-to-the-stasi-how-ordinary-citizens-live-through-extraordinary-times--75743069https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/katja-hoyer-on-east-germany-and-interwar-weimar/107095906Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian Katja Hoyer was born in 1985, under the old regime of the GDR and grew up in the 1990s, watching many former East Germans struggle in the years after reunification.Learning about the Nazi era was a big part of her education but Katja left...3305beyond the wall,buchenwald concentration camp,conversations,east germany,german history,germany,hitler,katja hoyer,nazi history,richard fidler,the berlin tv tower,the berlin wall,the holocaust,the nazis,the stasi,weimarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-family-secret-which-inspired-the-teacher-s-pet--75743093Beyond Blue provides 24/7 support on mental health issues.Hear Sarah's conversation with Lynette's daughter, Shanelle Dawson.The episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores family, journalism, domestic violence, police investigation, murder, The Teacher's Pet, true crime, true crime podcast, Lynette Dawson, Chris Dawson, Shanelle Dawson, PTSD, home invasion, secrets, prison, Northern Beachers of Sydney, mothers, grandmothers, Walkley awards, justice, cold case.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hedley-thomas-journalist-investigations-chris-dawson-murder-rpt/107094220Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Hedley Thomas grew up knowing that his grandmother Gladys had vanished in the sea off Sydney in the 1950s. The mystery of what happened to Gladys helped to inspire his hit podcast 'The Teacher's Pet'.Hedley has had a storied career in...Beyond Blue provides 24/7 support on mental health issues.Hear Sarah's conversation with Lynette's daughter, Shanelle Dawson.The episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores family, journalism, domestic violence, police investigation, murder, The Teacher's Pet, true crime, true crime podcast, Lynette Dawson, Chris Dawson, Shanelle Dawson, PTSD, home invasion, secrets, prison, Northern Beachers of Sydney, mothers, grandmothers, Walkley awards, justice, cold case.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3153abc,chris dawson,chris dawson appeal,conversations,gold coast,gold coast bulletin,gold coast in the 1980s,hedley thomas,lynette dawson,missing women,news limited,news limited journos,paradise centre,podcasters,rough side of the gc,sarah kanowski,swimming,the teachers pet,true crime,true crime podcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loving-my-dad-who-has-younger-onset-alzheimer-s--75743104Australian Story featuring Millie, Jim and their family.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It covers caring for parents, Dementia Australia, living well with dementia, Hamish Macdonald, the sandwich generation, losing a mother, motherless mother, finding love again, going back into the closet, two dads, step parent, tight knit family, grandparent, Redditch, cottage, forget me not, Brisbane, moving to Australia, skin cancer, melonoma, mole, Canary Islands, celebrant, marrying, getting married, VW Beetle, high school sweetheart.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/millie-robinson-jim-rogers-younger-onset-alzheimers-dementia/107092768Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMillie Robinson’s family had been through enough as it was before her devoted dad Jim Rogers received his diagnosis in 2021. Today they navigate the unknown together and stay in the moment to enjoy their tight-knit community.Millie is a celebrant, mum...Australian Story featuring Millie, Jim and their family.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It covers caring for parents, Dementia Australia, living well with dementia, Hamish Macdonald, the sandwich generation, losing a mother, motherless mother, finding love again, going back into the closet, two dads, step parent, tight knit family, grandparent, Redditch, cottage, forget me not, Brisbane, moving to Australia, skin cancer, melonoma, mole, Canary Islands, celebrant, marrying, getting married, VW Beetle, high school sweetheart.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2749abc,conversations,dementia australia,hamish macdonald,jim rogers,living well with dementia,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-an-infamous-wwii-prison-and-the-soldiers-who-tried-to-escape--75743089https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-macintyre-on-the-true-story-of-colditz/107087470Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBritish writer Ben Macintyre on the eerie history of Colditz Castle which the Germans used as a prisoner of war camp during World War II.Since the Middle Ages, Colditz Castle has existed in some form, perched on the edge of a cliff in eastern...3061allies,army officers,ben macintyre,british soldiers,colditz,colditz castle,conversations,escape,germans,germany,history,prisoners of war,richard fidler,saxony,solitary confinement,the middle ages,world war 2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-day-my-big-fat-egyptian-wedding-went-pear-shaped--75743111Red Nose on 1300 308 307 if you need support.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores migration, getting married, homemade wedding dresses, loss of a child, stillbirth, Japanese shrines, Kyoto, philosopher's walk, near death experience, collapsed lung, intubation, fear of death, religion, Coptic Christian, Catholic, lapsed Catholic, catholicism, church, Mass, Perth, physiotherapy, physiotherapist, historic fiction, divorce, family get togethers.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tess-woods-egypt-wedding-family-novelist/107082850Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Tess Woods had always dreamed of her big day, growing up watching her beloved Nana create in-demand bridal gowns. The stories of these dresses became a way for Tess to understand her family’s origins in North Africa, which she left in the late...Red Nose on 1300 308 307 if you need support.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores migration, getting married, homemade wedding dresses, loss of a child, stillbirth, Japanese shrines, Kyoto, philosopher's walk, near death experience, collapsed lung, intubation, fear of death, religion, Coptic Christian, Catholic, lapsed Catholic, catholicism, church, Mass, Perth, physiotherapy, physiotherapist, historic fiction, divorce, family get togethers.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3100abc,arab,coming to australia,conversations,egypt,getting married,grandmothering,historical fiction,homemade wedding dress,learning to read,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tess woodsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kennedys-inside-the-infamous-political-dynasty-and-their-summertime-secrets--75743105https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/leigh-straw-kennedy-family-american-politics/107069366Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWho are the Kennedys, really? And what has made the legacy of America's political dynasty so famous, divisive and enduring? The Kennedys are often described as the closest thing the United States has to a royal family, with fiercely competitive and...3200abc,american politics,conversations,family secrets,family trauma.,jfk,kennedy family,leigh straw,modern history,political history,rfk,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teddy kennedy,us politics,war hero,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-beloved-husband-s-path-to-voluntary-assisted-dying--75743166https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pauline-mcgrath-husband-death-brain-tumour-vad/107067740Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter Pauline McGrath's husband David was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he chose to use Voluntary Assisted Dying. Pauline supported him through the journey as he took the steps to end his life.A few years ago, Pauline came home from work and found...3118abc,choosing vad,conversations,how long does vad take,how to use vad,how to vad,is vad legal,is vad legal in australia,is vad painful,is vad suicide,pauline mcgrath,sarah kanowski,vad,vad and families,vad choices,vad terminal illness,voluntary assisted dying,what if you decide not to vad,what is vad,who gets to qualify for vadfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/top-secret-cake-recipes-and-a-garden-of-eden-nourishing-the-soul-with-homestyle-jewish-cooking--75743107Monday Morning Cooking Club online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores cooking, cookbooks, holiday cooking, Jewish cooking, stories of survival, origin stories, Bondi, Shabbat, Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Passover, Pesach, Hanukkah, family recipes, secret recipes, charity, books, writing, Shoah tapes, Holocaust, Auschwitz, refugees, migration, first generation Australians, Kosher kitchen, Judaism, religion, cultural identity, children of immigrants, Communism, Stalin, Hitler, Soviet Union, Spielberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/merelyn-chalmers-monday-morning-cooking-club/107066110Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMonday Morning Cooking Club's Merelyn Chalmers her family's story of survival, and piecing together hundreds of treasured family recipes from Jewish communities around the world, including her mother's top-secret yellow cake recipe.Merelyn grew up...Monday Morning Cooking Club online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores cooking, cookbooks, holiday cooking, Jewish cooking, stories of survival, origin stories, Bondi, Shabbat, Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Passover, Pesach, Hanukkah, family recipes, secret recipes, charity, books, writing, Shoah tapes, Holocaust, Auschwitz, refugees, migration, first generation Australians, Kosher kitchen, Judaism, religion, cultural identity, children of immigrants, Communism, Stalin, Hitler, Soviet Union, Spielberg.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3167abc,conversations,cookbooks,cooking,family recipes,holocaust survivors,jewish recipes,merelyn chalmers,mondy morning cooking club,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,secret recipes,shoah tapesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-father-and-a-son-and-the-odyssey--75743039https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/daniel-mendelsohn-an-odyssey-a-father-a-son-and-an-epic/107059576Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn was teaching a university class on Homer's The Odyssey, when his elderly father decided to enrol in it.Daniel became fascinated by the stories of the ancient world as a child and grew up to study the classics...2894ancient greece,conversations,daniel mendelsohn,family,fathers,homer,memoir,poetry,sarah kanowski,storytelling,teaching,the odyssey,translation,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-flanagan-on-belonging-in-books-and-in-australia--75743056https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-flanagan-2026-australian-writing/107055394Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor writer Richard Flanagan, the political belief that white Australians do not belong in this land is wrong and it's damaging any progress we might hope to make as a collective people.Richard has spent the last 30 years writing award-winning pieces...3129abc,aboriginal australians,australian identity,books,colonialism,conversations,first nations,history,monoculture,national identity,politics,richard fidler,richard flanagan,sarah kanowski,uk,white australia,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-palestinian-family-story--75743091https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/micaela-sahhar-find-me-at-the-jaffa-gate/107044296Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMicaela Sahhar grew up hearing stories of her Palestinian family's life in Jerusalem before 1948, and what happened when they had to leave.There was her grandfather’s tourism business, her grandmother’s wedding necklace, and the dramatic circumstances...30351948,christian,conversations,family home,grandparents,israel,jerusalem,mass displacement,meet me at the jaffa gate,melbourne,memoir,micaela sahhar,nakba,non-fiction,palestinian diaspora,palestinians,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-maggie-dent-on-guiding-young-girls-to-become-confident-young-women--75743062https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/parenting-educator-maggie-dent-on-raising-confident-daughters/107042520Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRaising girls in an age of smartphones and early sexualisation is tough and in this complex arena, parenting educator Maggie Dent says we can't leave these lessons to chance.Growing up Maggie was a tomboy and noticed when she was treated differently...3166aunties,bullying,confidence,conversations,daughters,emotion,maggie dent,mental health,mobile phones,mothers,parenting,parenting education,personalities,raising girls,sarah kanowski,school,support,young girls,young womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-shocks-that-changed-australia--75743073https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-megalogenis-changing-australia-politics/107041050Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksPolitical journalist, George Megalogenis has mapped key areas in our population, workforce and geopolitical standing in recent decades, and looks at how these shifts are impacting our collective political future.For the first time since Federation,...3182abc,auspol,australian politics,conversations,george megalogenis,pauline hanson,populism,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-a-teen-mum-named-melissa-proved-everybody-wrong--75743112A Brave LifeHelp and support is always available1800RESPECT is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekThe episode of Conversations was produced by Nicolar Harrison.It explores pregnancy, childbirth, teen pregnancy, families, divorce, education, independence, doctors, Year 12, surprise pregnancy, charity, babies, newborns, nappies, feeding, childcare, share house, domestic violence, getting help, family support, starting over, motherhood.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/melissa-redsell-teenage-motherhood-challenges-prejudice-grit/107035588Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksMelissa Redsell was in Year 12 when her doctor told her she was going to have a baby.  After her baby was born, she was told she had 'ruined her life'. Then she set out to prove all her doubters wrong.When Mel broke the news to her parents, they were...A Brave LifeHelp and support is always available1800RESPECT is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekThe episode of Conversations was produced by Nicolar Harrison.It explores pregnancy, childbirth, teen pregnancy, families, divorce, education, independence, doctors, Year 12, surprise pregnancy, charity, babies, newborns, nappies, feeding, childcare, share house, domestic violence, getting help, family support, starting over, motherhood.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3018abc,am i gregnant,am i pregnant,conversations,determination,grit,having a baby at school,how to succeed,melissa redsell,prejudice against single mothe,sarah kanowski,single mother,solo mother,studying as a teenage mother,surprise pregnancy,teenage father,teenage mother,teen motherhood,teen mums against the odds,what to do if you are pregnantfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forensic-psychiatrist-fascinated-with-the-minds-of-lone-mass-killers--75743101https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-mullen-inside-the-mind-of-the-lone-mass-killer/107030298Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPaul E Mullen has spent decades interviewing and studying men who have committed unthinkable acts of violence and says these tragic events represent the endpoint of a slow-building private narrative of resentment, isolation and rage. (CW: descriptions...3103anger,conversations,early intervention,forensic psychiatry,gun violence,injustice,lone mass killer,psychiatry,resentment,richard fidler,running amok,violencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-post-punk-guitarist-who-decided-to-finally-live-openly-as-herself-a-trans-woman--75743153Lifeline is available on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis supportKids Helpline on 1800 551 800 is available for young people aged 5 to 25. This episode was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores gender identity, music, Australian music, living authentically, transgender issues, male to female transition, drug abuse, substance abuse, addiction issues, romance, love, relationships, mother child relationships, heavy metal, Adelaide's music scene.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/josie-scott-mark-of-cain-gender-dysphoria-transitioning-courage/107015034Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGuitarist and engineer Josie Scott battled crippling gender dysphoria for decades before finally deciding to live openly as a trans woman in her 60s.In 1984 in Adelaide, two brothers formed a pioneering alternative rock band called The Mark of...Lifeline is available on 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis supportKids Helpline on 1800 551 800 is available for young people aged 5 to 25. This episode was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores gender identity, music, Australian music, living authentically, transgender issues, male to female transition, drug abuse, substance abuse, addiction issues, romance, love, relationships, mother child relationships, heavy metal, Adelaide's music scene.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3142adelaide bands,australian music,bravery,coming out,coming out as trans,coming out as trans woman,coming out later in life,conversations,courage to come out,famous singers,gender dysphoria,gender identity,heroin,ill at ease,josie scott,josie scott now,josie scott transition,mark of cain,masking,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-catching-killers-and-breaking-up-bikie-gangs--75743132Graces's Place.Michael Murphy, one of the men convicted for the murder of Anita Cobby, died from cancer at Long Bay Jail in 2019.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores gang violence, drugs, toxic masculinity, Vietnamese community, improving the next generation, street school, bikies, outlaw motorcycle gangs, culottes, female cop, bar brawls, DV, domestic violence, happy childhood, legislation, cops, Anita Cobby, murder, how policing has changed, beat, partner, colleague.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/deb-wallace-police-murder-gangs-heroin-drugs/107013288Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFormer Detective Sergeant, Deb Wallace on policing the heroin hotspot of Cabramatta in the 1990s and how Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' gave her new ideas for clamping down on illegal gang activity.When Deb joined the NSW Police Force in 1983, there were...Graces's Place.Michael Murphy, one of the men convicted for the murder of Anita Cobby, died from cancer at Long Bay Jail in 2019.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores gang violence, drugs, toxic masculinity, Vietnamese community, improving the next generation, street school, bikies, outlaw motorcycle gangs, culottes, female cop, bar brawls, DV, domestic violence, happy childhood, legislation, cops, Anita Cobby, murder, how policing has changed, beat, partner, colleague.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3126abc,bikie gangs,career,conversations,deb wallace,heroin,nsw police,police,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helping-other-people-became-my-business-success-story--75743081Versa.This episode was produced by Meggie Morris. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It covers infant loss, NDIS, digitisation, childcare subsidy, daycare, family business, Army, Navy, not giving up, not quitting, car accident, morgue, Ipswich, Brisbane, Puckapunyal, Albury-Wodonga.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-woodland-army-loss-childcare-ndis-technology/107011860Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksMark Woodland is an unexpected CEO — he started his career in the Army as a tribute to his late brother, then went on to revolutionise his mum's paper-based childcare company.As a young man Mark Woodland was at a loss with what to do with his...Versa.This episode was produced by Meggie Morris. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It covers infant loss, NDIS, digitisation, childcare subsidy, daycare, family business, Army, Navy, not giving up, not quitting, car accident, morgue, Ipswich, Brisbane, Puckapunyal, Albury-Wodonga.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3191abc,army,career,childcare,conversations,grief,information technology,mark woodland,ndis,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-falling-in-love-with-mao-s-last-dancer--75743144https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mary-li-on-her-career-and-family-rpt/107006996Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMary Li was a star ballerina when she fell in love with her dance partner Li Cunxin.  When their daughter Sophie was born profoundly deaf, Mary walked away from dance for many years.Mary says she was the least likely girl to grow up to be a...3014ballet,children,cochlear implant,conversations,dance,deaf,li cunxin,mao's last dancer,mary li,sarah kanowski,trainingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doctor-who-learnt-to-walk-again-using-exercise--75743115https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dr-olivia-ong-project-walk/107000028Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a catastrophic car crash in the parking lot of her hospital, Dr Olivia Ong became a paraplegic. But her obsession with learning how to walk again was stronger than her incomplete spinal cord injury.When Olivia Ong was 28 years old, she had the...3162abc,books,car crash,conversations,doctor,exercise rehabilitation,learning to walk again,medicine,olivia ong,pain specialist,project walk,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,spinal cord injury,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-my-mother-alive-and-becoming-invincible--75743064Wantaim PNG, and the work they're doing across remote Papua New Guinea, online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores the Pacific, Pasifika, family origin stories, Stolen Generations, charity work, tok Pisin, Manus Island, father daughter relationships, mixed race children, Australia's relationship with PNG, sanitation, education, discovering your truth, mental health, mother daughter relationship, Melanesian culture, family, siblings, blended families, Oceania, geopolitics, knowing your parents, therapy, estrangement, reunion, forgiveness, grief, identity, Sydney, finance, mid-life crisis, rehab, sense of community, family secrets.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lynne-shori-manus-png-wantaim/106988290Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLynne Shori grew up with her hero dad, thinking her Papua New Guinean mother was dead. As an adult, she discovered the truth and set about finding her lost family.When Lynne was growing up, it was just her and her dad.Lynne's dad was her hero; he was...Wantaim PNG, and the work they're doing across remote Papua New Guinea, online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores the Pacific, Pasifika, family origin stories, Stolen Generations, charity work, tok Pisin, Manus Island, father daughter relationships, mixed race children, Australia's relationship with PNG, sanitation, education, discovering your truth, mental health, mother daughter relationship, Melanesian culture, family, siblings, blended families, Oceania, geopolitics, knowing your parents, therapy, estrangement, reunion, forgiveness, grief, identity, Sydney, finance, mid-life crisis, rehab, sense of community, family secrets.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3180abc,blended families,conversations,family secrets,interracial relationship,lynne shori,manus,papua new guinea,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,wantaim pngfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-parenting-educator-on-making-sense-of-his-own-childhood--75743080https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/steve-biddulph-manhood-raising-boys-becoming-better-humans/106986512Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSteve Biddulph spent decades working to understand what children need as they grow, but then in his mid-50s, Steve gained an insight that shifted almost everything about how he saw himself.Steve likes to remind us that humans are 'big sensitive...2896andrew tate,asd,audhd,autism,autism spectrum,autistic men,emotionally intelligent men,fatherhood,how to be a better dad,how to be a better man,manhood,masculinity,men,men being better,modern parenting,overcoming patriarchal conditi,parent education,parenting,sarah kanowski,steve biddulphfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zoonoses-the-diseases-that-jump-from-animals-to-people--75743096https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-dulaney-zoonoses-bird-flu-h5n1-covid/106984758Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEnvironmental journalist, Michael Dulaney looks at viruses and bacteria that can move between bats, horses, seals, pigs, voles and even polar bears, and the conditions that lead to human infection.These diseases are known as zoonoses.Michael says...3071abc,bird flu,borealpox,chicken,conversations,covid,crispr,h5n1,michael dulaney,migratory birds,necropsy,prrs,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,zoonosesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-cop-who-stared-down-peter-falconio-s-outback-killer--75743128https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/former-nt-cop-and-lead-investigator-colleen-gwynne-rpt/106978332Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksColleen Gwynne led the investigation into the murder of the British backpacker and eventually confronted his killer in prison.In 2001, Peter Falconio and his girlfriend Joanne Lees were ambushed on a remote stretch of road in the outback and Peter was...2971colleen gwynne,conversations,peter falconio,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-seven-ancient-traditions-can-teach-us-all-about-living-a-good-life-today--75743124https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nikki-goldstein-rabbi-eli-schlanger/106974150Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNikki Goldstein was in a coma in the ICU at St Vincent's Hospital when she first 'met' Rabbi Eli Schlanger. When she woke, the pair embarked together on a project to share the wisdom, compassion and universality of several Jewish teachings.Although...3156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/growing-the-goodness-of-the-world-hannah-moloney-on-why-we-garden--75743125https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/why-do-we-garden-australian-gardening/106960348Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGardening Australia's Hannah Moloney on the heartwarming and heartbreaking reasons humans continue to lovingly tend to their gardens — for healing, beauty and joy.For thousands of years, tending to a garden or a small farm meant human survival. But...3162abc,books,conversations,costa georgiadis,cultivating,flowers,food,gardening,gardening australia,green thumb,hannah moloney,healing,meditation,outdoors,plants,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trees,wateringfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-zenith-became-a-death-walker-and-her-true-self--75743142Natural Death Care CentreHelp and information are always availableLifeline 13 11 14 24 hour counsellingBeyond Blue's telephone and online counselling 1300 22 4636]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/deathwalker-zenith-virago-sexuality-motherhood-life-and-death/106958630Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksZenith Virago was a married mother of two, when she left her family to begin again as a lesbian.  Then she found a new path as a death walker, helping people navigate their life's end. Zenith grew up in England, and she was still at school when she...Natural Death Care CentreHelp and information are always availableLifeline 13 11 14 24 hour counsellingBeyond Blue's telephone and online counselling 1300 22 4636]]>3135abc,biological mothers,byron bay,celebrant,conversations,death and dying,deathwalker,how to be authentic,how to be honest,how to be real,how to be true to yourself,later in life lesbians,lesbians,mothers who leave their childr,natural death care movement,podcast,sarah kanowski,unapologetic women,wild spirit,zenith viragofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rasputin-s-killer-and-the-australian-conductor--75743099Melbourne on 19 August and in Sydney on 20 August. You can find out more about the orchestra and its performances online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores classical music, Russian revolution, family history, Paris, Munich, Berlin Philharmonic, conducting, symphony, Mahler, the great Western composers, Wagner, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Jewish Australians, whacky history, Yusupov, how did Rasputin die, European politics, Bolshevik Revolution, the October Revolution, exile, ballet, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australian classical music, Australian expats.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alexander-briger-conductor-australian-world-orchestra/106957198Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConductor Alexander Briger has led orchestras all over the world. But his niche occupation is not the only fascinating thing about him. Alex's family history is wild.Alexander Briger has stood in front of musicians all over the world, summoning a...Melbourne on 19 August and in Sydney on 20 August. You can find out more about the orchestra and its performances online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores classical music, Russian revolution, family history, Paris, Munich, Berlin Philharmonic, conducting, symphony, Mahler, the great Western composers, Wagner, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Jewish Australians, whacky history, Yusupov, how did Rasputin die, European politics, Bolshevik Revolution, the October Revolution, exile, ballet, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australian classical music, Australian expats.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3076abc,alexander briger,australian expats,australian world orchestra,classical music,coming home,conducting,conductor,conversations,homesick,orchestral music,politics,rasputin,revolution,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,simone youngfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-compulsive-and-complex-behaviour-i-kept-hidden-for-years--75743151Trich Stop and The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/adele-dumont-on-her-book-the-pulling/106948214Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAdele Dumont was a teenager when she first started pulling out her hair, an urge that became so uncontrollable she was left with a bald spot.She would sometimes enter a trancelike state, covertly sitting on her bathroom floor, picking at her scalp for...Trich Stop and The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours]]>2829adele dumont,anxiety,compulsive behaviour,conversations,hair pulling,mental health,psychology,richard fidler,the pulling,trichotillomaniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teaching-boys-behind-the-razor-wire-inside-australia-s-juvenile-detention-system--75743097https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ralph-jackman-detention-parkville-juvie-education/106947148Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksRalph Jackman was a sports journalist who retrained as a teacher in midlife, and got his first job at Melbourne’s Parkville Youth Detention Centre, where he was tested by the troubled and bright, charismatic young men.At the centre he found students...3199abc,conversations,detention,hugh jackman,midlife career change,mum left,post-partum depression,ppd,ralph jackman,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sports journalist,teaching,youth crime,youth detentionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doctor-the-near-death-experience-and-the-saint-in-waiting--75743102Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor has been caring for the sick and disadvantaged in their own homes for more than 100 years. You can read more about the religious order and the lay nurses who work with the nuns - colloquially known as the Brown Nurses - online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores spirituality, dying, sickness, religion, faith, Christianity, Catholic Church, World War One, Spanish Influenza, TB, Tuberculosis, history, Australian history, nuns, priests, scandal, people living with disability, sainthood, miracles, near death experiences, metaphysical experiences, motherhood, doctoring, medicine, modern medicine, x-rays, medical history, resilience, divinity, holy, the divine, sainthood, how does someone become a saint, what is a miracle, living with disability, spinal deformity, grief, death.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/eileen-oconnor-kate-clinch-sainthood-near-death-experience/106933686Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a near-death experience, Kate Clinch became drawn into the astonishing, Gothic story of a young Australian woman named Eileen O'Connor, who is buried under the floorboards of a home in Coogee.Kate was working as a GP in country South Australia...Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor has been caring for the sick and disadvantaged in their own homes for more than 100 years. You can read more about the religious order and the lay nurses who work with the nuns - colloquially known as the Brown Nurses - online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores spirituality, dying, sickness, religion, faith, Christianity, Catholic Church, World War One, Spanish Influenza, TB, Tuberculosis, history, Australian history, nuns, priests, scandal, people living with disability, sainthood, miracles, near death experiences, metaphysical experiences, motherhood, doctoring, medicine, modern medicine, x-rays, medical history, resilience, divinity, holy, the divine, sainthood, how does someone become a saint, what is a miracle, living with disability, spinal deformity, grief, death.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3113abc,brown nurses,conversations,coogee,eileen o'connor,kate clinch,mary mackillop,nun,nurse,our ladys nurses for the poor,people with disability,priest,richard fidler,sainthood,saints,sarah kanowski,spinal deformity,sydney,tb,ted mcgrathfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-designing-for-the-drag-queens-in-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert--75743121here]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-chappel-costume-designer-priscilla-iconic-film-rpt/106932066Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCostume designer Tim Chappel on the chance discovery at a train station that led him into a life of designing for films and the stage.Tim can’t remember all the places he lived, growing up on Army bases around the country, and overseas. His one...here]]>3019abc,australian oscar winner,conversations,credit card dress,dancing with the stars austral,flinders street station,guy pearce,how to design clothes,how to make clothes,hugo weaving,lizzy gardener,melbourne,oscar winner,priscilla,priscilla queen of the desert,sarah kanowski,sequins,stephen elliot,terence stamp,tim chappellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/australia-s-bench-queen-on-her-salvation-the-gym--75743147chat online with someone at Lifeline, or call on 13 11 14.Hani won a bronze medal for Australia in Glasgow at this year’s Commonwealth Games! Read more here.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode covers weightlifting, powerlifting, para-powerlifting, paralympian, disability, athlete, bowed legs, osteotomies, plates and screws in your leg, divorce, marriage, trauma, domestic violence, family violence, mental health, mental illness, psychosis, weight training, drugs, drug mule, marijuana, high school, bullying, popular kids, assault, sexual assault, competition, bunnings, wheelchair, VAD, QVAD, voluntary assisted dying and chores. To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hani-watson-paralympic-powerlifter-commonwealth-games/106928682Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGrowing up, para powerlifter, Hani Watson’s passion for lifting had been ignited by her dad and the pack of Arnold Schwarzenegger-types in their string singlets who would accompany him to lift weights. The gym has seen Hani through agonising moments...chat online with someone at Lifeline, or call on 13 11 14.Hani won a bronze medal for Australia in Glasgow at this year’s Commonwealth Games! Read more here.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode covers weightlifting, powerlifting, para-powerlifting, paralympian, disability, athlete, bowed legs, osteotomies, plates and screws in your leg, divorce, marriage, trauma, domestic violence, family violence, mental health, mental illness, psychosis, weight training, drugs, drug mule, marijuana, high school, bullying, popular kids, assault, sexual assault, competition, bunnings, wheelchair, VAD, QVAD, voluntary assisted dying and chores. To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3038abc,brisbane,commonwealth games 2026,conversations,glasgow 2026,gold coast,hani watson,mental health,paralympian,paralympic games,para powerlifting,powerlifting,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,weightliftingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-jarvis-cocker-and-the-pulp-masterplan--75743085https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pulp-frontman-jarvis-cocker-on-his-memoir-rpt/106924568Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt just 15 years old, Jarvis Cocker wrote a manifesto that laid out his vision for a band he hoped would take over the music industry.Jarvis discovered the document while sorting through the boxes of stuff from his early life that he’d stashed away in...30031990s,bad pop,conversations,good pop,jarvis cocker,music industry,pulp,richard fidler,teenagers,the music industry,uk bandsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hannah-richell-loving-my-husband-matt-and-finding-my-way-after-his-death--75743167https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hannah-richell-grief-loss-ocean-husband-drowning-life-love/106920554Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHannah had a beautiful love story with her husband Matt. After he died in a surfing accident, grief broke her open and changed her life in unexpected ways As a young couple, writer Hannah Richell and her husband Matt left London for a new life in...3084abc,bronte beach,conversations,death,drowning,grief,hannah richell,hannah richell husband,how does grief change,how to grieve,how to live with loss,how to love again,is surfing dangerous,life after loss,losing your husband,matt richell,matt richell death,sarah kanowski,surfing,young widowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jacinda-ardern-on-her-life-as-the-ex-mormon-girl-who-became-new-zealand-s-prime-minister--75743110https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/former-new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern/106907564Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDuring her two terms as PM, Jacinda gained global attention for her response to the terror attack in Christchurch and for giving birth at the same time as running the country.Jacinda grew up as a good Mormon girl who planned on making a difference...3525christchurch attack,conversations,covid,jacinda ardern,new zealand,prime minister,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-sam-neill-the-shy-boy-from-dunedin-who-became-a-movie-star--75743143https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sam-neill-life-story-acting-winemaking-pinot-animals-rpt/106906012Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe much-loved actor Sam Neill had an unusual path into acting. Raised in New Zealand as a shy boy with a stutter named Nigel, he was 30 when he got his big break (R) Sam, who has died at the age of 78, was an acclaimed actor, a winemaker, an author,...2912abc,conversations,famous actor,gillian armstrong,how to be an actor,how to be a winemaking,judy davis,margaret fink,my brilliant career,pinot noir,sam neill,sam neill childhood,sam neill children,sam neill death,sam neill relationships,sam neill winemaker,sarah kanowski,two paddocks,wine,winemakingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everyday-magic-witch-hunts-and-fairies-in-medieval-scotland--75743145the tangled roots of fairytales, the dark and violent origins of beloved fairytales, the Russian tale of Vasilisa the Wise and her nemesis, the witch Baba Yaga, the story of a blood red rose, The intrepid and curious Charlotte Waring Atkinson, Psyche, the curious and brave goddess of the soul.This episode touches on witch trials, burning of witches, neolithic stones, storytelling, violence against women, cunning folk, ken, kenning, runes, being in touch with the seasons, old women, prayers, spells, rowan tree, faeries, fairies, fairy queen, changeling, autism, neurodivergent, neurodiverse, dauphin, King James, King James Bible, To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-forsyth-fairytales-mary-queen-of-scots-witch-hunt/106901314Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFairytale expert, Kate Forsyth travels back in time to the stories of her youth, to a dark, fantastical and eerie world where cruelty and mischief abound.As a young girl, Kate was sent to stay with her great aunts in Newcastle and there was introduced...the tangled roots of fairytales, the dark and violent origins of beloved fairytales, the Russian tale of Vasilisa the Wise and her nemesis, the witch Baba Yaga, the story of a blood red rose, The intrepid and curious Charlotte Waring Atkinson, Psyche, the curious and brave goddess of the soul.This episode touches on witch trials, burning of witches, neolithic stones, storytelling, violence against women, cunning folk, ken, kenning, runes, being in touch with the seasons, old women, prayers, spells, rowan tree, faeries, fairies, fairy queen, changeling, autism, neurodivergent, neurodiverse, dauphin, King James, King James Bible, To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3180abc,autism,bravery,changeling,conversations,courage,fairytales,invisibility,kate forsyth,mary queen of scots,neurodivergent,neurodiverse,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,scotland,scottish folklorefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-year-in-japan-in-stillness-and-silence--75743168https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/travel-and-writer-and-essayist-pico-iyer-rpt/106899596Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTravel writer Pico Iyer was at the peak of his career when an accidental layover at Narita airport saw him begin to question everything.Pico began flying around the world solo at the age of nine.His parents lived in America and he had become a boarder...3153abc,conversations,japan,monk,pico iyer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stillness,time magazine,travel,travel japan,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-liberal-party-lost-its-hold-on-australia--75743117https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-kelly-australian-politics-abbott-turnbull-morrison/106895034Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPaul Kelly, Editor-at-Large of The Australian, investigates how the country went from the great reform age under Hawke, Keating and Howard, into the tumultuous Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison era of prime ministers, and arrived at the current existential...3251abc,anthony albanese,aukus,budget,carbon tax,coalition,conversations,inflation,julia gillard,kevin rudd,liberal party,malcolm turnbull,paul kelly,prime minister,recession,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,scott morrison,the australian,tony abbotfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naidoc-2026-from-an-iron-lung-to-the-page-gayle-s-life-in-comics-and-words--75743139https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gayle-kennedy-polio-comic-books-land-council/106882526Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWongaibon woman, Gayle Kennedy tells the story of her childhood, punctuated by years of treatment for polio. A bright child, she blitzed school and was drawn to comic book writing, which led to an award-winning career as an author.Gayle was two when...3126abc,childhood illness,comic books,conversations,david unaipon,gayle kennedy,how to drink in the park,ivanhoe,ivanhoe land council,me antman and fleabag,poetry,polio,post-polio syndrome,reconciliation,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naidoc-2026-troy-cassar-daley-the-boy-from-halfway-creek--75743158hereHelp and support is always availableIf you need to talk, 24/7 crisis support is available from Lifeline by calling 13 11 14.You can also text and chat online with counsellors here.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-troy-cassar-daley-country-music-family-story-rpt/106880730Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksTroy grew up travelling between two very different worlds with his Indigenous mum and his Maltese Dad. At just 17 he started on his path to becoming one of Australia's biggest country music stars (R) CW: Mentions suicide, please take care when...hereHelp and support is always availableIf you need to talk, 24/7 crisis support is available from Lifeline by calling 13 11 14.You can also text and chat online with counsellors here.]]>3126abc,children after divorce,conversations,country music,country music star,divorce,golden guitar,halfway creek,indigenous heritage,lismore,music,my parents are breaking up,my parents are fighting,northern nsw,parents breaking up,sarah kanowski,songwriting,tamworth,third culture kid,troy cassar-daleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naidoc-2026-anita-heiss-with-stories-of-love-and-war-from-the-wiradjuri-people--75743201https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anita-heiss-with-stories-from-the-wiradjuri-people-rpt/106878850Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Anita Heiss has based her novel  Dirrayawadha on stories from the 1800s during the frontier wars in Bathurst, when martial law was declared.2872abc,anita heiss,australian history,bathhurst history,children,conversations,family,frontier wars,higher education,indigenous wars,matraville,overcoming,power of education,racism,richard fidler,rise up,true australian history,university,wiradjuri,wiradjuri storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naidoc-2026-rachel-perkins-on-the-australian-wars--75743136SBS on Demand.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores Aboriginal history, British colonial history, frontier wars, the Native Police, death, conflict, grief, Australian history, guns, violence, land ownership, control, documentary]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/documentary-series-the-australian-wars-rpt/106870756Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe filmmaker on her series which documents a period some historians call the most important war Australia has ever fought in.Rachel Perkins is one of this country's great storytellers, translating distinctively Australian stories for the screen,...SBS on Demand.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores Aboriginal history, British colonial history, frontier wars, the Native Police, death, conflict, grief, Australian history, guns, violence, land ownership, control, documentary]]>3110naidoc.,rachel perkins,richard fidler,the australian warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naidoc-2026-victor-the-fire-man-on-burning-country-to-heal-it--75743141https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/victor-steffensen-cultural-burning-naidoc-fire/106866862Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTagalaka man, Victor Steffensen on the ‘walking encyclopedias’ — dear old men he met who entrusted him with their decades of cultural knowledge and taught him to apply the right traditional burn for the right environment, so Country can thrive. Victor...3201abc,bushfire,conversations,cool fire,cultural burning,healing country,larissa behrendt,native grass,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,speaking out,victor steffensen,white smokefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-love-compassion-and-god-after-a-lifetime-of-drugs-and-crime--75743177online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Rebecca McLaren and Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores judicial system, justice system, recidivism, substance abuse, heroin, meth, speed, homelessness, sleeping rough, childhood abuse, sexual assault, sexuality, institutional abuse, mother son relationships, grief, drug dealing, crime, guilty verdict, prison system, prison sentence, serving time, changing your life, turning your life around, love, relationships, fatherhood, psychology, Vince Hurley, policing, criminology, intergenerational trauma, God, spirituality, reform.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lincoln-lynch-crime-justice-system-reform/106853314Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 40 years, crime was the only constant in Lincoln Lynch’s life, until a prison stint forced him to look inward and change the trajectory of his life for good.His young mum went to prison for dealing drugs when Lincoln was little, and eventually he...online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Rebecca McLaren and Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores judicial system, justice system, recidivism, substance abuse, heroin, meth, speed, homelessness, sleeping rough, childhood abuse, sexual assault, sexuality, institutional abuse, mother son relationships, grief, drug dealing, crime, guilty verdict, prison system, prison sentence, serving time, changing your life, turning your life around, love, relationships, fatherhood, psychology, Vince Hurley, policing, criminology, intergenerational trauma, God, spirituality, reform.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3186falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-gina-chick-s-wild-grandmother-and-embracing-her-life-as-an-element--75743178Lifeline on 13 11 14.Gina's book We are the Stars was published by Simon & Schuster in 2024.The Executive Producer of Conversations is Nicola Harrison.This episode explores motherhood, parenting, reality television, Alone Australia, winner of Alone, hunting, survival, did Gina catch the wallaby? adoption, adoptees, Kiama, South Coast NSW, ADHD, birds, neurodiversity, bad boyfriends, debt, sexually transmitted debt, scent, pheromones, younger men, Oxford Street, survival, nightclubs, podium dancing, synaesthesia, breast cancer.To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gina-chick-nature-grief-alone-australia-love-rpt/106851514Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe inaugural winner of Alone Australia on her life as a creative, outrageous, nature-loving misfit who grew up to live through great depths of love and grief. Warning: Discusses the death of a child.In 2023, Gina Chick spent 67 days by herself, in...Lifeline on 13 11 14.Gina's book We are the Stars was published by Simon & Schuster in 2024.The Executive Producer of Conversations is Nicola Harrison.This episode explores motherhood, parenting, reality television, Alone Australia, winner of Alone, hunting, survival, did Gina catch the wallaby? adoption, adoptees, Kiama, South Coast NSW, ADHD, birds, neurodiversity, bad boyfriends, debt, sexually transmitted debt, scent, pheromones, younger men, Oxford Street, survival, nightclubs, podium dancing, synaesthesia, breast cancer.To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversations podcast' with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3211abc,adhd,alone australia,charmian clift,conversations,death of a child,gina chick,hormones,kiama,neurodiversity,oxford st,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sexually transmitted debt,survival,younger manfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nuking-the-moon-and-mirrors-in-space-man-s-wildest-attempts-to-control-the-weather--75743172https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-flannery-geo-engineering-solutions-weather-climate/106848322Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNuking the moon, putting mirrors in space and blowing up the Polar ice caps are just some of history's hairbrained schemes to control the weather, an obsession man has had since the dawn of time.As a major heatwave tears through Europe, millions of...2880abc,adventure,climate change,climate policy,conversations,drought,emma flannery,explorer,famine,geo-engineering,heatwave,polar ice caps,richard fidler,sacrifice,sarah kanowski,science,tim flannery,un,weatherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-brother-s-insight-into-the-genius-of-artist-david-hockney--75743197https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-hockey-on-his-book-never-worry-what-the-neighbours-think/106843358Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJohn Hockney's memoir gives a rare insight into the unusual life of one of the world's most famous artists.He grew up in the industrial town of Bradford in Northern England and was one of five children in a creative household, led by his iconoclastic...3085conversations,creativity,david hockney,family,john hockney,memoirfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mysteries-ghosts-and-healing-powers-of-the-abbotsford-convent--75743100online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Australia of yesteryear, modern history, Melbourne, Victoria, nunnery, orphanages, grief, sisterhood, education, women's rights, motherhood, losing a mother, the Queen, writing, books, late life career change.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/patricia-sykes-abbotsford-convent-melbourne-orphanage-poet/106838868Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor more than a century, Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent was occupied by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and the "wayward" girls and orphans they took care of. Patricia Sykes was one of those girls.She was dropped off at the orphanage with her three...online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Australia of yesteryear, modern history, Melbourne, Victoria, nunnery, orphanages, grief, sisterhood, education, women's rights, motherhood, losing a mother, the Queen, writing, books, late life career change.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2927abbotsford convent,abc,australia of yesteryear,beverley wang,blended family,conversations,grief,later in life career change,loss of a parent,modern history,nunnery,nuns,orphanage,patricia sykes,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sisterhood,sisters of good shepherd,wayward girls,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-limitations-in-life-love-and-creativity-can-actually-set-you-free--75743215hereThis episode was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores creativity, innovation, creative burnout, relationships, technology, art, music, rules, deadlines, science, General Magic, Apple, Iphone, sport, choice, anxiety, creative thinking, rules.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-epstein-on-his-book-inside-the-box/106825378Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksScience writer David Epstein on why freedom can be the enemy of success and how we can all benefit from less choice, not more.We live today with vastly more freedom of choice than our ancestors.But there’s also plenty of research telling us all this...hereThis episode was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores creativity, innovation, creative burnout, relationships, technology, art, music, rules, deadlines, science, General Magic, Apple, Iphone, sport, choice, anxiety, creative thinking, rules.]]>3065conversations,creativity,david epstein,inside the box,richard fidler,satisfactionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-traits-i-was-teased-about-are-now-my-trademarks--75743209https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-capsis-on-his-family-childhood-and-career/106823832Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVeteran performer Paul Capsis on his strict upbringing and the strong female role models who helped him stay in school despite the brutality.A powerful and expressive voice, flamboyant physical presence, and mane of dark hair have become his...3064cabaret,conversations,cultural identity,family,paul capsis,performingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adoptive-mum-who-now-fights-to-keep-families-together--75743109https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anna-dombkins-adoption-faith-family-tanzania/106822078Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnna Dombkins was 25 years old, when she and her husband happened on a television program about adoption which would completely change their lives. CW: this episode of Conversations discusses adoption.It was a documentary investigating the...3139abc,adoption,anna dombkins,blended families,charity,christianity,church,conversations,expatriate,faith,family,fatherhood,motherhood,not for profit,overseas adoption,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,service,tanzaniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-not-to-be-a-d-head-with-singer-kasey-chambers--75743159hereThis episode of Conversations explores family, childhood, growing up in rural Australia, music, singing, country music, camping, hunting foxes and rabbits, fathers, guitar, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, ARIA Hall of Fame, eating disorders, motherhood.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/country-music-star-kasey-chambers-on-her-memoir/106816382Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCountry music artist Kasey Chambers has spent her life making music and connecting with audiences.  It’s what she believes she was put on the earth to do.Growing up Kasey and her family spent much of the year camping and roaming the Nullabor Plain...hereThis episode of Conversations explores family, childhood, growing up in rural Australia, music, singing, country music, camping, hunting foxes and rabbits, fathers, guitar, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, ARIA Hall of Fame, eating disorders, motherhood.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3075conversations,country music,kasey chambers,memoir,sarah kanowski,singingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-race-against-time-to-help-my-friend-dying-from-mesothelioma--75743182Loose-Fill Asbestos Disease Support Scheme can be found at the ACT Government's website. This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores friendship, male friendship, university days, terminal disease, James Hardie, cancer, terminal diagnosis, how to grieve a friend, activism, petition governments, Covid, pandemic, Greg Hunt, Angus Taylor, compensation, accidental activist, dying friends, mourning, funerals, Andrew Barr, ALP, Labor party, Liberals, bipartisan, Albanese, politics, Auspol, burnout, diagnosis.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-ologhlin-asbestos-mesothelioma-friendship/106812852Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJames O'Loghlin had only just reconnected with one of his best and oldest friends, Jum Wallner, when Jum received some terrible news. What began next was a high stakes race with a fatal deadline.The two men had grown up in Canberra, where thousands of...Loose-Fill Asbestos Disease Support Scheme can be found at the ACT Government's website. This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores friendship, male friendship, university days, terminal disease, James Hardie, cancer, terminal diagnosis, how to grieve a friend, activism, petition governments, Covid, pandemic, Greg Hunt, Angus Taylor, compensation, accidental activist, dying friends, mourning, funerals, Andrew Barr, ALP, Labor party, Liberals, bipartisan, Albanese, politics, Auspol, burnout, diagnosis.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elvis-is-alive-and-running-for-president-the-story-behind-the-nonsensical-weekly-world-news--75743236Weekly World News online.Listen to previous Conversations interviews with Jack the Insider: Chow Hayes, Australia's first gangster (2017), the Fine Cotton affair (2019) and the disgraced former police detective Roger Rogerson (2024).This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.This episode covers aliens, alien love child, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, satirical news, fake news, comedy, giggle, Elvis, newspapers, newsgathering, bigfoot, mermaids, man-fish, CIA, conspiracy theory, David Icke, lizard people.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go ABC listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/weekly-world-news-newspaper-jack-the-insider/106801312Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPeter Hoysted, AKA Jack the Insider is back with a look at the humorous and bizarre stories of the newspaper founded in 1979 by a former CIA officer.“174 MPH SNEEZE BLOWS OFF WOMAN’S HAIR”, “BABY BORN WITH TATTOO”, “GARDEN OF EDEN FOUND!”These were...Weekly World News online.Listen to previous Conversations interviews with Jack the Insider: Chow Hayes, Australia's first gangster (2017), the Fine Cotton affair (2019) and the disgraced former police detective Roger Rogerson (2024).This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.This episode covers aliens, alien love child, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, satirical news, fake news, comedy, giggle, Elvis, newspapers, newsgathering, bigfoot, mermaids, man-fish, CIA, conspiracy theory, David Icke, lizard people.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go ABC listen (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2863abc,alien baby,aliens,bill clinton,cia,conspiracy theory,conversations,david icke,fine cotton,hillary clinton,humerous news,jack the insider,newspapers,peter hoysted,print media,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,satirical news,weekly world newsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-darren-hayes-on-the-dark-side-of-his-fame-with-savage-garden--75743163https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/darren-hayes-savage-garden-fame-stardom-violence-rpt/106796874Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDarren Hayes rose to fame in the 1990s as part of the musical duo Savage Garden but the scars of his violent childhood nearly ended everything.The band ended up selling 35 million albums and won numerous awards with hits like 'Truly Madly Deeply'.On...3072conversations,darren hayes,sarah kanowski,savage gardenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-this-private-investigator-loves-the-cases-others-have-given-up-on--75743204https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/private-investigator-ken-gamble/106795112Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKen Gamble is very good at spying on people doing the wrong thing but perhaps the investigations that have had the most impact are the missing person cases he's taken on pro bono.Ken spent part of his childhood living in a remote outback pub and by...3137boxing,conversations,covert surveillance,ken gamble,missing persons,mobile phone data,online scams,private investigator,sarah kanowski,violencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-eerie-week-inside-kanye-west-s-hollywood-mansion--75743235https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-safran-gonzo-journalist-hollywood-kanye-west-rpt/106793496Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGonzo journalist and writer John Safran on why he decided to squat in a Hollywood mansion belonging to Kanye West.John Safran has made a career out of getting into places he probably shouldn't be, from breaking into Disney Land, to infiltrating...3057abandoned mansion,abc,antisemitism,australian story,australian writers,break and enter,conversations,documentary makers,film,filmmakers,gonzo journalism,hollywood,john safran,kanye west,music,race around the world,race around the world judges,richard fidler,writers,yefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rowing-against-the-current-the-australian-heroine-of-the-titanic-s-lifeboat-16--75743113https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lisa-wilkinson-titanic-unknown-story-evelyn-marsden/106785122Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEveryone knows the story of the Titanic. But one quintessentially Australian story of survival, love and adventure lay dormant for more than a century before journalist and author Lisa Wilkinson raised it from the depths of the Atlantic.Everyone knows...3194abc,conversations,cruise ships,doctor,evelyn marsden,global events,jack and rose,lisa wilkinson,love story,modern history,mystery,nursing,peter fitzsimons,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,survival story,titanicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-party-trick-to-pop-star-meet-molly-lewis-professional-whistler--75743134https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/molly-lewis-the-professional-whistler/106772578Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMolly's niche career began over a decade ago when she entered a whistling competition on a whim and she now performs all over the world. Her music sits somewhere between birdsong and the soundtrack to a film noir.Born in Sydney, Molly moved to...3111conversations,hollywood,molly lewis,richard fidler,whistlingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-adventures-on-the-high-seas-with-a-fugitive-on-the-run--75743189https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marele-day-on-her-wild-adventures-as-young-woman/106770046Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarele Day is a novelist, but as a young woman looking for adventure, she hitchhiked on a catamaran sailing from Darwin to Sri Lanka.The skipper was a Frenchman, named Jean Day, who revealed on board that he had once done jail time for hijacking a...3030conversations,marele day,reckless,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/algorithms-accountability-and-the-manosphere-empowering-men-to-be-the-solution--75743127Movember, the leading charity changing the face of men's health.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores manhood, masculinity, toxic masculinity, sons, fatherhood, men's mental health, men's suicide rates, depression, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Myron Gaines, Rollo, Joe Rogan, social media algorithms, Instagram, chronically online, touch grass, grief, death, sex and relationships, isolation, vulnerability, how to talk openly about mental health struggles, men and boys, mothers and sons, Looksmaxxing, Clavicular, becoming a father, marriage, love, husbands, how to be a better man, empathetic accountability, Breadtube, Contrapoints, Hbomberguy, and PhilosophyTube.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zac-eidler-mens-health-manosphere-social-media-masculinity/106768676Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksClinical psychologist and men's mental health researcher Zac Seidler on how boys are being fed increasingly inflammatory content online, and what men can do IRL to offer a version of masculinity that is healthy and vulnerable, instead of hard and...Movember, the leading charity changing the face of men's health.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores manhood, masculinity, toxic masculinity, sons, fatherhood, men's mental health, men's suicide rates, depression, Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Myron Gaines, Rollo, Joe Rogan, social media algorithms, Instagram, chronically online, touch grass, grief, death, sex and relationships, isolation, vulnerability, how to talk openly about mental health struggles, men and boys, mothers and sons, Looksmaxxing, Clavicular, becoming a father, marriage, love, husbands, how to be a better man, empathetic accountability, Breadtube, Contrapoints, Hbomberguy, and PhilosophyTube.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3179abc,conversations,depression,looksmaxxing,manosphere,men's mental health,movember,online world.,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,social media,suicide,toxic masculinity,vulnerability,zac seidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-remarkable-life-of-professor-richard-scolyer--75743161https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/remembering-the-life-of-richard-scolyer/106766792Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe former Australian of the Year and pioneering cancer researcher, died from brain cancer on Sunday evening.Richard was a world-leading melanoma pathologist and cancer researcher.After his own aggressive brain cancer was diagnosed in 2023, Richard...3119australian of the year,conversations,richard scolyer,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-japanese-spirituality-can-help-make-everyday-life-more-beautiful--75743133https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hiroko-yoda-japanese-spiritual-traditions/106758018Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGrowing up in Tokyo, Hiroko Yoda  never thought of herself as religious, but after her mother died, she began exploring the spiritual traditions of her homeland.She was inspired by the Shinto idea that there are '8 million spiritual beings', animating...3075buddhism,conversations,hiroko yoda,japan,shintoism,shugendo,spiritualityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hip-hop-home-and-humanity-trials-on-reckoning-with-his-origin-story--75743170Hendle is out now. Dan is set to publish an accompanying memoir later this year.Keep up to date with Dan's music, art and tour dates at on his Instagram page.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores First Nations excellence, substance abuse, family violence, domestic violence, cultural education, blended families, Briggs, Paul Kelly, Gurrumul, childhood trauma, art, expression, alcoholism, fatherhood, love, grief, estrangement, Australian hip-hop, Dune Rats, DZ Deathrays, TV and film soundtrack, systemic racism, justice system, violent crime, art as therapy, painting, memoir, writing, book, sobriety, poetry, Dan Sultan, triple J, Reclaim Australia, Aus Music Month, how to write songs, dark humour, growing up, becoming a man, journalling, self improvement, metaphysical, the Dreaming, belonging, prison, incarceration, beats, NWA, Wu Tang Clan.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/danie-rakine-hendle-trials-hip-hop-australian-music/106744318Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDan Rankine (aka 'trials') was the only little Aboriginal boy living in his rural Welsh village when he woke up shaking from a nightmare. That's when he and his mother knew they needed to go home to Adelaide.Dan is now one of Australia's most...Hendle is out now. Dan is set to publish an accompanying memoir later this year.Keep up to date with Dan's music, art and tour dates at on his Instagram page.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores First Nations excellence, substance abuse, family violence, domestic violence, cultural education, blended families, Briggs, Paul Kelly, Gurrumul, childhood trauma, art, expression, alcoholism, fatherhood, love, grief, estrangement, Australian hip-hop, Dune Rats, DZ Deathrays, TV and film soundtrack, systemic racism, justice system, violent crime, art as therapy, painting, memoir, writing, book, sobriety, poetry, Dan Sultan, triple J, Reclaim Australia, Aus Music Month, how to write songs, dark humour, growing up, becoming a man, journalling, self improvement, metaphysical, the Dreaming, belonging, prison, incarceration, beats, NWA, Wu Tang Clan.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3113abc,ab original,alcohol abuse,aussie hip hop,briggs,conversations,cultural education,daniel rankine,dan rankine,family violence,fatherhood,hilltop hoods,producing,recovery,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sobriety,songwriting,trials,violence against womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-from-the-mighty-matriarchs-of-the-animal-kingdom--75743169https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/erna-walraven-zoo-animals-feminism-rpt/106743066Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksErna Walraven was one of the first female zookeepers to work at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the 1980s. She ignored practical jokes from her male colleagues, like animal dung in her gumboots, and this led to career highlights like travelling the globe to...3144abc,breeding in captivity,conservation,conversations,erna walraven,feminism,gorillas,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sexism,taronga zoo,zoosfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brooke-boney-quit-her-ideal-job-to-pursue-her-secret-dream--75743203https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brooke-boney-cambridge-journalism-indigenous-journalist-/106741488Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Gamilaroi journalist on the tiny coalmining town that made her and still sustains her, how eating worms led to a job on breakfast TV, and why she's aiming to be a good ancestor in the deep future.Brooke grew up in Muswellbrook, a coal mining town...3194abc,aunty,benjamin law,brooke boney,coalmining,conversations,entertainment reporter,indigenous knowledge systems,muswellbrook,oxford university,today show,voice to parliamentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-australia-s-tv-mum-noni-hazlehurst-on-her-life-on-stage-and-screen--75743157https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/australian-actress-noni-hazlehurst-playschool/106737088Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe much loved actor has been on Australian TV screens and theatres for nearly 50 years. (R)Noni Hazlehurst comes from a long line of performers, her parents met while they were part of a touring Variety act in the UK, and her great grandfather was a...3130acting,conversations,film,noni hazlehurst,playschool,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/angertainment-algorithms-and-the-online-outrage-industry--75743126https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ed-coper-angertainment-social-media-rage-bait/106731482Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPolitical advisor Ed Coper on the cold-blooded machine that is feeding angry people angry content online to make them even angrier, and what we can do about it.Ed Coper is a political advisor and communications consultant who has worked for the...3197abc,algorithms,books,bots,content farming,conversations,democracy,ed coper,get up,keyboard warriors,online trolling,political division,politics,rage bait,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,social cohesion,social media,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/luke-bateman-on-surviving-a-gambling-addiction-and-the-magic-of-his-mum-s-love--75743129Lifeline on 13 11 14.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.This episode touches on suicide, gambling, having a flutter, addiction, rehab, love mum, strong mum, single mum, horse racing, the trots, syndicate, racing horse, borrowing money, Newcastle, rock bottom, hitting rock bottom, powerless over addiction, hero's journey, MDMA, cocaine, alcohol abuse, relapse, recovery, non-linear journey, toxic masculinity, self help, sensitive man.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/luke-bateman-fantasy-novels-addiction-nrl-gambling-love-mum/106718154Fri, 29 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe former Canberra Raiders player on hiding his fantasy reading habits as a kid in Western Queensland, the joy of doing hard things, and how books brought him back from the brink. Warning: Discussion of suicide.Luke was a sensitive kid, growing up on...Lifeline on 13 11 14.This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.This episode touches on suicide, gambling, having a flutter, addiction, rehab, love mum, strong mum, single mum, horse racing, the trots, syndicate, racing horse, borrowing money, Newcastle, rock bottom, hitting rock bottom, powerless over addiction, hero's journey, MDMA, cocaine, alcohol abuse, relapse, recovery, non-linear journey, toxic masculinity, self help, sensitive man.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3177abc,addiction,benjamin law,booktok,canberra raiders,conversations,drugs,fantasy,gambling,luke bateman,nrl,self help,single mum,toxic masculinityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-teen-father-used-the-local-skate-park-to-change-the-world--757431712026 Westpac Social Change Fellow. His fellowship involves travelling across the US, Europe and the UK to learn from organisations doing similar work in creative and trauma-informed mentoring for young people.You can learn more about Gnarly Neighbours here.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations explores substance abuse, drug use, drug dealing, expulsion, troubled children, mental health, bipolar disorder, teen parenting, teen fatherhood, teen motherhood, skateboarding, skating, streetwear, origin stories, family dynamics, male role models, father figures, dysfunctional families, single parenting, rural and regional Australia, masculinity, manhood, rites of passage, mentoring.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jayden-sheridan-gnarly-neighbours-skateboarding-repeat/106716386Thu, 28 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJayden Sheridan was just 17 years old when he found out he was going to be a father, and immediately Jayden knew he needed to give his son better opportunities than he ever had growing up in regional Victoria. (R)In Seymour, which is one of the most...2026 Westpac Social Change Fellow. His fellowship involves travelling across the US, Europe and the UK to learn from organisations doing similar work in creative and trauma-informed mentoring for young people.You can learn more about Gnarly Neighbours here.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations explores substance abuse, drug use, drug dealing, expulsion, troubled children, mental health, bipolar disorder, teen parenting, teen fatherhood, teen motherhood, skateboarding, skating, streetwear, origin stories, family dynamics, male role models, father figures, dysfunctional families, single parenting, rural and regional Australia, masculinity, manhood, rites of passage, mentoring.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3103abc,addiction,conversations,drug abuse,fatherhood,jayden sheridan,mental health,mentoring,regional australia,regional victoria,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,skatboarding,skating,teen fathers,vans,young australian of the year,youth workfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jimmy-wales-says-it-is-possible-to-have-a-collaborative-trusting-world-online--75743207https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jimmy-wales-wikipedia-internet-strangers-trust/106714792Wed, 27 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Wikipedia co-founder has developed seven rules for building trust to create a better world, both on the internet and IRL.Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, Jimmy was enamoured with his family's Encyclopaedia Britannica.The city was home to NASA's...3120abc,better world,civil debate,civility,conversations,decreasing trust,heal the world,jimmy wales,politeness,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trust,twitter,wikipedia,xfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/changing-prisoners-minds-with-vedic-meditation-at-rikers-island--75743223The Light Inside.And you can see Joh in action on ABC TV's Compass.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It explores epic life stories, family dynamics, grief, loss, reflection, Vedic meditation, meditation, personal stories, origin stories, death, career, giving back, New York City, Rikers Island prison, incarceration, justice system, prison system, mindfulness, mantras, health and wellness, suicide.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/joh-jarvis-vedic-meditation-mantra-rikers-island-prison-rpt/106710318Tue, 26 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJoh Jarvis was a high-flying boss when grief from a terrible loss began to overwhelm her. She tried therapy, exercise and healthy eating. Then she found Vedic meditation, and the experience was 'psychedelic'. (R)Joh Jarvis is a Vedic meditation...The Light Inside.And you can see Joh in action on ABC TV's Compass.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It explores epic life stories, family dynamics, grief, loss, reflection, Vedic meditation, meditation, personal stories, origin stories, death, career, giving back, New York City, Rikers Island prison, incarceration, justice system, prison system, mindfulness, mantras, health and wellness, suicide.]]>3201abc,conversations,coping,death,grief,health and wellness,joh jarivs,justice system.,loss,meditation,mental health,mindfullness,prison,richard fidler,rikers island,sarah kanowski,suicide,vedic meditation.,working with prisonersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patrick-radden-keefe-digs-into-the-mysterious-death-of-a-man-posing-as-a-russian-oligarch-s-son--75743266https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/patrick-radden-keefe-london-russian-oligarch-mysterious-death/106705172Mon, 25 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksStaff writer at The New Yorker, Patrick Radden Keefe tells the story of Zac Brettler, who inexplicably changed from a charming and hilarious boy into a money- and status-obsessed young man, who mixed with gangsters and shady businessmen.Patrick's new...3169abc,conversations,crime,london,money,murder,mysterious death,patrick radden keefe,richard fidler,roman abramovich,russian oligarch,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-collection-alain-de-botton-on-the-true-hardwork-of-love-and-relationships--75743152https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alain-de-botton-questions-what-we-think-we-know-about-love/106694684Fri, 22 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe philosopher argues that as a culture, we'd be happier and saner if we re-examined our view of love, because our romantic notions can actually work against the relationships we want most. (R)Alain De Botton's novel from 2016 called The Course of...2841falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-collection-transforming-trauma-with-gabor-mate--75743140https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/transforming-trauma-with-gabor-mate/106690260Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe renowned physician discusses the role of trauma in our lives, showing up as addiction, chronic disease and mental illness, and how recognising his own led to true healing. (R)Dr Gabor Maté was born in Budapest to a Jewish family, just before Nazi...2855addiction,biology,conversations,gabor mate,genetics,mental health,sarah kanowski,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-collection-how-i-made-peace-with-my-mother-and-our-complicated-relationship--75743130https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/diana-nguyen-on-making-peace-with-her-mother/106688614Wed, 20 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDiana Nguyen's mother would walk out of her performances at interval in protest of her career, but Diana forged on and in the process healed this mother-daughter relationship. (R)Diana Nguyen knew she was born for a life on the stage when she...2904falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-collection-an-unexpected-later-in-life-love-story--75743190https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bill-hayes-on-falling-in-love-with-oliver-sacks/106687138Tue, 19 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 48, Bill Hayes moved to New York. He took up photography, and never anticipated the surprise of falling in love with his neighbour, Dr Oliver Sacks,  a neurologist, a naturalist and a university professor. (R)Doctor Oliver Sacks became famous for...3038bill hayes,conversations,love,oliver sacks,richard fidler,sydney writer's festivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-collection-the-teenage-tv-star-who-feels-lucky-to-be-paraplegic--75743131https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/actress-louise-philip-on-why-she-feels-lucky-to-paraplegic/106678132Mon, 18 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksLouise Philip had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, in Bellbird, when a horrific car crash threatened to derail the life she was forging for herself. (R)Louise was 15 years old when she convinced her parents to let her drop out...3154acting,australian television,conversations,disability access,louise philip,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lindy-lee-on-how-zen-buddhism-changed-her-life-and-art--75743154https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/artist-lindy-lee-on-her-zen-practice/106668234Fri, 15 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a little girl growing up in Brisbane in the era of the White Australia policy, Lindy lived through the pain of always feeling different but then she began using it as fuel for her art. (R)It took her many years to find the power in what she calls...3155contemporary art,conversations,lindy lee,meditation,sarah kanowski,zen buddhismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-parents-died-in-a-plane-crash-and-what-came-next--75743219https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-goers-on-the-aftermath-of-losing-his-parents/106663948Thu, 14 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 25, Peter Goers lost both of his parents after the commercial plane they were travelling in crashed into a suburb of New Orleans shortly after take off.Suddenly, he was required to drop everything to fly to America and identify their bodies, he...3005conversations,grief,in the air of an afternoon,memoir,peter goers,richard fidler,tragedy,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-obsession-of-a-supreme-court-justice--75743260Brisbane's QPAC until 22 May, and then will be staged at Sydney's Opera House in August, 2026.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It explores World War Two, family origin stories, spies, British intelligence, hearing loss, late in life career changes, second career, protective list, adoption, foster care, Supreme Court, legal system, justice system, judicial system, commercial law, Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, opera, contemporary classical music, contemporary Australian composers, Indigenous stories, Leah Purcell, stage adaptations, books, writing.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-palmer-judge-composer-drovers-wife/106662402Wed, 13 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 45 years, George Palmer harboured a secret. He spent every spare moment composing classical music, and then shoving his scores in his bottom drawer. Until one day, almost by pure chance, that music saw the light of day.As a young man, George had...Brisbane's QPAC until 22 May, and then will be staged at Sydney's Opera House in August, 2026.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It explores World War Two, family origin stories, spies, British intelligence, hearing loss, late in life career changes, second career, protective list, adoption, foster care, Supreme Court, legal system, justice system, judicial system, commercial law, Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, opera, contemporary classical music, contemporary Australian composers, Indigenous stories, Leah Purcell, stage adaptations, books, writing.]]>3220abc,catholic church,choral music,classical music,cloudstreet,composing,drover's wife,george palmer,gloria,leah purcell,mass,opera,orchestral music,papal visit,pope benedict xvi,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sung mass,tim winton,world youth dayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-to-sleep-well-and-what-can-get-in-the-way--75743210https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dr-sutapa-mukherjee-how-to-sleep-well/106659132Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom muscle paralysis and sleepwalking, to the power of our subconscious, Dr Sutapa Mukherjee takes you into the secret world of sleep.Dr Sutapa Mukherjee is a sleep specialist fascinated by how the time we spend awake is built on the hours we spend...2873conversations,dreams,insomnia,rem,richard fidler,sleep apnea,sleep scientist,sutapa mukherjeefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moana-hope-on-a-life-spent-caring-for-others-and-re-learning-how-to-love--75743263Instagram.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It explores AFL, the Pies, Melbourne, Glenroy, Maori heritage, Cancer, death, grief, caring, queerness, footy, Hawthorne, women's sports, cricket, mother daughter relationships, mother father relationships, personal work, therapy, inner child work, sisterhood, engineering, female business owners, motherhood, sons and mothers, violence, abuse, financial abuse, Essendon, GWS, Richmond, Adelaide.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/moana-hope-aflw-football-caring-motherhood/106653072Mon, 11 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFormer AFLW star Moana Hope has spent her life caring for others, including her dying father and her beloved sister Vinny, who has an intellectual disability. It wasn't until Mo was in her 30s that she realised she needed to learn how to love...Instagram.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It explores AFL, the Pies, Melbourne, Glenroy, Maori heritage, Cancer, death, grief, caring, queerness, footy, Hawthorne, women's sports, cricket, mother daughter relationships, mother father relationships, personal work, therapy, inner child work, sisterhood, engineering, female business owners, motherhood, sons and mothers, violence, abuse, financial abuse, Essendon, GWS, Richmond, Adelaide.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3206abc,abuse,afl,aflw,beverley wang,carers,caring,collingwood,conversations,domestic violence,football,footy,lesbian,magpies,moana hope,motherhood,queer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,women's sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prolonged-old-age-the-sandwich-generation-and-biohacking-the-realities-of-an-aging-australia--75743221https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lucinda-holdforth-demographic-aging-population/106638880Fri, 08 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAustralians are living longer and longer, which is on one hand a beautiful thing. But on the other, prolonged old age is wreaking havoc. So how might we respond to this new demographic situation we find ourselves in?Lucinda Holdforth is a writer who...2852abc,aged care,ageism,aging,aging population,alzheimer's,biohacking,conversations,dementia,economics,longevity,lucinda holdforth,politics,richard fidler,sandwich generation,sarah kanowski,voting agefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-misfit-mammal-that-defies-biological-conventions--75743187https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jack-ashby-is-an-expert-on-platypus/106636826Thu, 07 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksIt was love at first sight, when Jack Ashby first set eyes upon a platypus specimen as a young university student.The introduction set him on a lifelong mission to meet these quintessentially Australian creatures in the wild, and redefine their...3078conversations,jack ashby,platypus,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-in-living-grief-and-love-from-the-lebanese-civil-war--75743183https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/antoun-issa-lebanon-civil-war-mother-love/106635038Wed, 06 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAntoun Issa grew up quietly aware of a profound grief in his mother's eyes. As an adult, after living and working in the Middle East, he finally knew how to ask her about surviving the Lebanese Civil War.Antoun is a journalist who grew up in the outer...31711970s,abc,antoun issa,beiruit,cold war,conversations,death,dying,grief,iran,iraq,israel,lebanon,love,proxy war,relationship,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,syria,usafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-colm-toibin-on-his-early-life-and-running-away-to-barcelona-brooklyn-and-beyond--75743122https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/acclaimed-irish-novelist-colm-toibin/106631646Tue, 05 May 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Irish novelist has always been open to where life can unexpectedly take him, and the excitement that comes with that kind of freedom.Colm Toibin's first big move was from rural Ireland to Dublin after his father died when he was young. Then, it...3157colm toibin,conversations,irish novelist,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/propeller-vs-forearm-croc-vs-leg-the-incredible-job-of-a-remote-bush-doctor--75743199https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/damien-brown-bush-doctor-indigenous-medecins-sans-frontieres/106625080Mon, 04 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSpecialist rural doctor, Damien Brown on dramatic rescues, slow interventions and the cases that moved him, including attending to two badly burnt men after a fuel tank exploded on a remote Queensland cattle station.As a young boy in South Africa,...3213abc,central australia,conversations,damien brown,far north queensland,indigenous community,remote medicine,rfds,richard fidler,royal flying doctor service,rural doctor,sarah kanowski,specialistfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-journey-to-help-thousands-of-horses-and-revive-an-ancient-tradition--75743162https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kasimir-burgess-on-his-film-iron-winter/106610682Fri, 01 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFilmmaker Kasimir Burgess travelled to Mongolia to follow two young men on their gruelling journey to bring 2000 horses to safer pastures during an exceptionally brutal winter.For centuries, the herders of Tsakhir Valley in Mongolia have protected...3081conversations,iron winter,kasimir burgess,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-david-malouf-on-growing-up-in-brisbane-and-his-life-of-letters--75743211https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/award-winning-australian-author-david-malouf/106609322Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksAward-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he  spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was...2955conversations,david malouf,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/matt-bevan-on-the-history-you-think-you-know--75743216watch and listen to Matt's program, If You're Listening. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It covers world politics, Trump, Putin, Winston Churchill, Matthias Rust, Red Square, Iron Curtain, Soviet Union, Chernobyl, M Gessen, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group, Cessna, Yalta Conference, Stalin, Alexander Downer, Papadopoulos, Hillary Clinton, hinge moments, the butterfly effect, To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/matt-bevan-if-youre-listening-history-butterfly-effect/106606980Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe ABC journalist explains how competing, overlapping narratives and outright myths form our understanding of events of the past, featuring an impersonation of Winston Churchill talking about a lemon tree.Matt presents and writes the ABC TV show and...watch and listen to Matt's program, If You're Listening. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Eliza Kirsch.It covers world politics, Trump, Putin, Winston Churchill, Matthias Rust, Red Square, Iron Curtain, Soviet Union, Chernobyl, M Gessen, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group, Cessna, Yalta Conference, Stalin, Alexander Downer, Papadopoulos, Hillary Clinton, hinge moments, the butterfly effect, To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3111abc,churchill,conversations,history,if yo'ure listening,matt bevan,modern history,putin,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trump,uncovering true historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-year-circumnavigating-australia-on-a-surf-ski--75743148https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bonnie-hancock-ironwoman-surf-ski-world-record/106605116Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBonnie Hancock got the idea to paddle around Australia after she stumbled on a book in her local library, the wild adventure ended being a gruelling 12,700 kilometre journey took almost a year to complete.Along the way, Bonnie met sharks, crocodiles,...3171bonnie hancock,conversations,sarah kanowski,the girl who touched the starsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-improbable-life-of-the-pinching-padre-a-vicar-with-a-thirst-for-adventure-and-ethical-theft--75743254https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/daniel-reynaud-walter-dexter-anzac-day/106596996Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Daniel Reynaud on the incredible true story of an assuming vicar who turned out to be the most decorated military chaplain in Australian history, who had at one point lived his life on the edge.During World War Two, a self-effacing man named...3128abc,anzac day,books about anzacs,christianity,conversations,daniel reynaud,defence force,military history,religion,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,war,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-white-island-and-what-happened-next-stephanie-browitt-s-story--75743137https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephanie-browitt-white-island-volcano-disaster/106586088Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 23 years old, Stephanie Browitt willed herself to stay awake long enough to survive a volcano eruption on New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island. More than six years later, her resilience and sanity remains as strong as ever.The rescue mission to...3153abc,books,conversations,duet memoir,eruption,marie browitt,memoir,near death experience,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stephanie browitt,survival,whakaari,white island,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandi-toksvig-s-bright-side--75743184https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sandi-toksvig-comedian-denmark-lesbian-qi/106581806Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Danish-British author, broadcaster and comedian recalls her unusual early life with glee, including how she came to be holding the hand of Neil Armstrong’s assistant at NASA’s headquarters on July 20, 1969. (R)Sandi’s interest in the world was...2790abc,astronaut,comedian,comedy,conversations,denmark,epic life story,great british bake off,moon landing,nasa,ovarian cyst,personal story,qi,richard fidler,sandi toksvig,sarah kanowski,spacefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-year-with-the-real-rudolf-nureyev-a-volatile-but-vulnerable-genius--75743257https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/blue-robinson-rudolf-nureyev-ballet-assistant/106580358Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen the world's most famous dancer offered a young sailor a job as his assistant, Blue Robinson thought it was a joke at first. But what followed was the most fascinating and formative year of Blue's life.Simon 'Blue' Robinson grew up sailing and...3201abc,ballet,choreography,classical music,conducting,conversations,defection,health,hiv aids,queer icons,richard fidler,rudolf nureyev,russia,sarah kanowski,sexual health,simon blue robinson,usafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-i-came-to-work-with-the-lions-who-live-in-trees--75743150https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alex-braczkowski-tree-climbing-lions/106578828Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAlex Braczkowski is a big cat expert and for years he's been following a rare group of tree-climbing lions, including the charismatic, enigmatic, three-legged Jacob.Alex fell in love with animals by accident, he'd just been expelled and while his...3110alex braczkowski,animal behaviour,animal photography,animals,big cats,conversations,national geography,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-best-friend-was-killed-by-her-ex-husband-this-is-the-message-i-want-men-to-hear--757431811800respect or 1800 737 732 for the national domestic violence hotlineBeyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36Lifeline on 13 11 14MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978Further informationsmallsteps4hannahThis episode was produced by Jen Leake, the executive producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores domestic violence, coercive control, violence against women, violence prevention, safe and respectful relationships, grief, mental health, trauma, drug use, behavioural science, psychology, To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dave-kramer-on-losing-hannah-clarke-and-gender-violence/106570542Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksHannah Clarke and her three children were killed in an horrific attack that shocked Australia but for Dave Kramer their deaths were personal, he was friends with Hannah and had witnessed her relationship up close.Dave's own childhood exposure to...1800respect or 1800 737 732 for the national domestic violence hotlineBeyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36Lifeline on 13 11 14MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978Further informationsmallsteps4hannahThis episode was produced by Jen Leake, the executive producer was Eliza Kirsch.It explores domestic violence, coercive control, violence against women, violence prevention, safe and respectful relationships, grief, mental health, trauma, drug use, behavioural science, psychology, To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3109coecive control,conversations,dave kramer,hannah clarke,sarah kanowski,violence preventionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-behind-sydney-s-luna-park-and-its-impact-on-the-city--75743222https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-history-of-luna-park-sydney/106557736Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Helen Pitt has written a history of the iconic fun park and it's a tale bound up with con men, crooked cops, and developers who have long wanted to snatch up the prime piece of waterfront real estate.Millions of people have happy memories of...3044conversations,helen pitt,history,luna park,richard fidler,the ghost trainfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-what-i-learnt-about-australia-as-an-outback-gp--75743160

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]]>2992conversations,dr sonia henry,mental health,remote and rural medicinefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-my-father-was-abandoned-and-the-empathy-i-now-have-for-his-mother--75743174https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-messer-on-her-family-memoir-raven-mother/106550672Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJane Messer grew up with a loving father who never really understood why as a child his mother left him and his older sister at a boarding school, so she decided to find out the full story and prove that he was in fact, loved.Her father Michael was...3016conversations,family memoir,jane messer,raven mother,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-hidden-corners-of-emma-s-hong-kong-fishing-villages-beaches-and-ancestral-graveyards--75743224https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/emma-pei-yin-hong-kong-when-sleeping-women-wake/106550602Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNovelist Emma Pei Yin ran away from Hong Kong as a teenager to start fresh in Australia. But she found herself repeatedly drawn back home whenever she put pen to paper.Emma grew up in England and Hong Kong. But her life in Hong Kong wasn’t so much...2927conversations,emma pei yin,family,hong kong,memoir,richard fidler,sexual assaultfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-century-of-foundlings-what-cynthia-found-when-she-went-looking-maternal-family-secrets--75743149about surviving the 2007 Garuda plane disaster in Indonesia.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores ancestry, epigenetics, anthropology, family history, writing, books, orphans, adoption, child abandonment, truth, journalism, parenting with a disability, mothers in wheelchairs, self confidence as a mother, self criticism as a mother, marriage, love, mothers and sons, school communities, Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, memoir, modern history, travel, family bonding, wild gardening.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/cynthia-banham-journalist-writer-motherhood/106545404Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Cynthia Banham on discovering the shocking truth about her great-grandmother, reckoning with buried family secrets, and the criticisms mothers face from others and sometimes most harshly, from themselves.Cynthia Banham grew up hearing the story...about surviving the 2007 Garuda plane disaster in Indonesia.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores ancestry, epigenetics, anthropology, family history, writing, books, orphans, adoption, child abandonment, truth, journalism, parenting with a disability, mothers in wheelchairs, self confidence as a mother, self criticism as a mother, marriage, love, mothers and sons, school communities, Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, memoir, modern history, travel, family bonding, wild gardening.]]>3071abc,books,conversations,cynthia banham,family history,family secrets,memoir,motherhood,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,truth telling,wild gardening,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spotting-the-psychopaths-sadists-and-narcissists-in-our-lives-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them--75743250https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/leanne-ten-brinke-psychopaths-narcissists-dark-personalities/106534520Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksToxic people are around us in our workplaces, our families and our dating lives. Research psychologist Leanne ten Brinke is here to tell you how to spot them, and get rid of them from your orbit.Leanne ten Brinke is a research psychologist whose...3173abc conversations,books.,canada,leanne ten brinke,non fiction,psychology,psychopaths,research,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,serial killer,sociopaths.,writing.falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-his-ex-wife-s-hidden-letter-changed-everything-for-teddy-tahu-rhodes--75743205https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-teddy-tahu-rhodes-opera-baritone-secret-letter-rpt/106533282Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBorn with a magnificent voice, Opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes fought against his destiny for years until a letter he'd been avoiding reading changed everything (R) 3116abc,avoidance,avoidant personality,baritone,big voice,born with a beautiful voice,conversations,ex-wife,god-given talent,hidden letter,hiding from your ex-wife,letter,natural singer,opera singer,podcast,recovering from divorce,sarah kanowski,teddy tahu rhodes,vocal talent,voicefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gp-clinic-for-patients-often-overlooked-by-society--75743155https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nada-andric-gp-at-the-reverend-bill-crews-clinic/106531946Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Nada Andric wants to improve the health of people who are marginalised in the community and their access to healthcare.She works at the Reverend Bill Crews GP clinic, a place where people who might be completely off the database of society can get...3021conversations,gp clinic,health care,reverend bill crews,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-bo-seo-on-good-arguments-and-the-power-of-disagreement--75743208https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bo-seo-debating-arguing-communication-skills-encore/106524742Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTwo-time World Debating champion Bo Seo on how love and listening can improve how we disagree, so we're not at each other's throats online and offline (R).When Bo was 8 years old, he and his parents migrated from Korea to Australia. Bo was a quiet boy...3146abc,agreement,arguing,bo seo,communication skills,constructive conversations,conversations,debate,debating,harvard,keyboard warrior,lawyer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exploring-loss-love-and-meaning-with-psychoanalyst-stephen-grosz--75743237https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephen-grosz-psychoanalyst-love-heartbreak/106524730Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksStephen 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 order to live more easily and with more please.Stephen has sat with people as they...3219abc,books,conversations,counselling,memoir,psychoanalysis,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,self reflection,stephen grosz,therapy,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-magical-worlds-of-alice-springs-and-prague-collided--75743193https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tanya-heaslip-writer-alice-springs-prague/106526070Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter 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.Tanya was in a pub in London in 1989 when she watched on the television as...2788abc,alice springs,australian books,berlin wall,books,conversations,czech republic,eastern europe,europe,grief,iron curtain,love,memoir,prague,relationships,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tanya heaslip,travel,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-remembering-cultural-leader-and-storyteller-rhoda-roberts--75743156Awaye about the legacy of Rhoda Roberts.This episode of Conversations was produced by Pam O'Brien.It explores grief, death, tragedy, traumatic brain injury, TBI, First Nations, Aboriginal Australians, racism, prejudice, fathers and daughters, sibling relationships, losing a sister, performing arts, Aboriginal arts, race relations, family trauma, Lismore, Northern Rivers.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rhoda-roberts-family-grief-encore/106509306Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe 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 the arts (R). Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait...Awaye about the legacy of Rhoda Roberts.This episode of Conversations was produced by Pam O'Brien.It explores grief, death, tragedy, traumatic brain injury, TBI, First Nations, Aboriginal Australians, racism, prejudice, fathers and daughters, sibling relationships, losing a sister, performing arts, Aboriginal arts, race relations, family trauma, Lismore, Northern Rivers.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2833abc,aboriginal,bush walking,conversations,first nations,murder,rhoda roberts,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burnout-and-the-bureaucrapper-how-nick-went-from-the-edge-of-homelessness-to-helping-others--75743165burnout coach.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mental wellbeing, executive burnout, bouncing back, mental health, mental illness, childhood trauma, boxing, purpose, meaning, life, counselling, boxing, professional coach, senior management, anxiety, impostor syndrome, leadership.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-orchard-burnout-coach-big-refresh/106507592Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNick 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.When Nick was growing up, his mum struggled with her mental health and when he...burnout coach.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mental wellbeing, executive burnout, bouncing back, mental health, mental illness, childhood trauma, boxing, purpose, meaning, life, counselling, boxing, professional coach, senior management, anxiety, impostor syndrome, leadership.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-real-life-story-behind-looking-for-alibrandi--75743259https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/melina-marchetta-looking-for-alibrandi-encore/106503828Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksMelina 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 write an Australian classic (R).Growing up, Melina lied about the fact she was forbidden...3185abc,australian literature,books,books for teens,conversations,looking for alibrandi,melina marchetta,migration,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teen novels,writing,youth fictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-giant-spacecraft-on-its-way-to-jupiter-s-icy-moon--75743176https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tracy-drain-nasa-chief-engineer-of-europa-clipper/106497136Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTracy Drain is Chief Engineer of the Europa Clipper, a NASA spacecraft currently travelling to Jupiter on a journey that will take six years.Europa is one of Jupiter’s four largest moons, and scientists believe there could be an ocean of liquid water...3017conversations,elon musk,europa,europa clipper,jupiter,nasa,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,space exploration,space race,spacex,tracy drainfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-life-of-a-matchmaker-love-listening-and-telling-the-truth--75743228https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/vinko-anthony-matchmaker-love-story/106488496Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTogether 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 as matchmaker, Vinko shares what he's learnt about love and listening through the...3198abc,andrea zaza,beau brummell introductions,book,communication,conversations,dating agency,dating apps,hiv,listening,matchmaking,memoir,online dating,relationship advice,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sti,vinko anthony,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-falling-in-love-with-a-charming-fake-farmer--75743225Vamp is available on Substack.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores online dating, dating apps, catfishing, the Tinder Swindler, betrayal, deceit, love, relationships, modern dating, grief, dating for women, manipulation, narcissism, is my partner a narcissist, gaslighting, is my partner gaslighting me, ripped off, lies.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephanie-wood-falling-for-a-fake-rpt-asher-keddie/106484526Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksStephanie 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).Stephanie was a successful and well-travelled journalist when she met a sweet man named Joe...Vamp is available on Substack.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores online dating, dating apps, catfishing, the Tinder Swindler, betrayal, deceit, love, relationships, modern dating, grief, dating for women, manipulation, narcissism, is my partner a narcissist, gaslighting, is my partner gaslighting me, ripped off, lies.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3095abc,bad dates,bad dates of sydney,contempt,conversations,fake,falling for a fake,falling for a liar,gaslighting,how to fall out of love,how to know if your partner is,liar,lying in relationships,narcissistic,podcast,pretending,psychopath,sarah kanowski,stephanie wood,the great pretenderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-barber-who-helps-boys-become-good-men--75743269https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-charles-lomu/106482700Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCharles 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 helps him steer young men away from a dark path (R). When Charles was born, he was...3210abc,barbers,boys,charles lomu,conversations,father figures,gaol,incarceration,masculinity,men,mentors,religion,richard fidler,sarha kanowski.,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-after-triple-zero-a-paramedic-s-tale--75743198Lifeline on 13 11 14Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467BeyondBlue on 1300 22 46 36Headspace on 1800 650 890Further informationOriginally broadcast January 2020.The Gap was published by Penguin.Listen to Benjamin's conversation with Sarah on directing his feature film, Jirga, in Afghanistan (2018).This episode was produced by Michelle-Ransom-Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It deals with suicide, mental health, mental illness, PTSD, mateship, colleagues, work friends, The Gap, cardiac arrest, first on the scene, front line workers, ambos, ambulance, paramedics, emergency, 000.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/benjamin-gilmour-paramedic-bondi-the-gap/106479802Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBenjamin Gilmour describes the hectic work of saving lives, and what it's like to bring people back from the brink of suicide. (R)Ben was been a paramedic for twenty six years and was based in inner Sydney for more than a decade.A regular working week...Lifeline on 13 11 14Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467BeyondBlue on 1300 22 46 36Headspace on 1800 650 890Further informationOriginally broadcast January 2020.The Gap was published by Penguin.Listen to Benjamin's conversation with Sarah on directing his feature film, Jirga, in Afghanistan (2018).This episode was produced by Michelle-Ransom-Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It deals with suicide, mental health, mental illness, PTSD, mateship, colleagues, work friends, The Gap, cardiac arrest, first on the scene, front line workers, ambos, ambulance, paramedics, emergency, 000.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3195abc,ambulance,benjamin gilmour,conversations,paramedic,ptsd,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,suicide,suicide prevention,the gapfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anna-the-anxiety-coach-on-surviving-a-roller-coaster-accident-and-healing-her-nervous-system--75743164at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mental health, mental wellbeing, dysregulation, neurodivergence, cancer, terminal cancer, brain tumour, parenting, regulated parenting, vagus nerve, trauma, PTSD, childhood trauma, how to regulate yourself, breath work, meditation, tapping, yoga, Anna the anxiety coach, depression, fight, flight, freeze, fawn, the wellness industry, psychology, Muay Thai, boxing, fighting, exercise for mental health, carers, caring for a spouse, the NDIS, therapy, overwhelm.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anna-ferguson-anxiety-coach-nervous-system/106472410Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen 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 years she couldn't understand why she remained either angry or...at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mental health, mental wellbeing, dysregulation, neurodivergence, cancer, terminal cancer, brain tumour, parenting, regulated parenting, vagus nerve, trauma, PTSD, childhood trauma, how to regulate yourself, breath work, meditation, tapping, yoga, Anna the anxiety coach, depression, fight, flight, freeze, fawn, the wellness industry, psychology, Muay Thai, boxing, fighting, exercise for mental health, carers, caring for a spouse, the NDIS, therapy, overwhelm.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3179abc,anna ferguson,anna the anxiety coach,anxiety,brain tumour,cancer,childhood trauma,conversations,depression,family,motherhood,ndis,nervous system,parenthood,richard fidler,roller coaster,sarah kanowski,spouse carers,trauma,vagus nervefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iran-s-position-of-power-in-the-strait-of-hormuz--75743186https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-iran-uses-the-strait-of-hormuz-to-pressure-opponents/106461146Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMilitary strategist Jennifer Parker on the story behind the biggest disruption to oil supplies in world history, happening now in the Strait of Hormuz.The narrow waterway in the Persian Gulf has a particular geographical importance to the world, as...3157conflict,conversations,global economy,iran,israel,jennifer parker,military force,oil supplies,richard fidler,strait of hormuz,united states,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-jenny-upended-the-australian-way-of-death--75743180Natural Death Care Movement.Watch the trailer for Lynette Wallworth's documentary which helped begin the funding campaign.Watch the Australian Story episode about Tender Funerals.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. The executive producer was Pam O'Brien.It explores death industry, funerals, grief, grieving, how to grieve, Western attitudes towards death, funerals, ritual, charity, crowd funding, power of community, dying, how to die well, mothers, daughters, filmmaking, Lynette Wallworth, after life.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jenny-briscoe-hough-tender-funerals-not-for-profit-community-rpt/106457900Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJenny Briscoe-Hough on the uncomfortable truths which saw her set up Australia's first ever not-for-profit funeral home (R).After her mother died, Jenny Briscoe-Hough had an epiphany about the business of funerals.Although her family brought in their...Natural Death Care Movement.Watch the trailer for Lynette Wallworth's documentary which helped begin the funding campaign.Watch the Australian Story episode about Tender Funerals.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. The executive producer was Pam O'Brien.It explores death industry, funerals, grief, grieving, how to grieve, Western attitudes towards death, funerals, ritual, charity, crowd funding, power of community, dying, how to die well, mothers, daughters, filmmaking, Lynette Wallworth, after life.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2973abc,cheap funerals,community funerals,community workers,conversations,cost of a funeral in australia,dead body,death,dying,how do i afford a funeral,i can't afford a funeral,is death scary,is seeing a dead body scary,jenny briscoe-hough,not for profit funerals,palliative care,podcast,richard fidler,setting up a tender funerals,tender funeralsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deciding-on-a-big-bold-life--75743240at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores farming, agriculture, invisible siblings, moving out of the country, motherhood, miscarriage, eating disorders, bulimia, anorexia, marriage, expatriate life, Washington DC, politics, Congressional chiefs, leadership, coaching.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/margie-warrell-victoria-america-coach/106456306Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom 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 her own life for herself off the dairy farm.Margie grew up on a dairy farm...at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores farming, agriculture, invisible siblings, moving out of the country, motherhood, miscarriage, eating disorders, bulimia, anorexia, marriage, expatriate life, Washington DC, politics, Congressional chiefs, leadership, coaching.]]>3223abc,armed robbery,australian expats,bhp,coaching,conversations,corporate america,dairy farming,engineering,expatriate life,leadership coaching,margie warrell,miscarriage,papua new guinea,png,port moresby,regional australia,sarah kanowski,schizophrenia,washington dcfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-tony-birch-op-shop-fever-and-old-fitzroy--75743230https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/author-tony-birch-on-growing-up-in-inner-city-melbourne/106454582Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter 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 when he was 5 years old (R).Tony grew up in inner city Melbourne in...3106abc,australian cities,australian social life,conversations,families,family holidays,fitzroy,grandmothers,grandparents,living frugally,melbourne,op shops,penny pinching,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,saving.,social history,thrift stores,tony birchfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ordinary-and-extraordinary-lives-of-women-artists-and-mothers--75743248https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/drusilla-modjeska-women-artists-surrealists-mother/106445668Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter 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.Drusilla was born in England right at the end...3207abc,art,artists,books,claude cahun,conversations,drusilla modjeska,female artists,feminism,memoir,mothers,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,visual art,world war 2,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-america-sliding-into-autocratic-rule-under-trump--75743185https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/author-m-gessen-on-demoracy-eroding-under-trump/106432976Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNew York Times columnist and author M.Gessen on the slow strangulation of democracy, happening right now in Trump's America.M Gessen grew up in the Soviet Union and migrated to the US as a teenager before returning to Russia in the 90s to cover the...3060autocracy,conversations,democracy,donald trump,m gessen,richard fidler,russia,soviet union,vladimir putinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-colin-hay-s-wild-ride-to-fame-with-men-at-work-and-the-heartbreak-in-the-aftermath--75743249Find details of Colin's 2026 tour on his website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores music, Aussie music, Aussie Rock, pub rock, INXS, recording, music industry, fame, fortune, life after fame, relationships, heartbreak, brief, origin story.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colin-hay-men-at-work-fame-after-fame-rpt/106430446Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksColin'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 had to begin again (R).Colin's band, Men At Work, was one of the biggest...Find details of Colin's 2026 tour on his website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores music, Aussie music, Aussie Rock, pub rock, INXS, recording, music industry, fame, fortune, life after fame, relationships, heartbreak, brief, origin story.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3105abc,accusations of plagiarism,acoustic guitar,colin hay,conversations,court case,fame,flute,growing up scottish,horrible court case,land downunder,life after fame,men at work,music store,plagiarism,podcast,sarah kanowski,scotland,singer-songwriter,songfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-to-kids-when-they-can-t-go-to-school--75743179Missing School, and she was the 2025 ACT Australian of the Year.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores chronic illness, sick kids, school non attendance, school refusal, my kid doesn't want to go to school, young carers, neurodiverse children, autism, ADHD, AuDHD, learning difficulties, childhood cancer, blood disorders, lonely children, invisible siblings, parenting, motherhood, online learning, COVID, digital schooling, bone marrow transplant.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/megan-gilmour-missing-school-refusal-chronically-ill-kids/106427922Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen 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 academically. Megan, her daughter and her husband all relocated from Canberra to...Missing School, and she was the 2025 ACT Australian of the Year.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores chronic illness, sick kids, school non attendance, school refusal, my kid doesn't want to go to school, young carers, neurodiverse children, autism, ADHD, AuDHD, learning difficulties, childhood cancer, blood disorders, lonely children, invisible siblings, parenting, motherhood, online learning, COVID, digital schooling, bone marrow transplant.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3166abc,autism,blood cancer,blood disorder,bone marrow transplant,childhood cancer,conversations,learning difficulty,leukemia,megan gilmour,neurodiversity,online learning,origin story,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,school nonattendance,school refusal,sydney children's hospitalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-is-there-a-cheating-gene--75743226https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/is-there-a-cheating-gene-kate-legge/106423970Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIt 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 for decades.After a downward spiral as she came to terms with the news, the two of them took a...3024alcohol,cheating,conversations,divorce,family,infidelity,kate legge,psychology,relationships,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-use-touch-to-tell-stories-my-work-as-an-intimacy-director--75743188https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lisa-petty-intimacy-dancer-new-york-aids/106419052Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLisa 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 the lessons she learned in closeness have stayed with her.As a young woman,...3158abc,aids,conversations,intimacy,intimacy co-ordinator,intimacy director,kaposi sarcoma,lisa petty,nakedness,new york,nudity,nyc,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,touchfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-decline-of-modern-britain-where-did-it-all-go-so-wrong--75743213https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/what-is-wrong-with-modern-britain/106404934Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 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 economic stagnation and the fallout from Brexit.The British people, famous for their...3075austerity,brexit,conversations,david cameron,dogmatic thinking,global financial crash,ian dunt,john major,keir starmer,margaret thatcher,marxism,richard fidler,the conversative party,the european union,tony blair,uk politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-climbing-back-into-life-after-a-schizophrenia-diagnosis--75743192https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/glenn-jarvis-enron-mental-health-schizophrenia-bowls-club-rpt/106403310Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 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 mental health began to spiral downwards.In the late 1990s Australian Glenn Jarvis won...2734abc,breaking down at work,conversations,enron,enron corporation,enron dodgy accounting,enron employees,extreme work stress,false accounting,financial corruption,financial crimes,glenn jarvis,life after schizophrenia diagn,mental health,podcast,queanbeyan,richard fidler,schizophrenia,schizophrenia diagnosis,work stressfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-howard-s-toy-poodle-epiphany--75743202the National Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence counselling service on 1800-RESPECT or 1800-737-732. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. It covers topics like homelessness, alcoholism, prison escape, solitary confinement, toy poodles, lesbian separatism, disability support pension, brain injury, Callan Park hospital, Rozelle Hospital, getting sober, quitting alcohol, Kings Cross, street kid, sex workers, drug use, drug addiction, prostitute, Bourbon & Beefsteak, Abe Saffron, The Coconut Grove, doggy poo bags, pooper scoopers, Potts Point.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-howard-poodle-kings-cross-addiction-brain-injury/106401204Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe 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 car parking spaces set him up for the rest of his life.Warning: This episode...the National Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence counselling service on 1800-RESPECT or 1800-737-732. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. It covers topics like homelessness, alcoholism, prison escape, solitary confinement, toy poodles, lesbian separatism, disability support pension, brain injury, Callan Park hospital, Rozelle Hospital, getting sober, quitting alcohol, Kings Cross, street kid, sex workers, drug use, drug addiction, prostitute, Bourbon & Beefsteak, Abe Saffron, The Coconut Grove, doggy poo bags, pooper scoopers, Potts Point.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2898abc,addiction,alcoholism,brain injury,conversations,dog poo bags,epic life story,homelessness,john howard,kings cross,life story,meetings,poodle,potts point,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,toy poodlefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-fearless-kate-mcclymont-weathering-death-threats-and-court-cases-for-work--75743255https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/investigative-reporter-kate-mcclymont-on-her-fearless-journalism/106396892Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKate 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 NSW.She grew up on a farm in NSW, and during university, funded her start in...3171conversations,corruption,crime,investigative journalism,kate mcclymont,sarah kanowski,walkey awardfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drought-depression-and-asking-for-help-how-an-outback-farmer-found-peace-in-the-ocean--75743244https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brendan-cullen-broken-hill-farmer-mental-health-swimming/106391278Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 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 see was the guy crying in a room by himself, drinking himself stupid, thinking he...3232abc,books,brendan cullen,broken hill,conversations,depression,english channel,farming,life story,livestock,long distance swimming,memoir,mental health,ocean swimming,origin story,outback,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,station,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-do-we-go-when-we-die-looking-for-answers-in-psychedelics--75743194Fan Force.You can find more information about Lynette and her films at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores death, dying, grief, medical trials, shamans, hallucinogens, science, psychology, psychiatry, acceptance, palliative care, caring for the dying, nursing, art, filmmaking, philosophy, shrooms, magic mushrooms, the immortality key, religion, spiritualty, quacks, health and wellness industry, tripping, epiphanies, film.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lynette-wallworth-edge-of-life-death-shaman-ayahuasca/106372538Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFilmmaker Lynette Wallworth on how nearly dying as a little girl set her on a lifelong path to interrogate out-of-body experiences, spirituality and what really happens to us when we die.When Lynette was a little girl, she had a near death experience...Fan Force.You can find more information about Lynette and her films at her website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores death, dying, grief, medical trials, shamans, hallucinogens, science, psychology, psychiatry, acceptance, palliative care, caring for the dying, nursing, art, filmmaking, philosophy, shrooms, magic mushrooms, the immortality key, religion, spiritualty, quacks, health and wellness industry, tripping, epiphanies, film.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2890abc,amazon,art,ayahuasca,ayahuaska,brazil,conversations,documentary,emmy awards,film,lynette wallworth,mushrooms,near death experience,nearly dying,painting,psychedelics,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,virtual reality,visual artsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-spiked-chair-which-began-conductor-umberto-clerici-s-life-in-music--75743239https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/umberto-clerici-cellist-conductor-qso-rpt/106369126Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe chief conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra on the chair of spikes which accompanied his early musical career, and why he doesn't tone down his Italian self for work (R)During his Suzuki lessons in Turin, Italy, a young Umberto...2727abc,being an orchestra conductor,career in music,cellist,cello,conversations,how to be yourself at work,italy,leading an orchestra,music,northern italy,orchestral music,playing the cello,qso,queensland symphony orchestra,running an orchestra,sarah kanowski,spiked chair,turin,umberto clericifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-went-from-being-a-new-mum-on-food-stamps-to-an-anonymous-restaurant-critic-worldwide--75743231https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/besha-rodell-restaurant-critic-melbourne-america-luxury-food/106364650Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe act of care and service through food has been incredibly important to Besha Rodell throughout her life, from her first, euphoric experience of a fancy restaurant at age eight, to the aftermath of September 11.Today Besha is the chief restaurant...29709/11,abc,beverley wang,conversations,food critic,food stamps,government cheese,melbourne,methodone,new york,north carolina,restaurant critic,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,september 11,the age,wicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-child-preacher-to-wicked-defector-leaving-the-jehovah-s-witnesses--75743246https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/naomi-mourra-leaving-jehovahs-witness-faith-sexuality-culture/106361218Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNaomi Mourra grew up as a door-knocking Jehovah's Witness but at 21, she realised Doomsday was not upon her, and left the religion for good.As a child, Naomi  thought she was going to live forever.She was told the end of the world was coming, but she...3063comedy,conversations,family,jehovah's witness,lebansese,lesbian,naomi mourra,religion,richard fidler,sexuality,western sydneyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-boy-called-little-chilli-how-flavour-and-migration-led-to-unexpected-love--75743245https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tony-tan-chef-malaysia-food-tours-cookbook/106353478Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTony Tan’s parents pinned their hopes on him when they sent him from home in Malaysia to Melbourne to become a white collar professional in the 1970s. There he found “funny smelling cigarettes”, a lovely man called Terry and a destiny he couldn’t...2813abc,beverley wang,conversations,cookbook,cooking asian food,flavour,food tours,kuantan,malaysia,recipe,restaurant,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tony tanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-short-history-of-the-innovations-that-have-shaped-human-progress--75743217https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-leigh-on-his-book-the-shortest-history-of-innovation/106345742Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWe rarely stop to wonder who invented the wheel, the alphabet or the printing press but so much of what feels fundamental to daily life was once a bold, untested idea, and someone had to think it up first.In The Shortest History of Innovation, Andrew...3136ai,ancienty history,andrew leigh,civilisation,conversations,history,humanity,human progress,innovation,richard fidler,science,technologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-nyamal-woman-from-the-pilbara-transforming-how-we-think-about-trauma--75743262here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tracey-westerman-psychologist-jilya-pilbara-mental-health-rpt/106342624Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPsychologist Dr Tracey Westerman on her groundbreaking work transforming mental health outcomes for Aboriginal communities (R)Dr Tracy Westerman grew up in the Pilbara, where suicide and mental health issues have deeply scarred Indigenous communities....here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3132falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gillian-welch-david-rawlings-an-indestructible-nashville-studio-and-the-dna-of-folk-music--75743212on their website.Their seventh studio album is called Woodland, named after their indestructible studio.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores music, recording, career musicians, Woody Guthrie, The Carter Family, Lead Belly, revival folk, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Emmy Lou, Dolly Parton, Southern America, United States, Pete Seeger, Love, relationship, natural disaster, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Odetta, Harry Belafonte, Rhiannon Giddens, banjo, guitar, mandolin, true crime, murder ballad, Revival, Time (The Revelator), Soul Journey, The Harrow & The Harvest, All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone), Grammy Awards, Grammys, songwriting, Coen Brothers, O Brother, Where Art Thou?To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gillian-welch-david-rawlings-folk-music-nashville/106336432Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe iconic folk duo met at an audition for the only country music band at a prestigious jazz school in Boston. They immediately clicked, and joined the rich lineage of Americana artists that stretches back centuries.In their 20s, Gillian Welch and...on their website.Their seventh studio album is called Woodland, named after their indestructible studio.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores music, recording, career musicians, Woody Guthrie, The Carter Family, Lead Belly, revival folk, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Emmy Lou, Dolly Parton, Southern America, United States, Pete Seeger, Love, relationship, natural disaster, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Odetta, Harry Belafonte, Rhiannon Giddens, banjo, guitar, mandolin, true crime, murder ballad, Revival, Time (The Revelator), Soul Journey, The Harrow & The Harvest, All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone), Grammy Awards, Grammys, songwriting, Coen Brothers, O Brother, Where Art Thou?To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3229abc,albums,bluegrass,conversations,country music,david rawlings,folk music,forming a band,gillian welch,love,music,nashville,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,songwriting,southern america,tennessee,touring,united states,woody guthriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-life-and-legacy-of-author-john-marsden--75743251https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/acclaimed-australian-author-and-visionary-educator-john-marsden/106333708Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksGrowing up, John Marsden found school incredibly difficult and, as a teenager, spent time in hospital after a breakdown. This difficult early life profoundly shaped his work as a writer and educator of young people.With the help of a therapist, he...3131conversations,education,john marsden,mental health,sarah kanowski,therapy,writing,young adult fictionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-is-magic-to-be-found-when-the-world-goes-dark--75743247https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dan-richards-overnight-night-time-service-fatherhood/106329046Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDan Richards investigates the multifaceted realm of night-time. Hear about when he survived a brush with death, a treacherous journey on a Scottish ferry, shadowing a search and rescue team, and the comfort and exquisite agony of new parenthood.The...2993abc,conversations,dan richards,fatherhood,lack of sleep,newborn,night-time,overnight,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shift workfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/losing-three-mothers-in-one-lifetime-layne-beachley-s-drive-to-win--75743206https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/layne-beachley-mothers-adoption-surfing/106319852Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe legendary surfer has grieved the deaths of her adoptive mother, stepmother and birth mother. Only later in life did she realise her drive to win came from a place of loss, and Layne needed to look inward to find her place off the podium.Layne is a...3168abandonment issues,abc,adoption,cfs,chronic fatigue syndrome,conversations,fathers,finding birth mother,layne beachley,love,marriage,me,mental health,mental wellbeing,mothers,myalgic encephalomyelitis,pro surfing,richard fidler,stepmother,womens surfingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-hopeless-romantic-on-divorce-dating-apps-and-curing-a-broken-heart--75743233https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/charlotte-ree-broken-hearted-cure-cooking-baking-rpt/106316488Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a painful divorce, Charlotte Ree began to piece her broken heart back together by cooking for her neighbours (R)Charlotte Ree grew up in a family full of love, but with its own particular challenges. Her mum struggled with mental illness, which...2882abc,charlotte ree,conversations,dating,dating apps,divorce,finding love again,heartache,heartbreak,how to heal a broken heart,how to mend a broken heart,life on the dating apps,marrying young,mental health,podcast,romance,sally sara,teenage pregnancy,young divorcee,young marriagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-re-not-alone-or-broken-the-pursuit-of-happiness-is-making-us-miserable--75743264https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pursuit-of-happiness-making-us-miserable/106308016Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPhilosopher and writer Eamon Evans on humanity's relentless and impossible pursuit of happiness through materialism, social media and self help, and why the kindest and best people have been 'crushed by life' a couple of times.Eamon started to think...3142abc,ancient history,buddhism,conversations,depression,eamon evans,highs and lows of life,history,how to be present,mental wellbeing,mindfulness,misery,philosophers,plato,pursuit of happiness,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,social media is making me sad,sorrow,sorryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-judy-brewer-on-country-love-deb-balls-and-understanding-autism--75743214Care Farms.Listen to Tim Fischer in conversation with Richard Fidler.Watch the 2018 Australian Story about the Fischer Family.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison, Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores love, marriage, relationships, Auspol, local politics, country Australia, regional Australia, rural communities, motherhood, age gap relationships, grief, death, grieving a spouse, neurodivergence, autism spectrum disorder, raising children with autism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/judy-brewer-victoria-autism-love-marriage-grief/106306196Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJudy grew up on a farm in north-east Victoria.When she was seventeen, a family tragedy saw her thrust into life as a farmer for the first time.Being a young farmer led her into local politics, and eventually into a burgeoning friendship with a lanky,...Care Farms.Listen to Tim Fischer in conversation with Richard Fidler.Watch the 2018 Australian Story about the Fischer Family.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison, Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores love, marriage, relationships, Auspol, local politics, country Australia, regional Australia, rural communities, motherhood, age gap relationships, grief, death, grieving a spouse, neurodivergence, autism spectrum disorder, raising children with autism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3081abc,autism,blood disorder,cancer,conversations,death,farming,fischer family,grief,judy brewer,local politics,regional victoria,richard fidler,rural australia,sarah kanowski,tim fischer,victoriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-man-his-gum-trees-and-his-second-education--75743265https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/steve-hopper-eucalyptus-gum-trees/106302262Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe world's leading eucalyptus expert, Professor Steve Hopper, on what science and culture say about these spectacular trees, and how Noongar elders in WA's South West led his 'second education' in botany.Australia is one of the richest places on...3089abc,albany,blue mountains,botanical gardens,botany,conversations,eucalypts,eucalyptus,flora and fauna,gum trees,jarrah,kew gardens,mallee,perth,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stephen hopper,steve hopper,uwa,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zadie-smith-on-being-on-the-side-of-life-at-50--75743175https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/author-zadie-smith-reflections-on-midlife/106291866Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksUK writer Zadie Smith became a world-wide sensation with the publication of her first novel White Teeth when she was 24. Now aged 50, she's bringing her trademark intelligence and wit to the subject of midlife.Her latest work is Dead and Alive, a new...2962black british history,cambridge,conversations,diversity,essays,non fiction,north west london,novelist,sarah kanowski,social media addiction,white teeth,writer,zadie smithfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-jessica-s-life-as-a-goda-the-grandchild-of-deaf-adults--75743273https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jessica-kirkness-deaf-grandparents-profound-deafness-rpt/106290274Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJessica Kirkness with the story of her grandparents, who both grew up profoundly deaf in a hearing world, and how she navigated the space in between sound and silence. (R)Jessica grew up in the outer suburbs with a big extended family, with her...3126accessibility,anc,auslan,conversations,disability,grandchildren,grandparents,intergenerational living,jessica kirkness,profoundly deaf,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sign language,translationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/come-to-orgy-wife-wrote-to-friend-discovering-the-truth-behind-why-i-was-adopted--75743218https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/saul-eslake-on-searching-for-his-biological-family/106283678Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSaul Eslake grew up knowing he was adopted. For many years he knew nothing about his biological parents, but when he adopted his own children, he began the search for his birth family.What he discovered in his adoption file revealed a very complicated...3063adoption,conversations,family history,family records,half siblings,research,richard fidler,saul eslakefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-shark-attack-and-the-aftermath--75743191Bite Club is a closed Facebook group available to those who have survived an attack by an apex predator.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan, Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores sharks, attacks, bull sharks, near death experience, grief, survival, recovery, water sports, surfing, ocean, water safety, summer in Australia, summer holidays, increasing shark attacks, what to do if you're attacked by a shark.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dave-pearson-shark-attack-bite-club-beach-surfing-mental-health/106280858Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDave Pearson runs Bite Club, a support service for anyone who has survived a shark attack. Dave’s own brush with death came in 2011, when a three-metre-long bull shark almost took his arm. (R)Dave lived that day, but it’s what happened during his...Bite Club is a closed Facebook group available to those who have survived an attack by an apex predator.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan, Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores sharks, attacks, bull sharks, near death experience, grief, survival, recovery, water sports, surfing, ocean, water safety, summer in Australia, summer holidays, increasing shark attacks, what to do if you're attacked by a shark.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3107abc,apex predator,bull shark,conversations,dave pearson,great white shark,near death experience,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shark attack,surviving,tiger shark,traumatic experiencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loving-and-losing-my-adventurer-husband-across-the-tasman-sea--75743253https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/vicki-mcauley-on-her-husbands-dream-to-solo-kayak-tasman-sea/106276602Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2007, Vicki McAuley's husband Andrew set off from Tasmania in a kayak, aiming to become the first person to paddle to New Zealand, but a month later authorities received a distress call and then his kayak was found with no sign of Andrew.Vicki and...3165andrew mcauley,anger,conversations,counselling,death,extreme adventure,family,gale force storms,grief,karate,national geographic,psychology,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,solo sea kayak,tasmania,tasman sea,trauma,vicki mcauley,yogafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-boy-named-yuri-saved-me-from-the-trauma-of-a-bomb-blast--75743229https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-visiting-her-ukrainian-foster-son-helped-deb-overcome-trauma/106266116Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksDebra Richardson joined the police at age 18 in the 1980s, working undercover as a prostitute and surviving the Russell Street bombing. Years later, she met her foster son, Yuri, who had also survived disaster.Deb and her family met Yuri after they...3122car bomb,chernobyl,conversations,debra richardson,equal rights,female police officers,foster child,john farnham,police academy training,project yuri,ptsd,russell street bombing,sarah kanowski,ukraine,victoria policefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-nikki-gemmell-s-vivid-life-of-love-grief-and-reinvention--75743241hereThis episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores parenthood, mothers, fathers, attachment, fawning, people pleasing, striving for achievement, accomplishment, writing, books, novelist, coal mining, family separation, divorce, childhood trauma, healing, generational differences, romance, love, mental health, Australian literature.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nikki-gemmell-bride-stripped-bare-coal-miners-daughter-rpt/106264400Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author. (R)Nikki grew up the daughter of a coalminer father who thought writers were a burden on...hereThis episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores parenthood, mothers, fathers, attachment, fawning, people pleasing, striving for achievement, accomplishment, writing, books, novelist, coal mining, family separation, divorce, childhood trauma, healing, generational differences, romance, love, mental health, Australian literature.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3181abc,attachment theory,australian literature,books,conversations,divorce,fawning,love,marriage,mental health,motherhood,nikki gemmell,novels,parenting,people pleasing,richard fidler,romance,sarah kanowski,separation,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-went-from-young-delinquent-to-running-a-university--75743268https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-williams-western-sydney-university-challenges/106259722Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor George Williams was uninterested in school, instead spending his time melting down lead to sell to a nearby scrap yard. Then a special primary school teacher gave him permanent detention, which changed his life.Growing up in Sydney, he was...3182abc,antisemitism,conversations,freedom of speech,george williams,international students,life story,rebellious child,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sexual assault on campus,uni,university sector,western sydney universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-leaving-my-family-s-baha-i-faith-taught-me-about-love-and-life--75743195https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sita-walker-bahai-divorce-love-motherhood-life/106255358Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBrisbane teacher and author, Sita Walker on the strong, religious matriarchs who have helped her weather the storm of family tragedy, divorce and the beauty of a new love.Sita grew up in Toowoomba in Queensland, descended from five powerful women —...3189abc,baha'i,brisbane,car accident,conversations,faith,grief,leaving religion,losing a child,losing a sister,matriarchs,sarah kanowski,sita walker,toowoombafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-midnight-oil-s-rob-hirst--75743234https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rob-hirst-music-midnight-oil-after-he-passed-away-rpt/106250372Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRob Hirst, the former drummer for the band Midnight Oil has died at age 70. In 2018 Sarah sat down with Rob for a wide-ranging conversation about music, nature and reconnecting with family (R)3014abc,adoption,australian bush,childhood cancer,conversations,depression,drummer,drumming,family,family reunions,famous drummer,midnight oil,nature,podcast,recovering from depression,rob hirst,rob hirst cancer,rob hirst death,sarah kanowski,teenage pregnancyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-melissa-lucashenko-and-the-story-of-edenglassie--75743238https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mellssa-lucashenko-writing-about-colonial-brisbane/106241072Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMelissa Lucashenko grew up on the outskirts of Brisbane, where her Aboriginal mother grew plants and her Russian father built an improbable number of sheds in the backyard. (R)Melissa worked as a motorcycle detailer, a house painter, a prison...3233aboriginal,books,colonial brisbane,conversations,dundalli,edenglassie,indigeonous australian,melissa lucashenko,mixed race families,sarah kanowski,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-drug-smuggling-and-opium-dens-to-marching-in-the-first-ever-mardi-gras-kate-s-coming-out--75743242website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores trauma, healing, recovery, England, London, disordered eating, eating disorder recovery, substance abuse, addiction, drug trafficking, drug dealing, heroin, opium, alcohol, alcoholism, addiction recovery, therapy, counselling, sexuality, LGBTQI+, queer community, Mardi Gras, 1978, lesbian, women's Lib.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-rowe-healing-abuse-sexuality-recovery/106236842Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKate Rowe's life has been full of wild adventures and hard living. But when she found sobriety, Kate discovered something big about herself. CW: This story contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and some strong language. Please...website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores trauma, healing, recovery, England, London, disordered eating, eating disorder recovery, substance abuse, addiction, drug trafficking, drug dealing, heroin, opium, alcohol, alcoholism, addiction recovery, therapy, counselling, sexuality, LGBTQI+, queer community, Mardi Gras, 1978, lesbian, women's Lib.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3158abc,alcohol,alcohol dependence,childhood sexual abuse,conversations,disordered eating,eating disorders,family dynamics,heroin,kate rowe,mental health,migration,opium,recovery,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,separation from family,sexual identity,sobriety,substance abusefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-a-teenage-military-officer-in-the-war-on-terror-then-i-had-to-make-a-new-life-for-myself--75743252https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/aaron-tait-navy-war-humanitarian-iraq/106236574Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksAaron Tait was 18 when he went to war after September 11. His dad's guidance had set Aaron up with the grit he would need as a military officer, but it took him many years to forgive himself for his role in the war.Aaron comes from a long line of Navy...31479/11,aaron tait,abc,conversations,elite navy diver,entrpreneur,forgiving yourself,giving back,iraq,micro finance,military,navy,navy clearance diver,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sas,veteran,war,war on terrorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-life-of-a-hostage-negotiator--75743270https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/vince-hurley-cop-hostage-negotiation/106236598Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHostage negotiation isn't at all like what you see in Hollywood blockbusters. There is no lying, no promise-making, not even any names. Vince Hurley has only one task—trying to make a deep, human connection with a complete stranger.Content Warning:...3030falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-upside-down-in-bass-strait--75743227 'very cool yacht' on the Baltic Yachts Facebook page.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode explores the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, yachting disasters, yacht races gone wrong, dangerous seas, disasters at sea, yachting navigation, sailors, sailing, who goes in the Sydney to Hobart race, 2025 Sydney to Hobart, Bass Strait, crazy brave, adventurers, men who love boats, yachties, sailing race, Raven, radical yacht, foiling, fast yacht, yachting men, men of yachting, very cool yacht, 111 foot yachts.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/will-oxley-sydney-to-hobart-1998-disaster-yachting-rpt/106132126Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNavigator Will Oxley expected the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race to be a challenging one. But when he and his crew met with 12-metre waves and 80km/h winds in Bass Strait, Will knew something was about to go horribly wrong. (R)Will Oxley learnt the... 'very cool yacht' on the Baltic Yachts Facebook page.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode explores the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, yachting disasters, yacht races gone wrong, dangerous seas, disasters at sea, yachting navigation, sailors, sailing, who goes in the Sydney to Hobart race, 2025 Sydney to Hobart, Bass Strait, crazy brave, adventurers, men who love boats, yachties, sailing race, Raven, radical yacht, foiling, fast yacht, yachting men, men of yachting, very cool yacht, 111 foot yachts.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>31011998 sydney to hobart,abc,bass strait,bass strait waves,conversations,crazy brave,disaster,how do you survive huge waves,men who sail,navigator,podcast,racing yacht,sailing,sarah kanowski,why do adventurers do it,will oxley,worst sydney to hobart race,yachting disasters,yacht race,yacht racingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-beginnings-how-rafael-bonachela-let-out-his-inner-showgirl-with-kylie-minogue--75743243https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations/106132136Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRafael Bonachela was born in the dying years of Franco’s Spain, into a patriarchal culture that didn’t appreciate little boys who wanted to dance. As the eldest of four brothers, his father expected him to be an example of academic achievement and...3120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-beginnings-justin-heazlewood-on-swapping-fame-for-his-hometown--75743256Dream Burnie, celebrates the creative humans like him making art far from the big cities, and some of the teachers who recognised the young artists while they were at school.You can learn more about Justin's book Dream Burnie online.The Young Carer's Hotline is open Monday-Friday on 1800 422 737]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/justin-heazlewood-on-swapping-fame-for-his-hometown/106132102Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJustin Heazlewood fled a complicated early life in Tasmania searching for fame as an artist on the mainland but then moved back to his home town of Burnie, and realised community is where you find it.For years he imagined his hometown as somewhere he...Dream Burnie, celebrates the creative humans like him making art far from the big cities, and some of the teachers who recognised the young artists while they were at school.You can learn more about Justin's book Dream Burnie online.The Young Carer's Hotline is open Monday-Friday on 1800 422 737]]>3060falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-beginnings-when-a-sea-change-collides-with-messy-midlife--75743258https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-halfpenny-on-a-messy-midlife/106132008Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor journalist Kate Halfpenny, moving to a beachside town during Melbourne's lockdowns seemed like the perfect way to unwind and escape her huge mortgage. Then she had to contend with the triple whammy of perimenopause, her husband's alcoholism and...3166alcoholism,conversations,divorce,kate halfpenny,menopause,post natal depressionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-beginnings-artist-loribelle-spirovski-on-finding-family-and-love--75743267her website and on her Instagram page.In July, 2025 Loribelle won the People's Choice Award for the 2025 Archibald Prize for a portrait she painted with her fingers of Kalkadunga musician William Barton.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/artist-loribelle-spirovski/106131646Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe artist Loribelle Spirovski on her unusual childhood in the Philippines, meeting her father for the first time at 7 years old, and making her way as one of Australia's most exciting young painters.Loribelle Spirovski grew up in the Philippines,...her website and on her Instagram page.In July, 2025 Loribelle won the People's Choice Award for the 2025 Archibald Prize for a portrait she painted with her fingers of Kalkadunga musician William Barton.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3078archibald prize,conversations,loribelle sprirovski,manila,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-beginnings-felicia-djamirze-beauty-queen-and-drug-dealer--75743196https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/felicia-djamirze-criminal-underworld-bikie-gangs-counsellor-ptsd/106132648Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFelicia Djamirze grew up in the criminal underworld, then became a beauty queen. But her life outside the pageant circuit was mired in the world of drugs, bikie gangs and violence.(CW: graphic discussion of domestic violence and crime) Felicia...3024beauty pagents,conversations,domestic violence,drug dealer,drug raid,felicia djamirze,migrant,organised crime,physical and mental injury,police,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-anh-nguyen-austen-s-story-of-rescue-and-reinvention--75743232https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anh-nguyen-austen-refugee-boat-vietnam-australia-academic-rpt/106136536Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Anh Nguyen Austen was a small girl, her family fled South Vietnam on a boat which met a once-in-a-century storm in the South China sea. When all on board thought hope was lost, they were rescued.3024abc,anh nguyen austen,boat at sea,child refugees,conversations,drownings at sea,grace,grit,life story,podcast,post-traumatic growth,recovery from trauma,refugee,refugee story,reinvention,rescue at sea,richard fidler,trauma,vietnamese refugees in austral,what life throws at usfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-the-secret-world-of-the-human-ear--75743220https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kelvin-kong-conversations-surgeon-worimi-man-rpt/106136552Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor Professor Kelvin Kong, the ear is our most beautiful organ. Kelvin is a proud Worimi man and an ENT surgeon at the forefront of medical innovation.For Professor Kelvin Kong, the ear is our most beautiful organ.It's vital to how many of us...3050abc,blocked ear,children's hearing,conversations,ear health,hearing,hearing problems,how to unblock your ear,indigenous children,indigenous communities,indigenous doctor,indigenous man,kelvin kong,otitis media,podcast,the inner world of the ear,the inside of the ear,why can't i hear,why is my ear blocked,worimi manfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-birds-bees-and-intelligent-machines--75743261https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mandyam-srinivasan-sensory-neurosicence/106136550Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Professor Mandyam Srinivasan began studying bees almost 35 years ago, we was interested in learning how bees landed so elegantly, and avoided colliding in mid-air.What Mandyam discovered was a complex and astounding system of vision and flight,...3061bees,conversations,defence,gps,mandyam srinivasan,neuroscience,planetary exploration,queensland brain institute,radar,richard fidler,satellite,technologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-nerida-s-nudibranchs-sea-dragons-and-siphonophores--75743432https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nerida-wilson-marine-molecular-biologist/106136540Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a marine molecular biologist, Dr Nerida Wilson spends a lot of her time getting acquainted with the mysterious creatures lurking in the dark depths of the sea.From nudibranchs, to sea dragons and a UFO-looking spiral that's around 150 feet long,...3130conversations,marine research,nerida wilson,oceans,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-lee-berger-the-real-life-indiana-jones-and-the-case-of-the-lost-hominids--75743474https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lee-berger-paleoanthropology/106136544Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Lee Berger entered the field of palaeoanthropology there was a one in 10,000,000 chance he would discover anything 'worthwhile' digging around South Africa. But this real-life Indiana Jones kept bucking the odds.First, he found a pair of hominid...3105africa,ancient history,biology,caving,conversations,evolution,evolutionary biology,exploring,fossils,human history,indiana jones,lee berger,lost cave of the hominids,paleoanthropology,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sciencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-fishing-for-feelings-the-many-ways-fish-are-smarter-than-you-think--75743440work]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/culum-brown-fish-learning-behaviour-memory-/106136562Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Culum Brown is a leading researcher in the field of fish cognition, his research has shown that even that smallest fish are capable of learning and can retain memories for months.His fascination for fish stems from growing up in parts of south-east...work]]>3029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-the-flying-vet-from-outback-queensland--75743445https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/campbell-costello-outback-vet-in-queensland/106136560Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Campbell Costello's work as a vet has taken him out of his family's station in North Queensland to places as far flung as Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Patagonia.He's acted as the official vet for a sled race in Alaska, for epic horse races in Mongolia...3055andes,animal health,animal welfare,campbell costello,cattle station,central asia,chile,conversations,family,far flung places,horses,mental health,middle east,north queensland,patagonia,race,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,soviet union,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-slime-moulds-the-brainless-blobs-that-can-move-and-solve-mazes--75743489Invertebrate behaviour and ecology lab website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Sinead Lee, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores strange science, weird science, hives, bees, insect behaviour, single cell organisms, biology, science for kids, podcasts for kids, the blob, flubber.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/scientist-tany-letty-slime-mould-insect-behaviour/106136554Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr 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.Tanya studies the behaviour of ants and bees and she's particularly...Invertebrate behaviour and ecology lab website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Sinead Lee, the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores strange science, weird science, hives, bees, insect behaviour, single cell organisms, biology, science for kids, podcasts for kids, the blob, flubber.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2887ants,bees,conversations,hives,insect behaviour,insects,podcasts for kids,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science for kids,slime mould,strange science,sydney uni,tany letty,university,weird science,what to studyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-david-bindi-hudson-on-playing-his-didgeridoo-at-the-taj-mahal--75743436https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-bindi-hudson-didgeridoo-dance-indigenous-yanni/106136558Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen his elders named him Bindi, David Hudson had no idea his future would involve performing with his didgeridoo at the Taj Mahal, or a role in a film starring Marlin Brando  Western Yalanji and Ewamian man David Bindi Hudson is a performing artist...2982conversations,david bindi hudson,mona mona missionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/holiday-listening-learning-from-the-mighty-matriarchs-of-the-animal-kingdom--75743469https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/erna-walraven-feminism-zookeeper-dutch-underground-interpreter/106136538Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksErna Walraven was one of the first female zookeepers to work at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the 1980s. Despite practical jokes from her male colleagues, like animal dung in her gumboots, Erna kept her nerve.She was born in The Netherlands, to parents who...3095animal kingdom,conversations,erna walraven,mothers,sarah kanowski,zoologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-mike-doleman-on-surving-the-blythe-star--75743458https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/surving-the-blythe-star-ship/106126766Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 18 years old, Mick Doleman miraculously survived when his ship capsized in the freezing Southern Ocean off Tasmania. But as he floated in a life raft with his nine crewmates, his ordeal at sea had only just begun.This episode of Conversations was...3134blythe star,captain,conversations,emergency,life raft,mick doleman,rescue,richard fidler,shipmates,shipwreck,survivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-how-i-became-a-brainwashed-cult-bride--75743486https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-liz-cameron-became-brainwashed/106126722Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLiz Cameron was 18 years old when a stranger approached her in a book shop. It was the beginning of her induction into a cult, and it was an experience Liz barely survived.The process of brainwashing happened gradually, first came the love-bombing and...3100cults,eating disorders,family estrangement,idealogy,jesus morning star,liz cameron,mental health,prayer,providence,religion,sarah kanowski,south koreafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-the-young-boat-builder-who-rowed-across-the-pacific--75743450https://www.tomrobinsonboats.com/This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores solo adventure, rowing the Pacific Ocean, boat building, remote Pacific Island communities, family, rescue, bad weather, world records, isolation, fear, survival, adventure, near death, volcanic islands, marine life, weather, storms, storms at sea, naked, rescue, teenage adventurer, and getting off your phone.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tom-robinson-boat-builder-adventurer/106125990Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTom Robinson was a 14-year-old living in the Brisbane suburbs when he made a promise to himself to become the youngest person ever to row across the Pacific Ocean.  Nine years later Tom set off from Peru bound for Australia without a support crew and...https://www.tomrobinsonboats.com/This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores solo adventure, rowing the Pacific Ocean, boat building, remote Pacific Island communities, family, rescue, bad weather, world records, isolation, fear, survival, adventure, near death, volcanic islands, marine life, weather, storms, storms at sea, naked, rescue, teenage adventurer, and getting off your phone.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>3140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-claire-keegan-on-bravery-writing-and-the-single-life--75743508Queensland horseman, Ken Faulkner.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/irish-novelist-claire-keegan-horses-marriage/106131476Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe bestselling Irish author grew up on a farm set on “50 acres on the side of a hill”. Growing up, she witnessed a harsh, misogynistic country that convinced her she would never marry. Claire shares what she has learned about writing from a litter of...Queensland horseman, Ken Faulkner.]]>3181big families,claire keegan,conversations,farming,feminism,horse riding,irish history,magdeline laundries,marriage,novelist,philosophy,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2025-how-vincent-fantauzzo-s-life-was-saved-by-love-and-painting--75743460https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/painter-vincent-fantauzzo-on-how-art-saved-him/106125408Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen artist Vincent Fantauzzo was a boy he was a street-fighting petty criminal with dyslexia and a blazing talent for drawing. He escaped jail time, and grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known portrait artists.VIncent Fantauzzo is one of...3021abc,art,boxing,conversations,dyslexia,family,grief,juvenile crime,mental health,painting,portrait painting,poverty,sarah kanowski,vincent fantauzzofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-life-of-norman-swan--75743487https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/the-life-of-dr-norman-swan/106112792Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow a boy from Glasgow named Norman Swirsky grew up to become Australia's most famous doctorWhen Norman was 10 years old his dad decided to change the family's surname to Swan in a response to ongoing anti-Semitism in Scotland after WWII.Norman wanted...3085conversations,covid 19,norman swan,pandemic,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-mcinnes-bittersweet-summers-budgie-smugglers-boardies-and-bumming-around--75743524https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/william-mcinnes-australian-summer-stories/106110776Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe author and actor thinks summer in Australia is done bigger, better and weirder than anywhere else. For three months of the year, life slows down and heats up. But for William, summer in Australia is an imperfect paradise where more than anything,...3031abc,australian kitsch,bushfires,conversations,fathers,heat,mothers,nostalgia,queensland,richard fidler,road trips,sarah kanowski,school holidays,siblings,skin cancer,sons,summer,sun,sunburn,william mcinnesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-living-like-a-stoic-changed-my-life--75743528https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brigid-delaney-stoics-stoicism-marcus-aurelius-seneca-epictetus/106107534Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist and author, Brigid Delaney looked into the ancient philosophy during an assignment from her editor. What she discovered led her to years of study and a brand-new outlook on life that focuses less on happiness and more on meaning and...3060abc,ancient greece,anxiety,becoming a stoic,brigid delaney,climate anxiety,conversations,emperor nero,epictetus,finding calm,marcus aurelius,meditation,nero,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seneca,stoicism,stoics,the guardian,tranquilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rajneeshees-and-me-why-martina-thought-she-needed-a-guru-to-heal--75743465https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/martina-zangger-psychotherapist-childhood-abuse-osho/106104000Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCult survivor and psychotherapist Dr Martina Zangger on her ten years devoted to an Indian mystic and how she learned to stand on her own two feet.When Martina Zangger was 19 years old she became a devotee of the Rajneeshee Movement led by the Guru,...3146abc,ashram,childhood abuse,conversations,counselling,cult,healing,martina zangger,meditation,monogamy,motherhood,osho,parenting,psychotheraphy,rajneesh,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sheila,therapy,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-helen-garner-s-love-letter-to-her-grandson-and-football--75743490https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/helen-garner-on-footy-boys-and-growing-old/106084566Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Helen Garner began following her grandson Amby's under-16s football team, it was a chance to spend more time with her youngest grandchild before he became an adult and she was fascinated by the spectacle.She went along to all the games, and to...3138conversations,football,helen garner,sarah kanowski,the seasonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forgotten-men-who-fought-and-died-in-the-wild-jungles-of-borneo--75743464https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-veitch-the-borneo-campaign-world-war-two/106082556Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt the very end of World War Two, Australian soldiers were sent to Borneo to dislodge the occupying Japanese Forces. The story of their brutal fighting was largely forgotten by their own compatriots, who never understood why they went in there in the...3153abc,australian army,borneo,conversations,fighting,general macarthur,japanese,michael veitch,occupation,raaf,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surrender,us navy,war,world war 2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deciding-to-live-recovery-from-a-decade-long-battle-with-anorexia--75743472https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lexi-crouch-on-healing-after-anorexia/106080976Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhile fighting anorexia Lexi Crouch was admitted to hospital 25 times and placed in an induced coma twice. When doctors told her she would die, she began the slow climb up and out to health (CW: discussion of eating disorders)Lexi was 16 when she was...3009anorexia,conversations,lexi crouch,mental health,neuro divergent,recovery,sarah kanowski,yogafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frosty-the-supercars-legend-and-his-race-to-the-top-of-mount-panorama--75743473https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-winterbottom-frosty-super-cars/106074938Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMark Winterbottom grew up in outer Western Sydney, in a family with not much money to spend on expensive hobbies. But by an extraordinary twist of fate, Mark won his first mini motorbike in a shopping centre raffle at the age of 8.Immediately, he was...3174abc,acting,bathurst,bathurst 1000,books,car crash,cars the movie,conversations,falling out with father,fast cars,formula 1,grief,mark winterbottom,memoir,motorsport,owen wilson,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,super cars,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-author-heather-rose-on-the-grief-lodged-deep-in-her-body--75743493https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/author-heather-rose-on-her-own-story/106043086Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksHeather's brother and grandfather died in a tragic drowning accident when she was 12 and from that day, she began looking for a way to commune with what lies beyond. The quest has taken the Stella award winning writer to Buddhist monasteries, Native...3149conversations,heather rose,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-former-army-psychologist-on-ketamine-therapy-ptsd-and-her-surrogate-twins--75743491https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/processing-trauma-and-the-minds-capacity-to-heal/106040380Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksLouise O'Sullivan spent 10 years with the ADF, including deployments with the Special Forces in Afghanistan which eventually left her with PTSD, but a bigger battle lay ahead, the fight to save her premature twins.After leaving the military, Louise...2972australian defence force,cancer,conversations,louise o'sullivan,processing trauma,sarah kanowski,surrogacyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dad-bob-marley-and-me--75743483https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jamaica-moana-maori-samoan-rapper-queer-bob-marley/106038404Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter the death of her father, a spiritual moment with the life-size wooden statue of Bob at Nine Mile convinced queer rapper, Jamaica Moana that everything would be alright.Jamaica was born to the music of Bob Marley on the Central Coast of NSW.Her...2755abc,bob marley,conversations,debut ep,estranged,estrangement,family dynamics,hokianga harbour,hongi,jamaica moana,life story,maori,nine mile,rap,rapper,richard fidler,samoan,sarah kanowski,spirituality,the wailersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-pair-of-disobedient-missionaries-invented-australia-s-most-iconic-road-trip--75743498online early next year.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores travel, road trips, Australian history, modern history, motoring history, great global road trips, grey nomads, caravanning, van life, historical records, religion, church, cancer, losing a daughter, brain cancer, grief, driving, driving Western Australia, madman's track, white history, black history.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-riley-bubsie-boys-greg-neville/106035020Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTens of thousands of 'van lifers' and 'grey nomads' drive around Australia each year. But the iconic road trip has a surprising origin story involving a pair of missionaries, a retired butcher and a gun-slinging mother-daughter duo.David Riley is a...online early next year.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores travel, road trips, Australian history, modern history, motoring history, great global road trips, grey nomads, caravanning, van life, historical records, religion, church, cancer, losing a daughter, brain cancer, grief, driving, driving Western Australia, madman's track, white history, black history.]]>31351900s,7th day adventist,abc,australian history,church,conversations,david riley,driving,explorers,iconic road trips,lap around australia,missionaries,modern history,motoring history,race,record,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-johnathan-thurston-became-one-of-the-greats--75743504https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-johnathan-thruston-became-one-of-the-greats/106015864Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDespite being a stand-out young player, many NRL clubs initially rejected Johnathan Thurston because they thought he was too small and wiry but he went on to become one of the best rugby league players of all time.Johnathan showed his rare talent for...3116cantebury bull dogs,conversations,daly m medal,johnathan thurston,north queensland cowboys,nrl,sarah kanowski,state of originfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-aunty-rhonda-learnt-to-cry--75743497Spirit of the Dreaming, online in both print and audiobook formats.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores Aboriginal Australia, black history, colonisation, segregation, assimilation, religion, Christianity, the Native Act, reckoning with Australia's history, the Voice, racism, Indigenous suicide, mental health, medical neglect, art, motherhood, writing, books, memoir, modern Australia, Ipswich, Churches of Christ, Aborigines Mission Board.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/aunty-rhonda-collard-spratt-carnarvon-mission/106014254Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArtist, author and Stolen Generations survivor, Rhonda Collard-Spratt, on bush hugs, beehives, emu bumps, and finding peace.Aunty Rhonda Collard-Spratt is a Yamatji-Noongar elder and Stolen Generations survivor who grew up on the Carnarvon Native...Spirit of the Dreaming, online in both print and audiobook formats.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores Aboriginal Australia, black history, colonisation, segregation, assimilation, religion, Christianity, the Native Act, reckoning with Australia's history, the Voice, racism, Indigenous suicide, mental health, medical neglect, art, motherhood, writing, books, memoir, modern Australia, Ipswich, Churches of Christ, Aborigines Mission Board.]]>3074abc,aunty rhonda collard spratt,books,carnarvon,conversations,language,len collard,linguistics,memoir,native mission,nyungar,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stolen generations,western australia,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-democracy-to-dictatorship-and-back-again-how-freedom-falls-and-tyranny-takes-hold--75743471https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-loxton-trump-america-tyranny-authoritarianism/106011754Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr James Loxton on how modern democracies can crumble as authoritarian regimes take hold, but also how freedom and democracy can rise again, from the Americas to Europe and into Asia.James grew up in stable Canada, where he spent his summers herding...3207abc,chile,conversations,cuba,democracy,dictators,forms of government,hitler,ice,james loxton,latin america,peru,politics,putin,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stalin,trump,tyrannical leaders,venezuelafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-bulldog-on-the-ice-eric-s-journey-from-the-south-pole-to-outer-space--75743511https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/eric-philips-polar-explorer/106006664Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEric Philips has always loved cold weather and from young age became fixated on the idea of polar exploration and following in the footsteps of the adventurers he read about in National Geographic.And he went on to lead gruelling expeditions to the...3161conversations,eric philips,north pole,polar exploration,sarah kanowski,south pole,space exploration,space xfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-love-sex-and-the-secret-life-of-retirees--75743520https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/samantha-strauss-dance-academy-nembutal-apple-cider-vinegar/105989928Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksScreenwriter Samantha Strauss on her grandmother's vibrant last years in a Gold Coast retirement home where love, sex and startlingly pragmatic conversations about dying were all part of daily life. (CW: not suitable for children) (R)Samantha Strauss...2730abc,apple cider vinegar,aussies in la,ballet,belle gibson,cancer,conversations,dance academy,death,dying,exit international,grandmother,injury,la,netflix,richard fidler,samantha strauss,sarah kanowski,screenwriter,screenwritingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-peace-and-finding-laughter-in-my-family-s-dark-past--75743525https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/reuben-kaye-cabaret-performer-singer-and-comedian/105988362Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReuben Kaye has always known he was going to be a performer and grew up a house that encouraged his love of the limelight.  But in the background was the weight of his family history full of complicated characters and stories of cruelty.Reuben's...2816cabaret,conversations,family history,grief,jewish history,jewish identity,music theatre,reuben kaye,sarah kanowski,suicide,world war 2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loving-and-losing-three-good-men-the-story-of-a-ballerina-called-blossom--75743476https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/petal-ashmole-winstanley-ballet-heartbreak/105986744Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPetal Ashmole Winstanley was just a teenager when she left Perth on her own to sail to London. There, in the swinging 1960s, she began her wild adventure of dance, love and heartbreak.Petal got her first big dancing break in a Christmas pantomime, and...3125abc,australia,ballerina,ballet,books,conversations,death,divorce,dying,grief,heartbreak,hiv aids,love,marriage,memoir,petal ashmole winstanley,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sexuality,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-conspiracy-that-brought-down-the-whitlam-government-in-the-1975-dismissal--75743544https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-kelly-dismissal-gough-whitlam-malcolm-fraser-1975/105977926Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEditor-at-Large of The Australian, Paul Kelly looks back at the most profound crisis in Australia’s democracy, including the off-the-record information he was given five days before it took place.In 1975 Paul was a young press gallery journalist,...3222abc,conversations,free university,gough whitlam,human rights,it's time,john kerr,malcolm fraser,no fault divorce,paul kelly,remembrance day 1975,remembrance day 2025,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,the dismissal,whitlam,whitlam government,women's rightsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silverchair-s-ben-gillies-on-his-life-as-a-teenage-rock-god-and-what-happened-next--75743470https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-gilles-from-silverchair-on-his-life-as-a-teenage-rock-god/105974068Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Ben Gillies was 15 he began touring around the world in his band called Silverchair. After the band broke up, Ben had to work through anxiety and addiction to make an entirely new life for himself.Silverchair toured America, supporting the...3050ben gillies,fame,mental health,newcastle,rock music,silverchairfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-meet-ash-barty-s-mindset-coach-ben-crowe--75743535https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-crowe-repeat-mindset-coach-elite-athletes/105963288Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow does Ben Crowe get elite athletes to the top of their game? What he asks footballers, surfers and tennis players to do seems counter intuitive, and a lot of the work happens off the field. (R)Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked with elite...3208abc,afl,ash barty,basketball,ben crowe,conversations,crows,football,footy,grand final,magpies,mindset coaching,origin story,richard fidler,richmond,sarah kanowski,sports psychology,stephanie gilmore,tennis,tigersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uncovering-the-heart-of-my-nana-s-saltwater-stories--75743557National domestic family and sexual violence counselling service on 1800-RESPECT — 1800 737 732.I Am Nannertgarrook is published by Simon & Schuster Bundyi.Tasma was named joint winner, with Robbie Arnott, of the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize for 2025.Watch Reckless on SBS, NITV, and SBS ON DEMAND.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.This episode explores heritage, ancestral legacy, inherited trauma, intergenerational trauma, DV, family violence, method acting, mob, Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal, slavery, blak, blak mothers, reconnecting with culture, bunurong strong, Nerrm, Narrm, Wilsons Prom, Wilsons Promontory, mermaids, dolphins, asthma, asthma attacks, medea, monologue, auditions, acting auditions, SBS, reckless, St Kilda, Blue Heelers, Luna Park.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tasma-walton-bunurong-blue-heelers-historical-fiction/105961578Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBunurong/Boonwurrung actor and author, Tasma Walton was enjoying her big break on TV show Blue Heelers in the 1990s in Melbourne when a transformative visit from her grandmother launched her in a new direction.Boonwurrung/Bunurong woman, Tasma grew up...National domestic family and sexual violence counselling service on 1800-RESPECT — 1800 737 732.I Am Nannertgarrook is published by Simon & Schuster Bundyi.Tasma was named joint winner, with Robbie Arnott, of the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize for 2025.Watch Reckless on SBS, NITV, and SBS ON DEMAND.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.This episode explores heritage, ancestral legacy, inherited trauma, intergenerational trauma, DV, family violence, method acting, mob, Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal, slavery, blak, blak mothers, reconnecting with culture, bunurong strong, Nerrm, Narrm, Wilsons Prom, Wilsons Promontory, mermaids, dolphins, asthma, asthma attacks, medea, monologue, auditions, acting auditions, SBS, reckless, St Kilda, Blue Heelers, Luna Park.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3214abc,aboriginal,blue heelers,boonwurrung,bunurong,conversations,first nations,geraldton,indigenous,luna park,nannertgarrook,narrm,nerrm,nida,richard fidler,rove,saltwater people,sarah kanowski,st kilda,tasma waltonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-dalrymple-s-own-curious-history-from-the-scottish-coast-to-mughal-delhi--75743496https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/william-dalrymple-story-of-falling-in-love-with-india/105957780Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian William Dalrymple had a rarefied childhood on the windswept coast of Scotland. As an adult he fell in love with India, and later discovered his family's own deep ties to the country.Born into the Scottish aristocracy, William followed his...3111conversations,family history,history,india,north berwick,sarah kanowski,scotland,travel writing,william dalrymplefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-drama-and-the-grit-behind-michelle-payne-s-ride-into-melbourne-cup-history--75743513https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michelle-payne-melbourne-cup-winner/105954960Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTen years ago, Michelle Payne became the first woman to win The Melbourne Cup but in the years since she's had to face many challenges, including a life threatening injury and family heartbreak.  Fortunately if there is one thing Michelle knows a lot...3141conversations,grief,horse racing,horse racing accident,large families,michelle payne,sarah kanowski,sports betting,sports injuries,the melbourne cup,women in sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-story-of-a-wild-radical-feminist-socialist-lesbian-mum-and-her-son--75743479his website.https://iantoware.com.au/about/This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode explores single mothers, queer mothers, lesbian, gardening, rainbow families, unusual families, being different, how it feels to be different, when you don't fit in, is it ok to be different, Adelaide, Dunstan, mother and son, single parent family, single parent, single child family, kidney disease, kidney transplant, death of a mother, death of a parent, orphan, strong mothers, only child, one and done, amicable separation, amicable divorce, good divorce, adult son and chronic illness.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ianto-ware-radical-feminist-socialist-lesbian-mum-son/105936324Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter, Ianto Ware on growing up in the suburbs of Adelaide in a single-parent, single-child family, when such an experience was rare. (R)Ianto Ware was raised in the suburbs of Adelaide in a house surrounded by a tangled garden of oak trees and...his website.https://iantoware.com.au/about/This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode explores single mothers, queer mothers, lesbian, gardening, rainbow families, unusual families, being different, how it feels to be different, when you don't fit in, is it ok to be different, Adelaide, Dunstan, mother and son, single parent family, single parent, single child family, kidney disease, kidney transplant, death of a mother, death of a parent, orphan, strong mothers, only child, one and done, amicable separation, amicable divorce, good divorce, adult son and chronic illness.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3211abc,adelaide,chronic illness,conversations,ianto ware,lesbian,queer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,single mum,single parent familyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-paris-helped-this-aerospace-engineer-survive-anorexia--75743548Butterfly Foundation or call on 1800 33 4673.https://butterfly.org.au/This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores eating disorders, disordered eating, pain au chocolat, Paris, Ousia, hospitality, hospo, cafe culture, croissants, start up, self made, CEO, life of a CEO, France, pastry chef, laminated pastries, obsession, control, perfection, perfectionism, tin tin, sibling love, family support, tight family unit, Du Pain et des Idées, boulangerie, Christophe Vasseur, changing careers, formula 1, formula one, racing, motorsports, pit crew and Monaco.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-reid-f1-croissants-anorexia-paris-business/105934658Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKate Reid inherited her love of Formula 1 from her dad. She put her heart and soul into qualifying for a job with the renowned racing team, Williams, but her dream job turned out very differently to what she expected. Then, a public library turned out...Butterfly Foundation or call on 1800 33 4673.https://butterfly.org.au/This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores eating disorders, disordered eating, pain au chocolat, Paris, Ousia, hospitality, hospo, cafe culture, croissants, start up, self made, CEO, life of a CEO, France, pastry chef, laminated pastries, obsession, control, perfection, perfectionism, tin tin, sibling love, family support, tight family unit, Du Pain et des Idées, boulangerie, Christophe Vasseur, changing careers, formula 1, formula one, racing, motorsports, pit crew and Monaco.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3201abc,anorexia,asthma,control,conversations,croissants,disordered eating,du pain et des idees,eating disorder,f1,father daughter bonding,formula 1,kate reid,lune croissanterie,motorsports,obsession,pastry chef,racing,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strange-tale-of-the-artist-who-stole-3000-butterflies--75743562https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/butterfly-theft-history-museums-holotypes-species-naturalist/105929838Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWalter Marsh with the surreal tale of Colin Wyatt, the ski champion, mountaineer, wartime camouflage expert, artist, and naturalist who committed one of the world's biggest-ever museum heists in the 1940s.In January 1947, by chance, it was found that...3118colin wyatt,conversations,missing insects,rare butterfly specimens,richard fidler,the butterfly thief,walter marshfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-this-humanitarian-doctor-swapped-byron-bay-for-a-war-zone-and-what-happened-next--75743499https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/katie-treble-doctors-without-borders-msf/105928082Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKatie Treble grew up crying at about how all the king's horses and men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again. It was that compassion that made her the perfect candidate for doctoring during war as an adult.When Dr Katie Treble decided to swap the...3183abc,africa,bria,central african republic,civil war,conversations,doctors without borders,humanitarian crisis,katie treble,malaria,mdma therapy,msf,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surgeryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-aaron-fa-aoso-on-his-mistakes-heartaches-and-lucky-breaks--75743580https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/aaron-faaoso-torres-strait-acting-director-producer-heartache/105912390Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAaron was living on the tip of Cape York when he borrowed his uncle’s dinghy to make it to his first acting audition on nearby Thursday Island.He won the role that day in a TV show called Remote Area Nurse, and many other TV series followed, including...3129aaron fa'aoso,acting,cape york,conversations,production,remote area nurse,sarah kanowski,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maximalist-power-queen-em-rusciano-on-the-diagnoses-that-revealed-her--75743488https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/em-rusciano-adhd-autism-perimenopause-motherhood/105910050Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe singer, podcaster, writer and comedian on living big with neurodivergence, and owning her manic, creative energy.Growing up in Melbourne in the 1980s, Em was a serious young athlete, focused on hurdles, when a high kick up-ended her...3171abc,adhd,adult diagnosis,autism,conversationis,em rusciano,emsolation,emsolation extra,john peter farnham,late diagnosis,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/telling-the-future-and-the-past-through-the-palm--75743527https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alison-bashford-palm-reading-wellness-psychology-hands/105908102Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom fairground palmistry to the science of fingerprinting, historian Alison Bashford explores the secrets, history and psychology of the hand.Alison was in a London library when she discovered a ginormous palm print of a gorilla, taken two days after...3211abc,alison bashford,carl jung,charlotte wolff,conversations,fingerprint,hands,magic,medical history,nazi germany,occult,palmistry,palm reading,psychoanalysis,psychology,richard fidler,roma,sarah kanowski,simian line,weimar germanyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helen-goh-cakes-ottolenghi-and-the-fire-horse-child--75743565https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/helen-goh-ottolenghi-baking-psychology-malaysia/105897350Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHelen Goh's life story began with a complicated childhood — and blossomed into one about culture, cake and the meaning of life.Helen was born in Malaysia in the year of the Fire Horse. This zodiac birth year was a big threat to the Gohs, and her...3108abc,conversations,cookbook,deli,fire horse,helen goh,notting hill,recipe,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,year of the fire horse,yotam ottolenghifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-wendy-harmer-on-overcoming-her-fractured-childhood--75743501https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/wendy-harmer-comedian-writer-broadcaster/105881636Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWendy Harmer has enjoyed huge success over four decades as a comedian, tv host and as a radio presenter.  A long way from her origins in country Victoria, where she was born with a facial disfigurement, into a struggling family.When her mother left,...3030comedy,conversations,family,journalism,memoir,poverty,radio,richard fidler,television,wendy harmer,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-these-prisoners-of-war-wished-they-never-escaped-from-the-bloody-train--75743502Remembrance Day at the Goulburn Library, and again on Saturday, 6 December at Sydney's Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores war, POWs, Germany, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Catholic, Orthodox, Roma people, Jewish, Islamic, Chetniks, Partisans, genocide, civil war, death, escape, spies, double agents, allied forces, war crimes, international war tribunal, guerilla warfare, murder, assassination, holocaust, Italy, Greece, fascism, tyranny, Bosnia, Nazi, Hitler.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/edmund-goldrick-world-war-two-serbia-yugoslavia-pows/105876978Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian and bookseller Edmund Goldrick on the hair-raising, forgotten tale of the escaped Australian prisoners of war who stumbled into another, hidden genocide, and tried to stop it.Early in the World War Two, Australian soldiers who had been...Remembrance Day at the Goulburn Library, and again on Saturday, 6 December at Sydney's Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores war, POWs, Germany, former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Catholic, Orthodox, Roma people, Jewish, Islamic, Chetniks, Partisans, genocide, civil war, death, escape, spies, double agents, allied forces, war crimes, international war tribunal, guerilla warfare, murder, assassination, holocaust, Italy, Greece, fascism, tyranny, Bosnia, Nazi, Hitler.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2802abc,bosnia,civil war,conversations,edmund goldrick,ethnic cleansing,genocide,religious tension,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,serbia,war crimes,world war two,ww2,yugoslaviafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/qanon-15-minute-cities-and-sovereign-citizens-plunging-into-the-world-of-conspiracy-theories--75743572interview with Sarah Kanowski https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-heilpern-magistrate-drug-driving-laws-ptsd-justice-system/14103618It explores conspiracy theories, 5G, vaccines, vaccine refusal, traffic fines, QAnon, 15 minute cities, sovereign citizens, pseudo law, legal system, relationships, conferences, podcasters, influential conspiracy theorists, Bill Heffernan, sheeple, Port Arthur, Wieambilla murders, Port Arthur, what pushes people into conspiracy theories, David Heilpern, do conspiracy theorists change their minds, families, fractured families, going no contact, Dezi Freeman, the hunt for Dezi Freeman, sovcit movement, propaganda, powerful cabals, strange conspiracy theories, australian economy, .To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ariel-bogle-conspiracy-theories-sovereign-citizens-reasons/105875094Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Ariel Bogle takes us inside the rallies, homes, courtrooms, secret chat rooms and $2000 Byron Bay luxury retreats where Australia’s conspiracy theories spread.Ariel has been investigating conspiracy theories and those who follow them for...interview with Sarah Kanowski https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-heilpern-magistrate-drug-driving-laws-ptsd-justice-system/14103618It explores conspiracy theories, 5G, vaccines, vaccine refusal, traffic fines, QAnon, 15 minute cities, sovereign citizens, pseudo law, legal system, relationships, conferences, podcasters, influential conspiracy theorists, Bill Heffernan, sheeple, Port Arthur, Wieambilla murders, Port Arthur, what pushes people into conspiracy theories, David Heilpern, do conspiracy theorists change their minds, families, fractured families, going no contact, Dezi Freeman, the hunt for Dezi Freeman, sovcit movement, propaganda, powerful cabals, strange conspiracy theories, australian economy, .To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>313115 minute cities,abc,ariel bogle,camus,cam wilson,christchurch massacre,conspiracy,conspiracy theories,conversations,immigration,paedophile,port arthur,pseudolaw,punish the 28,qanon,racism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sovereign citizensfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hollywood-insider-and-the-murder-that-changed-his-famous-family--75743519https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/actor-griffin-dunne-family-memoir/105868990Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGriffin Dunne's acting career was just taking off when his sister was brutally attacked by an ex-boyfriend, and the outcome of the infamous murder trial that followed was devastating for his family.As a child his parents threw legendary parties,...2899abc,conversations,film,griffin dunne,hollywood,memoir,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,the friday afternoon clubfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-ben-lee-the-chutzpah-mystic-bondi-rock-prodigy-noise-addict--75743595https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-lee-music-childhood-teenage-life-music-ayahuasca-family/105853198Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBen Lee on life as a teen rock prodigy, Hollywood fame, living in an Ashram in India, and exploring his subconscious through ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic from the Amazon (R).Ben Lee grew up in Bondi in the 1980s when it was a place of bikie gangs,...3100abc,ashram,ben lee,celebrity,conversations,hollywood,ione skye,kurt cobain,nirvana,richard fidler,rock music,rock royalty,sarah kanowski,sonic youth,south america,travellindiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-heroine-of-singapore-survived-jail-and-torture-in-wwii--75743590https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tom-trumble-world-war-two-singapore-elizabeth-choy-japan/105851592Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian Tom Trumble tells the story of the cunning World War II Australian sabotage mission known as Operation Jaywick, and how two survivors outsmarted the Imperial Japanese Army police, the Kempeh Tai.Deep in the years of World War II, Australian...3113abc,australian commandos,conversations,elizabeth choy,heroine of singapore,japanese,kempeh tai,limpet mines,military history,operation jaywick,richard fidler,robert heatlie scott,sabotage,sarah kanowski,singapore,special operations,tom trumble,war history,world war ii,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unlikely-outback-publican-of-the-taj-mahal-of-the-warrego--75743530https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/fran-harding-corones-hotel-pub-charleville/105846824Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFran Harding was a stay-at-home mother of eight children when her pharmacist husband came home one night with the news that the family were moving to Charleville in Western Queensland to run a pub.Gordan had spontaneously leased a pub, and Fran was to...3182abc,big families,books,charleville,conversations,flood,fran harding,hospitality,memoir,motherhood,natural disasters,quilpie,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,social history,the corones,the sportsman,western queensland,working mothers,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/journeying-to-the-hadal-zone-in-a-two-man-submarine--75743599online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores fish, marine biology, marine science, Twiggy Forrest, deep sea, space, exploration, human curiosity, why fish matter, bio-medicine, submarines, OceanGate, Titan submersible implosion, James Cameron, Anglar Fish, snail fish, UWA, university, PhD, doctorate, how to study fish, why we study fish, Mariana Trench, Christmas Island, Java Trench, puffer fish, Antarctica, marine park, conservation, off-shore mining, manganese mining, deep sea mining, ethical science.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/todd-bond-hadal-zone-deep-ocean/105842088Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Todd Bond is marine ecologist who goes where very few humans have ever been: the underworld, or the deep ocean. There, he studies the strange, scary and often cute creatures who call the deepest parts of our oceans home.This part of the ocean...online.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores fish, marine biology, marine science, Twiggy Forrest, deep sea, space, exploration, human curiosity, why fish matter, bio-medicine, submarines, OceanGate, Titan submersible implosion, James Cameron, Anglar Fish, snail fish, UWA, university, PhD, doctorate, how to study fish, why we study fish, Mariana Trench, Christmas Island, Java Trench, puffer fish, Antarctica, marine park, conservation, off-shore mining, manganese mining, deep sea mining, ethical science.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3106abc,christmas island,conservation,conversations,deep sea,japan trench,java trench,mariana trench,marine biology,marine ecology,marine park,mining,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,todd bond,twiggy forrest,uwafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-dr-jane-goodall-s-science-and-her-humanity--75743521The Jane Goodall Institute online.Read more about Jane's remarkable life at the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores zoology, biology, evolution, Africa, exploration, conservation, chimpanzees, apes, monkeys, Kenya, Tanzania, David Attenborough, Dame Jane, mother earth, protecting our environment, habitats, UN Messenger of Peace, raising awareness, threats to wildlife, sustainable relationship between people, animals and the natural world, celebrity death.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-goodall-repeat-obit/105825398Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJane Goodall, the renowned conservationist and pioneer of groundbreaking chimpanzee field research, has died of natural causes at the age of 91.Jane lived an utterly remarkable life, and her discoveries revolutionised science.She was only 26 years old...The Jane Goodall Institute online.Read more about Jane's remarkable life at the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores zoology, biology, evolution, Africa, exploration, conservation, chimpanzees, apes, monkeys, Kenya, Tanzania, David Attenborough, Dame Jane, mother earth, protecting our environment, habitats, UN Messenger of Peace, raising awareness, threats to wildlife, sustainable relationship between people, animals and the natural world, celebrity death.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2983abc,africa,chimpanzees,chimps,conservation,conversations,david attenborough,jane goodall,research,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,wildlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-you-should-empower-your-children-to-know-their-human-rights--75743505https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paula-gerber-human-rights-construction-law/105820756Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLawyer Paula Gerber on the human rights of the most endangered group of people in any community - its children. They are open to the most predatory forms of exploitation simply because they don't have the worldliness of adults, and must rely on trust...3129abc,age of criminal responsibility,books,children's rights,construction law,conversations,discrimination,human rights,justice system,juvenile justice,law,legal system,monash,parenting,paula gerber,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,studying law,university,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-field-the-wiggles-red-nose-day-and-baby-bernadette--75743625Lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Read more about research into SIDS, and find out more about counselling services available to parents who have lost a child at the Red Nose website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores unexplained death of a child, how to cope with losing a child, loss, Red Nose Day, Sids for Kids, grief, marriage, love, relationships, music, family bands, big families, Irish Catholic families, Sydney in the 1980s, pub rock, skivvies, Anthony Field, Emma Watkins, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt, Wake up Jeff,  Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Caterina Mete, Lucia Field, big red car, police corruption, NSW police, royal commission, Sydney gangs, drugs, substance abuse.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-field-sids-wiggles-bernadette/105819172Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMusician Paul Field on grieving the death of his baby girl, Bernadette, and how she inspired his family band, The Wiggles, to bring joy into the lives of millions of children. CW: This episode of Conversations discusses the death of a child.Paul Field...Lifeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Read more about research into SIDS, and find out more about counselling services available to parents who have lost a child at the Red Nose website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores unexplained death of a child, how to cope with losing a child, loss, Red Nose Day, Sids for Kids, grief, marriage, love, relationships, music, family bands, big families, Irish Catholic families, Sydney in the 1980s, pub rock, skivvies, Anthony Field, Emma Watkins, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt, Wake up Jeff,  Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Caterina Mete, Lucia Field, big red car, police corruption, NSW police, royal commission, Sydney gangs, drugs, substance abuse.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3117abc,anthony field,catholicism,conversations,death of a child,greg page,irish family,jeff fatt,paul field,police corruption,red nose day,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sids,sids for kids,the wigglesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-my-parachute-failed-how-i-survived-a-fall-from-15-000-feet--75743589https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brad-guy-survived-a-failed-skydive/105814292Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Brad Guy went skydiving in his early 20s, his whole family was there to watch.  But when Brad jumped out of the plane strapped to his instructor, the parachute, and the backup chute both failed to open. The pair plunged to the ground at 80km an...3170brad guy,counselling,depression,emotion trauma,freefall,nightmare disorder,physical rehab,ptsd,skydiving accidentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-psychotherapist-philippa-perry-says-yes-to-feelings--75743632https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/say-yes-to-feelings-with-psychotherapist-philipa-perry/105798740Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPhillipa Perry grew in England and as a teenager went to a finishing school in Switzerland where she learnt to ski and speak in a posh accent.  But instead of joining the aristocracy she worked as debt collector, a manager at McDonalds and eventually...3177abc,agony aunt,conversations,emotions,parenting,philippa perry,psychology,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,therapyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-caring-for-the-dying-taught-bronnie-ware-about-living--75743607bronnieware.comThis episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores death, dying, palliative care, family, regrets, nature, depression, chronic illness, carer work, Bronnie Ware, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, writing,  forgiveness, wildlife, spirituality, memory, meditation.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bronnie-wares-top-five-regrets-of-the-dying/105797006Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBronnie Ware was recovering from burnout when she wrote a blog post reflecting on years working as a palliative carer and the epiphanies patients shared with her as they faced death.  It was read by millions and became the basis of her best-selling...bronnieware.comThis episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores death, dying, palliative care, family, regrets, nature, depression, chronic illness, carer work, Bronnie Ware, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, writing,  forgiveness, wildlife, spirituality, memory, meditation.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3068bronnie ware,carer work,death,depression,dying,family,healing,nature,palliative care,the top 5 regrets of the dyingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-father-bryce-courtenay-the-charming-charismatic-compulsive-liar--75743531https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bryce-courtenay-adam-father/105788330Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTo Australia he was a genius adman and best-selling author but behind closed doors Bryce Courtenay was a deeply flawed husband and father. His son, Adam, has tried to make sense of the lies, the ego and the heartbreak.When Adam Courtenay was growing...3124abc,adam courtenay,australian literature,betrayal,books,bryce courtenay,conversations,fatherhood,history,infidelity,lying,novels,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,who was my father,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-this-journalist-took-on-a-war-criminal-and-won--75743495https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-mckenzie-ben-roberts-smith-sas/105786498Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2017, journalist Nick McKenzie heard rumours of executions and cover-ups inside Australia’s most elite military unit. For the next eight years, Nick waged an epic battle for the truth to be acknowledged about Ben Roberts-Smith VC.Along with his...3188abc,adf,afghanistan,andrew hastie,ben roberts-smith,conversations,coverups,defamation case,executions,investigation,iraq,law,legal,military,murder,nick mckenzie,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sas,war crimesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-paralympian-christie-dawes-is-super-normal--75743538

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This episode was produced by Michelle Ransom Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations touches on suicide, Paralympic Games, terrorism, disability, family, wheelchair marathon, wheelchair racing, positivity, sport, women, alcohol, equal rights.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/wheelchair-racer-christie-dawes/105771264Fri, 19 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksChristie took up wheelchair racing as a child as part of her rehab after a car crash left her with paraplegia.  Sometimes dangerous and always thrilling, the sport helped to restore her sense of self and Christie went on to compete in seven Paralympic...

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This episode was produced by Michelle Ransom Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations touches on suicide, Paralympic Games, terrorism, disability, family, wheelchair marathon, wheelchair racing, positivity, sport, women, alcohol, equal rights.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3046christie dawes,conversations,disability,family,mental health,paraplegic,richard fidler,wheelchair marathon,wheelchair racingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-went-from-being-a-pregnant-homeless-teenager-to-running-a-bhp-mining-merger--75743611https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claire-parkinson-homeless-teen-mum-bhp-mining/105769408Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksClaire Parkinson is the daughter of a long-distance lorry driver and her first job was cleaning the urinals at her local Suffolk factory. A stint as a prison officer set her up with stability and responsibility, then she was assigned to protect a...3153abc,amazon,autobiogrraphy,bhp,career,claire parkinson,conversations,c-suite,growth mindset,homeless,kindle,mining,mining executive,ozminerals,prison officer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teen mumfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/265-days-alone-at-sea-the-young-boat-builder-who-rowed-across-the-pacific--75743526https://www.tomrobinsonboats.com/This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores solo adventure, rowing the Pacific Ocean, boat building, remote Pacific Island communities, family, rescue, bad weather, world records, isolation, fear, survival, adventure, near death, volcanic islands, marine life, weather, storms, storms at sea, naked, rescue, teenage adventurer, and getting off your phone.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/the-young-boat-builder-who-rowed-the-pacific/105761028Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTom Robinson was a 14-year-old living in the Brisbane suburbs when he made a promise to himself to become the youngest person ever to row across the Pacific Ocean.  Nine years later Tom set off from Peru bound for Australia without a support crew and...https://www.tomrobinsonboats.com/This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores solo adventure, rowing the Pacific Ocean, boat building, remote Pacific Island communities, family, rescue, bad weather, world records, isolation, fear, survival, adventure, near death, volcanic islands, marine life, weather, storms, storms at sea, naked, rescue, teenage adventurer, and getting off your phone.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities]]>3147brisbane river,conversations,family,maiwar,pacific islands,pacific ocean,rescue,solo adventure,tom robinson,world recordfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-lives-of-diplomats-surviving-bomb-season-in-jakarta--75743510https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/grant-dooley-bali-jakarta-bombings/105756756Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDiplomat Grant Dooley was inside the Australian Embassy building in Indonesia when a bomb went off, killing several people. This was just the beginning of a series of devastating events that Grant had to come to terms with years after moving back home...3057abc,bali 9,bali bombing,boxing day tsunami,conversations,grant dooley,indonesia,jakarta,png,political tension,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,schappelle corby,south east asia,terrorism,timorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-live-podcast-extra-mel-buttle--75743516ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-live-podcast-extra-mel-buttle/105762148Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the now complete Conversations Live Tour, Brisbane edition.Comedian, Mel Buttle was one of the special guests who appeared on stage to share some photos close to her heart, and the stories...ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>802abc,adhd,brisbane expo,comedian,comedy,conversations,lyn,mel buttle,mel buttle lyn instagram,micf,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trampoline,trampoliningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-candice-fox-how-to-raise-a-crime-writer--75743523https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-candice-fox-how-to-raise-a-crime-writer/105744506Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a child, Candice Fox knew her family wasn't what most people would consider normal.  Their Christmas included lunch at Long Bay jail, where her father worked (R).At home, Candice's mother Ocean was busy rescuing lost people, injured native animals,...3138abc,animal rescue,books,candice fox,conversations,crime writer,mystery,novels,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,true crime,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-dr-tottman-had-to-run-towards-her-life--75743604at Apple Podcasts.If you or anyone you know needs help:

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This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores breast cancer, cancer diagnosis, parenting, motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, divorce, finding love again, career change, double mastectomy, body image after cancer, psycho-oncology, helping people with cancer, how to talk to your children about cancer, mindfulness, swimming, mental health, shock, coping with illness, recovering from illness, major surgery, origin story.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/charlotte-tottman-psychologist-oncology-breast-cancer/105742730Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Charlotte Tottman is a clinical psychologist who specialises in supporting cancer patients. Both her parents had died young from different cancers, so Charlotte always joked she would be next. In 2018, it wasn't a joke anymore.While on a beach...at Apple Podcasts.If you or anyone you know needs help:

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This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores breast cancer, cancer diagnosis, parenting, motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, divorce, finding love again, career change, double mastectomy, body image after cancer, psycho-oncology, helping people with cancer, how to talk to your children about cancer, mindfulness, swimming, mental health, shock, coping with illness, recovering from illness, major surgery, origin story.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3108abc,breast cancer network australi,career change,chemo,conversations,divorce,double mastectomy,dr charlotte tottman,love,marriage,motherhood,parenting,radiation,relationships,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surviving cancerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-after-menopause-divorce-and-loss-how-this-mountaineer-started-all-over-again--75743840at this link.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris; executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mid-life crisis, starting new, documentary, film, mountain climbing, Everest, Nepal, spiritual journey, India, Pakistan, travel, badass women, women in middle age, how to start again, separation, marriage, death of a father, self esteem, self worth, failing school, TAFE, alternative career pathways, Klára Kolouchová, Nanga Parbat, origin story, child of divorce, peri-menopause, hidden menopause symptoms, HRT, hormone therapy for menopause, chronic fatigue, depression, mental health, sweats.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/allie-pepper-mountaineering-menopause/105738054Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA few years ago, after a series of crisis after crisis after crisis, Allie Pepper thought she would have to give up high-altitude mountain climbing. This is how she got her groove back.Record-breaking mountaineer, Allie Pepper, is currently in the...at this link.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris; executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores mid-life crisis, starting new, documentary, film, mountain climbing, Everest, Nepal, spiritual journey, India, Pakistan, travel, badass women, women in middle age, how to start again, separation, marriage, death of a father, self esteem, self worth, failing school, TAFE, alternative career pathways, Klára Kolouchová, Nanga Parbat, origin story, child of divorce, peri-menopause, hidden menopause symptoms, HRT, hormone therapy for menopause, chronic fatigue, depression, mental health, sweats.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3175abc,allie pepper,birth control,conversations,death of a parent,divorce,everest,himalayas,india,menopause,menopause symptoms,mountaineering,nepal,pakistan,peri menopause,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-dr-ranjana-srivastava-tells-the-whole-truth-about-cancer--75743796The Guardian, for which she won the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Columnist of The Year in 2025.In 2017, Ranjana was awarded an Order of Australia medal for her work as an oncologist and in improving doctor-patient communication.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores cancer, oncology, the big C, cancerland, breast cancer, bowel cancer, how to survive cancer, incurable cancer, end of life care, palliative care, honest doctors, refusing treatment, chemotherapy, radiation, how to be honest with patients, doctor patient relationship, geriatric oncology, India, migration, motherhood, late term miscarriage, pregnancy, writing, books, origin story, journalism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ranjana-srivastava-oncologist-cancer/105729418Tue, 09 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDoctors often use euphemisms to dance around the 'C' word. But for oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava, how you talk to someone with cancer goes beyond "shadows, lumps and lesions". It's all about compassion and clarity, even when honesty is...The Guardian, for which she won the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Columnist of The Year in 2025.In 2017, Ranjana was awarded an Order of Australia medal for her work as an oncologist and in improving doctor-patient communication.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores cancer, oncology, the big C, cancerland, breast cancer, bowel cancer, how to survive cancer, incurable cancer, end of life care, palliative care, honest doctors, refusing treatment, chemotherapy, radiation, how to be honest with patients, doctor patient relationship, geriatric oncology, India, migration, motherhood, late term miscarriage, pregnancy, writing, books, origin story, journalism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3094book,cancer,cancerland,conversations,end of life,honest doctoring,late-term miscarriage,lesions,losing children,miscarriage,oncologist,oncology,pregnancy complication,ranjana srivastava,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shadows,the big c,tumor,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-danny-estrin-s-eurovision-glory-and-the-bittersweet-aftermath--75743627https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/danny-estrin-eurovision-glory/105717124Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVoyager frontman Danny Estrin on his unconventional path from heavy metal to law and on to the Eurovision grand final (R).Danny Estrin is one of the few Australians who knows what it’s like to perform at Eurovision. As frontman for the progressive...3144abc,classical music,conversations,danny estrin,eurovision,heavy metal,immigration law,lawyer,migration story,music,origin story,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,voyagerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kathleen-folbigg-tells-the-story-of-her-fight-for-freedom--75743547https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kathleen-folbigg-tracy-chapman-friendship-science-justice-dna/105712822Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKathleen Folbigg was locked up in prison for decades, wrongly convicted of the deaths of her four children. For years, her childhood friend Tracy was the only person who believed in her innocence. Now they are telling the story of their herculean...3186abc,carola vineusa,conversations,dna,inside out book,kathleen folbigg,kathleen folbigg charges,kathleen folbigg children,kathleen folbigg exonerated,kathleen folbigg husband,kathleen folbigg lawyers,kathleen folbigg life story,kathleen folbigg prison,meadows law,misogyny,podcast,rhanee rego,sarah kanowski,science,tracy chapmanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-alan-the-shit-magnet-playford-helped-revolutionise-australia-s-ambulance-services--75743615https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alan-playford-paramedic-australian-history/105710620Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen you call for an ambulance these days, chances are the officers inside will save a life. But 40 years ago, 80 per cent of Alan Playford's passengers would either die on the way to the hospital, or on its doorstep. This is how he, and his...2804abc,alan playford,ambulance officer,bob wright,conversations,hospital,medical history,newcastle earthquake,paramedic,paramedicine,penny keogh,rescue chopper,richard fidler,rwanda genocide,sarah kanowski,st vincents,union,united nationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-i-wrote-a-musical-for-my-cheeky-charismatic-persian-mum--75743594his Instagram page.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores visual arts, performing arts, becoming an artist, how to be an artist, carers, caring for parents, the sandwich generation, Persia, Iran, womens rights, feminism, musical theatre, experimental art, Western Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, university, TAFE, tertiary education, what to do after high school, graduation, Istanbul, migration, war, escape, family dynamics, sisters, kidnapping.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hossei-artist-western-sydney-persia-musical-iran/105705878Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTen years ago, Sydney-based artist HOSSEI took a step back from the art world to care for his sick mother. The more time they spent together, the more inspired HOSSEI became to create something especially for, about, and starring his mum.HOSSEI is an...his Instagram page.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores visual arts, performing arts, becoming an artist, how to be an artist, carers, caring for parents, the sandwich generation, Persia, Iran, womens rights, feminism, musical theatre, experimental art, Western Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, university, TAFE, tertiary education, what to do after high school, graduation, Istanbul, migration, war, escape, family dynamics, sisters, kidnapping.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2839abc,art,australian arts,australian theatre,conversations,family dynamics,hossei,iran,migration,mother and sons,musical,parramatta,persia,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,turkey,visual arts,western sydneyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-alan-alda-on-bringing-science-to-acting--75743797ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores science, science communication, MASH, television, Hollywood, silver screen, acting, show biz families, family business, Vietnam, origin stories, memoir.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alan-alda-conversations-20th-favourite/105778542Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksHollywood actor Alan Alda has devoted his life to science, by taking his acting and communication skills off the screen and into the laboratory. Alan grew up in a show business family and spent his childhood touring with a burlesque show run by his...ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores science, science communication, MASH, television, Hollywood, silver screen, acting, show biz families, family business, Vietnam, origin stories, memoir.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>318120 years of conversations,alan alda,conversations,conversations 20th anniversary,hollywoood,mash,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,science communication,show biz family,televisionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-the-male-midwife-working-in-arnhem-land--75743598research on pregnancy and childbirth.Discover the Djakamirr program, training doulas to help Yolŋu women give birth on their own country.Christian also recommends the book Why Warriors Lie Down and Die by Richard Trudgen as a valuable resource on Indigenous Australia.You can hear Richard's full conversation with Nigel Newton on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/publisher-nigel-newton-on-harnessing-the-harry-potter-effect/7788834You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nhulunbuy-male-midwife/105778520Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksGrowing up south of Sydney as one of six boys, midwifery wasn't the occupation Christian Wright expected for himself. At the age of nine, he experienced a vision that gave him a sense of his future in a life of service.As a qualified midwife,...research on pregnancy and childbirth.Discover the Djakamirr program, training doulas to help Yolŋu women give birth on their own country.Christian also recommends the book Why Warriors Lie Down and Die by Richard Trudgen as a valuable resource on Indigenous Australia.You can hear Richard's full conversation with Nigel Newton on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/publisher-nigel-newton-on-harnessing-the-harry-potter-effect/7788834You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784]]>3197abc,arnhem land,birth,brain injury,christian wright,conversations,first nations,indigenous,male midwife,midwife,midwifery,nhulunbuy,origin stories,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-writing-hit-songs-for-blondie-tina-turner-and-suzi-quatro--75743789

Sunday Girl performed by Blondie

Hanging on the Telephone performed by Blondie

Ballroom Blitz performed by The Sweet

Stumblin' In performed by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman

My Sharona performed by The Knack

Standout story – Brenda BlethynHear Richard’s conversation with Brenda Blethyn.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stage-and-screen-actor-brenda-blethyn/7823938We have many people to thank for their work and support over the years, including our colleagues at ABC Local Radio, Radio National, and Radio Australia.Huge thanks to James O’Loughlin, Steve Cannane, Ann Jones, Ellen Fanning, David Bush, Cathy Van Extel, Scott Stephens, Steve Austin, Hamish Macdonald, Patrick Abboud, Wesley Enoch, Charlie King, Lisa Leong,  Sally Sara, Sana Qadar, Rudi Bremer, Tom Hall, Paul Penton, Robert Apolloni, Steve Fieldhouse, David White, Peter Scott, David Le May, Steven Tilley, Timothy Nicastri, Roi Huberman, Ellis Fitzpatrick, Emrys Cronin, Craig Tilmouth, Matt Hiley, Geoff Cavanagh, Michael Mason, Warwick Tiernan, James O’Brien, Judith Whelan, Jen Brennan, Cath Dwyer, Ben Latimer, Jess Radburn, Anthony Frangi, Justine Kelly, Monique Bowley, Eric George, Brigit Berger, Alison Barclay, Mateuse Pingol, Lilly Cooper, Jade Tully, Anna Priestland, Michaela Perske, Rebecca Levingston, Georgia Bateman, Renee Krosch, Joey Watson, Michael Dulaney, Jenna Koda, Cate Carrigan, Rebecca Armstrong, Rosa Ellen, Stef Collett, Nick King, Lisa Pellegrino, Sajarn Stow, Sinead Lee, Kim Lester, Evan Williams, Katie O’Neill, Eliza Kirsch, Tamar Cranswick, Rebecca McLaren, Michael Hartt, Fiona Purcell, Jen Leake, Michelle Ransom-Hughes, Alice Moldovan, Meggie Morris, Nicola Harrison, Kellie Riordan, Pam O’Brien and Carmel Rooney.  You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on music, songwriting, simply the best, rock 'n' roll, albums, music producer, Nambour, Sunshine Coast, recording studios, Debbie Harry and top ten hit songs.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-mike-chapman-songwriting/105690316Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMusic was always in Mike Chapman’s blood. As a boy, he collected bottles at the Brisbane showgrounds and traded them for money, which he saved to buy his first guitar. In his career he has penned electrifying numbers for The Sweet, The Knack and Pat...

Sunday Girl performed by Blondie

Hanging on the Telephone performed by Blondie

Ballroom Blitz performed by The Sweet

Stumblin' In performed by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman

My Sharona performed by The Knack

Standout story – Brenda BlethynHear Richard’s conversation with Brenda Blethyn.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stage-and-screen-actor-brenda-blethyn/7823938We have many people to thank for their work and support over the years, including our colleagues at ABC Local Radio, Radio National, and Radio Australia.Huge thanks to James O’Loughlin, Steve Cannane, Ann Jones, Ellen Fanning, David Bush, Cathy Van Extel, Scott Stephens, Steve Austin, Hamish Macdonald, Patrick Abboud, Wesley Enoch, Charlie King, Lisa Leong,  Sally Sara, Sana Qadar, Rudi Bremer, Tom Hall, Paul Penton, Robert Apolloni, Steve Fieldhouse, David White, Peter Scott, David Le May, Steven Tilley, Timothy Nicastri, Roi Huberman, Ellis Fitzpatrick, Emrys Cronin, Craig Tilmouth, Matt Hiley, Geoff Cavanagh, Michael Mason, Warwick Tiernan, James O’Brien, Judith Whelan, Jen Brennan, Cath Dwyer, Ben Latimer, Jess Radburn, Anthony Frangi, Justine Kelly, Monique Bowley, Eric George, Brigit Berger, Alison Barclay, Mateuse Pingol, Lilly Cooper, Jade Tully, Anna Priestland, Michaela Perske, Rebecca Levingston, Georgia Bateman, Renee Krosch, Joey Watson, Michael Dulaney, Jenna Koda, Cate Carrigan, Rebecca Armstrong, Rosa Ellen, Stef Collett, Nick King, Lisa Pellegrino, Sajarn Stow, Sinead Lee, Kim Lester, Evan Williams, Katie O’Neill, Eliza Kirsch, Tamar Cranswick, Rebecca McLaren, Michael Hartt, Fiona Purcell, Jen Leake, Michelle Ransom-Hughes, Alice Moldovan, Meggie Morris, Nicola Harrison, Kellie Riordan, Pam O’Brien and Carmel Rooney.  You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on music, songwriting, simply the best, rock 'n' roll, albums, music producer, Nambour, Sunshine Coast, recording studios, Debbie Harry and top ten hit songs.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2203abc,blondie,brisbane,brisbane showgrounds,conversations,debbie harry,epic life story,mike chapman,nabour,origin story,recycling bottles,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,simply the best,songwriting,sunshine coast,suzie quatro,tina turner,writing a hit songfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-surviving-ptsd-as-an-iraq-war-correspondent--75743512Open Arms, 24-hour crisis support for Veterans and their families on 1800 011 046https://www.openarms.gov.au/Or you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.https://www.lifeline.org.au/This episode was produced by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien. Carmel Rooney is the Executive Producer of the 20th Anniversary Collection.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on Saddam Hussein, ISIS, IS, Islamic State, embedding, Australian Defence Force, ADF, Baghdad bad boys and Al-Qaida.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-michael-ware-islamic-state/105688564Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMichael Ware witnessed some of the most violent battles in Baghdad; and was kidnapped three times.He was one of the few Western journalists to live full-time in Iraq during the war, embedded with U.S. forces, insurgents, and terrorists. Leaving the...Open Arms, 24-hour crisis support for Veterans and their families on 1800 011 046https://www.openarms.gov.au/Or you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.https://www.lifeline.org.au/This episode was produced by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien. Carmel Rooney is the Executive Producer of the 20th Anniversary Collection.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on Saddam Hussein, ISIS, IS, Islamic State, embedding, Australian Defence Force, ADF, Baghdad bad boys and Al-Qaida.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3083abc,adf,al-qaida,australian defence force,baghdad,cnn,conversations,embedded reporting,is,islamic state,kidnap,kidnapping,media,michael ware,ptsd,richard fidler,saddam hussein,sarah kanowski,time magazine,war correspondentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-a-tanzanian-love-story--75743848Maasai Wanderings.https://maasaiwanderings.comThis episode was produced by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on safari, widowhood, widow, two year UK working visa, gap year, death of a spouse, owning a business, running a business, husband and wife team, nurse volunteer, nursing, Brisbane and a plane crash.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-donna-duggan-tanzania/105681356Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a dream job as a nanny in Notting Hill, a young Donna Duggan was first lured to Africa by the charms of Zanzibar. She soon fell deeply in love with a local man, Nas, though she could never have predicted the direction their life would take. Nas...Maasai Wanderings.https://maasaiwanderings.comThis episode was produced by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on safari, widowhood, widow, two year UK working visa, gap year, death of a spouse, owning a business, running a business, husband and wife team, nurse volunteer, nursing, Brisbane and a plane crash.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3130abc,back packing,conversations,donna duggan,falling in love,gap year,maasai,maasai wanderings,nursing,plane crash,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tanzania,widow,widowhood,zanzibarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-the-barber-who-helps-boys-become-good-men--75743857https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colin-hay-rpt/10573618You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on pusiaki, barbering, jail, prison, youth detention, Tonga, grandparents, grandparenting, footy, youth work, familial care, periodic detention, barber and hairstyling.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-charles-lomu/105679112Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCharles Lomu's gentle and religious life in Tonga with his grandparents showed him the meaning of love. He was on track to being a young, in-demand Rugby League player when grief shook his family, and Charles turned down a dark path.He ended up in...https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colin-hay-rpt/10573618You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on pusiaki, barbering, jail, prison, youth detention, Tonga, grandparents, grandparenting, footy, youth work, familial care, periodic detention, barber and hairstyling.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3205abc,blacktown arts,boys becoming men,charles lomu,conversations,footy,grandparenting,grandparents,jail,periodic detention,positive masculinity,prison,pusiaki,raising boys,richard fidler,rugby league,sarah kanowski,tonga,youth workfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-the-seaweed-scientist-who-survived-being-scalped--75743534work with seaweed.More information about Australia's unique seaweed species.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The executive producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations touches on seaweed, sustainable farming, emergency services, near-fatal accidents, epic life story, origin story, oceans and marine research.Standout story – Bill BaileyHear Richard’s conversation with Bill Bailey:https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-bill-bailey/8032120You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-pia-winberg/105674466Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarine ecologist, Pia Winberg learned how useful seaweed could be for gut health and wound healing. One day she was conducting research by herself in her lab when she had a terrible accident.Pia was four-years-old when she moved from her native Sweden...work with seaweed.More information about Australia's unique seaweed species.This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The executive producer was Carmel Rooney.This episode of Conversations touches on seaweed, sustainable farming, emergency services, near-fatal accidents, epic life story, origin story, oceans and marine research.Standout story – Bill BaileyHear Richard’s conversation with Bill Bailey:https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-bill-bailey/8032120You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3188abc,accident,conversations,emergency,marine ecology,pia winberg,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seaweed,seaweed farmfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-live-podcast-extra-mandy-nolan-and-wesley-enoch--75743624ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-pod-extra-mandy-nolan-and-wesley-enoch/105680110Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Conversations Live Tour, Brisbane edition.Writer and comedian, Mandy Nolan and Chair of Creative Australia, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch were two of the special guests who appeared on...ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2319abc,blended family,breastfeeding,conversations,conversations live,life story,mandy nolan,marriage equality,minjerribah,origin stories,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stradbroke island,wesley enochfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-mic-s-way-out-of-the-woods--75743549

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Further informationFirst broadcast in March, 2024.2025 update: Mic has now cycled another 12,600 kilometres, visiting more than 350 cemeteries where WW1 or WW2 casualties are buried along the way.You can read more about Mic Whitty's extraordinary project, and keep up to date with his progress at his website.Standout story – Jimmy WebbYou can hear Sarah’s full conversation with Jimmy Webb on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores homelessness, rough sleeping, unemployment, shame, making amends, gambling, journalling, diary, mental health, men's mental health, World War One, World War Two, family history, veterans, the military, post-war life, family history, military history, travel, cycling, illegal camping, Wales, Salvation Army.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mic-whitty-20th-anniversary-collection/105663504Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDeeply ashamed of something he had done, Mic Whitty retreated into the Welsh wilderness until an unexpected goal pulled him out of homelessness and back into the world.Mic had entered the workforce at the tender age of 15, joining the RAAF as an...

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Lifeline on 13 11 14

Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800

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Further informationFirst broadcast in March, 2024.2025 update: Mic has now cycled another 12,600 kilometres, visiting more than 350 cemeteries where WW1 or WW2 casualties are buried along the way.You can read more about Mic Whitty's extraordinary project, and keep up to date with his progress at his website.Standout story – Jimmy WebbYou can hear Sarah’s full conversation with Jimmy Webb on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores homelessness, rough sleeping, unemployment, shame, making amends, gambling, journalling, diary, mental health, men's mental health, World War One, World War Two, family history, veterans, the military, post-war life, family history, military history, travel, cycling, illegal camping, Wales, Salvation Army.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3227abc,atonement,conversations,depression,gambling,homelessness,mic whitty,redemption,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sleeping rough,stealing,suicide,workforcefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-tommy-caldwell-born-to-climb-the-dawn-wall--75743551ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores rock climbing, bouldering, California, National Parks, outdoor pursuits, free climbing, sports injuries, documentary, adrenaline sports.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tommy-caldwell-dawn-wall-20th-anniversary/105661718Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTommy Caldwell grew up exploring Yosemite, looking up at El Capitan's punishing 3000ft sheer rock face. After years of training, he was ready to climb it. Tommy is regarded as the world’s best big wall climber.He spent 15 years ascending various...ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores rock climbing, bouldering, California, National Parks, outdoor pursuits, free climbing, sports injuries, documentary, adrenaline sports.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3184abc,bouldering,conversations,dawn wall,outdoor activities,richard fidler,rock climbing,sarah kanowski,tommy caldwellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-vickie-roach-s-turbulent-life-in-and-out-of-strife--75743849Vickie appears in ABC TV's You Cant Ask That - Domestic Violence (survivors) episodeVickie was joint winner of the 2017 Tim McCoy Human Rights AwardAdoption resources and supportFind and Connect - support for former residents of children's homes, orphanages and institutions;Benevolent Society Australia - post-adoption support;For forced adoption support you can visit the Government support services website or contact the Forced Adoption Support Service in your state or territory on 1800 21 03 13.For immediate support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 46 36.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores the Stolen Generations, DOCS, child protection, forced adoption, family separation, cultural identity, justice system, Aboriginal incarceration rate, deaths in custody, mental health, origin stories, family dynamics, motherhood, Yuin.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/vickie-roach-aboriginal-deaths-custody-female-incarceration/105656792Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVickie's police record began when she was just 2 years old, and followed her throughout her life. But as an adult she pushed back, challenging a federal law for the rights of prisoners.When Vickie was given a police record as a toddler, it enabled...Vickie appears in ABC TV's You Cant Ask That - Domestic Violence (survivors) episodeVickie was joint winner of the 2017 Tim McCoy Human Rights AwardAdoption resources and supportFind and Connect - support for former residents of children's homes, orphanages and institutions;Benevolent Society Australia - post-adoption support;For forced adoption support you can visit the Government support services website or contact the Forced Adoption Support Service in your state or territory on 1800 21 03 13.For immediate support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 46 36.You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores the Stolen Generations, DOCS, child protection, forced adoption, family separation, cultural identity, justice system, Aboriginal incarceration rate, deaths in custody, mental health, origin stories, family dynamics, motherhood, Yuin.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3102abc,aboriginal incarceration,conversations,dropping out of high school,forced adoption,justice system,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stolen generations,vickie roach,yuinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-born-blind-at-the-right-time--75743515ABC News website.The researcher on this episode of Conversations was Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer is Carmel Rooney.This episode touches on disability, a career in law, uni, life story, epic life story, premature babies, history and autobiography.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-ron-mccallum-conversations/105643226Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLaw Professor Ron McCallum was a premature baby in the 1940s. He completed his studies by recording people reading his textbooks aloud onto cassettes. Then an early version of text to speech opened up new possibilities for him.When Ron was born,...ABC News website.The researcher on this episode of Conversations was Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer is Carmel Rooney.This episode touches on disability, a career in law, uni, life story, epic life story, premature babies, history and autobiography.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3091abc,ability first australia,blind,career in law,conversations,disability,emeritus professor,epic life story,lawyer,origin story,premature baby,premmie baby,professor of law,richard fidler,ron mccallum,sarah kanowski,studying law,text to speech,university of sydney law schoofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-brolga-the-kangaroo-mum--75743593Brolga's Kangaroo Sanctuary.2025 update: since Sarah’s original conversation with Brolga, the mighty Roger has passed away, at the age of 12.A new Australian movie, Kangaroo, based on Brolga’s life and the sanctuary, is due for release in September.Standout story – Belinda TerryHear Belinda Terry, ‘Nocka' Peoples, Cheryl Thompson, Elizabeth 'Thumper' Clark in a special night of storytelling from Muttaburra.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/muttaburra-stories-conversations-in-the-shearing-shed/7788918You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.This episode of Conversations touches on kangaroos, wildlife care, Alice Springs, orphaned joeys, kangaroo joeys, epic life stories, origin stories, zoos, roadkill, outback Australia and the outback.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-brolga-barns/105633354Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAged 17, Chris 'Brolga' Barns was meant to be the 'bird guy' at a new zoo in Broome. A cough in his keeper's house alerted him to a kangaroo joey called Josie, who needed four-hourly feeds and help with the toilet. From then on he was hooked.Brolga...Brolga's Kangaroo Sanctuary.2025 update: since Sarah’s original conversation with Brolga, the mighty Roger has passed away, at the age of 12.A new Australian movie, Kangaroo, based on Brolga’s life and the sanctuary, is due for release in September.Standout story – Belinda TerryHear Belinda Terry, ‘Nocka' Peoples, Cheryl Thompson, Elizabeth 'Thumper' Clark in a special night of storytelling from Muttaburra.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/muttaburra-stories-conversations-in-the-shearing-shed/7788918You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode was produced by Nicola Harrison. The Executive Producer was Pam O'Brien.This episode of Conversations touches on kangaroos, wildlife care, Alice Springs, orphaned joeys, kangaroo joeys, epic life stories, origin stories, zoos, roadkill, outback Australia and the outback.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3215abc,alice springs,brolga,conversations,family dynamics,fostering kangaroos,kangaroo mum,kangaroos,leaving home,life story,origin story,orphaned kangaroo joey,richard fidler,roadkill,sarah kanowski,volunteeringfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-stan-grant-on-what-his-father-taught-him--75743683ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on Indigenous family, Wiradjuri country, tabloid TV, racism, fatherhood, fathers, origin stories, personal stories, epic life stories, family dynamics, First Nations, news reporting and international news and journalism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-collection-stan-grant/105631806Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe veteran Wiradjuri journalist spent his first year living in the wreck of a Model T Ford on a NSW mission. He has reported from China and North Korea, covered Nelson Mandela’s release, the death of Princess Diana, the Troubles in Northern Ireland,...ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784This episode of Conversations touches on Indigenous family, Wiradjuri country, tabloid TV, racism, fatherhood, fathers, origin stories, personal stories, epic life stories, family dynamics, First Nations, news reporting and international news and journalism.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3195abc,conversations,dads,epic life story,family dynamics,fatherhood,fathers,journalism,nelson mandela,news,nsw,osama bin laden,princess diana,reporting,reviving indigenous language,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sky news,stan grant,wiradjurifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-live-podcast-extra-bruce-mcavaney--75743506ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-live-podcast-extra-bruce-mcavaney/105648734Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:16:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Conversations Live Tour, Adelaide edition.Legendary sports broadcaster, Bruce McAvaney was one of the special guests who appeared on stage to share some photos close to his heart, and...ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>594abc,adelaide,bruce mcavaney,conversations,conversations live,olympic games,olympics,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sports commentatorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-live-podcast-extra-gill-hicks--75743517ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/abc-conversations-podcast-extra-gill-hicks/105648496Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:12:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the Conversations Live Tour, Adelaide edition.London Bombing survivor, Gill Hicks was one of the special guests who appeared on stage to share some photos close to her heart, and the stories...ABC Conversations Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/abcconvos/To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>771abc,conversations,conversations live,forgiveness,gill hicks,london bombings,national portrait gallery,prosthetic legs,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,terror attack,zest for lifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-surviving-my-dad-s-arrest-and-learning-to-thrive--75743716ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nicholas-hammond-the-sound-of-music-cinderella-julie-andrews/14069188You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784The Executive Producer of this episode of Conversations was Pam O'Brien.This episode of Conversations explores parents in prison, kids with a parent in prison, drugs charges, heroin, early death, mentoring, prison, jail, Ireland, TV casting agent, Farmer Wants a Wife, Masterchef and Project Runway.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-kirsty-de-vallance/105626872Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLongtime TV casting agent, Kirsty de Vallance was 16 when Police searched the house and arrested her father on serious drugs charges. Throughout her teen years she had to navigate the complexity of having a parent in prison. The family went into...ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nicholas-hammond-the-sound-of-music-cinderella-julie-andrews/14069188You can read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/richard-fidler-reflects-on-20-years-of-conversations/105495784The Executive Producer of this episode of Conversations was Pam O'Brien.This episode of Conversations explores parents in prison, kids with a parent in prison, drugs charges, heroin, early death, mentoring, prison, jail, Ireland, TV casting agent, Farmer Wants a Wife, Masterchef and Project Runway.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3133abc,conversations,counselling,dad in jail,diploma of counselling,drugs,drugs offences,farmer wants a wife,heroin,kirsty de vallance,masterchef,mental health,mentoring,parent in jail,parent in prison,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tv cast and crew wellbeing,tv casting agentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-the-comic-genius-of-jennifer-saunders--75743539ABC Listen App, or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores memoir, books, writing, TV comedy, Ab Fab, celebrity memoir, battling cancer, survival stories, breast cancer, British humour, dark humour, Black Books, the Comic Strip, Friends, Roseanne, Adrian Edmondson,  Edina Monsoon, Joanna Lumley, Patsy Stone, Muppets, Spice Girls, Top Gear.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/20th-anniversary-jennifer-saunders-absolutely-fabulous/105617790Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe co-creator of Absolutely Fabulous says her remarkable career as one of the world's funniest women is all down to a series of happy accidents. When she and her great pal Dawn French were making their first series, French & Saunders, they were...ABC Listen App, or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores memoir, books, writing, TV comedy, Ab Fab, celebrity memoir, battling cancer, survival stories, breast cancer, British humour, dark humour, Black Books, the Comic Strip, Friends, Roseanne, Adrian Edmondson,  Edina Monsoon, Joanna Lumley, Patsy Stone, Muppets, Spice Girls, Top Gear.]]>3168abc,ab fab,absolutely fabulous,book,breast cancer,british humour,cancer,celebrity memoir,conversations,conversatiosn live,dark humour,dawn french,jennifer saunders,memoir,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,television,tv,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-judy-sharp-and-the-remarkable-rise-of-laser-beak-man--75743545ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores parenting children with autism, ADHD, neurodivergence, communication, Asperger's, mothers of sons, spousal abuse, brothers, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Austin.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/judy-harp-20th-collection-tim-autism/105606240Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Judy Sharp was told by doctors that her son would never communicate or learn to love, she refused to believe it and set about to secure a brilliant life for her neurodivergent son, Tim.Judy's eldest son, Tim, was diagnosed with autism when he was...ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores parenting children with autism, ADHD, neurodivergence, communication, Asperger's, mothers of sons, spousal abuse, brothers, ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Austin.]]>3065abc,art,artist,asd,autism,book,cartoon,conversations,domestic violence,escape an abusive marriage,judy sharp,mothers of sons,neurodivergence,parenting children with autism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,spectrum,spousal abuse,the laser beak man,tim sharpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-how-power-and-fear-play-out-in-the-dentist-s-chair--75743575ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores dentistry, Maxillofacial surgery, fear of the dentist, overcoming fear of the dentist, sexual trauma, power dynamics, tooth pain, tooth ache, root canal, medical industry, helping patients, fear of medicine, oral hygiene, avoiding the dentist, dental appointment, finding a dentist who cares, empathetic dentist, pain free dentist.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sharonne-zaks-dentist-trauma/105600418Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSharonne Zaks is not your average dentist. After treating a patient named Anna, Sharonne saw the power relationship with her patients differently. She developed a new branch of dentistry to help care for survivors of sexual assault.Sharonne grew up in...ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores dentistry, Maxillofacial surgery, fear of the dentist, overcoming fear of the dentist, sexual trauma, power dynamics, tooth pain, tooth ache, root canal, medical industry, helping patients, fear of medicine, oral hygiene, avoiding the dentist, dental appointment, finding a dentist who cares, empathetic dentist, pain free dentist.]]>3176abc,conversations,dental appointment,dental work,dentist,dentistry,fear of dentist,health,medicine,oral health,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sexual assault,sharonne zaksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-a-lion-named-christian-and-the-men-who-loved-him--75743588The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust until his death in 2022. Ace Bourke has been a committee member of Australian-based charity, Working for Animals for many years and is writing a memoir. Standout story – Ken WyattYou can hear Richard's full conversation with Ken Wyatt on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores viral videos, conservation, charismatic animals, safari, wildlife trade, 1960s, Kora National Park, Kenya, East Africa, travel, animal welfare, epic story, unbelievable story, memoir, books, writing.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-lion-named-christian-anthony-ace-bourke-and-john-rendall/105598250Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn the swinging '60s, Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John Rendall bought a lion cub from a luxury department store. They eventually released him to his natural habitat in Africa. Footage of their emotional reunion in the wilds of Africa nearly broke the...The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust until his death in 2022. Ace Bourke has been a committee member of Australian-based charity, Working for Animals for many years and is writing a memoir. Standout story – Ken WyattYou can hear Richard's full conversation with Ken Wyatt on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores viral videos, conservation, charismatic animals, safari, wildlife trade, 1960s, Kora National Park, Kenya, East Africa, travel, animal welfare, epic story, unbelievable story, memoir, books, writing.]]>3132africa,anthony bourke,christian the lion,conservation,conversations,harrods lion cub,john rendall,kenya,kora national park,lion cub,lion reunion,lion reunion video,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-bryan-brown-s-ticket-from-bankstown-to-palm-beach--75743518ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores acting, Australian cinema, classic movies, Australiana, Australian kitsch, film history, fatherhood, love, rags to riches, Hollywood,, anxiety, mental health, amateur theatre, theater, Red Dog, men's mental health.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bryan-brown-bankstown-boy-palm-beach/105593658Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBryan Brown has played more than 80 roles on stage and screen. Raised in working-class Sydney, his talent, hard work, and unmistakable presence have been his ticket to the world.Now in his late 70s, Bryan has had more film and television acting roles...ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores acting, Australian cinema, classic movies, Australiana, Australian kitsch, film history, fatherhood, love, rags to riches, Hollywood,, anxiety, mental health, amateur theatre, theater, Red Dog, men's mental health.]]>3187aacta,abc,acting,australian film,brian brown,bryan brown,cinema,conversations,hollywood,rachel ward,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,theatre,thorn birds,tvfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20th-anniversary-collection-the-story-of-the-unwitting-woman-behind-cell-research-and-immortality--75743864ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores science, science communication, weird science, female scientists, modern history, medicine, medical history, medical research, cells, cancer, curing disease.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rebecca-skloot-cell-research-and-immortality/105588526Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHenrietta Lacks was the first human being that we know of to get close enough to 'immortality' to touch it. She died more than 50 years ago but her cells live on.'HeLa' cells were the first human cells to be grown for research, and have been vital in...ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also read all about the Conversations origin story on the ABC News website.This episode of Conversations explores science, science communication, weird science, female scientists, modern history, medicine, medical history, medical research, cells, cancer, curing disease.]]>316320th anniversary,abc,books,conversations,convos live,medical research,rebecca skloot,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,science communication,unknown historical figuresfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wild-story-collection--75743800Palani Mohan, Bonnie Hancock, Chris Watson, Campbell Costello, Sally Henderson and Andrew Harper.This episode of Conversations was produced by Michelle Random-Hughes, Pam O'Brien, Jenna Koda and Meggie Morris. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Story editing by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler present.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/wild-story-collection-conversations/105591966Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAdventurous spirits take us way out into the world's wild places — stories from across 20 years of Conversations. Travel high in the mountains with Kazakh eagle hunters. Join an endurance horse race across the Mongolian steppe.Feel the edge of...Palani Mohan, Bonnie Hancock, Chris Watson, Campbell Costello, Sally Henderson and Andrew Harper.This episode of Conversations was produced by Michelle Random-Hughes, Pam O'Brien, Jenna Koda and Meggie Morris. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Story editing by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler present.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2909abc,adventure,conversations,natural world,nature,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,travel,trips,wild,wildernessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teachers-story-collection--75743871Manisha Gazula, Sergio Rosato, Lynne Hinton, Eddie Woo, Sarah Donnelly and Brendan James Murray.This episode of Conversations was produced by Stefanie Collett, Pam O'Brien, Jenna Koda, Nicola Harrison and Meggie Morris. Story editing by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski presented this interview.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/teachers-story-collection-conversations/105591856Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:55:00 +0000ICoreBooksMemories, motivation and life lessons from those at the front of the classroom - stories from across 20 years of Conversations.Teachers share stories from their life’s work.Facing up to challenging students, sitting alongside a young person in...Manisha Gazula, Sergio Rosato, Lynne Hinton, Eddie Woo, Sarah Donnelly and Brendan James Murray.This episode of Conversations was produced by Stefanie Collett, Pam O'Brien, Jenna Koda, Nicola Harrison and Meggie Morris. Story editing by Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski presented this interview.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3862abc,conversations,education,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teachers,the teacher who changed my liffalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/digging-up-mum-and-dad-story-compilation--75743509https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-carters-adventures-as-an-oil-rig-worker/7756936Darleen Bungeehttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/darleen-bungey/12255026Nadia Mahjourihttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nadia-mahjouri-morocco-father-matrescence-motherhood-tasmania/104960782Jane Ealeshttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-eales-discovery-about-her-mothers-mysterious-past/7753290This episode was produced by Anna Priestland, Pam O'Brien, Alice Moldovan and Jenna Koda. The story editor was Michelle Ransom-Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski presented the interviews.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/digging-up-mum-and-dad-story-collection/105591644Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:50:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe secret lives of parents — stories from across 20 years of Conversations.Espionage, Hollywood scandal, a second family, daring wartime missions, and a deadly weapon — revelations unearthed by adult children delving into the lives of parents long...https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-carters-adventures-as-an-oil-rig-worker/7756936Darleen Bungeehttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/darleen-bungey/12255026Nadia Mahjourihttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nadia-mahjouri-morocco-father-matrescence-motherhood-tasmania/104960782Jane Ealeshttps://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-eales-discovery-about-her-mothers-mysterious-past/7753290This episode was produced by Anna Priestland, Pam O'Brien, Alice Moldovan and Jenna Koda. The story editor was Michelle Ransom-Hughes and the Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski presented the interviews.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3609abc,conversations,deadly weapon,family dynamics,family mystery,family secret,family story,hollywood scandal,origin story,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,uncovering a family secret,wartime missionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-feast-of-cooks-story-collection--75743853Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris, Hetty McKinnon, Josh Niland, Jimmy Shu, Maggie Beer and Poh Ling Yeow.This episode of Conversations was produced by Pam O'Brien and Nicola Harrison. The story editor was Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. It was presented by Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-feast-of-cooks-story-collection/105591784Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksOur chefs and cooks and the food that made them — stories from across 20 years of Conversations.Unforgettable sensory moments from childhood are behind the devotion of some of Australia’s most well known chefs.From Gary Mehigan’s grandfather’s secret...Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris, Hetty McKinnon, Josh Niland, Jimmy Shu, Maggie Beer and Poh Ling Yeow.This episode of Conversations was produced by Pam O'Brien and Nicola Harrison. The story editor was Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney. It was presented by Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3106abc,conversations,cooking,cooking for the people you lov,dinner party,feasting,gary mehigan,george calombaris,hetty mckinnon,jimmy shu,josh niland,maggie beer,poh ling yeow,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maximum-mcinnes--75743836atherhood, Australianisms and Christmas.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison and Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/william-mcinnes-fatherhood-australianisms-christmas-20-years/105578110Fri, 01 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA collection of some of the best moments from actor and writer William McInnes — celebrating 20 years of Conversations. The voice of actor William McInnes is unmistakable, whether in larger than life TV roles; or as himself, telling true stories. A...atherhood, Australianisms and Christmas.This episode of Conversations was produced by Nicola Harrison and Michelle Ransom-Hughes. The Executive Producer was Carmel Rooney.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>307120th anniversary,abc,australianisms,conversations,conversations 20 years,dads,fatherhood,ncis sydney,seachange,william mcinnesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shipwrecked-and-alone-surviving-the-blythe-star--75743542https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mick-doleman-blythe-star-shipwreck-back-from-the-dead/105576232Thu, 31 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 18 years old, Mick Doleman miraculously survived when his ship capsized in the freezing Southern Ocean off Tasmania. But as he floated in a life raft with his nine crewmates, his ordeal at sea had only just begun.3181abc,blythe star,conversations,expanse,freighter,joanie doleman,king island,life raft,maritime union,mick doleman,ocean rescue,piia wursu,podcast,richard fidler,safety at sea,sailors,shipping,shipwreck,sinking of the blythe star,tasmaniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crushing-on-aladdin-and-nigella-lawson-how-daniel-learnt-to-love-himself--75743865Sweatshop Literacy Movement, you can keep up to date with his work at his website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores migrant stories, multiculturalism, coming out, Coptic Orthodoxy, protestant church, faith, religion, homosexuality, Arab-Australians, racism, first generation Australians, growing up in Sydney, Cairo, writing, books, family dynamics, body image, male body image, masculinity, gym culture, diet culture, memoir.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/daniel-nour-egyptian-christian-gay-writer/105568708Wed, 30 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter and journalist Daniel Nour on the pressures of his vivacious Egyptian-Australian family, and 'inviting people in' instead of 'coming out'.Daniel grew up in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, the only son of Egyptian migrants.He dearly loved his...Sweatshop Literacy Movement, you can keep up to date with his work at his website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores migrant stories, multiculturalism, coming out, Coptic Orthodoxy, protestant church, faith, religion, homosexuality, Arab-Australians, racism, first generation Australians, growing up in Sydney, Cairo, writing, books, family dynamics, body image, male body image, masculinity, gym culture, diet culture, memoir.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>3086abc,arab,books,christian,coming out,conversations,coptic,daniel nour,egyptian,faith,gay,homosexuality,journalism,memoir,queer,religion,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,uniting church,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-walking-nun-sister-clare-nolan-on-entering-the-convent-and-saving-lives--75743823Sister's of Charity of Australia and St Vincent's Health Australia online.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sister-clare-nolan-nun-st-vincents-hiv-aids-nurse/105563014Tue, 29 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSister Clare Nolan was the head of nursing at St Vincent's Hospital when the HIV/AIDS epidemic reached Australia. She met with politicians, brothel workers and gay activists in the same room to work out how to save the men under her care in Ward 17...Sister's of Charity of Australia and St Vincent's Health Australia online.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>3045abc,catholic,clare nolan,convent,conversations,crisis,david polson,epidemic,gay,hiv aids,nuns,nurses,nursing,pandemic,religion,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sisters of charity,st vincent's hospitalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-what-does-a-disaster-specialist-actually-do-and-how-do-they-survive--75743862Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores natural disasters, floods, famine, starvation, plane crashes, train crashes, mass death, tsunami, Bali, Japan, tube bombing, stadium crush, mass panic, disaster relief, survival, mental health, coping mechanisms, high cortisol, adrenaline, Grenfell, pandemic, terrorism, terror attack, Lismore, tornado, covid, ebola.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/disaster-relief-emergency-response-lucy-easthope-repeat/105551648Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen there's a plane crash, a bomb blast, a flood or a pandemic, Lucy Easthope's phone starts ringing. This is how she stays cheerful and trusts her gut in the face of never-ending disasters. (R)When Lucy was 10 years old, she was at home with her dad...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer was Carmel Rooney.It explores natural disasters, floods, famine, starvation, plane crashes, train crashes, mass death, tsunami, Bali, Japan, tube bombing, stadium crush, mass panic, disaster relief, survival, mental health, coping mechanisms, high cortisol, adrenaline, Grenfell, pandemic, terrorism, terror attack, Lismore, tornado, covid, ebola.]]>3129abc,c,covid-19,emergency planning,flood,hillsborough diaster,lismore,liverpool,london grenfell,lucy easthope,onversations,pandemic,plane crash,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,terrorism,tornadofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miss-australia-gangland-girlfriend-counsellor-and-ex-criminal-felicia-djamirze-s-story--75743855Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/felicia-djamirze-criminal-underworld-bikie-gangs-counsellor-ptsd/105549566Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFelicia Djamirze grew up in the criminal underworld, then became a beauty queen. But her life outside the pageant circuit was mired in the world of drugs, bikie gangs and violence.(CW: graphic discussion of domestic violence and crime) Felicia...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3044abc,beauty pageant,bikie gang,conversations,counsellor,crime,criminal underworld,domestic violence,drugs,education,father,felicia djamirze,meth,meth dealer,meth habit,miss australia,podcast,redemption,richard fidler,true crimefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dad-s-mission-to-save-his-daughter-and-conquer-cancer--75743533Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores childhood brain cancer, biomedical science, grief, family, DIPG, drug trials, research, submarines, the Australian Navy, running.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-dads-mission-to-save-his-daughter-and-conquer-cancer/105545080Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMatt Dun left school at 17 to join the Australian navy as a submariner and later finished his high school certificate as an adult attending TAFE at night.He then trained in biomedical science and was researching childhood leukaemia when his family...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Jen Leake, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores childhood brain cancer, biomedical science, grief, family, DIPG, drug trials, research, submarines, the Australian Navy, running.]]>3028brain cancer,childhood cancer,dipg,matt dun,medical research,run dipgfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teaching-nina-simone-how-to-love-me-a-daughter-s-story--75743552A Daughter's Tribute to Nina SimoneShe is performing at the QPAC in Brisbane on Wednesday 23 July and at Adelaide's Her Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday 26 July.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores family dynamics, jazz music, motherhood, therapy, songwriting, mental health, mental illness, bipolar, performance, Dublin Jazz Festival, mother daughter relationships, epic origin stories, the military, the US military, veterans, musical theatre.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nina-simone-lisa-simone-singer-activist-mother-childhood/105540410Tue, 22 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSinger Lisa Simone is the only person in the world who can call Nina Simone 'mommy'. Lisa was the beneficiary of Nina's incredible talent and her affection, but she was also at the mercy of her mother's erratic moods. Lisa is the only child of the...A Daughter's Tribute to Nina SimoneShe is performing at the QPAC in Brisbane on Wednesday 23 July and at Adelaide's Her Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday 26 July.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores family dynamics, jazz music, motherhood, therapy, songwriting, mental health, mental illness, bipolar, performance, Dublin Jazz Festival, mother daughter relationships, epic origin stories, the military, the US military, veterans, musical theatre.]]>3154abc,blues,civil rights,civil rights activist,conversations,famous singers,jazz,legendary jazz singers,lisa simone,little girl blue,nina simone,nina simone child,nina simone daughter,recording artist,sarah kanowski,singer,singer-songwriterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-secret-world-of-servos-after-dark--75743868https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-goodwin-servos-graveyard-shift-encore/105525726Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDavid Goodwin spent years working the graveyard shift at his local service station in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. The grungy work quickly took over his life (R).He took the job to support his university studies, but working overnight made study...3092abc,books,boys growing up,conversations,david goodwin,dreams,graveyard shift,memoir,nightshift,odd jobs,raising boys,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,servos,shiftwork,student job,university job,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-rangan-chatterjee-on-health-and-healing-in-a-hectic-world--75743540at his website.Rangan is currently touring Australia, speaking in Sydney on Thursday 17 July and Brisbane on Wednesday 23 July.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Sarah Kanowski, the executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores health, doctors, GPs, lifestyle medicine, Gabor Mate, Schwartz, IFS, therapy, stress, anxiety, success, family, overwork, modern life, diet, nutrition, exercise, simple medicine, glucose, lupus, grief.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rangan-chatterjee-gp-health-doctor-feel-better-live-more/105524268Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a boy, Dr Rangan Chatterjee saw his dad work day and night as a doctor before succumbing to an auto-immune disease. After his father's death in 2013, Rangan had an epiphany about his own future. Rangan rew up watching his workaholic father come...at his website.Rangan is currently touring Australia, speaking in Sydney on Thursday 17 July and Brisbane on Wednesday 23 July.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Sarah Kanowski, the executive producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores health, doctors, GPs, lifestyle medicine, Gabor Mate, Schwartz, IFS, therapy, stress, anxiety, success, family, overwork, modern life, diet, nutrition, exercise, simple medicine, glucose, lupus, grief.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>2890abc,auto immune disease,chronic conditions,chronic pain,conversations,family dynamics,gabor mate,healing,health,internal family systems,lifestyle medicine,medicine,migration,rangan chatterjee,richard c. schwartz,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,therapyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hidden-corners-of-emma-s-hong-kong-fishing-villages-beaches-and-ancestral-graveyards--75743839Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/emma-pei-yin-hong-kong-when-sleeping-women-wake/105519746Wed, 16 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNovelist Emma Pei Yin ran away from Hong Kong as a teenager to start fresh in Australia. But she found herself repeatedly drawn back home whenever she put pen to paper.Emma grew up in England and Hong Kong. But her life in Hong Kong wasn’t so much...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>2972falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/afl-star-zach-tuohy-on-his-silent-struggles-as-a-young-father-and-life-after-footy--75743592on his Instagram page.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Sarah Kanowski. Executive Producer is Nicola HarrisonIt explores the AFL, Carlton, Geelong Cats, Premiership, Grand Final, West Coast Eagles, fatherhood, post postpartum depression, postnatal depression in men, young fathers, migration, Irish in Australia, Aussie Rules, hurling, grandma's love, relationships, raising children, life after sport, professional athletes, Sydney Swans, Grand Final, footy.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zach-tuohy-geelong-cats-carlton-ireland-football/105511500Tue, 15 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksZach was still a teen when he was scouted by the AFL in Ireland, beginning a great adventure in Australia, where he fell in love and unexpectedly became a dad. On his way home from training, a 24-year-old Zach would have to pull over on the side of...on his Instagram page.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Sarah Kanowski. Executive Producer is Nicola HarrisonIt explores the AFL, Carlton, Geelong Cats, Premiership, Grand Final, West Coast Eagles, fatherhood, post postpartum depression, postnatal depression in men, young fathers, migration, Irish in Australia, Aussie Rules, hurling, grandma's love, relationships, raising children, life after sport, professional athletes, Sydney Swans, Grand Final, footy.]]>3130abc,afl,conversations,family,family dynamics,fatherhood,football,gaelic football,grandmother,i'm a celebrity get me outta h,immigration,ireland,origin story,postnatal depression,postpartum depression,professional sportsman,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,young father,zach tuohyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-janty-blair-is-the-bmw-of-standup-comics--75743846her website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores NAIDOC week, comedy, black comedians, military life, the Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, Wayne Blair, hospital, medical profession, health industry, birthing, motherhood, military family, Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations, online dating, dating in your 50s, Byron Bay, bumble, Sapphires, Jessica Mauboy, deadly funny, blak humour.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-janty-blair-is-the-bmw-of-standup-comics/105501044Fri, 11 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a lifetime of nursing and midwifery, Janty Blair discovered her funny bone in her late 50s, following a serendipitous Bumble date (R).Janty's father, Bob, was a staff sergeant in the Australian Army, and so she grew up moving around the...her website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores NAIDOC week, comedy, black comedians, military life, the Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy, Wayne Blair, hospital, medical profession, health industry, birthing, motherhood, military family, Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations, online dating, dating in your 50s, Byron Bay, bumble, Sapphires, Jessica Mauboy, deadly funny, blak humour.]]>2814abc,blak humour,bumble,byron bay,conversations,hervey bay,janty blair,jessica mauboy,naidoc week,next generation,richard fidler,sapphires,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leah-purcell-s-meteoric-rise-from-the-murgon-meatworks-to-centre-stage--75743869Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores parentification of children, children raising parents, mixed families, racism, rural Australia, family dynamics, writing, books, plays, theatre, Andrew Denton, fathers and daughters, NAIDOC, Aboriginal, Indigenous, talent, film industry, acting, love, origin stories, life story.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/leah-purcell-film-stage-acting-playwright-writer-arts-rpt/105500730Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLeah Purcell grew up in a small town caring for her mum Florence. Her options after graduation were nursing or working at the meatworks. But after a push from her meatworks boss, Leah defied her own expectations for herself (R).Leah is now an...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores parentification of children, children raising parents, mixed families, racism, rural Australia, family dynamics, writing, books, plays, theatre, Andrew Denton, fathers and daughters, NAIDOC, Aboriginal, Indigenous, talent, film industry, acting, love, origin stories, life story.]]>3155aacta awards,abc,aboriginal,australian film,box the pony,conversations,director,film industry,indigenous,leah purcell,meatworks,naidoc,nurse,order of australia,playwright,richard fidler,rural queensland,sarah kanowski,the drovers wife,wentworthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-boy-from-balmain-made-caring-cool--75743577Australian Story featuring Jack and his partner, Yael Stone on iview.Listen to Jack's dad, Ned Manning, on Conversations in 2022.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. The presenter was Rudi Bremer.This episode of Conversations touches on Aboriginal culture, mentoring, changing the world, personal story, epic life story, family dynamics, Aboriginal excellence, grief, loss, depression, failure and painting.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jack-manning-bancroft-aime-indigenous-mentoring/105493100Wed, 09 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBundjalung man, Jack Manning Bancroft's scholarship to a prestigious Sydney University college showed him a rarefied world that shocked him, and he used his childhood grit to channel his energy into a world-changing project.Jack's mother is Bundjalung...Australian Story featuring Jack and his partner, Yael Stone on iview.Listen to Jack's dad, Ned Manning, on Conversations in 2022.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. Conversations Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. The presenter was Rudi Bremer.This episode of Conversations touches on Aboriginal culture, mentoring, changing the world, personal story, epic life story, family dynamics, Aboriginal excellence, grief, loss, depression, failure and painting.]]>3057abc,aime,australian indigenous mentorin,boomalli aboriginal artists co,bronwyn bancroft,bundjalung,conversations,jack manning bancroft,mentor,mentoring,naidoc,new york,orange is the new black,richard fidler,rudi bremer,sarah kanowski,sydney uni,university of sydney,usyd,yael stonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-family-secret-unearths-connection-to-country--75743573Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/a-family-secret-unearths-connection-to-country/105488066Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksYvonne Orley grew up on Aboriginal missions in NSW as the child of the matron and manager.  But it turned out that Yvonne had much deeper connections to the country, and the people, that she knew at the time.Although her mother had tried to hide this...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>2751aboriginal missions,conversations,family history,family secrets,supported accomadation,yvonne orleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-love-jail-jesus-and-pubs-a-tangled-tale-of-four-very-different-parents--75743536Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-a-tangled-tale-of-four-very-different-parents/105475732Fri, 04 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLech Blaine with the strange true story of his childhood, shaped by love, religious zealotry, and four wildly different parents. CW: descriptions of foster care and child removal. Lech grew up in a big family in country Queensland, where his dad Tom...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>3130abc,adoption,books,conversations,family dynamics,foster care,fostering,lech blaine,memoir,mental illness,origin stories,religion,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,siblings,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-a-sea-change-collides-with-messy-midlife--75743550Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with good divorce, Melbourne covid lockdowns, seachange, addiction, alcoholism, supporting an alcoholic, women in media, perimenopause, midlife, being alone, boogie boarding and relationships.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-halfpenny-seachange-marriage-alcoholic-perimenopause/105468402Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor journalist Kate Halfpenny, moving to a beachside town during Melbourne's lockdowns seemed like the perfect way to unwind and escape her huge mortgage. Then she had to contend with the triple whammy of perimenopause, her husband's alcoholism and...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with good divorce, Melbourne covid lockdowns, seachange, addiction, alcoholism, supporting an alcoholic, women in media, perimenopause, midlife, being alone, boogie boarding and relationships.]]>3178abc,addiction,alcoholic,alcoholism,bad mother media,conversations,covid,divorce,gidget foundation,kate halfpenny,melbourne covid lockdown,ocean grove,panda,perinatal depression,pnd,post natal depression,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seachange,sea changefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hannah-vs-disney-lizzo-and-beyonce--75743856Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hannah-diviney-disability-writing-acting-activist-lizzo-beyonce/105466816Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHannah Diviney made history in 2022 when she became the first person with a disability to film a sex scene for Australian television. Then she went viral when she confronted both Lizzo and Beyonce over an ableist slur in their song lyrics.When Hannah...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>3063abc,acting,author,beyonce,cerebral palsy,changing lyrics,conversations,disability,disney,family,hannah diviney,inside out,latecomers,lizzo,origin story,personal story,petition,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sbsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/purity-hypnosis-and-hiding-how-a-gay-teen-survived-opus-dei--75743553on ABC iview.The Pared Foundation's full responses to questions from Four Corners can be read here.Opus Dei Australia provided Four Corners with this statement.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler. The executive producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode explores sexuality, LGBTQI+, homophobia, family dynamics, books, writing, mother-son relationships, shame, the Church, infidelity, cancer, death, grief, losing a mother, acting, a career in acting, memoir, epic life story, origin story, Marvel, Wolverine, Cyclopse, Dance Academy, Tangara, Redfield.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-pocock-gay-conversion-therapy-opus-dei/105461706Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHollywood actor Tim Pocock was tricked by his dying, devout mother into undergoing gay conversion therapy. After she died, Tim finally learned how to be himself, without fear and self-loathing.Tim grew up under the thumb of his charismatic, pious...on ABC iview.The Pared Foundation's full responses to questions from Four Corners can be read here.Opus Dei Australia provided Four Corners with this statement.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler. The executive producer is Nicola Harrison.This episode explores sexuality, LGBTQI+, homophobia, family dynamics, books, writing, mother-son relationships, shame, the Church, infidelity, cancer, death, grief, losing a mother, acting, a career in acting, memoir, epic life story, origin story, Marvel, Wolverine, Cyclopse, Dance Academy, Tangara, Redfield.]]>3155abc,actor,blockbuster,books,conversations,death,gay,grief,hollywood,homosexuality,marvel,memoir,mother,ovarian cancer,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,son,tim pocock,wolverine,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-my-three-fathers--75743596Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores fatherhood, fathers and daughters, male role models, writing, Tennessee, growing up, origin stories, personal stories, parenting, life story, family dynamics, America, United States, grief, death, loss of a parent, writing, books, bookstores.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ann-patchett-novelist-three-fathers-life-story-encore/105446194Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAmerican novelist Ann Patchett reflects on Frank, Mike and Darrell, the men who made her, going a year without shopping and her power to make herself invisible (R)Ann Patchett is an acclaimed American novelist and the owner of an independent bookstore...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores fatherhood, fathers and daughters, male role models, writing, Tennessee, growing up, origin stories, personal stories, parenting, life story, family dynamics, America, United States, grief, death, loss of a parent, writing, books, bookstores.]]>3003abc,ann patchett,books,bookstore owner,conversations,fatherhood,nashville,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,unconventional families,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-six-day-siege-of-the-iranian-embassy-in-london--75743556Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-mcintyre-2025-the-seige-london-thatcher/105444724Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn April 1980, a group of armed men invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking hostages, and issuing demands in the name of a cause almost no one had ever heard of.The 'Group of the Martyr', a collection of Iranian Arabs, wanted independence for...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.]]>3215abc,ben mcintyre,books,britain,conversations,diplomacy,foreign affairs,iran,iraq,modern history,rescue operation,richard fidler,saddam hussein,sarah kanowski,sas,siege,terrorism,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mass-murder-cannibalism-and-insanity-inside-mao-s-cultural-revolution--75743626Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores political violence, revolution, propaganda, China, Asia, totalitarianism, Farewell my Concubine, Asia Pacific, Lenin, Marxism, Socialism, civil war, the long march, neo-Maoist movement, great leap forward, political upheaval, class warfare, status quo, drain the swamp, mass murder, infanticide, conspiracy theories, Tiananmen Square, red guards, coup, dictatorship, nostalgia.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/linda-javin-2025-mao-zedong-china-cultural-revolution/105439880Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksChina's cultural revolution was murderously violent and culturally devastating; millions of people, artefacts and ideas went up in smoke. So what's fuelling today's Neo-Maoist movement and nostalgia for that period?In 1966, the Chinese revolutionary...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores political violence, revolution, propaganda, China, Asia, totalitarianism, Farewell my Concubine, Asia Pacific, Lenin, Marxism, Socialism, civil war, the long march, neo-Maoist movement, great leap forward, political upheaval, class warfare, status quo, drain the swamp, mass murder, infanticide, conspiracy theories, Tiananmen Square, red guards, coup, dictatorship, nostalgia.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2859falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-i-became-a-brainwashed-cult-bride--75743529Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Jennifer Leake.This episode of Conversations touches on cults, brainwashing, religious groups, eating disorders, sexual manipulation, deprogramming, sexual assault, sleep deprivation, family, recovery, healing, trauma, biography, psychology, Providence, JMS, Jesus Morning Star, Pastor Joshua, Jung Myung-seok.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/how-i-became-a-brainwashed-cult-bride-south-korean-cult/105434822Tue, 24 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLiz Cameron was 18 years old when a stranger approached her in a book shop. It was the beginning of her induction into a cult, and it was an experience Liz barely survived.The process of brainwashing happened gradually, first came the love-bombing and...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Jennifer Leake.This episode of Conversations touches on cults, brainwashing, religious groups, eating disorders, sexual manipulation, deprogramming, sexual assault, sleep deprivation, family, recovery, healing, trauma, biography, psychology, Providence, JMS, Jesus Morning Star, Pastor Joshua, Jung Myung-seok.]]>3234brainwash,conversations,cult,cult bride,jms,liz cameron,providence,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-charming-italian-narcissist--75743554Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kirstin-pilz-later-in-life-love-romance-cancer-infidelity-rpt/105418112Fri, 20 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Kerstin Pilz found out that her charming husband Gianni had been cheating on her while he was dying and she was taking care of him, she had to decide what to do next (R)She had fallen madly in love with this Italian man when she was in her...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3238abc,cancer,caring,cheating,conversations,counselling,dying,grief,infidelity,kerstin pilz,marriage,narcissism,sarah kanowski,terminal illnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mr-finch-deathworker-in-the-tapestry-of-life--75743842Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.This episode of Conversations touches on death, grief, mourning, burial, Judaism, Jewish, chevra kadisha, Ephraim Finch, Melbourne, Orthodox Judaism, conversion, Jewish conversion, Wagga Wagga, Herman Wouk, deathwork, funerals, epic life stories, origin stories, loss, reflection and biography.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/katia-ariel-ephraim-finch-death-melbourne-jewish-burial-ritual/105416136Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Katia Ariel tells the story of Ephraim Finch, a man synonymous with death in the Melbourne Jewish community. He started life as Geoffrey William, the son of a butcher, who would go on to become a master builder before his life became...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.This episode of Conversations touches on death, grief, mourning, burial, Judaism, Jewish, chevra kadisha, Ephraim Finch, Melbourne, Orthodox Judaism, conversion, Jewish conversion, Wagga Wagga, Herman Wouk, deathwork, funerals, epic life stories, origin stories, loss, reflection and biography.]]>3164abc,beshert,burial,chevra kadisha,conversations,death,deathwork,destined,ephraim finch,epic life story,frum,jewish,jewish conversion,katia ariel,meant to be,melbourne jewish,religious,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,wagga wagga royal showfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mind-f-k-of-pain-retraining-your-system-to-tackle-chronic-pain--75743597online at TameTheBeast.orgFind out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.The Executive Producer of Conversations in Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler. It explores persistent pain, migraine, arthritis, neurology, psychology, distrust of the medical system, pain relief, hypersensitivity to pain, doctors who believe you, chronic conditions, endometriosis.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lorimer-moseley-chronic-pain-neuroscience-physio/105411804Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Lorimer Moseley is neuroscientist, who specialises in the complexities and mind-boggling nature of pain - what it is, why it exists, how it works and when it can go wrong.For most of us, pain is a fundamental part of being alive, and staying...online at TameTheBeast.orgFind out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.The Executive Producer of Conversations in Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris and presented by Richard Fidler. It explores persistent pain, migraine, arthritis, neurology, psychology, distrust of the medical system, pain relief, hypersensitivity to pain, doctors who believe you, chronic conditions, endometriosis.]]>3163abc,arthritis,chronic pain,conversations,education,endometriosis,lorimer moseley,medical research,migiraine,neurology,neuroscience,pain relief,pain specialist,persistent pain,physiotheraphy,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surgeryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-peter-greste-became-the-story--75743543Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with reporting from war zones, prison, solitary confinement, grief, death, press freedom, family, psychological distress, political unrest, post traumatic stress, prison life, captivity.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/when-journalist-peter-greste-became-the-story/105406242Tue, 17 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIt’s been a decade since Australian journalist Peter Greste became a global news story, spending 400 days imprisoned in Egypt. But he still misses the life he had as a foreign correspondent.Peter and two colleagues were arrested while working for Al...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with reporting from war zones, prison, solitary confinement, grief, death, press freedom, family, psychological distress, political unrest, post traumatic stress, prison life, captivity.]]>3197conversations,foreign correspondent,peter greste,press freedom,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-when-success-a-big-house-and-a-loving-family-aren-t-enough--75743606Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-ohagan-success-demise-london/105390692Fri, 13 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhat happens when a man can't stop his drive and desire for more? Author Andrew O'Hagan dissects the pitfalls of more money, more success and more applause (R)Andrew O’Hagan is the author of several highly acclaimed novels.His most recent book is a...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3065abc,accomplishment,andrew o'hagan,books,conversations,downfall,london,mafia,melbourne writers festival,over achiever,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,success,type a,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/actor-and-hollywood-it-girl-ione-skye-on-surrendering-her-rock-n-roll-past-and-forgiving-herself--75743863Weirder Together.Conversations Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with absent fathers, epic life stories, personal stories, cheating, divorce, relationship breakdowns, inappropriate relationships, age gap relationships, intimacy, therapy, Hollywood, Ad-Rock, partying, substance abuse, modelling, child actors and acting.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ione-skye-hollywood-marriage-infidelity-divorce-forgiveness/105388754Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Gen X actor on making peace with her absent father, the ghosts of her Hollywood past and nursing Anthony Kiedis through his drug addiction while she was still a teenager — a relationship she shudders at today.The 1990s It girl was named for the...Weirder Together.Conversations Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with absent fathers, epic life stories, personal stories, cheating, divorce, relationship breakdowns, inappropriate relationships, age gap relationships, intimacy, therapy, Hollywood, Ad-Rock, partying, substance abuse, modelling, child actors and acting.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2788abc,adam horovitz,ad-rock,anthony keidis,beastie boys,ben lee,bisexuality,cheating,conversations,divorce,donovan,gen x,hollywood,infidelity,ione skye,it girl,mick jagger,red hot chili peppers,sarah kanowski,teen actorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-post-american-future-what-will-the-new-world-order-look-like--75743579Hard New World: Our Post-American Future, in the June issue of the Quarterly Essay.If you're interested in more episodes like this one, have a listen to Richard's recent conversation with Marcel Dirsus about tyrants and dictators on the ABC Listen App, or wherever you get your podcasts.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Jennifer Leake and presented by Richard Fidler.This episode of Conversations explores nuclear war, Russian expansionism, Ukraine, Putin, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Los Angeles protests, riots, political landscape, Lauren Tomasi, ANZUS, Asia-Pacific, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, invasion, California, the decline of the West, National Guard, law enforcement, ICE.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hugh-white-trump-america-los-angeles-china-new-world-order/105383566Wed, 11 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDefence analyst Hugh White says Australian leaders are in denial about how dramatically the world has changed, and need to get a grip on the deep, troubling forces propelling us into a new order of world power.The balance of global power has changed...Hard New World: Our Post-American Future, in the June issue of the Quarterly Essay.If you're interested in more episodes like this one, have a listen to Richard's recent conversation with Marcel Dirsus about tyrants and dictators on the ABC Listen App, or wherever you get your podcasts.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Jennifer Leake and presented by Richard Fidler.This episode of Conversations explores nuclear war, Russian expansionism, Ukraine, Putin, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Los Angeles protests, riots, political landscape, Lauren Tomasi, ANZUS, Asia-Pacific, Xi Jinping, Taiwan, invasion, California, the decline of the West, National Guard, law enforcement, ICE.]]>3119abc,america,anthony albanese,asia pacific,aukus,china,conversations,defence analyst,donald trump,hugh white,ice,immigration,los angeles,new world order,protests,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,ukraine,xi jinpingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pyromaniac-kid-who-made-barbecue-his-life--75743576The Stockpot Kitchen.Graeme's cookbook, Red Hot & Smokin’! was published by New Holland Publishers in 2019.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with mental health, fire, barbecue, murder, epic life stories, origin stories, sauerkraut, Singapore barbecued duck, the Albany Snake Run, cooking, restaurants, feeding, single mum, aged care, aged care mistreatment, Lismore floods, adventure, vocation.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/graeme-stockdale-food-bbq-mental-health-lismore-flood/105378392Tue, 10 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a child, chef Graeme Stockdale was embarrassed by the smell of sauerkraut and pickles that would trail him from his Polish and German grandparents' home. A transformative encounter with a barbecued duck in Singapore changed his life, though nothing...The Stockpot Kitchen.Graeme's cookbook, Red Hot & Smokin’! was published by New Holland Publishers in 2019.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations deals with mental health, fire, barbecue, murder, epic life stories, origin stories, sauerkraut, Singapore barbecued duck, the Albany Snake Run, cooking, restaurants, feeding, single mum, aged care, aged care mistreatment, Lismore floods, adventure, vocation.]]>2889abc,aged care,albany snake run,barbecue,bbq,chef,conversations,cooking,cooking with fire,fire,graeme stockdale,lismore flood,mental health,murder,natural disaster,restaurant,sarah kanowski,sauerkraut,the stockpot kitchen,vocationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-hormones-and-mental-health-with-dr-jayashri-kulkarni--75743866Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Tamar Cranswick and presented by Sarah Kanowski.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversation podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.It explores female health, medical research, menopause, perimenopause, hormonal health, female medical research, migration, studying medicine, depression, anxiety, gut health, why don't doctors listen to women, gender stereotypes, underrepresentation in medical research, gaslighting in women's health, women's pain, motherhood, stress, psychiatry, reproductive health, hormonal birth control.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jayashri-kulkarni-female-hormones-mental-health-rpt/105362644Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Jayashri Kulkarni on her Indian-Australian upbringing and her groundbreaking research into women's hormones and mental health (R)Jayashri Kulkarni’s family moved from India to Australia in 1961.They found there were no Indian grocery stores, few...Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Tamar Cranswick and presented by Sarah Kanowski.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversation podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.It explores female health, medical research, menopause, perimenopause, hormonal health, female medical research, migration, studying medicine, depression, anxiety, gut health, why don't doctors listen to women, gender stereotypes, underrepresentation in medical research, gaslighting in women's health, women's pain, motherhood, stress, psychiatry, reproductive health, hormonal birth control.]]>3149abc,anxiety,conversations,conversations live,gut health,hormones,jayashri kulkarni,medical research,menopause,perimenopause,psychiatry,reproductive health,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,women's healthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-two-locked-up-in-china-cheng-lei-on-cell-mates-singing-and-survival--75743872In episode one of this two-part series, Lei explained how the charges hinged on a document that was read out publicly on television, and how she survived the cruelty of interrogations and being kept in isolation.In this episode, Lei's details how her experience of detention changed as she moved out of solitary confinement, but still under lock and key with three other women.In cell 112, Lei and the other women sang songs when the guards weren't watching, they fought, they bonded and they communicated secretly with the prisoners in a cell next door.The knocking, for which Lei was punished, climaxed in a covert proposal.Eventually, Lei saw sunlight again. With the help of the Australian Government, she was released and flown back home to Melbourne, where she was reunited with her children (now teenagers), rebuilt her life and can be publicly critical of the paranoid and image-conscious state security system that locked her behind bars for years.Further informationListen to the first part of Richard's extraordinary conversation with Cheng Lei here.Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom is published by HarperCollins.Cheng Lei: My Story is a documentary made by Sky News Australia. It is available to stream at SkyNews.com.au.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores CCP, Covid, propaganda, communism, paranoia, Marise Payne, Scott Morrison, family separation, career changes, jail, justice system, Chinese Communist Party, embassy, diplomatic relations, CCTV, state broadcaster, media, television, news anchor, single mothers, trade, tariffs, books, writing, motherhood, parenting, Tiananmen Square, personal stories, origin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/cheng-lei-china-journalist-detention-episode-two/105360890Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCheng Lei's years in detention in China, on trumped-up espionage charges, go from cruel and isolating, to absurd and romantic when she gets moved into a cell with three other women.The Chinese-Australian journalist was held in detention in China for...In episode one of this two-part series, Lei explained how the charges hinged on a document that was read out publicly on television, and how she survived the cruelty of interrogations and being kept in isolation.In this episode, Lei's details how her experience of detention changed as she moved out of solitary confinement, but still under lock and key with three other women.In cell 112, Lei and the other women sang songs when the guards weren't watching, they fought, they bonded and they communicated secretly with the prisoners in a cell next door.The knocking, for which Lei was punished, climaxed in a covert proposal.Eventually, Lei saw sunlight again. With the help of the Australian Government, she was released and flown back home to Melbourne, where she was reunited with her children (now teenagers), rebuilt her life and can be publicly critical of the paranoid and image-conscious state security system that locked her behind bars for years.Further informationListen to the first part of Richard's extraordinary conversation with Cheng Lei here.Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom is published by HarperCollins.Cheng Lei: My Story is a documentary made by Sky News Australia. It is available to stream at SkyNews.com.au.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores CCP, Covid, propaganda, communism, paranoia, Marise Payne, Scott Morrison, family separation, career changes, jail, justice system, Chinese Communist Party, embassy, diplomatic relations, CCTV, state broadcaster, media, television, news anchor, single mothers, trade, tariffs, books, writing, motherhood, parenting, Tiananmen Square, personal stories, origin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2885falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/part-one-locked-up-in-china-cheng-lei-on-state-paranoia-and-staying-sane-in-isolation--75743584Listen to the second part of Richard's extraordinary conversation with Cheng Lei here.Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom is published by HarperCollins.Cheng Lei: My Story is a documentary made by Sky News Australia. It is available to stream at SkyNews.com.au.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores CCP, Covid, propaganda, communism, paranoia, Marise Payne, Scott Morrison, family separation, career changes, jail, justice system, Chinese Communist Party, embassy, diplomatic relations, CCTV, state broadcaster, media, television, news anchor, single mothers, trade, tariffs, books, writing, motherhood, parenting, Tiananmen Square, personal stories, origin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/cheng-lei-china-journalist-detention-episode-one/105354934Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen journalist Cheng Lei was detained by Chinese state security agents, she thought would be freed within the week. Instead, she was held on absurd espionage charges for more than three years, much of that time spent in isolation.When Cheng Lei moved...Listen to the second part of Richard's extraordinary conversation with Cheng Lei here.Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom is published by HarperCollins.Cheng Lei: My Story is a documentary made by Sky News Australia. It is available to stream at SkyNews.com.au.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Meggie Morris.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.This episode of Conversations explores CCP, Covid, propaganda, communism, paranoia, Marise Payne, Scott Morrison, family separation, career changes, jail, justice system, Chinese Communist Party, embassy, diplomatic relations, CCTV, state broadcaster, media, television, news anchor, single mothers, trade, tariffs, books, writing, motherhood, parenting, Tiananmen Square, personal stories, origin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2939abc,books,ccp,cheng lei,china,conversations,detention,marise payne,memoir,origin stories,parenting,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sky australia,sky news,tariffs,tarrifs,writing,wrongful detention,xi jinpingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/depersonalisation-when-nathan-lost-his-sense-of-self-and-nothing-felt-real--75743537NHS website.Read about dissociative disorders and depersonalisation specifically in relation to young people on the Orygen website.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nathan-dunne-depersonalisation-mental-health-recovery/105350622Tue, 03 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2008 Nathan Dunne was night swimming in Hampstead Heath in the middle of winter when a psychological catastrophe struck him. He felt his sense of self split in two, and an unbearable pain overtook him. He couldn’t work out what had happened to him,...NHS website.Read about dissociative disorders and depersonalisation specifically in relation to young people on the Orygen website.Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.Conversations' Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. This episode was produced by Alice Moldovan.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3111abc,art history,baptism,conversations,depersonalisation,derealisation,dissociation,dissociative disorder,hampstead heath,london,love,mental health,mental illness,nathan dunne,platonic friendship,psychiatry,psychological pain,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,war memoirfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-home-filled-with-music-raising-the-kanneh-masons--75743581https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kanneh-mason-classical-music-seven-children-repeat/105333498Fri, 30 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKadiatu Kanneh-Mason on what it takes to keep up with her seven children — all of them gifted classical musicians (R).Kadiatu is a former English academic and the mother of seven extraordinary children.All of them are gifted classical musicians.Her...2926abc,bach,beethoven,books,cello,classical music,concerto,conversations,gifted children,kanneh-mason,memoir,mixed race,nottingham,orchestra,racism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,united kingdom,west africa,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-colm-toibin-ran-away-with-the-circus-to-barcelona-brooklyn-and-beyond--75743601https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colm-toibin-brooklyn-long-island-childhood-ireland/105331712Thu, 29 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Irish novelist has always been open to where life can unexpectedly take him, and the excitement that comes with that kind of freedom.Colm Toibin's first big move was from rural Ireland to Dublin after his father died when he was young. Then, it...3203abc,books,brooklyn,colm toibin,conversations,domhnall gleeson,dublin,film adaptation,ireland,john crowley,julie walters,literature,long island,migration,nick hornby,richard fidler,saoirse ronan,sarah kanowski,spain,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hilde-hinton-s-home-for-the-temporarily-defeated--75743845Australian Story, which features Hilde's brother, Samuel Johnson, online at ABC iview.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hilde-hinton-samuel-connie-johnson-mother-suicide/105326492Wed, 28 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Hilde Hinton was on the cusp of adolescence, her mother died. For years she protected her younger siblings from the truth about their mum.Despite the great grief of her mother's shocking death when Hilde was just 12 years old, there was also a...Australian Story, which features Hilde's brother, Samuel Johnson, online at ABC iview.]]>3071abc,bipolar,books,cancer,childhood cancer,connie johnson,conversations,death of a mother,grief,hilde hinton,love your sister,mothers of boys,richard fidler,samuel johnson,sarah kanowski,schizophrenia,siblings,single father,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-life-of-scarlett-the-octopus--75743605https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/the-secret-life-of-scarlett-the-octopus/105321366Tue, 27 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Alex Schnell was around 5 years old, playing in rock pools around Clovelly beach in Sydney, she had an alien encounter. The creature in the shallow water in front of her was a little octopus and unlike anything Alex had seen before, and instead...3135alex schnell,animal intelligence,conversations,octopus,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-how-sean-sweeney-found-his-deaf-heart--75743574https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sean-sweeney-coda-deaf-community-auslan-interpreter-rpt/105305944Fri, 23 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSean Sweeney on the complications and joys of growing up as a a hearing child in a deaf family, using Auslan, a distinctively Australian sign language.In his twenties, Sean rebelled against the deaf world, and began to look for a new life in the...3095abc,auslan,auslan interpreter,beauty of sign language,bushfires,child of deaf adults,coda,conversations,deaf,deaf community,deaf heart,deaf identity,hearing loss,hearing world,history of auslan,podcast,richard fidler,sean sweeney,sign language,sweeney interpretingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-miserable-lives-and-golden-guns-of-tyrants-dictators-and-despots--75743620Sydney Writers' Festival on Friday 23 May.This episode of Conversations explores Putin, Xi Jinping, China, CCP, Russia, Trump, global politics, dictatorships, democracy, voting rights, election results, the new world order, Stalin, Hitler, famous leaders, Churchill, politics, books, writing, history, war, civil war, Africa, USSR, Elon Musk, Gaddafi, golden gun, torture, Libya, Syria, control, Machiavelli, monarchs, Al-Ghazali, East Germany, Congo, academia, what to study at university, coup, the elite, power systems, Cold War, Bashar al-Assad, Ukraine, surveillance, Roman Empire.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marcel-dirsus-tyrants-dictators-putin-ping-trump/105304462Thu, 22 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarcel Dirsus is fascinated by the treadmill of tyranny: how dictators gain power, how they stay there and how they fall. This is his blueprint for bringing an end to authoritarianism.With democracies seemingly faltering worldwide, political scientist...Sydney Writers' Festival on Friday 23 May.This episode of Conversations explores Putin, Xi Jinping, China, CCP, Russia, Trump, global politics, dictatorships, democracy, voting rights, election results, the new world order, Stalin, Hitler, famous leaders, Churchill, politics, books, writing, history, war, civil war, Africa, USSR, Elon Musk, Gaddafi, golden gun, torture, Libya, Syria, control, Machiavelli, monarchs, Al-Ghazali, East Germany, Congo, academia, what to study at university, coup, the elite, power systems, Cold War, Bashar al-Assad, Ukraine, surveillance, Roman Empire.]]>3093abc,africa,books,chad,conversations,gaddafi,marcel dirsus,modern history,mugabe,musk,politics,putin,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stalin,sydney writers week,syria,trump,tyrants,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/claire-keegan-on-bravery-writing-and-the-single-life--75743587Queensland horseman, Ken Faulkner.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claire-keegan-irish-novelist-marriage-horses-farms-writing/105299184Wed, 21 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe bestselling Irish author grew up on a farm set on “50 acres on the side of a hill”. Growing up, she witnessed a harsh, misogynistic country that convinced her she would never marry. Claire shares what she has learned about writing from a litter of...Queensland horseman, Ken Faulkner.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3198abc,brumbies,cillian murphy,claire keegan,conversations,epic life story,horsemanship,horses,ireland,irish author,laundry,magdalene laundries,marriage,new orleans,novelist,origin story,personal stories,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,small things like thesefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peter-godwin-s-complicated-loves-great-losses-and-occasional-wars--75743694Richard spoke with Peter's sister, Georgina Godwin, in 2022.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-godwin-exit-wounds-zimbabwe/105294014Tue, 20 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe writer had a complex relationship with his mother, whose professional reputation built a wall between them, but also saved his life more than once while working as a war correspondent.Peter Godwin was born in Zimbabwe when the country was still...Richard spoke with Peter's sister, Georgina Godwin, in 2022.]]>3208abc,africa,british empire,colonialism,conversations,death of a sibling,doctoring,fatherhood,getting older,grief,medicine,memoir,mothers and sons,peter godwin,ptsd,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,war correspondence,zimbabwefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treating-anorexia-by-nourishing-the-heart--75743854https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/warren-ward-psychiatrist-eating-disorders-mental-health-rpt/105278662Fri, 16 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPsychiatrist Warren Ward treats patients who are severely ill with eating disorders. Understanding the mystery of human nature has driven him since he was a young doctor.Warren Ward's patients are often critically ill with diseases like...3126abc,adolescent mental health,conversations,diet and nutrition,disordered eating,eating disorders,healthcare facilities,inpatient treatment,mental health hospitals,psychiatry,psychology,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,warren wardfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-stories-and-executions-in-iceland-when-hannah-kent-and-agnes-magnusdottir-became-entwined--75743670https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hannah-kent-agnes-magnusdottir-iceland-execution/105273232Thu, 15 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen writer Hannah Kent first visited Iceland in 2003, she came across a gothic true story about Agnes Magnusdottir, the last woman hanged in Iceland. That story would change her life.Hannah's arrival to the Nordic island as an exchange student in...3076falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heroin-addiction-ivan-milat-s-dentist-and-beginning-again--75743541Rainbow LodgeRead about Australia's Justice Reform Initiative's campaign Jailing is Failing This episode of Conversations discusses drug use, substance abuse, addiction, crime, mental health, toxic masculinity, manhood, fatherhood, parenting, turning your life around, getting clean, rehabilitation, rehab, intervention, AA, NA, sponsors, inheritance, heroin, methadone, ice, meth, illicit substances, incarceration, recidivism. To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claude-robinson-heroin-addiction-crime-prison-redemption-healing/105267888Wed, 14 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksClaude Robinson developed a heroin habit as a young man, and spent years in jail. In 2006 he began to turn his life around for good. (CW: descriptions of drug use, addiction, and crime) (R)Claude Robinson is the manager of Rainbow Lodge, a home in...Rainbow LodgeRead about Australia's Justice Reform Initiative's campaign Jailing is Failing This episode of Conversations discusses drug use, substance abuse, addiction, crime, mental health, toxic masculinity, manhood, fatherhood, parenting, turning your life around, getting clean, rehabilitation, rehab, intervention, AA, NA, sponsors, inheritance, heroin, methadone, ice, meth, illicit substances, incarceration, recidivism. To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3101abc,addiction,claude robinson,conversations,drugs,glebe,halfway house,heroin,ivan milat,rehab,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,substance abuse,sydney,the lodgefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/situationships-risks-and-growing-pains-jemma-sbeg-on-surviving-your-20s--75743578The Psychology of your 20s.If you liked this episode of Conversations, you might also enjoy listening to Doctor Hilton Koppe on his experience of PTSD, journalist Ros Thomas on her research into loneliness or psychologist Dr Tracy Westerman on psychology in remote Australia.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversation podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.This episode of Conversations explores psychology, podcasts, research, books, writing, anxiety, TikTok, social media, ADHD, self-diagnosis, growing up, how to survive your 20s, stay at home dads, heartbreak, mortality, death anxiety, social anxiety, university, what to study, how to get over heartbreak, first loves, building a career in media.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jemma-sbeg-psychology-20s-youth-heartbreak-anxiety/105266520Tue, 13 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom relationships and loneliness, to indecision and burnout, Jemma Sbeg is your guide to navigating your 20s, and looking back on that decade with a new perspective.When Jemma Sbeg started recording a podcast in the back of her Subaru about her...The Psychology of your 20s.If you liked this episode of Conversations, you might also enjoy listening to Doctor Hilton Koppe on his experience of PTSD, journalist Ros Thomas on her research into loneliness or psychologist Dr Tracy Westerman on psychology in remote Australia.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversation podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.This episode of Conversations explores psychology, podcasts, research, books, writing, anxiety, TikTok, social media, ADHD, self-diagnosis, growing up, how to survive your 20s, stay at home dads, heartbreak, mortality, death anxiety, social anxiety, university, what to study, how to get over heartbreak, first loves, building a career in media.]]>3124abc,adhd,anxiety,asd,autism,conversations,depression,first heartbreak,grief,heartbreak,how to survive your 20s,jemma sbeg,loss,love,mental health,mental illness,podcast,psychology of your 20s,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-mt-druitt-to-tonga-how-winnie-embraced-her-cultural-heritage--75743873Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mt-druitt-to-tonga-how-winnie-embraced-her-cultural-heritage/105249136Fri, 09 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWinnie Dunn was a teenager when the Chris Lilley character 'Jonah from Tonga' became a national joke and as a Tongan Australian the stereotype made her feel uncomfortable.Despite being born into a big Tongan family in Western Sydney, Winnie felt...Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>3098conversations,dirt poor islanders,mt druitt,sarah kanowski,tonga,western sydney,winnie dunnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jamila-rizvi-s-one-in-a-million-brain-tumour--75743586Find out more on the Conversations website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jamila-rizvi-brain-tumour-craniopharyngioma-chronic-illness/105246532Thu, 08 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJamila’s craniopharyngioma had been growing for years, unbeknownst to her. In hindsight, it was her son who gave the first clue, when he stopped breastfeeding overnight at 11 months old.Today Jamila is an author, a broadcaster and the deputy managing...Find out more on the Conversations website.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3204abc,anterograde amnesia,brain surgery,brain tumour,carrie bickmore,chronic illness,conversations,cortisol,craniotomy,disability,eating disorder,futurewomen,hormones,jamila rizvi,neurosurgery,ptsd,richard fidler,rosie waterland,sarah kanowski,spoon theoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slapped-by-a-whale-s-tail-and-other-animal-adventures--75743876Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/barry-mcgovern-whales-dolphins-ireland-humpbacks-mother-calf/105241832Wed, 07 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhale and dolphin researcher, Barry McGovern’s love of sea creatures started in Clare, Ireland, when as a child he met the county’s solitary, friendly dolphin, named for the singer Dusty Springfield.Barry grew up in a tiny surfing village where he...Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>3081abc,barry mcgovern,bottlenose dolphins,chilean flamingo,conversations,dusty springfield,echolocation,edinburgh zoo,mother-calf humpback whales,namibia,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,whalesongfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adam-kay-the-magic-and-misery-of-doctoring-comedy-and-fatherhood--75743805Lifeline on 13 11 14.Find out more about the Red Nose counselling services available to parents who have lost a child by calling the Red Nose Bereavement Support Line on 1300 308 307.If you or someone you know needs help with disordered eating, the Butterfly National Helpline is available on 1800 33 4673.This episode of Conversations explores studying medicine, the medical system, Medicare, overworked doctors, young doctors, junior doctors, obstetrics and gynaecology, delivering babies, careers, disordered eating, sexuality, marriage, LGBTQI+, fatherhood, surrogacy, mental health, comedy, touring, music, university life, should I study medicine.This Is Going To Hurt is published by Pan Macmillan.Undoctored is published by Hachette.Adam's debut novel, A Particularly Nasty Case, will be published by Hachette in August.You can stream the television series based on Adam's first book, This Is Going To Hurt, on ABC iView.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 on the Conversations website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/adam-kay-doctor-health-system-registrars/105233696Tue, 06 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a caesarean section on his labour ward went catastrophically wrong, Adam Kay took a radical inventory of his entire life. CW: traumatic childbirth, eating disorders.Adam was not far off qualifying as an obstetric consultant in the United...Lifeline on 13 11 14.Find out more about the Red Nose counselling services available to parents who have lost a child by calling the Red Nose Bereavement Support Line on 1300 308 307.If you or someone you know needs help with disordered eating, the Butterfly National Helpline is available on 1800 33 4673.This episode of Conversations explores studying medicine, the medical system, Medicare, overworked doctors, young doctors, junior doctors, obstetrics and gynaecology, delivering babies, careers, disordered eating, sexuality, marriage, LGBTQI+, fatherhood, surrogacy, mental health, comedy, touring, music, university life, should I study medicine.This Is Going To Hurt is published by Pan Macmillan.Undoctored is published by Hachette.Adam's debut novel, A Particularly Nasty Case, will be published by Hachette in August.You can stream the television series based on Adam's first book, This Is Going To Hurt, on ABC iView.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 on the Conversations website.]]>2800falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/briana-max-and-freddy-love-trains-and-mouth-music--75743858https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/briana-blackett-autism-spectrum-disorder-mother-carer/105231796Mon, 05 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBriana Blackett was a journalist in Qatar when she realised her baby son Max wasn't responding to his name. When Max and his little brother Freddy were both diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Briana left Doha to begin an entirely different life (R)3161abc,al jazeera,asd,autism spectrum disorder,books,briana blackett,conversations,divorce,doha,journalism,media,parents of children with autis,parents of disabled children,qatar,richard fidler,royal commission,sarah kanowski,single mother,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-breaking-the-silence-around-men-s-mental-health--75743673Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-breaking-the-silence-around-men-s-mental-health/105220198Fri, 02 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJonno Seidler with the story of his Dad Ray,  a much-loved and successful doctor, who hid his private struggles from the world.Behind closed doors, Ray Seidler was locked in a herculean fight with his own mental health. His frequent bouts of...Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>3217conversations,jonno seidler,mental health,sarah kanowski,suicidefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-from-the-mighty-matriarchs-of-the-animal-kingdom--75743582Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/erna-walraven-feminism-zookeeper-dutch-underground-interpreter/105218584Thu, 01 May 2025 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksErna Walraven was one of the first female zookeepers to work at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the 1980s. Despite practical jokes from her male colleagues, like animal dung in her gumboots, Erna kept her nerve.She was born in The Netherlands, to parents who...Find out more on the Conversations website.]]>310023andme,abc,ancestry.com,conversations,dutch resistance,dutch underground,epic life story,feminism,operation market garden,origin story,personal story,sarah kanowski,taronga zoo,world war ii,zookeeperfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mawunyo-s-life-in-love-journalism-and-hip-hop--75743648https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mawunyo-gbogbo-hip-hop-country-town-ghana-faith-family-rpt/105210690Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMawunyo Gbogbo was raised as a church-going African Australian girl in the sleepy mining town of Muswellbrook, before she grew up to become a hip-hop journalist and a writer (R)Mawunyo's parents had met in Ghana, migrating to Australia when she was a...3138abc,australia,conversations,diet pills,ephedrine,faith,family,ghana,hip hop,hip hop culture,immigration,journalism,mawunyo gbogbo,muswellbrook,new york,nsw,religion,richard fidler,strict parents,tupacfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-the-mind-of-a-dog-and-a-pig-named-habib--75743583online.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/inside-the-mind-of-a-dog-and-a-pig-called-habib/105205954Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLuke Hura has an innate ability to understand and communicate with animals, and for decades he's been training them for film, television and the stage.You’ve probably seen one of Luke's dogs in action — he trained Bouncer, the labrador from...online.]]>2766animal behaviour,animal trainer,conversations,luke hura,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-case-of-the-unknown-sailor--75743657https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/the-case-of-the-unknown-sailor/105194064Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2007, Jeremy Austin was asked by the Royal Australian Navy to help them identify the remains of an unknown sailor from World War II. Using the best forensic DNA technology, he embarked on a quest to figure out who this man was and to track down his...2818conversations,hmas sydney,richard fidler,royal australian navy,world war 2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/adam-liaw-s-longing-for-food--75743602The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Adam’s Dateline episode on the new Changi Prison, and Destination Flavour: Singapore all on SBS.This episode of Conversations focuses on Adam Liaw, cook books, epic life story, family dynamics, Peranakan food, cooking, food, recipes, Malaysia, Singapore, winning the lottery, The Cook Up, Dateline, Masterchef, Changi Prison, reflection, history and Hainanese Chicken rice.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/adam-liaw-cooking-food-malaysia-singapore-chicken-rice/105192390Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Masterchef graduate shares what he learned from his grandmother, who won the lottery in Malaysia when she was a 25-year-old widow with three children to care for.After Adam's parents met and married, the family emigrated to Australia when Adam was...The Cook Up with Adam Liaw, Adam’s Dateline episode on the new Changi Prison, and Destination Flavour: Singapore all on SBS.This episode of Conversations focuses on Adam Liaw, cook books, epic life story, family dynamics, Peranakan food, cooking, food, recipes, Malaysia, Singapore, winning the lottery, The Cook Up, Dateline, Masterchef, Changi Prison, reflection, history and Hainanese Chicken rice.]]>2919abc,adam liaw,conversations,cookbook,cooking dinner,eating,food,hainanese chicken rice,masterchef,recipe,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,the cook upfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/listening-to-a-mountain-to-save-workers-trapped-underground--75743621https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/listening-to-a-mountain-to-save-workers-trapped-underground/105187030Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2023, Arnold Dix helped rescue 41 men trapped in a tunnel after it collapsed high in the Himalayas. As an engineer and tunnel expert, he was uniquely placed to assist, but Arnold also used another skill in the high risk operation: he listened to...3020arnold dix,himalayas,rescue mission,the promise,tunnel collapsefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-physics-and-feeling-of-floating-why-angelica-learnt-to-swim--75743634Sink or Swim and was produced by Impact Studios.You can stay up to date with what Angelica is up to at her website.This episode of Conversations explores swimming, royal surf life saving, drowning, learning to swim, beaches, Sydney, Bondi, Western Sydney, Blacktown, Randwick, pools, public pools, climate change, summer, hot summers, carers, family dynamics, divorce, Nigeria, first generation Australians.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/angelic-ojinnaka-psillakis-swimming-learning-to-swim/105182638Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAngelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis grew up in Sydney, famous for its coastline and beachside existence. But for reasons beyond her control, she didn't learn to swim until she took the plunge as an adult.Angelica Ojinnaka-Psillakis has achieved a lot in her...Sink or Swim and was produced by Impact Studios.You can stay up to date with what Angelica is up to at her website.This episode of Conversations explores swimming, royal surf life saving, drowning, learning to swim, beaches, Sydney, Bondi, Western Sydney, Blacktown, Randwick, pools, public pools, climate change, summer, hot summers, carers, family dynamics, divorce, Nigeria, first generation Australians.]]>2543abc,africa,angelica ojinnaka psillakis,conversations,first generation,learning to swim,migration,nigeria,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sink or swim,swimming,unesco,united nations,university of western sydney,utsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-grief-loss-and-the-healing-power-of-the-natural-world--75743847https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/raynor-winn-salt-path-walking-homelessness-illness/105170218Fri, 18 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2013, Raynor Winn and her husband, Moth lost their beloved farm in Wales, it was where they'd lived for 20 years and raised their children.In the same week, Moth was diagnosed with a rare degenerative brain disease and doctors gave him just two...3020falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-epic-escape-story-of-four-anzac-pows-through-the-italian-alps-to-freedom--75743689https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/simon-tancred-anzac-day-pow-italy-switzerland-escape/105164800Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter and tour guide Simon Tancred on the little-known ANZAC story of how a group of POWs made a daring escape on foot to neutral Switzerland.Simon Tancred fell in love with Italy as a young man, and set up a job for himself leading hikes and tours...3009abc,conversations,escape,germany,hiking,italian alps,italy,nazis,pow,prisoners of war,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,simon tancred,switzerland,trek,walking,walking tours,world war two,ww2,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/made-in-burnie-justin-heazlewood-on-swapping-fame-for-his-hometown--75743744Dream Burnie, celebrates the creative humans like him making art far from the big cities, and some of the teachers who recognised the young artists while they were at school.You can learn more about Justin's book Dream Burnie online.The Young Carer's Hotline is open Monday-Friday on 1800 422 737]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/justin-heazlewood-burnie-tasmania-young-carer-writer-artist/105160178Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJustin Heazlewood fled a complicated early life in Tasmania searching for fame as an artist on the mainland. Recently he moved back to his home town of Burnie, and realised community is where you find it.Justin Heazlewood grew up in Burnie, a coastal...Dream Burnie, celebrates the creative humans like him making art far from the big cities, and some of the teachers who recognised the young artists while they were at school.You can learn more about Justin's book Dream Burnie online.The Young Carer's Hotline is open Monday-Friday on 1800 422 737]]>3116abc,almost famous,burnie,city life,conversations,hometown,island,justin heazlewood,mental health,music,musician,radio,regional australia,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,schizophrenia,tasmania,triple jfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-manila-to-sydney-to-the-archibald-prize-artist-loribelle-on-finding-family-and-love--75743841her website and on her Instagram page.In July, 2025 Loribelle won the People's Choice Award for the 2025 Archibald Prize for a portrait she painted with her fingers of Kalkadunga musician William Barton.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/loribelle-spirovski-white-hibiscus-philippines-australia-serbia/105157946Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe artist Loribelle Spirovski on her unusual childhood in the Philippines, meeting her father for the first time at 7 years old, and making her way as one of Australia's most exciting young painters.Loribelle Spirovski grew up in the Philippines,...her website and on her Instagram page.In July, 2025 Loribelle won the People's Choice Award for the 2025 Archibald Prize for a portrait she painted with her fingers of Kalkadunga musician William Barton.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3120abc,archibald,archibald prize,art,art prizes,civil war,conversations,loribelle spirovski,manila,multiculturalism,music,painting,portraiture,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,serbia,simon tedeschi,sydney,william barton,yugoslaviafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-poker-playing-cardiologist--75743880https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bo-remenyi-cardiologist-in-remote-communities/105142532Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a child, before she escaped communist Hungary, Bo Remenyi had no ambitions. But when she got to Australia all of that changed. She's gone from cruising the casino floor as a high-stakes professional poker player, to saving the lives of children in...3148aboriginal health outcomes,bo remenyi,communism,conversations,epic story,health,hungary,immigration,life story,medicine,migration,origin story,refugees,remote australia,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,soviet union,western democracyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miles-franklin-s-secret-life-as-a-boy-sober-undercover-maid--75743591https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/miles-franklin-gonzo-journalism-undercover-maid-brilliant-career/105139212Thu, 10 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Kerrie Davies with the story of how novelist Miles Franklin went undercover as a maid for a year, in Sydney and Melbourne's wealthy houses, well before gonzo journalists became household names.The real-life story of novelist Stella Maria...2914abc,boysober,conversations,early feminists,famous australian novels,famous australian writers,feminism,gillian armstrong,gonzo journalism,henry lawson,judy davis,kerrie davies,miles franklin,my brilliant career,sam neill,sarah kanowski,stella miles franklin,stella prize,undercover journalism,women writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-changing-power-of-a-choir-from-guyanese-activist-forming-an-aboriginal-women-s-choir--75743695Facebook.Watch the documentary about the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir tour to Germany, The Song Keepers. This episode of Conversations touches on heritage, epic life story, origin stories, church, personal stories, childhood and reflection.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/morris-stuart-pastor-guyana-aboriginal-women-choir-ancestors/105134092Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSong propelled Morris Stuart from his early life shepherding sheep in British Guyana to an unlikely love story in London. In his retirement, he found himself shaping a choir of Central Australian Aboriginal women, who had been breathing life into...Facebook.Watch the documentary about the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir tour to Germany, The Song Keepers. This episode of Conversations touches on heritage, epic life story, origin stories, church, personal stories, childhood and reflection.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3071abc,alice springs,central australian aboriginal ,choir,conversations,guyana,hermannsburg,interracial couple,lutheran hymns,morris stuart,mparntwe,ntaria,pitjantjatjara,racism,reconciliation,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,singing,warlpiri,western arrerntefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wisdom-of-an-ancient-pencil-pine--75743843https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-darby-ancient-trees-wild-tasmania-nature/105130438Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNature writer Andrew Darby on what he learned from his rambles through the wilds of Tasmania, communing with the world’s oldest surviving trees. In particular, his ‘buttock clenching’ ascent up a 60-metre-tall eucalyptus known as The Vibe Tower.Nature...3134abc,ancient trees,andrew darby,cancer,conservation,conversations,giant eucalyptus,history of trees,immunotherapy,king's lomatia,lung cancer,pencil pine,peter dombrovskis photography,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,solo hiking,stage four lung cancer,tasmania,trees,wildernessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-daring-escape-from-vietnam-to-the-halls-of-prestigious-american-universities--75743850https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anh-nguyen-austen-vietnam-escape-boat/105113142Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnh Nguyen Austen's family fled Vietnam by sea in 1982, on a wooden boat bound for the Philippines. When a once-in-a-century storm struck in the South China Sea, they thought all hope was lost (R)Anh is an academic and community volunteer who grew up...3048abc,america,american dream,catholicism,christianity,conversations,harvard,migration,origin stories,philippines,refugees,religion,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,theology,united states,university,vietnam,vietnam warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-petty-criminal-to-portrait-artist-vincent-fantauzzo-s-life-was-saved-by-love-and-painting--75743859https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/vincent-fantauzzo-artist-upbringing-asher-keddie-childhood/105109486Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen artist Vincent Fantauzzo was a boy he was a street-fighting petty criminal with dyslexia and a blazing talent for drawing. He escaped jail time, and grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known portrait artists.VIncent Fantauzzo is one of...3127abc,asher keddie,broadmeadows,children,conversations,dyslexia,family,fatherhood,hard childhood,heath ledger,juvenile crime,life story,marriage,painter,portrait artist,reading,sarah kanowski,school,trouble at school,vincent fantauzzofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mistakes-were-made-a-live-storytelling-experience--75743827https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mistakes-were-made-live-storytelling-adelaide-writers-week-2025/105103764Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRebecca Huntley, Rick Morton, Julia Zemiro and Sarah Kanowski bring you stories of human failure, misadventure and outright fiasco in a live storytelling event recorded at Adelaide Writers Week.A few weeks ago, some former guests of Conversations, and...3158falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-sisters-dod-and-brattle-the-lesbian-poet-and-the-evangelical-christian--75743844https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/josie-mcskimming-dorothy-porter-childhood-sisterhood-family/105100850Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJosie McSkimming on growing up with her bohemian sister, the poet Dorothy Porter, and how their lives took off on wildly diverging paths as they grew up.Sisters Dorothy and Josie Porter grew up in an interesting and sometimes volatile home on the...3262abc,australian poets,bible study,chester porter,church,coming out,conversations,dorothy porter,evangelical,josie mcskimming,lesbian,modern poets,poetry,queer,raising girls,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,siblings,sisterhood,sistersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-doctor-koppe-ptsd-and-me--75743723https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hilton-koppe-doctor-epigenetic-trauma-ptsd-rpt/105085202Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHilton Koppe was a beloved country GP for 30 years before an unexpected health crisis of his own forced him to reassess everything (R)Hilton Koppe grew up knowing his parents wanted him to become a doctor and so when he got the marks to make it into...3132abc,conversations,doctor,epigenetic trauma,family history,good doctor,good patient,hilton koppe,jewish family,life reinvented,life story,lithuania,medicine,patients,podcast,ptsd,reinvention,sarah kanowski,trauma,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shaking-escaping-the-grip-of-a-lifelong-tremor--75743532Dystonia Network of Australia.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sonya-voumard-tremor-dystonia-shaking-neurological/105082096Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist and author Sonya Voumard on the rare neurological condition that has stalked her since a family tragedy during her childhood.Sonya Voumard was on the precipice of teen hood when her father suddenly and unexpectedly died.In the months...Dystonia Network of Australia.]]>3079abc,conversations,death,disability,dying,dystonia,essential tremor,familiar tremor,family,father,grief,heart attack,journalism,lesbian,living with a disability,parkinsons,queer,reporting,richard fidler,sonya voumardfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loneliness-it-s-not-only-you--75743546https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ros-thomas-loneliness-epidemic-friendship-alone-isolation/105077446Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLoneliness is a universal experience, for each of us at some point in our lives. Journalist Ros Thomas travelled the world to investigate, and find the antidote. To binge even more great episodes of the 'Conversation podcast' with Richard...3098abc,absent father,churchill fellowship,conversations,friends,human connection,isolation,loneliness,making friends as an adult,reconnecting with dad,richard fidler,ros thomasfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fearless-kate-mcclymont-weathering-death-threats-and-court-cases-for-work--75743852here.Kate McClymont is chief investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.She grew up on a farm in NSW, and during university, funded her start in Sydney by setting up a busking booth in Kings Cross.Passers-by would pay her to answer a question, have an argument, or verbally abuse them. Kate's start in crime reporting came from an early job writing for a gossip column. She was instructed to cover a wedding of a family member of known criminal figure, George Freeman.Kate compared the sequins in the bridal party's outfit to a bullet-proof vest, and received the first of many death threats throughout her career. She has won 10 Walkley awards for her work on the biggest crime and corruption cases in NSW.She has exposed the crimes of politician, Eddie Obeid, former Health Services Union boss, Michael Williamson and financial fraudster, Melissa Caddick, among many more.This episode of Conversations covers crime, corruption, true crime, Melissa Caddick, Eddie Obeid, corrupt politicians, investigative reporting, Walkley awards, Kings Cross, George Freeman, Minder, SMH, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Fairfax, Nine.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-mcclymont-smh-investigative-reporter-death-threats/105073876Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe chief investigative reporter on her work exposing criminals and corruption, including former politician, Eddie Obeid and financial fraudster, Melissa Caddick.Kate McClymont is chief investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.She grew up...here.Kate McClymont is chief investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.She grew up on a farm in NSW, and during university, funded her start in Sydney by setting up a busking booth in Kings Cross.Passers-by would pay her to answer a question, have an argument, or verbally abuse them. Kate's start in crime reporting came from an early job writing for a gossip column. She was instructed to cover a wedding of a family member of known criminal figure, George Freeman.Kate compared the sequins in the bridal party's outfit to a bullet-proof vest, and received the first of many death threats throughout her career. She has won 10 Walkley awards for her work on the biggest crime and corruption cases in NSW.She has exposed the crimes of politician, Eddie Obeid, former Health Services Union boss, Michael Williamson and financial fraudster, Melissa Caddick, among many more.This episode of Conversations covers crime, corruption, true crime, Melissa Caddick, Eddie Obeid, corrupt politicians, investigative reporting, Walkley awards, Kings Cross, George Freeman, Minder, SMH, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Fairfax, Nine.]]>3216abc,conversations,corruption,crime,death threats,eddie obeid,fairfax,george freeman,investigation,investigative reporter,journalist,kate mcclymont,melissa caddick,nine,organised crime,sarah kanowski,smhfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-krystyna-duszniak-and-poland-s-lost-histories--75743568https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/krystyna-duszniak-poland-lost-histories-repeat/105057086Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a young woman, Krystyna thought her father had taught her everything about Poland’s history, but she didn’t know that what he’d left out would become a focus of her life (R)Growing up, Krystyna Duszniak's father didn't speak a word of English to...3129abc,conversations,family history,family secrets,family stories,krystyna duszniak,migration,oral history,poland,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-on-the-lam-how-peter-escaped-from-under-his-fugitive-father-s-shadow--75743564https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-norris-clarry-norris-fugitive-crime-foster-care/105055184Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPeter Norris's father was a notorious bank robber who lived life on the run, dragging his boy across the country with him, until Peter refused to go with him one last time. It was the hardest decision he ever had to make.Peter Norris grew up on the...3177abc,baltara,bank robber,books,clarence norris,conversations,crime,fathers,foster care,fugitives,group homes,juvenile detention,parenting,peter norris,remand centres,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sons,theft,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/martha-baby-michael-and-the-police-officer-who-cried--75743867https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/-martha-jabour-sids-baby-loss-grief-support-group-graces-place/105050246Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMartha Jabour was a young mum when her baby son Michael died suddenly. In the thick of her grief, she worried for the devastated young police officer who had come to her home that day, before he unexpectedly reappeared in her life (CW: this...2933abc,anita cobby,baby,conversations,death,grace's place,grief,homicide victims support group,infant death,martha jabour,police,police academy,red nose day,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sids,sids research,sudi,unexplained infant deathfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undercover-hitmen-shady-drug-deals-and-covert-surveillance-life-as-a-top-cop--75743737https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-kaldas-policing-egypt-migrant-family-story-future/105043432Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhile working as an undercover cop, Nick Kaldas played a drug baron in the market for vast quantities of hemp oil, tracked a fugitive with a penchant for hair transplants, and posed as a hit man for a spurned lover.Nick was a 21-year-old immigrant lad...3184abc,conversations,cop,death of father,egypt,egyptian migrants,father,hair transplant,hemp oil,hit man,marrickville,migration,nick kaldas,nsw police,podcast,police,police academy,richard fidler,the badness,undercover copfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-andy-paschalidis-on-the-death-on-the-football-pitch-which-changed-everything--75743646Heartbeat of Football.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/encore-andy-paschalidis-heartbeat-of-football-heart-attack-rpt/105027798Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFootball tragic Andy Paschalidis was in his 50s when a dear friend and fellow player died during an over-35s soccer game. The tragedy inspired him to begin a whole new story for himself, and the sport (R)Andy grew up in Sydney's Balmain when it was a...Heartbeat of Football.]]>2912abc,andy paschilidis,conversations,football,heart attacks,heart attacks on football fiel,heartbeat of football,heart disease,midlife soccer players,origin stories,richard fidler,soccer,weekend warriorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-winton-on-staying-alive-in-extremis--75743640Adelaide Writers' Week.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-winton-juice-adelaide-writers-week-novel-climate/105024592Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAustralian writer Tim Winton on the stories which inspired his latest novel, 'Juice', a story of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit.'Juice' is an astonishing feat of imagination.It takes us to a far-off future on a superheated...Adelaide Writers' Week.]]>2846abc,books,climate activist,climate change,climate emergency,climate refugees,conversations,global politics,global warming,juice,ningaloo,ningaloo reef,novelist,reefs,richard fidler,russia,tim winton,trump,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-death-and-duels-marie-curie-s-radioactive-life--75743784https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dava-sobel-marie-curie-science-women-stem/105020756Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Polish-French physicist and chemist is famous for discovering radium, but Marie Curie was more than her accomplishments. From 'the flying university' to great loves and losses, Dava Sobel investigates her extraordinary life.Marie Curie was the...3230falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/could-you-live-forever-the-neuroscience-behind-brain-preservation-consciousness-and-death--75743567https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ariel-zeleznikow-johnston-neuroscience-brain-preservation/105016060Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWould you want to live for longer? Forever? Have your mind preserved and uploaded into something non-human? And is it even possible? Neuroscientist Dr Ariel Zeleznikow explores challenging ideas about life and death.From adding a few decades onto a...3018abc,ageing,aging,ariel zeleznikow johnston,brain preservation,challenging science,conversations,getting older,lifespan,monash university,neuroscience,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,urban myths,walt disney,weird sciencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-life-in-the-law-on-the-glitter-strip--75743878https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/criminal-lawyer-gold-coast-police-corruption-crime-rpt/105008886Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGold Coast lawyer Chris Nyst on his 45 years in criminal law, defending career criminals, going head to head with corrupt police, heroin addicts and a postcard bandit (R)When Chris Nyst finished studying law in the mid 1970s, he moved to a town by the...30521970s australia,abc,chris nyst,conversations,court,drug crimes,fitzgerald inquiry,gold coast,goldie,heroin,justice system,lawyers,police corruption,police inquiry,queensland corruption,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surfers,surfing,tony fitzgeraldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-a-restaurant-named-parwana-afghan-treasure-in-adelaide--75743877https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/durkhanai-ayubi-parwana-adelaide-restaurant-repeat/104999420Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDurkhanai Ayubi and her family keep alive the stories and flavours they carried to Australia from Afghanistan, in the dining room of their 'accidental' and thriving restaurant (R)Durkhanai was two years old when she and her family came to Australia...2857abc,adelaide,afghanistan,ancient history,asia,conversations,durkhanai ayubi,epic history,history,middle east,multicultural,pakistan,parwana,recipes,refugees,restaurant,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,silk road,tradefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-geraldine-brooks-learned-how-to-live-again-through-grief--75743794https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/geraldine-brooks-grief-death-memorial-days/104997726Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Geraldine Brooks on love, grief and letting go after her husband died in a shocking and unexpected way.In 2019, Australian writer Geraldine Brooks was forced into a world of practicalities when her beloved husband, Tony, collapsed on the street...3142abc,conversations,death,geraldine brooks,grief,grieving,husband,iran,israel,journalism,loss,middle east,palestine,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,syria,travel,war correspondence,wife,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/singing-for-her-life-camille-o-sullivan-on-ireland-and-her-dearly-departed-friends--75743585https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/camille-osullivan-irish-french-singer-shane-macgowan/104990494Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIt took a catastrophic car accident for the singer and actress to leave a decorated career in architecture and focus on her artistic ambitions, including a tribute show to her friends Sinead O'Connor, and Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.Irish-French...2658abc,adelaide festival,aidan gillen,camille o'sullivan,catholic,conversations,county cork,epic personal story,feargal murray,ira,ireland,loveletter,love letter,origin story,protestant,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shane macgowan,sinead o'connor,the poguesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-my-dad-and-myself-unravelling-a-family-s-secret--75743600https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lindsey-fidler-tasmania-finding-my-father/104987508Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLindsey Fidler’s quest to find her biological father started with jazz and an American Air Force Base. It ended with a trip to the U.S. through a disastrous free flights promotion run by the British division of Hoover Vacuums.Sociologist Lindsey...2990abc,affairs,american air force base,biological father,conversations,east anglia,epic personal story,family secret,fenlands,finding my dad,hoover,infidelity,lindsey fidler,motherhood,origin story,personal story,racism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,typewritersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-let-them-ring-paul-livingston-on-making-a-great-big-noise--75743860https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-paul-livingstone-bell-ringing/104970078Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPaul is a musician, author and performer best known for his comedic alter-ego, Flacco. In recent years he's joined an eclectic band of people who ring the bells at his local church tower in inner Sydney (R)Paul is a musician, author and performer best...2860abc,bell ringing,bells,biography,cancer,carer,comedy,conversations,elderly parent,flacco,origin story,palliative care,paul livingston,performing,richard fidler,sacred heart community palliat,sarah kanowski,stand up comedy,volunteer,volunteeringfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/transforming-trauma-with-dr-gabor-mate--75743679https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gabor-mate-trauma-healing-toxic/104968454Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe renowned physician discusses the role of trauma in our lives, showing up as addiction, chronic disease and mental illness — and how recognising his own led to true healing.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversation podcast with Richard...2910abc,addiction,adhd,childhood trauma,chronic illness,conversations,epic life story,gabor mate,healing trauma,mental health,mental illness,origin stories,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-moroccan-matrescence--75743870https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nadia-mahjouri-morocco-father-matrescence-motherhood-tasmania/104960782Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Nadia Mahjouri travelled to Marrakech with her four-month-old baby to find her long lost father, she also underwent the process of matrescence — becoming a new version of herself as a mother.Nadia Mahjouri is a Moroccan-Australian author and...3206abc,absent father,ancestry,auto fiction,becoming a mother,conversations,family dynamics,grief,launceston,life story,matrescence,morocco,motherhood,nadia mahjouri,new mother,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tasmaniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gus-worland-on-the-men-who-made-him-and-australia-s-male-suicide-epidemic--75743881

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This episode of Conversations explores sexuality, fatherhood, parenting, love, homosexuality, male suicide epidemic, masculinity, vulnerability, honesty, origin stories, opening up, seeking help, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations, speaking up, mateship, friendship, the Grill Team, mental fitness, coming out stories.Further informationYou can learn more about Gus' work in suicide prevention at the Gotcha4Life Foundation here.Boys Do Cry is published by Penguin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gus-worland-gotcha4life-mental-health-men/104958304Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTwo of the most important men to Gus Worland departed his life in shocking and unexpected ways. Gus' grief led him to dig deeper into what it means to be a strong man and re-frame vulnerability as something powerful.TV and radio host Gus Worland grew...

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This episode of Conversations explores sexuality, fatherhood, parenting, love, homosexuality, male suicide epidemic, masculinity, vulnerability, honesty, origin stories, opening up, seeking help, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations, speaking up, mateship, friendship, the Grill Team, mental fitness, coming out stories.Further informationYou can learn more about Gus' work in suicide prevention at the Gotcha4Life Foundation here.Boys Do Cry is published by Penguin.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3135abc,anxiety,conversations,depression,fatherhood,gotcha4life,gus worland,homosexuality,hugh jackman,male suicide,man up,masculinity,mental fitness,mental health,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,suicide,triple m,vulnerabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-brigitte-and-the-seven-peaks--75743792https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brigitte-muir-mountaineering-everest-nepal/104941784Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBrigitte 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 (R)Brigitte Muir fell in love with...3081abc,belgium,brigitte muir,conversations,everest,expedition,hillary,ice climbing,mountaineering,near death experiences,nepal,origin stories,richard fidler,rock climbing,sarah kanowski,survivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-whyte-on-writing-poetry-the-world-loves--75743861https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-whyte-poet-poems-galapagos-island/104939082Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor poet David Whyte, the power of poetry lies in its unmatched ability to meditate and focus on what's right in front of us -- whether it's a mountain, a loved one, or our own reflection. He explains how one line of poetry is enough to change your...3140abc,conversations,david whyte,epic life story,exploring,galapagos islands,grief,himalayas,humanity,love,nature guide,near death experiences,origin story,poems,poet,poetry,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,travel,trekkingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/translating-adolescence-and-speaking-teenage-girl--75743817here.Read about the Walk The Talk respectful relationships program for Women's Community Shelters here]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dannielle-miller-teenage-girls-family-violence/104933158Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Dannielle Miller became a teacher, she was given the classes no one else could handle. She was given a whistle on her first day, to call for help. She didn’t need it — in fact, she had something in common with some of her students.Dannielle...here.Read about the Walk The Talk respectful relationships program for Women's Community Shelters here]]>3075abc,burns,conversations,dannielle miller,epic life story,family violence,gaslighting,kings langley,motherhood,origin story,parenting,parenting teens,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teacher,teaching,teenage girls,teenagers,teens,women's community sheltersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bark-petitions-how-yolngu-tradition-changed-democracy--75743879https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bark-petitions-yolngu-australian-government-mining-democracy/104929954Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian, Professor Clare Wright tells the story of a formative moment — before the Mabo decision — in Australia’s democracy that you may not have heard of.Historian Clare Wright moved her family to Yirrkala in North-East Arnhem land in 2010. She...3096abc,australian government,australian history,bark petitions,bauxite,clare wright,conversations,democracy,history,la trobe university,little-known history,mining,naku dharuk,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,yirrkala,yolngufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-life-of-songwriter-jimmy-webb--75743851https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jimmy-webb-songwriter-glenn-campbell-piano-poetry-music-rpt/104914828Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSinger-songwriter Jimmy Webb on how growing up as the child of an Oklahoma preacher opened up a door to music, and inspired his songwriting (R)Jimmy Webb grew up poor in Oklahoma, where his mother encouraged him to play the piano, revealing a...2555abc,conversations,faith,family,famous songwriters,glenn campbell,god,hit song,i need you more than want you,jimmy webb,macarthur park,pk,podcast,sarah kanowski,singing,small town life,songwriting,son of a preacher,tractor,witchita linemanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-bombs-and-starvation-on-a-mediterranean-island-paradise--75744764https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/linda-peek-margaret-staples-malta-world-war-two/104912730Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Linda Peek's mother Margaret died, Linda collected the scraps of handwritten notes strewn around the home and put together Margaret's remarkable tale of survival on Malta during WWII.When Linda was growing up, Margaret, would tell her these...2862abc,axis powers,bombs,churchill,conversations,england,hitler,island,kent,linda peek,malta,margaret staples,mediterranean,mussolini,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stalin,world war two,ww2,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-tiny-crystals-reveal-the-secret-history-and-future-of-volcanic-eruptions--75744769https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/teresa-ubide-volcanologist-eruptions-magma/104906966Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVolcanologist Teresa Ubide opens volcanoes up from the outside, like a doll's house, searching for tiny crystal balls to help her predict when the next eruption might occurHumans have always had a complicated relationship with volcanoes — they are...2758abc,andes,archaeology,conversations,epic,eruption,history,la palma,lava,magma,mount vesuvius,pompei,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,teresa ubide,teresa ubide garralda,university of queensland,volcanoes,volcanology,vulcanologistfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/birtles-brown-and-bean-warren-s-madcap-world-tour-in-a-vintage-car--75744726https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/warren-brown-francis-birtles-recreation-epic-journey-bean-car/104899086Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWarren Brown drove through 80 countries in searing heat and pouring rain in a vintage Bean car to recreate the 1927 world tour of Australian motorist, Francis Birtles.Today we bring you the next chapter in the adventurous exploits of author and...30471920s adventurers,abc,adventure,bean car,car travel,conversations,derring do,egypt,famous adventurers,famous road trip,francis birtles,london to melbourne,richard fidler,saudi arabia,travel,travelling by car,vintage car,warren brown,world travel by car,world tripfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-making-of-nazeem-hussain--75744737https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/comedian-nazeem-hussain-fatherhood-sri-lanka-asio-comedy/104886164Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNazeem Hussain honed his comedy in Melbourne's suburbs in the 1990s. After his father left the family, his fearless mother taught Nazeem how to use humour to get bullies off his back. (R)Comedian, Nazeem Hussain honed his comedic chops in the suburbs...31549/11,abc,absent father,asio,comedian,conversations,family,fatherhood,how to be funny,nazeem hussain,origin story,parenting,racism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,september 11,sri lanka,stand up,stand up comedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drug-bazaars-hitmen-and-hackers-why-eileen-went-deep-into-the-dark-web--75744736https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/eileen-ormsby-silk-road-dark-web-ross-ulbricht/104884406Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLawyer turned journalist Eileen Ormsby on her journey deeper and deeper into the internet's 'evil twin', where, under the cloak of anonymity, people sell buy and share anything a person is willing to pay for. Eileen Ormsby had just returned to...3004abc,afp,cia,conversations,dark internet,dark web,deep web,drug dealing,eileenormsby,facebook,fbi,google,instagram,libertarian,meta,richard fidler,ross ulbricht,sarah kanowski,silk road,undercover agentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-family-secret-that-inspired-the-teacher-s-pet--75744753Beyond Blue provides 24/7 support on mental health issues.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hedley-thomas-true-crime-podcast-teachers-pet-grandmother/104534260Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Hedley Thomas grew up knowing that his grandmother Gladys had vanished in the sea off Sydney in the 1950s when she was just 35 years old. Decades later, her story spurred him on to begin a new life as a hugely successful true crime...Beyond Blue provides 24/7 support on mental health issues.]]>3150abc,bad policing,bronwyn,chris dawson,chris dawson verdict,conversations,dpp,hedley thomas,lyn dawson,missing women,northern beaches,podcast,police corruption,policing,rugby league,sarah kanowski,shanelle dawson,teacher's pet,true crime podcast,twinsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucinda-light-on-mafs-living-with-adhd-and-her-search-for-love--75744761https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lucinda-light-mafs-reality-tv-emotional-intelligence-dating-love/104527420Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLucinda Light was running a speed dating company in Byron Bay when she auditioned for 'Married At First Sight'. While on the show, she became a huge hit with fans because of her emotional intelligence and open-hearted soul. When it ended, she embarked...2647abc,australian reality stars,byron bay,conversations,emotional intelligence,jack and tory,life after reality tv,lucinda and tim,lucinda light,lucinda light now,mafs,mafs 2024,mafs 2025,mafs experts,mafs s11,mafs s12 2025,podcast,reality tv,sarah kanowski,stars of mafsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-the-toilet-warrior-s-origin-story--75744804https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-balla-toilet-warrior-schools-india-repeat/104512066Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMark Balla was on a business trip to India when he met two young men on a train. They invited him back to see their home, one of the world's biggest slums. This meeting changed the course of Mark's life. (R)A former Lonely Planet writer and...3102abc,charity,conversations,disease,foreign aid,mark balla,menstruation,period,period education,richard fidler,sanitation,sarah kanowski,sexual health,toilets,toilet warrior,volunteer,women's educationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spy-who-kept-secrets-for-the-self-made-man--75744772https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/belinda-probert-bill-father-secrets-family/104855908Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBelinda Probert knew her father as an English war hero named Bill. What she didn't know, was that he was born Roy and that his spying did not end when the war did.Belinda Probert knew her father to be a decorated English war hero and successful...3179abc,belinda probert,brotherhood,conversations,family dynamics,family history,family secrets,france,germany,james bond,mi5,mi6,nazis,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,siblings,spies,spying,world war two,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dressing-drag-queens-in-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert--75744766https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-chappel-costumes-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-drag-queens/104505148Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA chance find at age 14 at Flinders Street Station led Tim Chappel to a life of silver lamé, sequins, girdles, and an Oscar. Costume designer, Tim Chappel can’t remember all the places he lived, growing up on Army bases around the country, and...3021abc,conversations,costume design,epic life story,fashion,french vogue,making clothes,origin story,oscars,personal story,priscilla queen of the desert,reflection,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,self expression,sequins,sewing,tailoring,tim chappel,voguefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/singing-as-sweet-relief-meg-washington-on-stuttering-spirituality-and-song--75744776https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/meg-washington-music-paul-kelly-bluey-gravy/104500220Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe musician reflects on the epic evolution of her singing from practical childhood speech therapy to sacred musical fluency.Meg Washington was born in a musical home in Port Moresby, where her parents had met as Australian expats.Meg and her sister...3192abc,bluey,born again christian,christianity,church,conversations,film making,how to make gravy,megan washington,meg washington,papua new guinea,paul kelly,port moresby,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,singing,speech impediment,speech therapy,stutter,ted talkfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/encore-from-yugoslavia-to-australia-jelena-dokic-on-tennis-and-the-truth--75744808https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-classic-jelena-dokic-tennis-commentator-life-story/104483894Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJelena Dokic on the trauma and violence which underscored her extraordinary life in tennis, and how she worked to change her own story(CW: discussion of family violence, eating disorders) (R)After arriving in Australia with her family as a refugee,...3181abc,australian open,bullying,children,child welfare,conversations,damir dokic,dysfunction in tennis,family,family violence,jelena dokic,pressure in sport,sports,tennis,tennis commentators,tennis parents,tennis player,tennis prodigy,tennis star,winning at tennisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-teen-father-used-the-local-skate-park-to-change-the-world--75744741https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jayden-sheridan-gnarly-neighbours-skateboarding/104478900Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJayden Sheridan was just 17 years old when he found out he was going to be a father, and immediately he knew he needed to give his son better opportunities than he had.Growing up in regional Victoria, Jayden experienced homelessness, substance abuse,...3098abc,aoty,australia day,australian of the year,bipolar,conversations,dysfunctional families,family dynamics,gnarly neighbours,melbourne,mental health,origin stories,regional australia,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seymour,skateboarding,skating,teen fathers,victoriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/43-carolling-magpies-cpr-on-a-blue-tongue-lizard-and-claire-s-animal-ambulance--75744749https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claire-smith-kangaroo-hospital-wildife-care-aoty/104474510Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe first sound Claire Smith heard when she landed in Australia from the UK was the carolling song of a nearby magpie. That was enough to make her fall in love with Australian wildlife.Very quickly, Claire poured all her energy into looking after...3211abc,animal husbandry,aoty 2025,australian of the year 2025,australian wildlife,birding,birds,claire smith,conversations,local hero,magpies,queensland local hero,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,wildlife rescuefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bite-club-surviving-a-shark-attack-and-the-aftermath--75744768Bite Club is a closed Facebook group available to those who have survived an attack by an apex predator.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dave-pearson-shark-attack-bite-club-beach-surfing-mental-health/104470636Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDave Pearson runs Bite Club, a support service for anyone who has survived a shark attack. Dave’s own brush with death came in 2011, when a three-metre-long bull shark almost tore his arm off. Dave lived that day, but it’s what happened during his...Bite Club is a closed Facebook group available to those who have survived an attack by an apex predator.]]>3147abc,bite club,conversations,epic,epic personal story,grief,life story,mental health,ptsd,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shark attack,sharks,surfing,surviving a shark attackfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/voicing-velociraptors-and-capturing-the-dawn-chorus--75744743https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/douglas-quin-sound-designer-jurassic-park-emperor-penguin/104467958Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMeet Doug Quin, sound designer and naturalist who makes field recordings all over the world. Hear what Doug heard when he got up close to emperor penguins, lions and vultures. (R)Sound designer and naturalist Doug Quin has been highly attuned to sound...3007abc,algeria,antarctica,birding,birdwatching,bombing,conversations,dawn chorus,douglas quin,emperor penguin,field recording,jurassic park 3,natural world,nature,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,scotland,silence,sound,velociraptorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-shanelle-dawson--75744781https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-shanelle-dawson/104462616Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. In 2018, Shanelle Dawson's family were the subject of a hit true crime podcast which helped convict her father Chris Dawson of her...3212abc,cold cases,conversations,crime,crime reporting,domestic violence,family history,family secrets,grooming,media,missing people,mother-daughter relationships,murder,my mother's eyes,northern beaches,podcasts,sarah kanowski,shanelle dawson,sydney,true crime podcastsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-tony-bull-broke-the-cycle-of-crime--75744787https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-tony-bull/104462202Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Tony spent three decades in and out of jail for property crimes and safecracking. When he joined an unusual club inside Hobart's Risdon...3029abc,break and enter,brisbane,burglary,conversations,criminals,family relationships,hobart,incarceration,inmates,jail,prison,queensland,risdon prison,safe cracking,sarah kanowski,tasmania,tony bull,youth crime,youth detentionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-sue-ellen-kusher--75744770https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-sue-ellen-kusher/104462410Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Sue Ellen Kusher’s father was an ASIO agent, and she and her siblings were taught to memorise number plates, spot unusual behaviour,...312020th century history,abc,asio,australian history,australian politics,brisbane,canberra,china,cold war,conversations,family relationships,national intelligence,russia,sandra hogan,sarah kanowski,secret agents,security intelligence,siblings,sue ellen kusher,world historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-john-prine--75744746https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-john-prine/104462304Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. A songwriter's songwriter, John Prine turned his often bemused view of people and politics into songs for fifty years. John Prine...3163abc,american history,bob dylan,chicago,composition,conversations,elvis presley,guitar,johnny cash,john prine,music,musicians,nashville,postal services,sarah kanowski,singer-songwriters,singing,songwriting,united states of america,usafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-peter-lalor--75744786https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-peter-lalor/104462292Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Peter Lalor tells the story of 9 year old Lennie Gwyther's 1000km solo horseback ride to see the grand opening of the Sydney Harbour...307020th century history,abc,adventure,australian history,biography,childhood,conversations,family relationships,farming,horse riding,lennie gwyther,leongatha,melbourne,new south wales,peter lalor,sarah kanowski,sydney,the great depression,the sydney harbour bridge,victoriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-ken-faulkner--75744782https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-ken-faulkner/104462612Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. People travel from all over the world to learn about horses from Ken Faulkner. But after a life-threatening riding accident on his...3204abc,accident,australian outback,cattle stations,conversations,equestrian,farming,horse accident,horsemanship,horse riding,horses,horse training,ken faulkner,melbourne cup,queensland,racing,rodeo,sarah kanowski,tbi,traumatic brain injuryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-gisela-kaplan--75744748Listen to Gisela's other conversation with Sarah Kanowski here.Many assumptions about the nature of birds and their behaviour are completely wrong when applied to Australian birds.Gisela Kaplan was a professor of sociology when a magpie nestling she was hand raising bonded closely with her, followed her about, and learned to speak.Her curiosity about birds became so strong she switched careers to become a field biologist and animal behaviourist.Based in Armidale NSW, Gisela has conducted extensive research into avian behaviour. Her second PhD was a study of the songs of Australian magpies.Gisela's many books on Australian native birds have changed the way these creatures are understood.Along with her teaching, writing and research in ornithology, Gisela has been a wildlife carer for 25 years, raising countless birds of all ages.This episode of Conversations contains discussion around birds, native Australian animals, Australian fauna, magpies, cockatoos, tawny frogmouths, owls, galahs, domestic pets, animal rehabilitation, animal rescue, Australian wildlife, Australian bush, animal behaviour, ornithology, biology, field biology, wildlife carers, bird rearing, bird release, Bird Bonds. ]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-gisela-kaplan/104462590Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Gisela Kaplan fell under the spell of birds when hand-rearing a magpie nestling. After it learned to speak, she was so intrigued she...Listen to Gisela's other conversation with Sarah Kanowski here.Many assumptions about the nature of birds and their behaviour are completely wrong when applied to Australian birds.Gisela Kaplan was a professor of sociology when a magpie nestling she was hand raising bonded closely with her, followed her about, and learned to speak.Her curiosity about birds became so strong she switched careers to become a field biologist and animal behaviourist.Based in Armidale NSW, Gisela has conducted extensive research into avian behaviour. Her second PhD was a study of the songs of Australian magpies.Gisela's many books on Australian native birds have changed the way these creatures are understood.Along with her teaching, writing and research in ornithology, Gisela has been a wildlife carer for 25 years, raising countless birds of all ages.This episode of Conversations contains discussion around birds, native Australian animals, Australian fauna, magpies, cockatoos, tawny frogmouths, owls, galahs, domestic pets, animal rehabilitation, animal rescue, Australian wildlife, Australian bush, animal behaviour, ornithology, biology, field biology, wildlife carers, bird rearing, bird release, Bird Bonds. ]]>3125abc,animal behaviour,animal rehabilitation,animal rescue,australian bush,australian fauna,australian wildlife,biology,birds,cockatoos,conversations,domestic pets,galahs,gisela kaplan,magpies,native australian animals,ornithology,owls,sarah kanowski,tawny frogmouthsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-robyn-davidson--75744788https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-robyn-davidson/104462618Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Robyn Davidson on her adventures high in the Himalayas, her love affair with an Indian prince, and her late in life reckoning with her...3118abc,australian outback,camel trekking,cattle stations,conversations,deserts,families,family relationships,farming,gambling,indian ocean,isolation,mother-daughter relationship,queensland,robyn davidson,sarah kanowski,solo travel,travel,trekking,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-archie-roach--75744809https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-archie-roach/104462742Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Archie tells of writing Took the Children Away and playing it in public for the first time, of his belated reunion with his siblings,...3091abc,aboriginal culture,adoption,archie roach,charcoal lane,conversations,family history,foster families,fostering,guitar,indigenous history,music,musicians,sarah kanowski,singers,singing,songwriting,stolen generations,tell me why,took the children awayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-s-most-memorable-guests-brendan-james-murray--75744814here to Sarah's other Conversation with Brendan James MurrayThe story of George Rosendale, a 19-year old from Hopevale North Queensland, became the stuff of legend when he survived being bitten by a coastal taipan.One bite from the snake was usually lethal.Brendan James Murray unearthed George's story when researching a book about snakes.He became fascinated by the near-hysteria surrounding the search for the coastal taipan in northern Australia after WWII. This species had been thought of as a myth by Europeans until 1933, when local Indigenous people led naturalist Donald Thompson to a living specimen. To the Wikmunkan tribe, the snake was known as the Nguman, and it was seen as a part of the landscape, but best avoided. For Europeans, the discovery of a living taipan began a scramble for an anti-venom for the lightning-fast snake with hooded eyes, which could kill with one strike. This episode of Conversations contains discussions about taipans, brown snakes, venom, antivenom, Australian fauna, reptiles, Australian history, poison, poisonous snake, Queensland, hospital, lethal venom, author, biology, medical research, snake bites]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarahs-most-memorable-guests-brendan-james-murray/104462406Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. Brendan James Murray tells the story of the hunt to capture the Australian coastal taipan, and the quest to create the world's first...here to Sarah's other Conversation with Brendan James MurrayThe story of George Rosendale, a 19-year old from Hopevale North Queensland, became the stuff of legend when he survived being bitten by a coastal taipan.One bite from the snake was usually lethal.Brendan James Murray unearthed George's story when researching a book about snakes.He became fascinated by the near-hysteria surrounding the search for the coastal taipan in northern Australia after WWII. This species had been thought of as a myth by Europeans until 1933, when local Indigenous people led naturalist Donald Thompson to a living specimen. To the Wikmunkan tribe, the snake was known as the Nguman, and it was seen as a part of the landscape, but best avoided. For Europeans, the discovery of a living taipan began a scramble for an anti-venom for the lightning-fast snake with hooded eyes, which could kill with one strike. This episode of Conversations contains discussions about taipans, brown snakes, venom, antivenom, Australian fauna, reptiles, Australian history, poison, poisonous snake, Queensland, hospital, lethal venom, author, biology, medical research, snake bites]]>3139abc,antivenom,australian fauna,australian history,author,biology,brendan james murray,brown snakes,conversations,hospital,lethal venom,medical research,poison,poisonous snake,queensland,reptiles,sarah kanowski,snake bites,taipans,venomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-peter-hoysted--75744794here.Richard's other Conversations with Peter Hoysted:The crime-soaked history of Melbourne's DockyardsRoger Rogerson: crimes and punishmentThe story of Stan 'The Man' SmithPeter Hoysted, known in print as 'Jack the Insider', tells the incredibly strange story of the Fine Cotton affair.In 1984 a group of conspirators hatched a plot to defraud racing bookmakers of millions of dollars.The story includes a vicious gangster, a used-car salesman, a hapless horse trainer and a bucket of hair dye.It started out as fraud, became a fiasco and ended up as farce.Ultimately it was a 'colourful Sydney businessman' who walked away with the cash.This episode of Conversations contains discussions about true crime, Australian history, gangsters, organised crime, horse racing, gambling, Jack the Insider, Fine Cotton, horse trainers, fiasco, horses.  ]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-peter-hoysted/104462308Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. This time it's Peter Hoysted.Peter Hoysted, known in print as 'Jack the Insider', tells the incredibly strange story of the Fine...here.Richard's other Conversations with Peter Hoysted:The crime-soaked history of Melbourne's DockyardsRoger Rogerson: crimes and punishmentThe story of Stan 'The Man' SmithPeter Hoysted, known in print as 'Jack the Insider', tells the incredibly strange story of the Fine Cotton affair.In 1984 a group of conspirators hatched a plot to defraud racing bookmakers of millions of dollars.The story includes a vicious gangster, a used-car salesman, a hapless horse trainer and a bucket of hair dye.It started out as fraud, became a fiasco and ended up as farce.Ultimately it was a 'colourful Sydney businessman' who walked away with the cash.This episode of Conversations contains discussions about true crime, Australian history, gangsters, organised crime, horse racing, gambling, Jack the Insider, Fine Cotton, horse trainers, fiasco, horses.  ]]>2929abc,conversations,fine cotton,gambling,gangsters,horse racing,jack the insider,journalism,peter hoysted,podcast,richard fidler,the fine cotton fiasco,true crimefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-gill-hicks--75744740https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-gill-hicks/104462274Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. Gill Hicks lost both her legs in the London bombings in 2005. But from the start of her recovery, she was determined not to dwell on...3144abc,ambulance,bombings,bombs,conversations,disasters,first responders,jihad,london,london bombings,mad for peace,relationships,religion,rescue operations,rescuers,richard fidler,terrorism,terrorists,the tube,undergroundfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-ross-gittins--75744755https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-ross-gittins/104462224Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. Ross Gittins is one of Australia’s most popular newspaper columnists. For five decades, he has explained the inner workings of the...3109australian history,australian society,christianity,economics,editors,family,finance,home ownership,income,interest rates,investments,journalism,mortgages,newspapers,politics,publishing,religion,salvation army,the depression,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-gregory-smith--75744785https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-gregory-smith/104462270Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. After a cruel and abusive childhood and an adulthood full of unemployment and homelessness, Gregory Smith decided to step out of...3154abc,autobiography,better than happiness,boys homes,child abuse,conversations,crisis,gregory smith,homeless,homelessness,memoir,orphanage,out of the forest,phd,richard fidler,shelter,sociologist,sociology,southern cross university,unemploymentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-uncle-jack-charles--75744747https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-uncle-jack-charles/104462622Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. Uncle Jack was forcibly removed from his mother as a baby and denied his Aboriginality. A one-off trip to Fitzroy connected him with...3143abc,adoption,birth mother,birth parents,boys home,child abuse,conversations,crime,drug addiction,foster care,heroin,indigenous culture,indigenous history,jack charles,orphanages,racism,richard fidler,stolen generation,youth crime,youth offendingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-sandy-mackinnon--75744796here to Sarah's Conversation with Sandy MacKinnonSandy was teaching at a school in the English countryside when he sold almost all his belongings and set off in a Mirror dinghy, intending to sail as far as Gloucester.He enjoyed his river voyage so much, he decided to keep going.Sandy's journey took him through locks, across the English Channel, and eventually into the great river systems of Europe, and then, the Black Sea.Along the way he encountered strangers who showed him great kindness, and some who threatened to kill him.This episode of Conversations contains discussions about England, English countryside, boarding schools, teaching, travel, European travel, sailing, boating, paddling, rowing, canals, locks, the English Channel, France, Romania, rivers, the Black Sea, the Thames, autobiographies, memoirs, authors, writing, adventure books, yachts, The Unlikely Voyage of the Jack de Crow, Pith helmets, small boats. ]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-sandy-mackinnon/104462516Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. When Sandy Mackinnon set of through the waterways of England towards Gloucester in a Mirror dinghy, he little imagined he would find...here to Sarah's Conversation with Sandy MacKinnonSandy was teaching at a school in the English countryside when he sold almost all his belongings and set off in a Mirror dinghy, intending to sail as far as Gloucester.He enjoyed his river voyage so much, he decided to keep going.Sandy's journey took him through locks, across the English Channel, and eventually into the great river systems of Europe, and then, the Black Sea.Along the way he encountered strangers who showed him great kindness, and some who threatened to kill him.This episode of Conversations contains discussions about England, English countryside, boarding schools, teaching, travel, European travel, sailing, boating, paddling, rowing, canals, locks, the English Channel, France, Romania, rivers, the Black Sea, the Thames, autobiographies, memoirs, authors, writing, adventure books, yachts, The Unlikely Voyage of the Jack de Crow, Pith helmets, small boats. ]]>3094abc,author,channels,conversations,countryside,dinghys,england,english channel,europe,france,gypsys,locks,mirror dinghys,richard fidler,rivers,romania,sailing,sandy mackinnon,the unlikely adventure of the ,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-elizabeth-chong--75744800https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-elizabeth-chong/104462588Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years.Elizabeth Chong has spent the last 90 years teaching Australian's the delights of cooking real authentic Chinese food. Chef, author...3105adult education,chef,chinese cooking,chinese cuisine,chinese food,conversations,cookbooks,cooking,cooking teacher,deep fried dim sim,dim sums,elizabeth chong,family recipes,fresh produce,immigration,migrants,queen victoria markets,richard fidler,victoria,white australia policyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-william-mcinnes--75744784William McInnes’ Stories of FatherhoodWilliam McInnes on life after the death of his wife, Sarah WattThis episode of Conversations contains discussions about Australian slang, colloquial language, Australian dialect, Seachange, Yeah Nah! A celebration of life and the words that make us who we are, books, writing, author, Australianisms, colloquialisms, acting, television, actor, performing arts, theatre, NCIS Sydney, Australiana, Australian culture, Australian history, language, linguistics. ]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-william-mcinnes/104462438Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years.William McInnes is a much-loved Australian actor and an author, whose childhood in the sunny Queensland left him fluent in the...William McInnes’ Stories of FatherhoodWilliam McInnes on life after the death of his wife, Sarah WattThis episode of Conversations contains discussions about Australian slang, colloquial language, Australian dialect, Seachange, Yeah Nah! A celebration of life and the words that make us who we are, books, writing, author, Australianisms, colloquialisms, acting, television, actor, performing arts, theatre, NCIS Sydney, Australiana, Australian culture, Australian history, language, linguistics. ]]>2928acting,actor,australian english,australianisms,author,brisbane,colloquialisms,colloquial language,conversations,english,family,linguistics,ncis,ncis sydney,queensland,richard fidler,seachange,slang,television,william mcinnesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-guests-shaun-christie-david--75744797https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richards-most-memorable-guests-shaun-christie-david/104462592Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years.Shaun Christie David grew up eating the Sri-Lankan recipes his mother brought with her from Sri Lanka. After a life-change trip to his...3072abc,asylum seekers,charity,colombo social,conversations,cooking,enmore,food kitchens,hospitality,kitchens,nsw,recipes,refugees,restaurants,richard fidler,shaun christie david,social enterprise,sri lanka,sri lankan,sydneyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-s-most-memorable-conversations-magda-szubanski--75744818https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-memorable-conversations-magda-szubanski-/104462200Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksConversations is bringing you a summer treat - a collection of Richard's most memorable guests through out the years. This time it's Magda Szubanski.At the height of her successful career, behind closed doors, Magda was coming to terms with the past...3106assassins,australia,babe,comedy,conversations,fast forward,film,kath and kim,magda szubanski,memoir,migration,poland,reckoning,resistance,richard fidler,scotland,television,theatre,world war 2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-bhawani-o-brien--75744803https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-bhawani-o-brien/104630796Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.The child of doctors, Bhawani followed her parents footsteps into medical school without a second thought. But after the dissatisfaction of...3185abc,bhawani o'brien,birmingham,cancer,conversations,family,grief,grieving,human interest,ireland,life story,loss,malaysia,palliative care,richard fidler,sri lanka,terminal illness,vad,voluntary assisted dying,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-ruth-shaw--75744815https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-ruth-shaw/104462426Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Ruth Shaw runs a collection of three tiny bookshops at the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island. Even more than the books on her...3206abc,adoption,awol,bookseller,bookshop,bookstore,conversations,desertion,fiordland national park,gambling,infant death,navy,new zealand,papua new guinea,pirates,relationships,sarah kanowski,sexual assault,south island,the bookseller at the end of tfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-ken-wyatt--75744754https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-ken-wyatt/104462300Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Ken Wyatt was the first Indigenous minister for Indigenous Affairs. When he made his first speech to parliament, he wore a kangaroo skin cloak...3153aboriginal missions,australian government,australian liberal party,australian politics,conversations,discrimination,family history,forcible removal aboriginal ch,indigenous affairs,indigenous history,indigenous politicians,ken wyatt,noongar,racism,referendum,richard fidler,teacher,voice to parliment,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-kasey-chambers--75744813https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-kasey-chambers/104462306Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Kasey Chambers grew up surrounded by country music, singing around the campfire with her family, and listening to her father's cassettes of...3164apra,aria award,australian outback,backbone,cma,cma awards,conversations,country music,don't be a dickhead,don't be a d**khead,golden guitars,kasey chambers,nullarbor plain,sarah kanowski,singer-songwriter,women in country musicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-candice-fox--75744864Listen to Richard's first Conversation with Candice Fox here. Candice Fox is one of the world's most successful crime writers.Her latest work is about a female agent who goes undercover in a rogue firefighting crew in New York City.To research the book Candice travelled to New York to meet up with firefighters and find out more about the real people working in firehouses.While Candice is a prolific writer and a mum, she's not someone who believes in downtime.When she's off duty from her writing desk, she straps on a tiny torch and a tool belt, and hurtles around Sydney rescuing stranded and injured wallabies, cockatoos, lizards, frogs and ducks, often with her small daughter Violet as her sidekick.Candice has also recently taken up oil painting, inspired by some of her charges from her work in animal rescue.“This episode of Conversations discusses Australian wildlife rescue, Australian fauna, animal rescue, volunteer work, injured animals, firefighters, first responders, New York, NYC, 9/11, September 11, crime fiction, crime novels, crime thrillers, crime writers, crime authors, novelists, book publishing, research, families, motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, families, family history, family legacy, childhood memories, prison, prisoners.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-candice-fox/104462736Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Candice Fox is one of the world's most successful crime writers, but she when she is not at her writing desk, you can find her rushing around...Listen to Richard's first Conversation with Candice Fox here. Candice Fox is one of the world's most successful crime writers.Her latest work is about a female agent who goes undercover in a rogue firefighting crew in New York City.To research the book Candice travelled to New York to meet up with firefighters and find out more about the real people working in firehouses.While Candice is a prolific writer and a mum, she's not someone who believes in downtime.When she's off duty from her writing desk, she straps on a tiny torch and a tool belt, and hurtles around Sydney rescuing stranded and injured wallabies, cockatoos, lizards, frogs and ducks, often with her small daughter Violet as her sidekick.Candice has also recently taken up oil painting, inspired by some of her charges from her work in animal rescue.“This episode of Conversations discusses Australian wildlife rescue, Australian fauna, animal rescue, volunteer work, injured animals, firefighters, first responders, New York, NYC, 9/11, September 11, crime fiction, crime novels, crime thrillers, crime writers, crime authors, novelists, book publishing, research, families, motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, families, family history, family legacy, childhood memories, prison, prisoners.]]>32219/11,animal rescue,author,candice fox,cockatoos,conversations,crime fiction,crime thrillers,crime writers,family,firefighters,first responders,legacy,mother-daughter relationship,novels,possums,richard fidler,wallabies,wildlife rescue,wiresfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-gideon-haigh--75744805https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-gideon-haigh/104462228Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGideon Haigh is a prolific author, but it took him decades to write down the story closest to his heart — the life and tragic death of his brother, Jaz, who was killed in a car crash at just 17 years. But eventually, on a hot summers evening, it all...3150autobiography,biography,brothers,car accident,conversations,death,family history,gideon haigh,memoir,motor vehicle accident,mourning,my brother jaz,personal stories,sarah kanawski,siblingsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-pauline-mcgrath--75744869https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-pauline-mcgrath/104605070Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Pauline McGrath's life changed forever when her husband of 30 years, David, was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. Together Pauline and...3163brain tumor,cancer,conversations,david mcgrath,end of life laws,euthanasia,good death,palliative care,pauline mcgrath,physician assisted dying,relationships,sarah kanawski,vad,voluntary assisted dyingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-rafael-bonachela--75744756https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-rafael-bonachela/104453028Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.At the make or break moment of his choreography career, the last person Rafael expected to hear from was Australia’s pop princess, Kylie...3138abc,choreographers,choreography,contemporary dance,conversations,kylie minogue,modern dance,rafael bonachela,richard fidler,spain,sydney dance companyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-anita-heiss--75744838https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-anita-heiss/104453190Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Anita Heiss is a Wiradjuri woman and a prolific author. Her latest novel, Dirrayawadha, brings together Indigenous and colonial history, as...2890anita heiss,australian history,conversations,dirrayawadha,first nations history,historical fiction,indigenous history,indigenous languages,indigenous literacy foundation,richard fidler,wiradjurifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-jack-beaumont--75744798https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-jack-beaumont/104453188Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Jack Beaumont (not his real name) grew up in a turbulent family in Paris before joining the French Air Force as a young man. After a...3181conversations,crime novels,crime writers,dgse,espionage,fighter pilots,france,french air force,french secret service,jack beaumont,richard fidler,secret service,spy missions,spy thrillersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-rebecca-huntley--75744799https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-rebecca-huntley/104452746Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Rebecca Huntley spent 50 years trying to process PTSD brought on from a traumatic childhood. But it was only when she decided to experiment...3187abc,childhood trauma,controversial treatments,conversations,experimental treatments,healers,mdma,memoir,psychedelics,psychologists,psychology,rebecca huntley,sarah kanowski,sassafras,therapy,traumafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2024-troy-cassar-daley--75744842https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2024-troy-cassar-daley/104452764Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksReflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.Troy Cassar-Daley is one of Australia's most beloved country music stars, with a string of awards and albums to show for it.But his latest...3242aria awards,between the fires,cma awards,conversations,country music,deadlys,golden guitars,indigenous,malta,maltese,sarah kanowski,troy cassar-daleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helen-garner-s-love-letter-to-her-grandson-and-football--75744817https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/helen-garner-grandmother-under-16s-football-grandson/104452736Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen writer Helen Garner began following her grandson’s under-16s football team, she gained a new appreciation for 'the ordinary beauty of human society'.3199abc,afl,australian writer,children's bach,conversations,football team,footy team,grandchildren,grandparenting,great writer,helen garner,manhood,monkey grip,nana,podcast,sarah kanowski,suburban football,the first stone,western bulldogs,yellow notebookfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cyclone-tracy-50-years-on-the-epic-survival-stories-of-a-cub-reporter-and-a-woman-in-the-navy--75744866

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This episode of Conversations discusses natural disasters, storms, wet season, how to survive a cyclone, Darwin, Northern Territory, Top End, Monsoon Season, tropical weather, modern history, Australian history, books, grief, reflection, personal stories.]]>3011abc,all in the mind,book,conversations,cyclone tracy,darwin,epic stories,how to survive a cyclone,natural disaster,northern territory,origin stories,recovery,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,storm,storm recovery,top end,wet seasonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-jail-jesus-and-pubs-a-tangled-tale-of-four-very-different-parents--75744762https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lech-blaine-religious-zealots-parenthood-fostering-legacy/104452890Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLech Blaine with the strange true story of his childhood, shaped by love, religious zealotry, and four wildly different parents. CW: descriptions of foster care and child removal. Lech Blaine grew up in a big family in country Queensland, where his...3162abc,adoption,australian gospel,children who are taken from th,conversations,country queensland,family,foster children,fostering,intimidation,lech blaine,lenore blaine,mary shelley,michael shelley,podcast,queensland,sarah kanowski,stalking,tom blaine,wondaifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/professor-richard-scolyer-melanoma-expert-turned-brain-cancer-patient--75744812https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-scolyer-melanoma-immunotherapy-brain-cancer/104453462Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Richard's team developed pioneering treatment for melanoma, he didn't expect he would become the first person in the world to use this experimental therapy on his own, terminal brain tumour. Joint Australian of the year Professor Richard Scolyer...3149abc,brain cancer,brain tumour,conversations,glioblastoma,immunotherapy,melanoma,richard fidler,richard scolyer,sana qadar,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/antarctica-kiribati-and-outback-australia-the-adventures-of-a-gp-doctor--75744840https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gillian-deakin-gp-antarctica-kiribati-functional-illness/104452694Mon, 02 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Dr Gillian Deakin became a GP, she knew she didn’t want to work behind a desk. Instead, she travelled overseas to make a difference. More recently, she has focused on treating patients with functional illnesses — symptoms that come and go despite...2850abc,antarctica,bhutan,burke & wills,chris haywood,conversations,functional illness,functional symptoms,gillian deakin,gp training,kiribati,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jonathan-haidt-on-attention-fracking-and-how-to-stop-tech-companies-from-stealing-your-child-s-focus--75744824https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jonathan-haidt-teens-smartphones-online-addiction-mental-health/104452778Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSocial psychologist Jonathan Haidt says it is time to reinstate the play-based childhood to bring our kids back from life online and into the real world, away from their increasing obsession with devices. It’s a fact of modern life that children who...3141abc,adolescence,anxious generation,conversations,facebook,free play,instagram,jonathan haidt,mental illness,minimum age social media,online gaming,outdoor play,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,screen addiction,social media ban,teen mental health,teen screen addiction,tiktok,video gamefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secrets-in-the-stars-what-we-can-learn-about-habitable-planets-alien-life-and-ourselves--75744807https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dr-laura-driessen-radio-astronomy-stars-aliens/104453062Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Laura Driessen takes you 26,000 light-years away, into the centre of our galaxy and beyond in the search for radio stars, supermassive black holes and supernova remnants.Dr Laura Driessen is a radio astronomer who is fascinated with the scale of...2755abc,alien life,all in the mind,astro laura,astronomy,astrophysics,conversations,galaxy,habitable planets,laura driessen,mars,mathematics,milky way,physics,radio astronomy,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,space exploration,starsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alice-zaslavsky-s-hunger-for-life--75744851https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alice-zaslavsky-georgia-food-cooking-cookbook-grandparents/104452772Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Masterchef graduate and cookbook author grew up in Georgia as the Soviet Union was crumbling, gorging on plums in her grandfather's garden. During this time the young, voracious Alice couldn't keep her food down at kindy. And it took years to work...3122abc,a bite to eat with alice,alice zaslavsky,conversations,cookbook,cooking,former soviet union,georgia,jewish,masterchef,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,tbilisifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pip-williams-from-dyslexia-to-the-dictionary-of-lost-words--75744850https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pip-williams-dictionary-history-italy-treechange-dyslexia/104452692Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPip Williams was diagnosed with dyslexia as a teenager. She grew up to write a novel inspired by the history of the Oxford Dictionary, which soon became an international bestseller. (R)Pip Williams was a teenage poetry enthusiast when she had her...3183abc,conversations,dictionary of lost words,dyslexia,farm to table,international bestseller,italy,learning disability,motherhood,off the grid living,origin stories,oxford english dictionary,permaculture,pip williams,reflection,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,self sufficient living,travel,tree changefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jon-ronson-on-psychopaths-sociopaths-and-how-to-spot-them--75744792https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jon-ronson-psychopath-hare-checklist-murder-ceo/104453044Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe journalist delves into the history of experimental psychopathy treatment in Canada, which included mass, nude LSD trips.Years ago,  journalist Jon Ronson did a course on how to spot a psychopath.People with psychopathic tendencies tend to use...2951abc,conversations,crime,exploration,hare checklist,jon ronson,life story,psychopath,psychopathic,reflection,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,sociopath,story,storytellingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heroin-ivan-milat-rehab-and-redemption-the-incredible-life-of-claude-robinson--75744874https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claude-robinson-heroin-addiction-crime-rehabilitation-redemption/104452714Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor years Claude Robinson was doing crime to fund his heroin addiction. He was eventually locked up with murderers in Goulburn Prison, where he shared a dentist with Ivan Milat. But in 2006 he made a big change, to turn his life around. (CW:...3194abc,addiction,claude robinson,cocaine,conversations,difficult childhood,drugs,drug use,frankston,goulburn,heroin addict,heroin use,ivan milat,jail,marijuana,prison,sarah kanowski,supermax,violence,withholding lovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/darren-hayes-on-the-bruising-truth-behind-his-savage-garden-stardom--75744810https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/darren-hayes-life-before-during-and-after-savage-garden/104452738Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDuring the height of his fame as one half of Savage Garden, Darren Hayes struggled to reconcile what he'd lived through as a child growing up in Logan (CW: descriptions of domestic violence).Darren Hayes rose to fame in the 1990s as part of the...316290s music,abc,abusive childhood,childhood,childhood trauma,coming out,conversations,darren hayes,fame,famous people,father,fatherhood,growing up gay,growing up in queensland,life story,logan,memoir,people from logan,savage garden,sexualityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alice-roberts-on-the-skeletons-secrets--75744865https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alice-roberts-anatomy-bones-archaeology-stories-race-massacre/104452710Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Alice Roberts examines the bones of those who died between five and ten centuries ago, solving the mysteries of how they lived and died.Professor Alice Roberts wants us to listen to skeletons. She's an anatomist and archaeologist who says...3120abc,alice roberts,anchoress,archaeology,boat,cockle in the wheat,conversations,genocidal violence,genocide,henry viii,history,history of anchorites,history of genocide,language,medieval history,medieval times,sana qadar,sinking boat,skeletal remains,st brice's day massacrefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cows-on-a-plane-an-epic-journey-from-tullamarine-to-chennai--75744849https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/cattle-livestock-flying-to-india-repeat/104452728Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPaul McVerry is an experienced cattleman and a stud breeder, who had a wild vision to fly a gift of cattle to India with the help of winemaker Dan Murphy. (R)New Zealand-born cattleman Paul McVerry has been surrounded by animals his whole life, and...2981abc,agriculture,catholic church,cattle,cattle ranching,charity,chennai,convents,conversations,donation,droving,export,farming,foreign relations,india,live export,mother teresa,paul mcverry,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-jaipur-with-love-building-a-romantic-life-in-australia--75744848https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mithila-gupta-bollywood-jaipur-shahrukh-khan-indian-jaipur/104452748Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksScreenwriter, Mithila Gupta thought her life would mimic her beloved Bollywood films — full of swooning and drama. But something was stuck, and she was an adult before she could embrace her vibrant Indian heritage.Screenwriter, Mithila Gupta grew up...2828abc,belonging,conversations,culture,family dynamics,fathers,four years later,grief,immigration,indian heritage,jaipur,mithila gupta,mothers,origin stories,personal stories,reflections,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,sbsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-magic-of-metallurgy-inside-the-ancient-trade-of-blacksmithing--75744855https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/matt-mewburn-blacksmith-apprenticeship-trade/104453072Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMatt Mewburn, one of Australia's last blacksmiths, takes you inside the "iron cathedral", where blacksmithing is still very much alive.Matt didn't grow up dreaming of forging knives and sculptures over heat as hot as volcanic lava.He thought he might...3012abc,all in the mind,apprenticeship,conversations,family story,iron ore,metallurgy,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,steel,tafe,trade,trade school,vocational trainingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-was-meant-to-be-me-the-teenage-tv-star-who-feels-lucky-to-be-paraplegic--75744825https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-philip-actress-bell-bird-television-disability/104453192Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLouise Philip had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, in Bellbird, when a horrific car crash threatened to derail the life she was forging for herself.Louise Philip was 15 years old when she convinced her parents to let her drop...3175abc,car crash,conversations,disability,disability employment,fate,head on collision,louise philip,louise yates,paraplegia,prejudice,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,wheel chair userfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exploring-death-and-grief-with-heart-and-healing--75744868https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/wendy-liu-grief-counsellor-death-loss-healing-repeat/104452712Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a forensic counsellor and then a grief counsellor, Wendy Liu has spent many years right up close to death. Her work with people who are processing all kinds of losses has brought her a much keener appreciation for life. (R)Wendy Liu was a young...3089abc,conversations,counselling,death,family,funerals,grieving,loss,murdern,personal stories,reflection,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,terminal illness,unexpected death,wakes,wendy liufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-macabre-country-childhood-spawned-a-best-selling-dressmaker-s-tale--75744765https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rosalie-ham-dressmaker-kate-winslet-jerilderie-alzheimers/104452720Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Rosalie Ham grew up in a country town three blocks long and three blocks wide. She paid close attention to the characters there, like the woman at the shops whose face was frozen into Munch’s scream. This eye for detail led to her first novel,...3182abc,alzheimer's disease,conversations,country town,family dynamics,grief,hollywood,jerelderie,kate winslet,liams hemsworth,mothers,nsw,origin stories,personal stories,regional australia,richard fidler,rosalie ham,sarah kanowski,the dressmakerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-epic-mystery-of-a-female-pope-and-the-birth-that-was-her-undoing--75744821https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/emily-maguire-pope-joan-catholic-church-rapture/104453330Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Emily Maguire on losing her own faith, but finding awe and inspiration in a controversial myth about a female pontiff who some people believe sat disguised on the papal throne for two years in the ninth century.Writer Emily Maguire grew up in a...3163abc,all in the mind,atheism,books,catholicism,christianity,emily maguire,family dynamics,female pope,folklore,legends,literature,myths,novel,podcast,pope joan,richard fidler,sana qadar,sarah kanowski,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-yugoslavia-to-australia-jelena-dokic-on-tennis-and-the-truth--75744789Respect on 1800 737 732Lifeline on 13 11 14Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673Content warning: this episode of Conversations contains discussion about domestic violence and coercive control.This episode of Conversations also talks about sport, training, family, origin stories, parenting, relationships, childhood trauma, sports commentary, online trolls, refugees, security, control, family violence, therapy, mental health, identity, disordered eating, books, documentary film, reflection, culture, meaning, Australian, counselling, conversational story, and memoir.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jelena-dokic-unbreakable-documentary-tennis-abuse-future-talent/104452774Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJelena Dokic overcame adversity, poverty and violence to rise to the top of the tennis world. Years later, her revelations about her father's abuse stunned the world. (CW: discussion of domestic violence and coercive control).Jelena Dokic overcame...Respect on 1800 737 732Lifeline on 13 11 14Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673Content warning: this episode of Conversations contains discussion about domestic violence and coercive control.This episode of Conversations also talks about sport, training, family, origin stories, parenting, relationships, childhood trauma, sports commentary, online trolls, refugees, security, control, family violence, therapy, mental health, identity, disordered eating, books, documentary film, reflection, culture, meaning, Australian, counselling, conversational story, and memoir.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3169abc,abuse,abuse in tennis,abusive coach,coach,coercive control,commentary,conversations,croatia,eating disorder,family,family violence,jelena dokic,making money in tennis,money in tennis,tennis,tennis child,tennis patriarch,tennis star,wimbledonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/journey-inside-africa-s-cave-of-great-apes-to-upend-your-understanding-of-the-human-origin-story--75744860https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lee-berger-indiana-jones-hominid-teeth-fossils-rpt/104449436Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLee Berger, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and real-life Indiana Jones with tales of his hominid discoveries, many of which have rewritten the story of palaeoanthropology. (R)National Geographic Explorer in Residence, Lee Berger, entered...3096abc,caves,conversations,discoveries,great apes,hominid,human history,indiana jones,jawbones,lee berger,national geographic,palaeoanthropology,skeletonsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-andrew-sets-the-table-under-the-stars-in-the-australian-outback--75744845https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-dwyer-outbook-cook/104442670Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs Andrew Dwyer ventured further into the desert, he fell in love with the people and the landscape. He battled sandstorms, floods and isolation to serve fine foods under the stars.When Andrew Dwyer was growing up in 1960s Melbourne, the city wasn't...3180abc,andrew dwyer,bush foods,bush tucker,chef,conversations,cooking,fine dining,gibson desert,indigenous food,lake mackay,melbourne,northern territory,outback australia,pintupi nine,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,skiingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/byron-bay-reality-tv-and-shane-warne-s-bowel-movements-why-akmal-saleh-hates-the-jungle--75744816https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/akmal-saleh-byron-bay-repeat/104439194Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAn impulse decision to buy a home in the rainforest results in a comedy of errors involving a python in the roof, an unexpected tax bill, two reality TV shows discussing bowel movements with Shane Warne. (R)Akmal Saleh doesn't like the jungle or...3094abc,akmal saleh,byron bay,byron hinterland,comedian,comedy,comedy of errors,conversations,disaster,i'm a celebrity get me out of ,northern nsw,reality television,reality tv,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,selling houses australia,tree changefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-commonwealth-games-to-everest-and-the-channel-swim-gerrard-doesn-t-need-to-see-to-believe--75744887https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gerrard-gosens-blind-triathlete-channel-swim/104431364Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAthlete Gerrard Gosens didn't realise he was blind until his first day at primary school. His adventurous spirit led him to become a three time Paralympian, climb Mt Everest, swim the English Channel, and perform the rhumba on Dancing With The...3135adventure,blind,braille,chocolate,conversations,dancing,dancing with the stars,english channel,genetics,gerrard gosens,glaucoma,guide dogs,mt everest,open water swimming,prosthetic eyes,reality tv,sarah kanowski,surgery,tethered swimming,titanium ribsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-jack-reacher-did-next-lee-child-on-our-favourite-lone-wolf--75744822https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lee-child-jack-reacher-in-too-deep-crime-author-rpt/104425580Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow a Birmingham boy became best-selling thriller writer, Lee Child, and the creator of one of the literary world's most popular loners. (R)James Grant grew up in Birmingham when it was a bustling industrial city.While huge workforces would pour of...3104abc,airport novel,alan ritchson,best seller,birmingham,books,conversations,crime writer,jack reacher,james grant,lee child,lee child real name,military,netflix,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,spy thriller,story,tom cruise,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-indigenous-psychologist-doing-things-differently-from-the-pilbara-to-perth-and-beyond--75744819here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman grew up in some of the most remote parts of Western Australia, moving from a station to a town called Useless Loop, eventually landing in the mining town of Tom Price.Tracy, the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, became the first person educated entirely in Tom Price, from kindergarten to year 12, to go on to University.When she arrived in Perth, she had never been on a bus or on an escalator, but she was fired up to study psychology.Tracy wanted to use the skills she learned in the city to deliver practical mental health care to Aboriginal people, and to help entire communities reeling from the impact of suicide and other mental health issues.Along the way to obtaining her doctorate, Tracy has become a businesswoman, the WA Australian of the year, and she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal.Her next mission is to build an army of Indigenous psychologists to continue the work she's already started.This episode of Conversations discusses mental health care, mental health struggles, First Nations mental health, remote communities, interracial relationships, psychology, university, PhD study, tertiary education, the Pilbara, Nyamal, traditional owners, Indigenous psychologist.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tracy-westerman-doctor-western-australia-psychology/104417770Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Tracy Westerman grew up in the Pilbara, where suicide and mental health issues have deeply scarred Indigenous communities. So this Nyamal woman decided to do something about it.Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman grew up in some of the most remote parts...here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman grew up in some of the most remote parts of Western Australia, moving from a station to a town called Useless Loop, eventually landing in the mining town of Tom Price.Tracy, the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, became the first person educated entirely in Tom Price, from kindergarten to year 12, to go on to University.When she arrived in Perth, she had never been on a bus or on an escalator, but she was fired up to study psychology.Tracy wanted to use the skills she learned in the city to deliver practical mental health care to Aboriginal people, and to help entire communities reeling from the impact of suicide and other mental health issues.Along the way to obtaining her doctorate, Tracy has become a businesswoman, the WA Australian of the year, and she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal.Her next mission is to build an army of Indigenous psychologists to continue the work she's already started.This episode of Conversations discusses mental health care, mental health struggles, First Nations mental health, remote communities, interracial relationships, psychology, university, PhD study, tertiary education, the Pilbara, Nyamal, traditional owners, Indigenous psychologist.]]>3181abc,aboriginal,conversastions,epic,family,first nations,indigenous,mental health,mining,origin story,personal stories,pilbara,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,suicide,tom price,tracy westermanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-a-famous-broken-bible-changed-the-story-of-a-family--75744844https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/book-dealers-history-holocaust-gutenberg-bible-family/104414212Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMichael Visontay with the true tale of how fragments of a rare Gutenberg Bible were sold off, leaf by leaf, in New York in the 1920s, and how the sale of these books, chapters and verses changed the course of his own family.Some years ago journalist...3030abc,budapest,conversations,deli,delicatessan,epic,family,family history,hitler,holocaust,hungarian jewish diaspora,immigration to australia,josef mengele,kings cross,life story,michael visontay,origin stories,parenting,reflection,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-bankstown-to-the-barossa-the-story-of-maggie-beer--75744879 international TV host award for her work on ABC TV's Maggie Beer's Big Mission.This episode of Conversations explores food, food inequality, farm to table, the Barossa, Western Sydney, aged care, nutrition, health and wellbeing, food for the soul, recipes, dinner recipes, home cooking, gastronomy, hospitality, chefs., family recipes.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/maggie-beer-bankstown-barossa-food-masterchef-aged-care/104411276Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLegendary cook, author, food producer and educator Maggie Beer had a circuitous path to the food world, which began when she left school at 14. (R)Legendary cook, author, food producer and educator Maggie Beer grew up in Lakemba in South-West Sydney,... international TV host award for her work on ABC TV's Maggie Beer's Big Mission.This episode of Conversations explores food, food inequality, farm to table, the Barossa, Western Sydney, aged care, nutrition, health and wellbeing, food for the soul, recipes, dinner recipes, home cooking, gastronomy, hospitality, chefs., family recipes.]]>3121abc,aged care,barossa,career path,conversations,farm gate,food,food in aged care,food industry,lakemba,leaving school,maggie beer,masterchef,next chapter,nutrition,pheasant,restaurant,television,tv star,varied working lifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/panic-attacks-pride-the-navy-and-nate-byrne--75744820https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nate-byrne-panic-attack-navy-weather-tv/104403216Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2024 Nate Byrne went from presenting the weather to making the news when he acknowledged live on air that he was experiencing a panic attack. Keeping cool under pressure is a skill Nate developed in his first career as a Naval Officer, and perhaps...3010abc,anxiety,arab spring,beta blockers,conversations,family,forecast,hmas kanimbla,hmas success,meteorology,mh17,mh370,nate byrne,navy,news breakfast,panic attacks,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science communication,weatherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-life-changing-quince-backyard-butchery-and-ethical-food-obsession--75744882https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-shewry-chef-attica-ethical-food-hospitality/104397730Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksChef Ben Shewry grew up on a farm in New Zealand where his family grew or hunted most of their own food.Ben was 10 when he started working in restaurants and his discovery of a second hand Thai cookbook eventually led him to Australia.In 2015 Ben...3045abc,attica,ben shewry,bush foods,conversations,cooking,critics,family,hospitality,indigenous food,lasagne,melbourne,new zealand,parenting,restaurant,reviews,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,three hats,waitersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lee-miller-surrealist-photographer-war-correspondent-and-gourmet-chef--75744847https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lee-miller-artist-surrealist-war-correspondent-chef-mother-rpt/104391992Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAntony Penrose grew up knowing little about his remarkable mother Lee Miller, who had studied with Man Ray in Paris, and become a model, a photographer, and a war correspondent. But then an unexpected find in the family attic changed everything....3110abc,antony penrose,conversations,epic life story,history,holocaust,kate winslet,lee,lee miller,man ray,model,modern history,motherhood,origin story,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surrealism,vogue,war correspondent,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/helping-people-die-on-their-own-terms-why-bhawani-became-a-vad-practitioner--75744858https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bhawani-obrien-voluntary-assisted-dying-doctor/104386936Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBhawani O'Brien's first name means "giver of life" in Tamil, which is ironic she says, because one of the greatest privileges of her life has been helping more than 100 people in their dying moments as a voluntary assisted dying practitioner.Bhawani...3177abc,bhawani o'brien,birmingham,cancer,conversations,family,ireland,life-story,loss,malaysia,origin-stories,palliative care,reflection,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sri lanka,terminal illness,vad,voluntary assisted dying,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kanye-and-me-why-john-safran-squatted-in-ye-s-hollyweird-mansion--75744889https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-safran-kanye-west-mansion-hollyweird/104382812Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAustralian Gonzo author and documentary filmmaker John Safran has made a career out of getting into places he probably shouldn't be. He put his sanity on the line in his latest escapade — breaking into one of Kanye West's strange homes.His latest...3089abc,alex jones,anti-semitism,black america,celebrity worship,conspiracy theories,conversations,david cole,hollyweird,holocaust revision,jewish,john safran,kanye west,kim kardashian,p diddy,racism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sean combs,squattingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/changing-prisoners-minds-with-vedic-meditation-at-rikers-island--75744863https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/joh-jarvis-vedic-meditation-mantra-rikers-island-prison/104373304Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJoh Jarvis was a high-flying boss when grief from a terrible loss began to overwhelm her. She tried therapy, exercise and healthy eating. Then she found Vedic meditation, and the experience was 'psychedelic'.Joh Jarvis is a Vedic meditation...3200abc,adelaide,conversations,epic life story,family dynamics,gramercy,grief,incarcerated,joh jarvis,lgbtqia+,loss,marriage equality,meditation,new york city,personal story,reflection,richard fidler,rikers island,sarah kanowski,vedic meditationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-wild-bollywood-adventure-from-sydney-to-mumbai-and-back-again--75744884https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nicholas-brown-bollywood-india-acting/104365604Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIndian-Australian actor and playwright, Nicholas Brown on being cast as a villain, and what made him end his time in Mumbai for a different life back home.Actor Nicholas Brown regularly appears on Playschool — cavorting with stuffed animals and...3087abc,bollywood,conversations,epic,epic family story,fake,family,family dynamics,hrithik roshan,india,indian-australian,life story,mumbai,nicholas brown,nida,origin story,playschool,reflection,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aunty-ruth-hegarty-s-life-of-defiance-faith-and-finding-her-voice--75744843https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ruth-hegarty-cherbourg-mission-domestic-servant-voice/104362456Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe hardship, cruelty and loneliness of the mission system during the Great Depression didn't crush Aunty Ruth Hegarty's spirit. She found her voice, God and her family. (R)In 1929 during the Great Depression, Ruth travelled with her mother and...3172abc,aboriginal,australian history,books,cherbourg mission,colonisation,conversations,family violence,indigenous,leah purcell,missions,queensland,richard fidler,ruth hegarty,sarah kanowski,social work,stolen generations,voice referendum,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arnhem-land-to-everest-surviving-worst-case-scenarios-in-the-wilderness--75744823https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/steve-ellis-survivalist-exploration-climbing/104358776Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom the unforgiving tropics of the Kokoda track to Mt Everest, wilderness guide Steve Ellis has made a career teaching bushcraft and survival skills to civilians and Defence personnel – and along the way he has survived his share of life-threatening...3179adelaide river,anzac,avalanche,bush tucker,celestial navigation,conversations,glacier,gove,himalayas,indigenous knowledge,lost,mt everest,mt rainier,nepal,nhulunbuy,norforce,richard fidler,steve ellis,survival,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-was-a-political-prisoner-in-myanmar-and-i-could-never-hate-the-burmese--75744856https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sean-turnell-myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-economy-political-prisoner/104354606Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFollowing the coup of 2021, Australian economist Sean Turnell received an email from a "secret friend", warning him he was being watched by Myanmar's military. Moments later, the police closed in on him.Sean Turnell is an Australian economist with...3148abc,aung san suu kyi,burma,burmese,conversations,coup,death row,economic reform,epic life story,insein,junta,military,modern history,myanmar,personal story,political prisoner,richard fidler,rohingya,sarah kanowski,sean turnellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/raising-kids-differently-and-being-generous-with-love--75744777https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nikki-gemmell-bride-stripped-bare-coal-miners-daughter/104346550Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous author.Writer Nikki Gemmell grew up the daughter of a coal miner who thought writers were a...3059abc,alice springs,antarctica,books,bride stripped bare,coal mining,conversations,epic,fathers and daughters,london,motherhood,nikki gemmell,novels,parenting,richard fidler,romance,sarah kanowski,suicide,wollongong,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sri-lankan-hotel-a-harlem-nightclub-and-orgasm-induced-amnesia-dasha-ross-epic-adventures--75744862https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dasha-ross-big-trouble-coming-john-pinder-sri-lanka/104340620Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDasha Ross' most epic adventures were chartered with her larger-than-life husband John Pinder, including the time they managed a beachside hotel in Sri Lanka. Things did not go as planned.Dasha Ross has lived a life full of adventures, from nude...3173abc,adventure,amnesia,banged up abroad,brazil,business,comedy,conversations,dasha rosh,epic,harlem,hospitality,hoteliers,john pinder,neurological disorder,nyc,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sri lanka,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prostate-cancer-testosterone-and-tim-baker-s-masculinity--75744893https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-baker-prostate-cancer-surfing-writing-journalism/104332670Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen surf writer Tim Baker was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer, he had no idea how the hormones which saved his life would fundamentally change his experience of being a man (R).Surf writer Tim Baker was in his early fifties when he was riding...3191abc,books,cancer,cancer diagnosis,caring,conversations,difficulty urinating,libido,marriage,masculinity,mindfulness,ocean,prostate cancer,relationships,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,surfing,testosterone,tim baker,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-and-how-penny-loosened-its-anxiety-inducing-grip--75744870https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/penny-moodie-life-with-ocd-therapy-recovery-rpt/104327544Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPenny Moodie grew up consumed by catastrophic thoughts and developed habits to try to ward off impending doom. It turned out she had been living with obsessive-compulsive disorder. (R)Penny Moodie grew up consumed by catastrophic thoughts and ideas -...3080abc,anxiety,behavioural disorder,brain disorder,building good habits,children with ocd,conversations,habits,hiv,living with ocd,mental illness,myths about ocd,obsessive compulsive disorder,ocd,ocd treatment,overcoming ocd,penny moodie,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,the imperfectsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/melbourne-s-seedy-underbelly-and-the-gangsters-who-run-the-joint--75744779https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-silvester-melbourne-underbelly-gangs-organised-crime/104326432Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThey're violent and scary, some of them are madmen and others are convicted killers, but the gangsters who control organised crime syndicates in Melbourne are mostly just stupid, according to veteran crime reporter John Silvester.Veteran crime...3156abc,andrew rule,carl williams,chopper read,conversations,drugs,drug trade,gangland violence,gangland war,gangs,john silvester,melbourne,organised crime,paul denyer,richard fidler,serial killer,television,tony mokbel,true crime,underbellyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/play-school-s-noni-hazlehurst-australia-s-tv-mum--75744888https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/noni-hazlehurst-acting-playschool-better-homes-gardens/104317812Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBeloved Australian actor, Noni Hazlehurst looks back on her life on stage and screen.Noni Hazlehurst has been on Australian TV screens and theatres for nearly 50 years.She comes from a long line of performers. Noni's parents met while they were part...3081abc,acting,actor,australian actor,better homes & gardens,character,conversations,family,film,long line of actors,motherhood,noni hazlehurst,playschool,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sons,television,trapeze,variety actfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-not-to-be-a-d-head-with-country-music-singer-kasey-chambers--75744871https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kasey-chambers-country-music-backbone-nullarbor/104312638Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe country music star remembers a childhood spent roaming the Nullarbor Plain, and the number one lesson she learned from her father.Kasey Chambers started singing around the campfire as a little girl.She and her family spent much of the year camping...2995abc,childhood,conversations,co-parenting,country music,country music star,divorce,family,fathers,gentle parenting,kasey chambers,motherhood,mothers,nullarbor plain,parenting,re-partnering,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,singing,songwritingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/embracing-wilderness-and-wildness-with-gina-chick--75744854https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gina-chick-alone-australia-survival-grief/104307158Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGina Chick, the winner of Alone Australia on her life as a creative, outrageous, nature-loving misfit who grew up to live through great depths of love, and grief (CW: discusses the death of a child).In 2023, Gina Chick spent 67 days by herself, in the...3120abc,adhd,alone australia,breast cancer,conversations,debt,did gina catch the wallaby,gina chick,grief,hormones,neurodiversity,oxford street,pheromones,podium death,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,scent,sexually transmitted debt,winner of alone,younger menfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shakespeare-s-stories-aren-t-boring-we-are-teaching-them-wrong-way--75744783https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/shakespeare-fintan-otoole-morality-brought-to-life/104302432Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIrish journalist and author, Fintan O'Toole on how the Victorians changed the meaning of Shakespeare's plays, and how we can bring them back to life.Fintan O'Toole is an Irish journalist and author who writes on politics and history for the New York...2944abc,books,conversations,epic,epic stories,fatherhood,fintan o'toole,hamlet,king lear,life experiences,macbeth,morals,motherhood,othello,playwright,richard fidler,romeo and juliet,shakespeare,theatre,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-tolstoy-and-chekhov-schooled-george-saunders-on-life-s-great-lessons--75744907https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-saunders-russian-writers-short-stories-life-lessons/104297712Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter George Saunders on how famous short stories by writers like Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol are like miniature models of the world and how they can teach us to transcend our own limitations. (R)For many years, author George Saunders taught...2982abc,adult education,author,books,chekhov,conversations,george saunders,grief,how to write,life lessons,masterclass,reading,reflection,richard fidler,russian literature,sarah kanowski,short stories,steven colbert,tolstoy,writersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-plot-twist-how-a-solo-hiker-stayed-alive-after-shattering-her-pelvis-in-joshua-tree-national-park--75744876https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/claire-nelson-joshua-tree-hiking-solo-adventure-survival/104288860Fri, 27 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksClaire Nelson hadn't told anyone where she was going, and her phone lost signal shortly into her hike. As an experienced bushwalker, she never dreamed an adventure would turn out like this. (R) Claire Nelson was hiking alone in Joshua Tree National...3049abc,big nature,claire nelson,conversations,grief,hiking,hiking accident,joshua tree,life story,medical evacuation,memoir,mothers,mountains,nature,reflection,rescue,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,solo hike,survivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-plot-twist-the-story-of-how-suicide-survivor-oceane-who-became-a-beloved-midwife--75744841here]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/oceane-campbell-midwife-suicide-attempt-coming-back-to-life-rpt/104283334Thu, 26 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt the age of 18, Oceane Campbell tried to take her own life. She survived and fought her way back into life, becoming a midwife and a mother of three (CW: discussion of suicide, please take care when listening). (R)Oceane Campbell has been very close...here]]>3158abc,birth stories,child-rearing,children,conversations,court case,homebirth,homebirth stories,lesbian couple,lgbtqi,midwife,midwifery,midwife training,mothers and daughters,newcastle,newcastle citizen of the year,oceane campbell,parentified child,sarah kanowski,suicide survivorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-plot-twist-the-story-of-toni-jordan-s-lucky-life--75744853https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/toni-jordan-gambling-tab-writing-author-luck/104276388Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksToni Jordan grew up working in a T.A.B. with her cyclonic mother, and going to the greyhound races. Then she grew up to become a best-selling novelist. (R)Toni Jordan is a best-selling novelist.But she didn't grow up in a house full of books.Her mum...3145abc,addiction,addition,book,books,childrearing,conversations,family,family and children,film,gambling,life story,novelist,observant,parenting,relationships,sarah kanowski,tab,toni jordan,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-plot-twist-the-tech-nerd-who-changed-course-to-help-the-homeless--75744791https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jon-owen-wayside-chapel-radical-love-downward-mobility-rpt/104272960Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJon Owen's mum enrolled him in a computer science degree at University - expecting him to build a flourishing career; which he did. It just wasn't the one that everyone expected. (R)Jon Owen came to Australia as a small child.He survived playground...3054abc,addiction,alcohol,conversations,downward mobility,drug use,famous pastor,finding home,helping,homeless,homeless people,intentional poverty,jon owen,love,mt druitt,pastor,poverty,religion,richard fidler,wayside chapelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unexpected-plot-twist-from-the-david-jones-food-hall-to-opera-australia--75744802https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephen-smith-foster-child-singer-opera-tenor-rpt/104268532Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a stint being homeless and living in his car, Stephen Smith was working at David Jones Food Hall when one of his colleagues noticed his remarkable singing voice. A few years later, he became a tenor on the operatic world stage (R)3009abc,ancestry,conversations,david jones food hall,family,foster care,foster child,homeless,life story,opera australia,parenting,plot twist,reinvention,richard fidler,samoan-australians,singing,stephen smith,stephen smith tenor,struggle,teenagerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-odyssey-across-australia-how-11-000-sheep-were-walked-from-victoria-into-the-outback--75744878https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/thomas-guthrie-avon-downs-sheep-drove-ford-guthrie/104259794Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 1882, thousands of sheep set off from a property in Western Victoria. Their destination was a huge station in the Northern Territory, land which a sheep had never set foot on. To get there, these animals and their drover battled drought, flood,...2945adventure.,agriculture,australiana,car crash,conversation,conversational,conversations,death,droving,epic,farming,grief,loss of a child,modern history,northern territory,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sheep,socical history,tom guthriefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-and-how-to-fight-them--75744910https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-fight-ian-henderson/104252000Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Ian Henderson has spent his career searching for new treatments in the fight against antibiotic resistance superbugs3016abc,antibiotic resistance,antibiotics,bi polar,conversations,infections,institute for molecular biosci,life expectancy,medical advancement,medicine,microbial resistance,modern history,pop science,research,sarah kanowski,science,superbugs,vaccinations,vaccines,virusesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-life-spent-making-mr-millimetre-s-memories-with-master-maker-jeffrey-broadfield--75744867https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jeffrey-broadfield-bespoke-houses-builder-maker-leplastrier/104247068Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJeffrey Broadfield has made building his life. It has taken him around the world, and given him a place to belong.Jeffrey Broadfield is a master maker who builds houses to his clients’ wishes and quirks, using carpentry to turn recycled Australian...3045abc,bespoke home,building,building site,carpentry,conversations,epic,family,graeme murphy,griffith,hand tools,jeffrey broadfield,life story,master craftsman,ric dodds,richard fidler,richard leplastrier,sarah kanowski,saw doctor,sydney dance companyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fish-sperm-sausages-and-eyeball-icecream-the-josh-niland-story--75744872https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/josh-niland-fish-family-restaurant-cooking-whole-fish/104243342Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom using fish eyes in ice cream, and not wasting the liver, to creating recipes with fish sperm, chef Josh Niland on his mission to revolutionise how we cook and eat fish. (R)Chef Josh Niland is devoted to changing ideas about how we cook and eat...3128abc,ambition,cancer,childhood cancer,conversational,conversations,cooking with fish,farm to table,fish,fish recipes,gourmet food,josh niland,origin story,quirky cooking,recipes,restaurant,richard fidler,surviving cancer,whole fish,whole fish cookbookfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-architects-of-ancient-arabia-speaking-to-the-sky--75744837https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hugh-thomas-saudi-arabia-archaeology-mustatil/104240844Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe deserts of Saudi Arabia are still holding on to many ancient secrets, hidden inside burial tombs and mysterious monumental structures called mustatils. Dr Hugh Thomas is on an archaeological mission to solve some of these mysteries.Hugh Thomas is...3119abc,alula,ancient beliefs,ancient history,ancient religion,conversational,conversations,epic,excavation,history,hugh thomas,islam,khaybar,origins,origin story,religion,richard fidler,saudi arabia,spirituality,sydney universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-epic-highs-and-lows-of-ji-s-life-on-the-trampoline--75744861https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-ji-wallace-gynmastics-trampline-coming-out/104232414Fri, 13 Sep 2024 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJi Wallace was at the top of his career as a gymnast and acrobat when a terrible injury and surprising diagnosis brought him back down to earth, temporarily.Ji was an energetic, only child growing up on a bush block in suburban Brisbane when his...3191brisbane 2032,circus,cirque du soleil,coming out,conversation,conversational,family,gay,gymnastics,hiv,hiv aids,homosexual,ji wallace,lgbt,lgbtqi+,olympics,origin story,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trampoliningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/treating-dementia-a-new-way-of-caring-for-the-elderly--75744941here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/duncan-mckellar-dementia-alzeimers-psychiatry-aged-care/104223982Thu, 12 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPsychiatrist Duncan McKellar wrote the report that triggered the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. He has seen how care changes when we take someone's life story into account.Duncan McKellar is a psychiatrist specialising in the care...here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3171abc,aged care,alzheimer's,carers,conversations,death,dementia,epic conversations,family,grief,life story,loss,oakden,person stories,reflection,royal commission into aged carfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-with-the-magnificent-voice-james-earl-jones-and-his-legacy-including-star-wars-and-the-lion-king--75744883https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-earl-jones-actor-star-wars-lion-king-legacy/104221856Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe late James Earl Jones grew up with a stutter and hardly said a word for years. After an English teacher intervened, he grew up to become one of the world's finest actors. (R)Actor James Earl Jones died recently, at the age of 93.When he was...2283abc,abraham lincoln,african american actors,african americans,black actors,civil rights,civil war,cnn,conversations,darth vader,famous actor,famous voice,james earl jones,lion king,podcast,race in the united states,race issues,richard fidler,slavery,star warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epic-sharks-the-ancient-origins-of-the-monsters-of-the-sea--75744954https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sharks-megalodon-ocean-history-paleontology/104215338Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom sharks with wheels of teeth, to gargantuan sharks like the megalodon, palaeontologist John Long has traced the long and storied history of these oceanic hunters.Sharks and humans have a complicated relationship.We have long considered them...3016antarctica,conversations,epic,evolution,extinction event,fossils,gogo formation,jaws,john long,kimberley,megalodon,monsters of the sea,natural history,paleontology,placoderm,predator,richard fidler,sharks,shark teeth,survivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/words-of-love-writing-stories-of-aboriginal-land--75744801https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anita-heiss-wiradjuri-historical-novels-love/104212154Mon, 09 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor and professor Anita Heiss on her parents' story of romance, and how she brings true history alive in her work.Anita Heiss is a Wiradjuri woman, an author of many books and Professor of Communications at The University of Queensland.She has...2898abc,aboriginal,anita heiss,bathurst,conversations,family,family dynamics,fatherhood,frontier wars,indigenous,life story,martial law,memoir,modern history,motherhood,origin stories,personal stories,richard fidler,wiradjuri,wiradyurifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-brother-s-death-writing-the-story-of-a-family-s-grief-and-loss--75744949https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/gideon-haigh-writing-brother-grief-death/104200102Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor decades, Gideon Haigh and his mother were the only two people who really knew what happened on Jaz's last night. This year, it all poured out.Gideon Haigh's brother Jasper was 17 years old when he died in a car crash.Until this year, Gideon and...3144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/quitting-alcohol-the-story-of-how-seana-got-sober--75744852https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/seana-smith-alcohol-sober-parents-addiction/104196342Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a childhood spent trying to escape her father's booze-fuelled outbursts, Seana developed her own problem relationship with drinking. But by her mid-50s, Seana decided she had had enough.Seana Smith grew up in a beautiful house in rural Scotland,...3212alcohol,alcoholism,childhood,conversations,domestic violence,edinburgh,grog,immigration,motherhood,orange,party girl,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seana smith,sober life,sober living,story,tree change,twins,wine mummyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-dogs-think-and-what-they-think-of-us--75744827https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/laura-vissaritis-dog-behaviour-human-behaviour-animals-rpt/104192584Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis uses science and psychology to better understand what our dogs really are telling us and how our behaviour influences theirs (R).Laura is a dog behaviourist with qualifications in both animal behaviour and human...2987abc,conversations,dog behaviour,doggo,doggy life,dogs,dogs and people,dogs are the best people,dogs like us,how dogs think,laura v,laura vissaritis,new leash on life,problem dogs,richard fidler,trouble with dogs,vulpinefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-stolen-generations-story-how-brenda-was-taken-from-her-family-twice--75744875https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brenda-matthews-stolen-generations-indigenous-healing/104187122Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a young child, chunks of Brenda Matthews' early memories were missing until her biological mother told her the truth of what happened. Together they are slowly healingWiradjuri woman Brenda Matthews was stolen from her family, along with her six...2800abc,ancestry,conversations,epic,exploration,family,family dynamics,fathers,grief,indigenous,life story,memoir,mothers,origin story,parenting,personal,reflection,richard fidler,stolen generations,wiradjurifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-the-melancholy-spy--75744955https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jack-beaumont-secret-service-fighter-pilot-spy-spying-game/104182566Mon, 02 Sep 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen a devastating injury ended Jack Beaumont's career as a jet fighter pilot, he decided to become a spy, in the French Secret Service.Jack Beaumont (not his real name) is a former intelligence operative and the author of several spy thrillers.Jack...3175abc,children,conversations,dgse,difficult families,dogfight,family,family life,fatherhood,fathers,fighter pilot,french spy,g forces,jack beaumont,james bond,motherhood,mothers,ptsd,richard fidler,spyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-psychedelic-revolution-how-mdma-mended-rebecca-s-mind--75744857https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rebecca-huntley-therapy-trauma-ptsd-mdma-ecstasy-neural-pathways/104173292Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhile struggling with PTSD, social researcher Rebecca Huntley chose an unconventional and underground path to healing — MDMA therapy.Rebecca Huntley is well known to many Australians for her formidable intellect and career as a broadcaster, an author...3191abc,ancestry,conversations,death,family,family dynamics,fatherhood,life story,loss,mdma,mdma therapy,modern history,motherhood,mothers,origin stories,parenting,personal stories,ptsd,reflection,therapyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/smuggled-out-of-wewak-carolyn-s-dramatic-escape-from-papua-new-guinea--75744886https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/carolyn-blacklock-banking-papua-new-guinea-escape/104164970Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Carolyn Blacklock's passport was confiscated from her in a foreign country she was faced with a scary reality that got wilder at every turnCarolyn Blacklock's passport was taken from from her at the Port Moresby International Airport when she was...3161abc,adventure,banking,china,conversational,conversations,corruption,epic,escape,fiji,foreign diplomacy,motherhood,pacifica,pacific development,papua new guinea,people smuggler,people smuggling,regional development,the pacific,world bankfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-pirate-got-paid-on-the-island-of-corfu--75744898https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kari-gislasen-iceland-fatherhood-teenage-boy-pirate-payment/104162496Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKári Gíslason was 18 when he met a mysterious stranger called 'the Pirate' on the Greek island of Corfu. When he fled the island, he left behind a debt he promised to one day repay.When Kári Gíslason was 18, he came to the island of Corfu as a...3122abc,ancestry,conversations,corfu,epic,family,father,fatherhood,greek island,grief,kari gislasen,life story,memoir,mothers,parenting,personal stories,pirate,reflection,richard fidler,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spark-that-saw-andy-become-solar-powered--75744946https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andy-mccarthy-solar-entrepreneur-coal-fired-stations-reinvention/104156380Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAndy McCarthy found passion for solar power as a high school dropout. He began one of Australia's biggest solar businesses, right in the heart of Victoria's coal country. But then a breakdown changed everything for Andy and his familyAndy McCarthy...3188abc,adhd,coal power,conversations,electricity,environment,epic,exploration,family,gippsland,memoir,modern history,origin stories,parenting,personal stories,power stations,reflection,richard fidler,solar,victoriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sprawling-history-of-the-human-soul-part-two--75744880first what the pre-modern world called 'the soul'. In this episode, he explores how the concept of the soul disappeared, and became 'the mind' in the modern era.This episode touches on ancient history, philosophy, neurology, religion, death, epic storytelling, faith, exploration and memory.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-ham-history-of-human-soul-mind-part-two/104153310Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn this two-part series, historian Paul Ham traces how our definition and understanding of the human soul has transformed over thousands of years. Humans have been probing their own invisible inner voice since the Stone Age. But where did the concept...first what the pre-modern world called 'the soul'. In this episode, he explores how the concept of the soul disappeared, and became 'the mind' in the modern era.This episode touches on ancient history, philosophy, neurology, religion, death, epic storytelling, faith, exploration and memory.]]>2917abc,ancient history,brain,catholocism,christiianity,conversational,conversations,descartes,epic,faith,history,modern history,modern medicine,modern science,neurology,paul ham,philosophy,psychiatry,religion,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trailblazing-papergirl-lawyer-and-playwright--75744900https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/suzie-miller-law-sexual-assault-trailblazer-st-kilda-women-rpt/104142724Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSuzie Miller's frugal and free range St Kilda childhood taught her to question almost everything. She grew up to become a trailblazing writer and lawyer (R)Suzie Miller grew up in St Kilda, and from early in life she had a number of part-time...3192abc,believe women,conversations,family,father,jodie comer,law,legal system,legal trauma,local council,mother,playwright,podcast,prima facie,rape cases,rape trail,sarah kanowski,sexual assualt,st kilda,suzie millerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-aunt-was-smuggled-to-tashkent-by-stalin--75744945https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/greek-civil-war-tashkent-uzbekistan-stalin-communist/104135010Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHelen Vatsikopoulos' family never spoke about what happened to her aunt, Aspasia after the Greek Civil War. She uncovered a story of secret evacuation, exile and unknown family members.Helen Vatsikopoulos was born in a little mountain village on the...3161abc,ancestry,communism,conversations,death,dynamic,epic,family,greek civil war,grief,life story,loss,memoir,modern history,mountain,origin stories,personal stories,reflection,sarah kanowski,uzbekistanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heavenly-beings-the-icon-paintings-of-michael-galovic--75744927https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-galovic-byzantium-icon-painting-art-orthodox/104132344Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArtist Michael Galovic had been painting mysterious and mystical icons for decades before he truly understood the theology behind what he was doing — expertly and purposefully distorting reality to create a window into a heavenly and otherworldly realm3074abc,art,arts,books,byzantium,conversational,conversations,epic,history,iconography,icons,meaning,michael galovic,origins,orthodox church,painting,religion,richard fidler,story,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dave-gleeson-needs-a-damn-good-lie-down--75744961https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dave-gleeson-screaming-jets-angels-life-in-cardiff-repeat/104126616Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDave Gleeson is known for his blistering performances in The Screaming Jets and The Angels, but he grew up singing at Mass in Cardiff, with a mum who opened their home to hundreds of foster children (R)3173abc,adventure,conversational,conversations,dave gleeson,foster care,guitar,music,newcastle,novocastrian,origins,parenting,pub rock,relationships,richard fidler,rock,rock n roll,screaming jets,story,the angelsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sprawling-history-of-the-human-soul-part-one--75744881https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-ham-history-of-human-soul-mind-part-one/104124732Mon, 19 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn this two-part series, historian Paul Ham traces how our definition and understanding of the human soul has transformed over thousands of years. Humans have been probing their own invisible inner voice since the Stone Age. But where did the concept...3117abc,ancient history,australian,books,church,conversations,death,epic,faith,grief,history,meaning,mind,paul ham,philosophy,religion,richard fidler,soul,spirit,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-natural-horseman--75744826https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ken-faulkner-natural-horsemanship-equestrian/104116668Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPeople travel from all over the world to learn about horses from Ken Faulkner. But after a life-threatening riding accident on his favourite horse, Smoke, Ken had to learn to walk and ride again, rediscovering himself in the process3188abc,accident,animals,australian,conversational,conversations,farming,horesmanship,horse accident,horses,ken faulkner,life,melbourne cup,queensland,racing,richard fidler,riding,sarah kanowski,tbi,traumatic brain injuryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-death-and-walking-writer-ailsa-piper--75744829https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ailsa-piper-grief-love-death-walking-writing-swimming/104109314Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2014, Ailsa Piper's husband's unexpected death cast her adrift in a sea of grief. Then bit by bit, life called her back. Ailsa Piper is a writer and a walker.She has used walking throughout her life as a meditative salve and a way to reflect on her...3201abc,ailsa piper,camino de santiago,conversations,grief,pilgrimage,sarah kanowski,walking holiday,widowfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-farm-that-carol-built--75744929https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/carol-perry-insight-meditation-dharmananda/104105380Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksOn Carol Perry’s communal farm there’s ‘no loneliness, and no mortgages’. It’s a long way from the life her parents expected her to lead, and she got there after an overseas motorbike tour and teaching in a war zone3012abc,carol perry,communal farming,conflict resolution,conversations,dharmananda,insight,intentional community,meditation,sarah kanowski,vietnam warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mummy-bundles-fossils-and-dna--75744928https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/australian-museum-kim-mckay-mummy-bundles-cairo/104101454Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKim McKay is the Director and CEO of The Australian Museum, responsible for 22 million objects that tell the history of the world (Content warning: this episode discusses human remains held in museums and the repatriation process. Indigenous, Torres...2926abc,australian museum,conversations,discovery channel,inca,kim mckay,mummy bundle,national geographic,pharaoh,richard fidler,suez canalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-than-cheesecake-humanity-s-shared-musical-history--75744932https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-ford-history-music-haydn-hildegard-yolnu/104097108Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLike tracing the cultural history of breathing or love, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when, how or why humans started making music. But composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford has uncovered the story of music, from pre-historic times to now3026abc,andrew ford,bach,beethoven,classical music,composition,conversations,epic,haydn,hildegard von bingen,history,meaning,music,music education,origins,richard fidler,song cycle,song line,song spiral,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-the-silver-medal-that-changed-laurie-lawrence--75744830https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/laurie-lawrence-silver-medal-swimming-rugby-repeat/104136226Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a child, the superstar swim coach lived with a chronic lung condition, and had part of a lung removed. In 1956, a huge event held in his family's backyard changed the course of his life (R)2936abc,australia's swimming secret,conversations,duncan armstrong,going for gold,laurie lawrence,olympics,sarah kanowski,swimming,tobruk pool,tracey wickhamfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-jana-pittman-s-turning-point--75744899https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jana-pittman-athletics-medals-medicine-doctor-repeat/104136222Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJana Pittman became one of Australia's most famous athletes as a young woman. Then at age 30, she found herself at a painful crossroads (R)3180abc,achievement,birth,children,commonwealth games,conversations,doctor,enough,failure,hurdles,ivf,jana pittman,marriage,obstetrician,olympics,overcoming,pregnancy,sally sara,you are enoughfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-paralympian-christie-dawes-is-super-normal--75744940https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-gold-christie-dawes-paralympian-repeat/104136216Mon, 05 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Tokyo Paralympics were Christie's seventh as a wheelchair racing competitor, but Christie almost gave up marathons after the 2013 Boston Marathon, and the most frightening experience of her life (CW: mention of suicide) (R)3065abc,athlete,boston marathon bombing,car crash,christie dawes,conversations,disability,disabled,olympics,paralympian,paralympics,paraplegic,paris,paris 2024,richard fidler,road accident,wheelchair racingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-the-life-of-anna-meares--75744895https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anna-meares-cycling-olympics-paris-2024/104136210Fri, 02 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnna's stellar cycling career saw her smash Australian Olympic records and become the World Champion 11 times. Then to the surprise of many, she walked away from cycling for good, returning to the world stage as Australia's Chef de Mission for Paris...3148abc,anna meares,central queensland,chef de mission,comversations,coversational,cycling,gold medal winners,olympian,olympics,paris,paris 2024,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,silver medal winners,velodrome,victoria pendletonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-lisa-curry-on-winning-gold-and-losing-jaimi--75744894https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lisa-curry-swimming-grant-kenny-jaimi-paris-olympics/104048040Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSwimmer and entrepreneur Lisa Curry's life has been full of highs and lows both in and out of the pool. But it was the death of her daughter, Jaimi, that completely changed her. This is how Lisa fought to get her old self back after her unimaginable...31072024,addiction,alcoholism,australian swimming,bulimia,eating disorder,grant kenny,grief,ironman,lisa curry,olympian,olympics,paris,paris 2024,substance abuse,swimmingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-gold-patrick-johnson-s-golden-run--75744833https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/patrick-johnson-sprinter-australian-record-holder-100m/104041880Mon, 29 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow a boy who grew up on a fishing trawler became the first man in Australia to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds (R)2974falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bruce-mcavaney-what-a-legend-what-a-champion--75744902https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bruce-mcavaney-olympics-commentating-sport-paris/104032128Fri, 26 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBruce McAvaney is the voice of Australian sport, with a commentating style built on his relentless work ethic and genuine passion. But if he hadn't chucked a sickie one day while working as a public servant, the past 50 years of Australian sport might...3104adelaide,afl,athletics,bruce mcavaney,cathy freeman,commentating,fifa,football,grand final,horse racing,matildas,melbourne cup,olympics,paris,paris 2024,sport,summer games,sydney 2000,women's world cup,world cupfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louise-kennedy-on-belfast-bombs-and-a-disastrous-pav--75744795https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-kennedy-belfast-bombs-pavlova-repeat/104027920Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Louise Kennedy grew up at the height of The Troubles, just outside of Belfast, where violence was ever-present. When her family's pub was bombed, they decided to move south, where Louise trained as a chef. But after decades of working in the...3132abc,belfast,britain,cancer,catholic,civil war,conversations,dublin,independence,ireland,louise kennedy,northern ireland,novel,protestant,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,troubles,united kingdom,violence,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-all-sweet-for-tony-armstrong--75744938https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tony-armstrong-sport-football-tv-gold-logie/104019960Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTony Armstrong felt like a failure when his AFL career ended. But he found his feet again, falling upwards into a different life, calling footy matches, hosting live television, and now writing a children's book. This is why Tony isn't scared of...2978abc,aboriginal,adelaide crows,afl,biography,boarding school,collingwood,conversations,football,footy,gamilaroi,indigenous,redfern theatre company,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,single mum,single parent,sydney swans,tony armstrong,tvfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lele-s-home-under-the-morning-star--75744897https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lea-firth-voice-of-lele-west-papua/104017014Tue, 23 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksForced to flee West Papua, Lele's family wandered for years before coming to Australia. When they eventually received Australian citizenship and passports, the family was finally able to travel to West Papua. But Lele's homecoming journey was...2808abc,asylum seekers,australian music,black brothers band,bullying,conversations,family history,indonesia,island life,island proud,lea firth,lele,mitch tambo,new music,refugees,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,suharto,voice of lele,west papuafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tidying-up-the-crematorium--75744839https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lily-brett-too-many-men-treasure-holocaust-auschwitz/104013442Mon, 22 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen writer Lily Brett went to visit Auschwitz, the death camp both her parents had survived, she couldn't help but start tidying up the place where so many of her family had been murdered, and touching the ashes of what was left2975abc,anti semitism,auschwitz,conversations,death camp,family history,family tree,generational differences,genocide,hitler,holocaust,judaism,lilly brett,nazis,neo nazis,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,survivor,world war two,ww2falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/presents-i-was-actually-there-the-boxing-day-tsunami-2004--75744915I Was Actually There podcast on ABC listen.In this episode, Rebekah Giles and her boyfriend were enjoying a last-minute Christmas holiday in Thailand when the deadliest tsunami in recorded history struck. Rebekah recounts her remarkable survival, from the moment a torrent of water blew apart her beachfront hut on Phi Phi Island.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/i-was-actually-there-the-boxing-day-tsunami-2004/104086296Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksI Was Actually There is a new ABC podcast featuring gripping stories told by people who witnessed history first-hand. Hear what it was like to be a police sniper tasked with handling the gunman at the Port Arthur massacre; how it felt to be a teenager...I Was Actually There podcast on ABC listen.In this episode, Rebekah Giles and her boyfriend were enjoying a last-minute Christmas holiday in Thailand when the deadliest tsunami in recorded history struck. Rebekah recounts her remarkable survival, from the moment a torrent of water blew apart her beachfront hut on Phi Phi Island.]]>2475disaster,tourism,tsunamifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-many-magnificent-mysterious-faces-of-monte-punshon--75744930https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/monte-punshon-tessa-morris-suzuki-lesbian-theatre-drag/104005002Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMonte Punshon was 103 years old when she was crowned the world's oldest lesbian, but that wasn't how she summed up her extraordinary life. Historian Tessa Morris-Suzuki charts Monte's adventures through underground bars and secret clubsAt 103 years...295520th century,australian lesbians,biography,centenarian,children's theatre,conversations,conversations with the elderly,drag,feminism,gay,history,human interest,lesbian,lgbtiq+,life story,monte punshon,sarah kanowski,social history,tessa morris suzuki,the elderlyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/writer-winnie-dunn-on-identity-and-the-meaning-of-homecoming--75744912https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/winnie-dunn-author-tonga-sweatshop-dirt-poor-islanders/103997444Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWinnie Dunn is the General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement. Here she tells the story of how family and writing brought her home to Tonga, and gave Winnie the power to launch herself into the world on her own terms.Winnie grew up between her...3057abc,conversations,debut novel,dirt poor islanders,lahi,ngatu,sarah kanowski,si'i,sweatshop,tongan,tongan-australian,winnie dunnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-and-determination-of-nas-campanella--75744859https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nas-campanella-journalism-reporting-blindness-repeat/103993474Wed, 17 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNas Campanella was six months old when she lost her sight. She fell in love with the radio and audio books as a child, growing up to become one of Australia's most well-known TV and radio journalists (R)3177abc,blind,conversations,disability,disability royal commission,jjj,motherhood,nas campanella,newsreading,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sight,triple jfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-megadeath-of-megafauna--75744873https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/aaron-camens-megafauna-extinction/103989872Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Aaron Camens studies the fossilised skeletons, footprints and soft tissue left behind by strange, alien-like behemoths, to work out how they lived, and what, or who, killed them3148aaron camens,abc,climate change,conversations,diprotodon,documentary,extinction,flinders ranges,gondwana,history,hugh jackman,megafauna,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,thylacoleo,what killed australia's giantsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sketchbooks-ghosts-and-a-lost-sister-with-artist-michael-kelly--75744832Frances Keevil Gallery in Double Bay, running from 7 August to 25 August.You can also see a selection of Michael's sketchbooks in the State Library's Amaze Gallery, until 1 December 2024. Learn more about that exhibition here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-kelly-artist-sister-disability-ghosts-squats/103985240Mon, 15 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArtist Michael Kelly's younger sister was born with intellectual disabilities in the 1950s, and went into care. The family lost touch with her until Michael decided it was time to find her again.Michael Kelly has been an artist all his life. When he...Frances Keevil Gallery in Double Bay, running from 7 August to 25 August.You can also see a selection of Michael's sketchbooks in the State Library's Amaze Gallery, until 1 December 2024. Learn more about that exhibition here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2569abc,artist,care,carehome,cloudland,conversations,disability,ghosts,ghost story,intellectual disability,lost family,lost relative,michael kelly,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bmw-of-standup-comics--75744906https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/janty-blair-blak-loud-proud-deadly-funny-naidoc/103975064Fri, 12 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJanty Blair is a Butchulla, Mununjhali and Woppaburra woman who, after a lifetime of nursing and midwifery, discovered her funny bone in her late 50s, after a serendipitous Bumble date2866abc,blak humour,blak loud proud,bob blair,byron bay,comedian,comedienne,comic,conversations,deadly funny,hervey bay,janty blair,midwifery,naidoc,nursing,richard fidler,sapphires,sarah kanowski,standup comedy,wayne blairfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tin-hut-that-s-still-standing--75744931https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-paterson-darwin-aboriginal-medical-services-naidoc-2024/103971340Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr John Paterson grew up in a tin hut in rural Darwin. He helped hold it down during Cyclone Tracy and has taken care of it so it still stands today. John learnt many lessons in that tin hut, which have followed him through life3055abc,aboriginal,aboriginal medical services,arnhem land,blak loud proud,charlie king,conversations,cyclone tracy,darwin,first nations,indigenous,john paterson,naidoc,naidoc week,ngalakan,ngukurr,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stolen generations,torres strait islandfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bindi-dinner-with-marlon-brando-didgeridoo-at-the-taj-mahal-and-always-looking-forward--75744905From Campfire to Stage Light.Content warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners: this episode contains the name of someone who has died.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-bindi-hudson-didgeridoo-dance-indigenous-yanni/103963948Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen his elders named him Bindi, David Hudson had no idea his future would involve performing with his didgeridoo at the Taj Mahal, or a role in a film starring Marlin Brando  (Content warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners: this...From Campfire to Stage Light.Content warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners: this episode contains the name of someone who has died.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3076abc,blak loud proud,conversations,david bindi hudson,didgeridoo,ewamian,marlon brando,mona mona mission,naidoc,richard fidler,seventh day adventist,the island of dr moreau,western yalanjifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nardi-simpson-on-crocodile-country--75744959https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nardi-simpson-crocodile-country-naidoc-2024/103962062Tue, 09 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksYuwaalaraay writer, storyteller and performer, Nardi Simpson of the Stiff Gins talks about her life, art and the meaning of country (R)3192abc,aboriginal,blak loud proud,conversations,country,crocodile,naidoc,nardi simpson,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stiff gins,torres strait islanderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ken-wyatt-the-noongar-boy-who-made-history--75744947https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ken-wyatt-life-roelands-mission-teacher-family-making-history/103957732Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKen Wyatt was born at Roelands Mission in outback WA, where his mother had been taken as a small girl, after she was stolen from her family. More than 60 years later, he became Australia's first Indigenous Minister for Indigenous AustraliansKen Wyatt...3136abc,australian government,booka,conversations,education,first speech,hasluck,indigenous affairs minister,ken wyatt,ken wyatt family,liberal party,mrs abernathy,nannine,preselection,richard fidler,roelands,roelands farm,roelands mission,stolen generation,teacherfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-pinochet-living-for-art--75744913https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paula-quintela-chile-pinochet-art-creativity-ocean-swimming/103944542Fri, 05 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPaula Quintela was seven years old when she witnessed Augusto Pinochet’s coup d’etat in Chile. She broke up the darkness by becoming her country's champion ocean swimmer and an artist3134abc,art,artist,augusto pinochet,chile,conversations,coup d'etat,painter,painting,paula quintela,sarah kanowski,visual artsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/married-at-the-wayside-chapel--75744923https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alana-valentine-ted-noffs-wayside-chapel-wedding/103942442Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPlaywright Alana Valentine on the story of the radical minister, Ted Noffs, who married thousands of couples who weren’t accepted anywhere else, including Alana’s own mum2751abc,alanna valentine,conversations,interfaith wedding,marriage,pantera press,same sex marriage,sarah kanowski,the wayside chapel,wayside,wed by the wayside,weddingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-the-hills-and-into-the-mountains--75744891https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michelle-johnston-dagestan-writer-doctor/103935106Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSince she was a child, Michelle Johnston has tried to satisfy her insatiable curiosity about the world and the people in it. Most recently, her questions took her to a mysterious part of Russia called Dagestan, where mountains claw at the sky and time...2904abc,conflict,conversations,dagestan,doctor,emergency surgery,foreign correspondent,michelle johnston,mountains,perth,perth royal hospital,richard fidler,russia,sally sara,sarah kanowski,ukraine,war,wittenoom,writers,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-home-on-the-tooraweenah-aerodrome--75744922https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-pitts-rugby-boxing-arthur-butler-aviation/103927536Tue, 02 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMark Pitts needed to find peace after a hard life in the rugby and boxing worlds. So he went back to the airstrip that his aviator grandfather made famous when he flew home from England for love, breaking a world record in the process2906abc,aerodrome,arthur butler,aviation,aviation history,conversations,flying,kingsford smith,mark pitts,nsw,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tooraweenah,warrumbunglesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/risking-everything--75744956https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dominic-gordon-excitable-boy-risk-redemption/103925976Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor more than 20 years, Dominic Gordon cycled through the same self-destructive behaviours - stealing, risky sexual encounters, vandalism and drug-use -until he took the biggest risk of all to get his life back2870abc,addiction,conversations,criminal,dominic gordon,drugs,fatherhood,graffiti,ice,juvenile crime,meth,parenting,raising boys,richard fidler,risk,sarah kanowski,sobriety,vandalismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disaster-specialist-lucy-easthope--75744934https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/disaster-relief-emergency-response-lucy-easthope/103912904Fri, 28 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen there's a plane crash, a bomb blast, a flood or a pandemic, Lucy Easthope's phone starts ringing. This is how she stays cheerful and trusts her gut in the face of never-ending disasters3126abc,conversations,covid,covid-19,emergency planning,flood,grenfell,hillsborough disaster,lismore,liverpool,london,lucy easthope,pandemic,plane crash,sarah kanowski,terrorism,terrorist attackfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ben-lee-chutzpah-mystic-bondi-rock-prodigy-noise-addict--75744916tourBen and Ione Skye Lee have a podcast, Weirder TogetherTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-lee-music-childhood-teenage-life-music-ayahuasca-family/103910826Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBen Lee was a teen rock prodigy by the time he was 14. He then began decades of making music, Hollywood fame, and a journey into alternative spirituality, including the world of ayahuascaBen Lee grew up in Bondi in the 1980s when it was a place of...tourBen and Ione Skye Lee have a podcast, Weirder TogetherTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>301490s,90s fame,abc,amma,awake is the new sleep,ayahuasca,ben lee,bondi,chi gong,clare danes,conversations,indian guru,indie fame,l.a,sarah kanowski,sonic youth,subconscious,tamil nadu,thurston moore,winona ryderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ferryman-from-life-to-death--75744943https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-gosling-funeral-director-after-the-worst-has-happened/103902852Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter Richard Gosling's young daughter survived horrific injuries and open heart surgery, he became a funeral director, leaning into the emotional intensity of that space between life and death3209abc,burns unit,cardiology,conversations,death,dying,fatherhood,funerals,grief,grieving,life,memorials,open heart surgery,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,toddlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-and-death-in-the-holy-city--75744890https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-lyons-israel-gaza-war-middle-east-balcony-jerusalem/103897282Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJohn Lyons, the ABC's Global Affairs Editor, reflects on the Israel-Gaza war, drawing on his background as former Middle East correspondent for The Australian3105abc,conversations,gaza,hamas,idf,israel,israel-gaza war,john lyons,occupied territories,palestine,palestinians,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/like-oil-and-water--75744939https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-hardisty-great-barrier-reef-oil/103895608Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA change of heart and a great romance drove Dr Paul Hardisty to walk away from the oil industry and the influence of his brilliant but violent father, and into the world of water2940abc,african,bleaching,climate change,conversations,coral reef,drought,ghana,great barrier reef,hydrology,mining,oil,paul hardisty,pollution,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shell,water,yemenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pack-ice-seal-fat-and-the-big-slide-tim-and-ernest-s-incredible-journey--75744924https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-jarvis-shackleton-antarctica-repeat/103887158Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTim Jarvis takes you on his adventures, following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, who tried valiantly to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, from 1914-17 (R)3057abc,adventure,antarctica,conversations,elephant island,endurance,explorers,mountaineering,polar explorers,sally sara,shackleton,ship endurance,south georgia,thin ice vr,tim jarvisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-leila-saw-birds-anew--75744918https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/leila-jeffreys-bird-photographer-art-photography-nature/103881948Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLeila Jeffreys was a young photographer when she built a tiny studio specifically for birds. She then began taking heart-stopping images of budgies, owls, eagles and cockatoos 2915abc,art,art photography,artwork,bird photographer,birds,budgies,cockatoos,conversations,india,kashmir,kookaburras,leila jeffreys,owls,png,sally sarafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/avani-dias-on-the-rise-of-narendra-modi--75744925https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/avani-dias-journalism-india-narendra-modi-political-interference/103876784Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAvani Dias was working as the South Asia Correspondent for the ABC when she was forced out of India after her reporting fell foul of the Indian government3163abc,avani dias,bjp,conversations,hindu,hindu nationalism,hindu politics,india,looking for modi,modi,modi power,muslims in india,narendra modi,narendra modi wife,partition,power,prime minister of india,richard fidler,rss,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beauty-of-the-brain--75744831https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brindha-shivalingam-neurosurgeon-brain-surgery-sri-lanka/103872136Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNeurosurgeon Brindha Shivalingam says it is a privilege to go into someone’s brain and repair the body's most vital organ. She didn’t expect to become the patient in 20192757abc,brain cancer,brain surgeon,brain surgery,brain tumour,brindha shivalingam,cancer,chris o'brien lifehouse,conversations,neurosurgery,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sri lanka,sri lankan civil war,tamilfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-theo-s-childhood-dream--75744914https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-theo-autism-spectrum-acting-podcasting-tv-star/103867654Mon, 17 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMichael Theo found unexpected fame on 'Love on the Spectrum'. Now he's realised a childhood dream: to become an actor1694abc,aspect,austin,autism,autism interviews,children with autism,conversations,life stories of people with au,love on the spectrum,love on the spectrum where are,michael theo,michael theo podcast,mr a+ michael,neurodiverse,neurodiversity,people with autism,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stars of love on the spectrumfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strange-true-tale-of-the-tattooed-arm-regurgitated-by-a-shark--75744953https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/shark-arm-case-1930s-sydney-murder-corruption-smuggling-sharks/103859366Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPhil Roope with a true crime saga from 1930s Sydney involving a tiger shark, a severed arm, a Gladstone bag, smuggled cocaine, and a wronged man (CW: graphic descriptions)On Anzac Day in 1935, a tiger shark vomited up a tattooed human arm inside a...28161930s sydney,abc,conversations,coogee,coogee pavilion,homicide,murder,phil roope,police,police corruption,richard fidler,sally sara,sarah kanowski,shark arm,shark arm case,sydney harbour,tattoo,tattooed,tattooed armfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-who-turned-her-head-away--75744885https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/juliana-nkrumah-ghana-zimbabwe-refugee-women/103854122Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJuliana Nkrumah survived ill treatment at the hands of her stepmother, growing up in Ghana, and got away with a warning from the Mugabe regime when she was teaching in Zimbabwe in the 1980s. And she is still the same girl who was too shy to look her...3056abc,conversations,female circumcision,female genital mutilation,fgm,ghana,juliana nkrumah,robert mugabe,sally sara,saltpond,zimbabwefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/free-will-liberty-and-aristotle-in-the-animal-kingdom--75744828https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zoos-ethics-jenny-gray-history-animals-wilderness-science/103844130Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhy do we all feel "funny" about zoos? And should we? Dr Jenny Gray is the CEO of Zoos Victoria, and an ethicist fascinated by concepts like liberty and free will in the animal kingdom3051animal autonomy,animal captivity,animal health,animal life,animals in enclosures,are animals happy in a zoo,are zoos humane,captive,conversations,endangered species,ethical questions about zoos,ethics of zoos,famous zoos,history of zoos,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,zoo,zoosfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-mosley-s-legacy-empowering-science-for-the-everyday--75744960https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-mosley-medicine-legacy-science-health-healthy-habits/103842906Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe late Michael Mosley on his investigations into the complicated and fascinating world of our gut health and the human microbiome (R)29855:2 diet,abc,conversations,death of michael mosley,diabetes,gut health,gut microbiome,health,health advice,health legacy,healthy diet,healthy poo,legacy,michael mosley,michael mosley legacy,michael mosley's death,michael mosley tv show,michael mosley wisdom,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-700-room-nightmare--75744835https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colditz-castle-prisoners-of-war-ben-macintyre-repeat/103837876Mon, 10 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor a thousand years, Colditz Castle has sat on the edge of a cliff in eastern Germany. It has been a royal hunting lodge, a madhouse, and most famously an inescapable prisoner of war camp (R)3108abc,asylum,ben macintyre,books,castles,colditz,conversations,german,germany,madhouse,modern history,nazi,pow,prisoner of war,reading,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,the great escape,world war two,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tabletop-spank-and-spycraft--75744901https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-doughty-author-romany-ancestry-spying-mi5-spycraft/103827428Fri, 07 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThriller writer Louise Doughty on spycraft, trench coats and her Romany roots3146abc,cia,conversations,gypsy,james bond,louise doughty,mi5,modern spycraft,podcast,richard fidler,romany,romany history,sarah kanowski,spies,spying,spying historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-charming-italian-narcissist--75744926https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kirstin-pilz-later-in-life-love-romance-cancer-infidelity/103823288Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Kerstin Pilz discovered that her charming husband Gianni had been cheating on her while he was dying, she had to decide what to do nextWhen Kerstin Pilz was in her 40s, she fell madly in love with a charismatic Italian man named Gianni.The two...3184abc,affair,cancer,cheating,conversations,dying,infidelity,italian,kerstin pilz,lovers,marriage,narcissism,narcissit,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nick-bryant-s-america-polarised-forever--75744877https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-bryant-america-war-politics-trump-biden/103814216Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Nick Bryant has had three years away from his beloved America, completely reassessing his ideas about the superpower and the wild, great American experiment29872024 election,abc,america,assassination,conversations,democracy,democrats,donald trump,insurrection,january 6,jfk,joe biden,kkk,podcast,politics,republicans,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,united states,violencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/psyche-the-curious-and-brave-goddess-of-the-soul--75744962https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-forsyth-eros-psyche-greek-myth-c-s-lewis-fairytale/103812602Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKate Forsyth on the otherworldly myth of Eros and Psyche, a story at the root of many fairy tales from Beauty and the Beast to Cinderella3020abc,beauty and the beast,brave women,cinderella,conversations,c.s lewis,c.s lewis wife,curious women,eros,fairytale,fairytales,joy,persephone,podcast,prosperpina,psyche,richard fidler,romeo and juliet,sarah kanowski,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-psychosis-of-a-first-time-mother--75744920COPE: Centre of Perinatal ExcellenceSupport lines and resources recommended by COPEPANDA National Helpline 1300 726 306 — available Monday to Friday, 9am to 7.30pm, Saturday, 9am to 4pm AEST/AEDT.PANDA: Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia post natal psychosis informationPregnancy Birth Baby information on postpartum psychosis (Australian Government website)Gidget Foundation Australia (focuses on emotional wellbeing of expectant parents)Postpartum psychosis fact sheet from COPEPostpartum psychosis information (Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne)To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ariane-beeston-post-partum-psychosis/103807638Mon, 03 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen psychologist Ariane Beeston started having delusions after the birth of her son, and hallucinating that he was a dragon, she had to learn how to become the patient.Ariane Beeston thought that when her son was born, she would feel that immediate...COPE: Centre of Perinatal ExcellenceSupport lines and resources recommended by COPEPANDA National Helpline 1300 726 306 — available Monday to Friday, 9am to 7.30pm, Saturday, 9am to 4pm AEST/AEDT.PANDA: Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia post natal psychosis informationPregnancy Birth Baby information on postpartum psychosis (Australian Government website)Gidget Foundation Australia (focuses on emotional wellbeing of expectant parents)Postpartum psychosis fact sheet from COPEPostpartum psychosis information (Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne)To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3070abc,ariane beeston,baby blues,birth,childbirth,conversations,hallucinating,maternal health,mental health,mother health,motherhood,podcast,postnatal depression,postpartum depression,postpartum psychosis,pregnancy,psychosis,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sleep deprivationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/japanese-gangsters-the-secrets-of-the-yakuza--75744896https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jake-adelstein-tokyo-vice-noir-yakuza/103798944Fri, 31 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJake Adelstein's dogged reporting on Japan's organised crime earned him a nemesis in Tadamasa Goto, one of the most powerful Yakuza bosses in the country. When Jake's life was on the line, he found protection in surprising places2869abc,conversations,crime,death threats,drugs,gang,jake adelstein,murder,organised crime,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tadamasa goto,true crime,tsunami,yakuzafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/writer-bonnie-garmus-on-rejection-writing-and-success-in-your-60s--75744836https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bonnie-garmus-writer-lessons-in-chemistry-rowing-childhood/103793382Thu, 30 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Bonnie Garmus tried to sell her first novel, it was rejected 98 times. Then at 66, she wrote a novel called Lessons in Chemistry, which sold four million copies around the world.Bonnie Garmus had wanted to be a novelist since she was five years...314260 plus,60 something,abc,aging well,bonnie garmus,columbia,conversations,copywriter,family,feminism,global phenomenon,insects,later in life success,lessons in chemistry,podcast,rowing,sarah kanowski,science,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-wengrow-everything-we-know-about-the-human-story-is-wrong--75744952Sydney Writers' Festival]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-wengrow-archaeology-disproving-hierarchy-inequity-progress/103788306Wed, 29 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArchaeologist David Wengrow has discovered an entirely new way to think about the history of humanity, from the origins of farming, cities, democracy and slavery to civilisation itself.What sort of world could we create if we stopped believing that...Sydney Writers' Festival]]>2967abc,ancient history,ancient socities,anthropology,archaeology,collective,collectivism,conversations,david graeber,david wengrow,hierarchies,ideas,kings,new ideas,podcast,pre-history,revisionist history,richard fidler,society,the dawn of everythingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/matt-hall-s-life-at-supersonic-speed--75744904https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/matt-hall-fighter-pilot-red-bull-air-racing-planes/103781246Tue, 28 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMatt Hall made his first solo flight at 15 years old and has been addicted to life in the air ever since. He became a top gun fighter pilot and after serving for more than 20 years, he still hasn't come down to earth (R)2988abc,aerobatics,aeroplanes,air force,air race,aviation,conversations,defence,fighter pilot,flying,hornet,matt hall,podcast,raaf,red bull,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tom cruise,top gunfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forgotten-treasures-of-desert-dwellers--75744846https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/julien-cooper-archaeology-egypt-sudan-deserts-nomads/103778518Mon, 27 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArchaeologist Julien Cooper digs up the remote deserts of Sudan and Egypt, finding forgotten artefacts, which tell the uninterrupted, thousands-year-old story of the nomadic peoples of Northeast Africa2998abc,alexander the great,ancient egypt,ancient history,arabia,arab invasion,archeology,bedouin,beja,conversations,desert,egypt,gold mining,julien cooper,meroe,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sudan,tutankhamunfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/billy-bragg-the-boy-from-barking--75744950https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/billy-bragg-from-barking-repeat/103770906Fri, 24 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBilly Bragg grew up in working-class Barking, east of London. The expected path was to go from school to the local car factory, but Billy his sights set further, and even a brief stint in the army couldn’t keep him away from a life in music (R)2910abd,barking,billy brag,british,conversations,english,labor,nationalism,podcast,punk,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,unions,woody guthrie,working classfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-rafael-bonachela-let-his-inner-showgirl-out-with-kylie-minogue--75744909momenta is Rafael's newest full length work for Sydney Dance Company. It premiers on May 28, 2024.Watch Rafael's episode of Creative Types with Virginia Trioli here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rafael-bonachela-sydney-dance-company-la-garriga-contemporary/103766670Thu, 23 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRafael Bonachela was born in the dying years of Franco’s Spain, into a patriarchal culture that didn’t appreciate little boys who wanted to dance. At the make or break moment of his choreography career, the last person Rafael expected to hear from was...momenta is Rafael's newest full length work for Sydney Dance Company. It premiers on May 28, 2024.Watch Rafael's episode of Creative Types with Virginia Trioli here.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3140abc,contemporary dance,conversations,dance,kylie,kylie minogue,momenta,podcast,rafael bonachela,richard fidler,sydney dance company,tanja liedtkefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-the-extra-dad--75744903https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dugald-jellie-extra-dad-recycling-refugees-community-building/103761152Wed, 22 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Dugald Jellie was growing up in country Victoria, it was dads — his own and his friends' — who opened the world up for him, and as a father himself, today he is paying it forward2673abc,builder,building,chook house,community,conversations,dads,dugald jellie,fatherhood,podcast,recycling,recycling for refugees,richard fidler,roustabout,the galleonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bronnie-and-the-jaws-of-life--75744937https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bronnie-mackintosh-girls-on-fire-emergency-rotorua-women-rugby24/103756458Tue, 21 May 2024 02:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksFirie Bronnie Mackintosh attends emergencies to cut people out of crushed cars and rescue them from burning buildings (R)2934abc,bronnie mackintosh,conversations,emergency response,fire and rescue,girls on fire,jaws of life,podcast,richard fidler,rotorua,the convicts,women's rugby unionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/riding-for-a-fall-a-portrait-of-male-drive--75744935https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-ohagan-novel-caledonia-road/103752056Mon, 20 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhat happens when a man can't stop his drive and desire for more? Author Andrew O'Hagan dissects the pitfalls of more money, more success and more applause in his latest novelAndrew O’Hagan is the author of several highly acclaimed novels.His new book...3098abc,ambition,andrew o'hagan,conversations,corruption,drive,housing,london,mafia,melbourne writers festival,money,podcast,property,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,scotland,successfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-velveteen-rabbit-at-the-end-of-the-world--75744911https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ruth-shaw-bookseller-end-of-the-world-new-zealand/103744244Fri, 17 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn the decades before Ruth Shaw became a bookseller in New Zealand's Fiordland, she lived the incredible stories of adventure, love and tragedy that now line the shelves in her shops3196abc,adoption,adventure,assault,books,bookshop,conversations,fiordland,gambling,love,marriage,navy,new zealand,pirates,podcast,richard fidler,ruth shaw,sailing,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-latvian-fairytale--75744936https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brigita-ozolins-mona-kryptos-latvia-refugees/103744376Thu, 16 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArtist Brigita Ozolins grew up hearing about the magic of her mother's home country, Latvia. It wasn't until she was in her 50s that Brigita understood why her mother fled that paradise, full of flowers and polite children3190abc,art,brigita ozolins,conversations,david walsh,escape,family,flee,latvia,midsommar,midsummer,migrate,mona,nazis,refugees,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,soviet,tasmania,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naomi-and-the-smudge-of-luminous-stars--75744948https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/astronomy-milky-way-spiral-arm-discovery-telescopes-space-wonder/103744402Wed, 15 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAstrophysicist Naomi McClure-Griffiths was making an atlas of our galaxy when she discovered an entirely new spiral arm of the Milky Way2892abc,astronomer,astrophyicist,between the stars,conversations,milky way,naomi mcclure-griffiths,new spiral arm of the milky wa,parkes,podcast,richard fidler,space bubbles,space exploration,space gas,spiral arm,telescopesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sean-fong-dominating-life-on-the-jiu-jitsu-mat--75744917https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sean-fong-jiu-jitsu-swimming-amputee-paralympics/103744258Tue, 14 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSean 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 (R)3042abc,amputee,conversations,fiji,france 2024,jiu jitsu,olympics,paralympics,podcast,richard fidler,rugby,sarah kanowski,sean fong,swimmingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-highs-and-lows-of-the-alp--75744908https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/frank-bongiorno-history-australian-labor-party-pols-fedpols/103744358Mon, 13 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom its surprising successes to its dismal failures, historian Frank Bongiorno takes you through the wild 130-year history of the Australian Labor Party3048abc,albo,alp,anthony albanese,conversations,fedpols,frank bongiorno,history,labor party,modern history,podcast,politics,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,white australia policy,whitlamfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troy-cassar-daley-the-boy-from-halfway-creek--75744921https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/troy-cassar-daley-country-music-love-grief-parents-loss/104700982Fri, 10 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTroy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a country music cruise began to change his story (CW: discussion of suicidal ideation and suicide)3193abc,australian country music,between the fires,childhood,children,children of divorce,conversations,country music,country music star,divorce,family story,fatherhood,golden guitar,grief,indigenous,maltese-australian,podcast,sarah kanowksi,tamworth,troy cassar-daleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troy-cassar-daley-the-boy-from-halfway-creek--75744919https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/troy-cassar-daley-country-music-love-grief-parents-loss/103744342Fri, 10 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTroy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a country music cruise began to change his story (CW: discussion of suicidal ideation and suicide)3193abc,australian country music,between the fires,childhood,children,children of divorce,conversations,country music,country music star,divorce,family story,fatherhood,golden guitar,grief,indigenous,maltese-australian,podcast,sarah kanowksi,tamworth,troy cassar-daleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-bonnie-just-kept-paddling--75744951https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bonnie-hancock-ironwoman-surf-ski-world-record/103744296Thu, 09 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Bonnie Hancock stumbled on a book in her local library, she got a gut feeling that refused to go away. And so she set off on a gruelling 12,700km journey around Australia on her surf ski3230abc,adventure,bonnie hancock,circumnavigate,conversations,crocodiles,freyja hoffmeister,ironman,ironwoman,kayak,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sharks,surf ski,world recordfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uncovering-tasmania-s-gruesome-past--75744942https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/cassandra-pybus-tasmania-human-remains-trade/103743392Wed, 08 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCassandra Pybus exposes the secret trade of the skeletal remains of the first people of Tasmania. CW: This episode contains upsetting discussion about grave desecration and the trading of human remains2930abc,aboriginal,body snatching,cassandra pybus,colonialism,conversations,grave robbing,king billy,museums,podcast,repatriation,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tasmania,truganinifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fantastic-and-fascinating-fungi--75744944https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alison-pouliot-mushrooms-fungi/103737926Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFungi have given us many gifts, from penicillin to food, but they can also be quite scary. Dr Alison Pouliot spends her time trying to explain these strange alien-like things, which do their most interesting work underground (R)3161abc,alison pouliot,conversations,fungal,fungi,medicine,mushrooms,organisms,podcast,poison,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chris-haywood-s-life-in-character--75744933https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/chris-haywood-acting-wendy-hughes-newsfront/103732462Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Australian actor looks back at his riotous life on camera, from Newsfront to Muriel's Wedding3074abc,acting,australian films,chris haywood,conversations,newsfront,podcast,richard fidler,the man from snowy river,wendy hughesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-soup-bar-saving-lives--75745674https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hana-assafiri-child-bride-trailblazer-food-women-independence/103705732Fri, 03 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHana Assafiri was a child bride in her teens when she fought her way free of her violent husband. Then she built a new life helping other marginalised women (CW: the conversation discusses physical and sexual violence against women)3237abc,changing lives,child bride,conversations,domestic violence,hana assafiri,helping women,melbourne trams,podcast,sarah kanowski,service to women,soup bar,tramway,transforming lives,women,women restaurant owner,women's empowermentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-our-brains-use-autocorrect--75745688https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/margaret-moore-brain-stroke-research/103703990Thu, 02 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Margaret Moore is fascinated by our most mysterious organ - the brain. By looking at stroke survivors, she is trying to understand how brains work, how they don't, and how they predict the world around them3135abc,aphasia,brains,margaret moore,neglect dyslexia,neuroscience,palsy,paralysis,podcast,research,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,sight,stroke,strokes,visionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nick-cave-s-broken-hearted-optimism--75745680https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-cave-faith-hope-optimism/103698688Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNick Cave has lived through addiction, love and unthinkable loss. His experiences have changed how he understands hope, heartbreak and optimism (R)2886abc,addiction,brighton,death,drugs,family,music,nick cave,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sons,suzie cave,tragedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/terry-s-long-goodbye--75745730https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/keri-kitay-family-early-onset-alzheimers-disease-brain-aging/103693710Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKeri Kitay with the story of her devoted, outgoing mum Terry, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease at 54 years old3122abc,brain aging,brain health,conversations,early onset dementia,family story,healthy brain aging,jewish australians,keri kitay,life story,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-to-read-with-manisha-gazula--75745691https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/manisha-gazula-marsden-road-teaching-explicit-instruction/103688414Mon, 29 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow headmistress Manisha Gazula radically (and controversially) transformed the literacy, and life, outcomes for her students at Marsden Road Public School3133abc,conversations,explicit instruction,literacy,liverpool,manisha gazula,marsden road,naplan,nsw department of education,numeracy,podcast,policy,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,testing,western sydney,whole languagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mother-courage--75745701https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/colum-mccann-diane-foley-jim-foley-hostage-terrorism-isis/103678554Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Colum McCann with the story of Diane Foley, whose son James was murdered by the Islamic State (CW: this episode contains descriptions of violent acts and terrorism)3028abc,colum mccann,conversations,diane foley,diplomacy,failed diplomacy,foreign correspondent,forgiveness,grace,isil,isis,islamic state,james foley,mother,motherhood,podcast,radical compassion,sarah kanowski,strength,terrorismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anzac-day-letters-from-the-front--75745685https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anzac-day-australian-war-memorial-letters/103676962Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 100 years Australia has been collecting tens and thousands of letters and diaries from deployed service personnel. These are just some of the moving, beautiful and tragic stories among them3295abc,air force,anzac day,army,australian war memorial,conversations,diaries,history,letters,modern history,navy,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,soldiers,world war one,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-rhonda-defied-expectations--75745742https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rhonda-wilson-nursing-mental-health-wiradjuri/103669350Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Dr Rhonda Wilson was in year 10, she was told she should drop out of school and settle for becoming "just a mum". This is how Rhonda defied the expectations others, and she, had for herself3193abc,armidale,conversations,covid,indigenous,mental health,newcastle,nursing,podcast,rhonda wilson,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,tamworth,wiradjurifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-sutapa-mukherjee-on-how-to-sleep-well--75745741https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sutapa-mukherjee-sleep-science-insomnia/103665954Tue, 23 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom muscle paralysis and sleepwalking, to the power of our subconscious, Dr Sutapa Mukherjee takes you into the secret world of sleep2844abd,blue light,brain,conversations,how to sleep,insomnia,michael mosley,narcolepsy,podcast,red light,rem,rest,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sleep,sleeping,sutapa mukherjeefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-creativity-of-language-storytelling-and-the-great-language-recovery-by-dr-ray-kelly-snr--75745699https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ray-kelly-snr-dhangatti-gumbayngirr-indigenous-language/103660692Mon, 22 Apr 2024 01:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Ray Kelly Snr's grandfather was asked to translate "telephone" into Gumbayngirr, he responded with “muuya barrigi”, or flying breath (CW: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners please be advised this program contains discussion of people...3180abc,conversations,dhangatti,gumbayngirr,indigenous languages,podcast,ray kelly snr,sarah kanowski,wollotukafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/theologian-padraig-o-tuama-on-making-peace-and-living-in-poetry--75745732https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/p%C3%A1draig-%C3%B3-tuama-poetry-peace-priesthood-reconciliation-sexuality/103651874Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPádraig Ó Tuama survived conversion therapy and exorcism as a young gay man in a church in Ireland, then became a leading peace negotiator and a poet (R)3212abc,christianity,conversations,padraig o tuama,podcast,poetry,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carly-jay-on-dying-living-and-learning-to-breathe--75745729https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/carly-jay-metcalfe-cystic-fibrosis-lung-transplant-medicine/103650610Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCarly-Jay Metcalfe lives with cystic fibrosis, and has faced a double lung transplant, a rare cancer and other huge medical challenges. But through it all humour and hope have fuelled her survival (CW: this story discusses organ transplant and...3142abc,breath,breathing,carly-jae metcalfe,conversations,cystic fibrosis,death and dying,double lung transplant,hospital,lung,lung transplant,operation,podcast,sarah kanowski,survivalfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-portrait-of-peter-dutton--75745748https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-dutton-lech-blaine-quarterly-essay-queensland-history/103645108Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Lech Blaine on Peter Dutton, the former policeman who became the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia3160abc,bad cop,conservative,conservative leader,conversations,lech blaine,liberal party,peter dutton,podcast,qe,quarterly essay,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-life-of-slime-mould--75745724https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tanya-latty-scientist-slime-mould-creature-complexity-rpt/103583632Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksScientist Tanya Latty on how a single-cell organism, slime mould, can solve complex problems in some remarkable ways (R)2939abc,academia,conversations,organism,podcast,research,richard fidler,science,slime mould,strange science,sydney uni,tanya latty,university,unusual sciencefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bettany-hughes-takes-you-to-the-hottest-sightseeing-spots-of-the-ancient-world--75745738https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bettany-hughes-seven-wonders-ancient-world/103579804Mon, 15 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhat was on the "must-see" lists for tourists in 200 BCE? From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Great Pyramids at Giza, historian Bettany Hughes is your tour guide through the seven wonders of the ancient world3164abc,alexandria,ancient history,artemis,babylon,bettany hughes,conversations,egypt,giza,greece,podcast,pyramids,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,seven wonders,tourismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/finding-a-new-version-of-family--75745731https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marina-kamenev-family-kin-family-fertility-ivf-donor-conception/103569550Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJournalist Marina Kamenev on the changing story of our families in the 21st century (CW: discusses donor conception)3053abc,art,childless by choice,children,conversations,donor conceived people,donor conception,family,finding family,ivf,marina kamenev,migration,podcast,russia,sarah kanowski,single dad,single mum,single parents,sperm donor,sperm donorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louise-milligan-on-justice-family-and-ireland--75745709https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-milligan-investigative-journalist-dublin-catholic/103567982Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe investigative reporter reflects on her beloved Ringsend relatives and what drives her work holding powerful organisations to account (CW: discussion of suicide and confronting material)3158abc,catholic,child of prague,conversations,dublin,investigative journalism,louise milligan,podcast,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tom-gleeson-the-hard-man-of-australian-comedy--75745728https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-tom-gleeson-the-hard-man-of-australian-comedy/103561292Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTom Gleeson discovered and honed his distinctively caustic, laconic style of humour in some unlikely places (R)2980abc,afghanistan,comedy,conversations,entertainment,hard quiz,iraq,podcast,richard fidler,stage,stand up,tom gleeson,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jellyfish-sharks-grease-and-goggles-the-life-of-a-marathon-swimmer--75745752https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dean-summers-open-water-swimming-ocean-7-sharks/103554088Tue, 09 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDean Summers became a long-distance swimmer in midlife. Now he swims with sharks, jellyfish and bioluminescence in wild oceans around the world3097abc,bioluminescence,conversations,dean summers,jellyfish,manhattan,marathon swimming,molokai channel,newcastle to sydney,north channel,ocean,oceans 7,podcast,richard fidler,shark,swimmer,swimming with sharksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strange-origins-of-our-immense-oceans--75745753https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-bradley-deep-water-ocean-history/103551384Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor writer James Bradley, the ocean is the connective tissue that holds all of life on Earth together. But how did it get here in the first place?3161abc,adelaide,ancient history,climate change,conversations,james bradley,marine biology,ocean,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,shipping,slave trade,waterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-family-circus-comes-to-town--75745758https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/family-circus-adelaide-writers-week/103551708Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom the rodeo to the dining room table, this is a collection of strange, funny and sombre stories from real families2309abc,christos tsiolkas,families,lisa millar,martin flanagan,memoir,parents,podcast,relationships,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,storytelling,tom keneally,wendy harmerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/glennon-doyle-s-untamed-life--75745744https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/glennon-doyle-untamed-abby-wambach-together-rising-rpt/103551428Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksGlennon was the world's most famous Christian mummy blogger when she fell wildly in love with U.S Women's Soccer star Abby Wambach (R)3181abby wambach,abc,cheetah,christian blogger,conversations,family,glennon doyle,mommy blogger,podcast,sarah kanowski,together rising,untamed,we can do hard thingsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ayesha-is-not-an-escape-artist--75745747https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ayesha-jehangir-afghanistan-pakistan-journalism/103551372Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAyesha Jehangir left her rural village to get a better education; she left Pakistan to explore Afghanistan; and she left an abusive marriage to find her place in Australia. But she remains deeply proud of her Pashtun roots3071abc,afghanistan,ayesha jehangir,conversations,durand line,education,migration,pakistan,podcast,refugees,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,university,warlords,women's rightsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-bri-lee-became-an-incendiary--75745739https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bri-lee-writer-legal-system-me-too-educational-inequality-novel/103551410Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBri Lee on the brutal series of events which began her life as a writer tackling injustice in our courts, the beauty industry, and in our schools (CW: description of legal processes relating to sexual assault)3105abc,bri lee,cambridge,child abuse,conversations,court system,eggshell skull,inequality,misogyny,oxford,patriarchy,podcast,queensland police,rape trial,richard fidler,sexual assault,the work,virginia woolf,who gets to be smart,women in courtfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/family-folklore-spies-secrets-and-suffering--75745757https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/phil-kafcaloudes-greek-australian-family-spies-cairo/103551392Mon, 01 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPhil Kafcaloudes grew up hearing stories about his legendary grandmother Olga, who became a spy for the British in WWII. When he grew up, he went in search of her story (R)2872abc,conversations,discovery,grandmother,greek-australian,migration,phil kafcaloudes,podcast,richard fidler,spies,spy,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jane-fonda-writing-her-own-script--75745737https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-fonda-fire-drill-fridays-climate-change-repeat/103551370Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJane Fonda's big life has included Barbarella, activism, three husbands, workout videos and hair epiphanies. Now in her 80s, she's devoting her energy to raising awareness about climate change (R)2754abc,acting,activist,climate change,conversations,environmentalism,films,hollywood,jane fonda,jane fonda workout videos,marilyn monroe,podcast,protest,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oud-virtuoso-joseph-tawadros-love-for-egyptian-movies--75745743https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/joseph-tawadros-oud-virtuoso-egypt-coptic-church/103551398Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe oud virtuoso reflects on his path to the instrument, via a stamp collection and an Egyptian movie starWhen Joseph was 10, his dad swapped an iron and $100 for a second-hand oud at Sydney's Glebe markets. The oud is a traditional middle eastern...3113abc,cairo,conversations,coptic christian,egypt,guitar,joseph tawadros,lute,oud,oum kulthum,podcast,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crime-scenes-lost-wallabies-and-coal-covered-possums--75745746https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/candice-fox-crime-writer-firefighters-bush-rescue-animal-rescue/103551402Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBest-selling crime writer Candice Fox has written 17 books. But she also has a second life hurtling around Sydney rescuing stranded wallabies, cockatoos, possums, lizards and frogs3195abc,animal rescue,australian animals,candice fox,cockatoo,conversations,crime,crime writer,crime writing,frog,motherhood,native animals,podcast,polymath,polymaths,possum,richard fidler,strong women,wallaby,wiresfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-world-of-servos-after-dark--75745761https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-goodwin-servos-graveyard-shift/103551536Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDavid Goodwin spent years working the graveyard shift at his local service station in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. The grungy work quickly took over his life3071abc,conversations,david goodwin,dreams,gas station,nightshift,off track,petrol station,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,service stations,servos,student job,thwarted,university,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/va-the-sacred-space-between-us--75745751https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/va-jioji-ravulo-fiji-pasifika-university-ratu-juvenile-detention/103551558Mon, 25 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAustralia's first Pasifika university Professor, Jioji Ravulo was just a boy with the flu when a trip to his father's homeland turned him into a chief3032abc,chief,community,connection,conversations,fiji,fijian,heritage,jioji ravulo,parole,pasifika,podcast,richard fidler,sacred space,social work,university of sydney,va,vulnerabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anton-clifford-motopi-on-finding-his-full-name--75745759https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anton-clifford-motopi-mixed-race-adoption-story/103539052Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnton Clifford-Motopi didn't see a face that looked like his until he became a father. And it would take several more years before he learned who he truly was2862abc,adoption,anton clifford-motopi,conversations,ethnicity,fatherhood,identity,lesotho,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,searching,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-birds-fathers-and-fairy-possums--75745762https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-lindenmayer-leadbeaters-possum-birdwatching-family/103537356Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEcologist David Lindenmayer first went into the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria in search of the tiny Leadbeater Possum, and he discovered an amazing world of songbirds, rare gliders, and fierce leeches3156abc,car accident,conversations,david lindenmayer,leadbeater's possum,malcolm fraser's car,mountain ash,mulligans flat,podcast,sarah kanowski,victorian forestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-death-on-the-pitch-which-changed-andy-s-life--75745768https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andy-paschalidis-greek-australian-football-heart-health/103531258Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFootball tragic Andy Paschalidis was in his 50s when a dear friend and fellow player died during an over-35s soccer game. The tragedy altered the course of his life   2898abc,andy paschalidis,conversations,death on football grounds,defib,defibrillator,football,football tragic,heartbeat of football,heart health,matt richardson,podcast,richard fidler,soccerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jarvis-cocker-and-the-pulp-master-plan--75745754https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jarvis-cocker-pulp-pop-music-industry-sheffield-2024/103525102Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe former frontman uncovered boxes from his adolescence in his attic, and he was amazed at his early, detailed plans to take over the music industry (R)3092abc,conversations,good pop bad pop,jarvis cocker,melbourne writers festival,music industry,podcast,pop,pulp,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sex-law-and-life-on-mars--75745767https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kelly-weinersmith-life-on-mars-elon-musk/103519898Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhat would a human settlement on Mars look like? How would humans procreate in space? And what on earth is a 'snuggle tube'? These are all questions Dr Kelly Weinersmith is trying to answer3184abc,astronauts,conversations,elon musk,humanity,kelly weinersmith,mars,martian,nasa,outer space,podcast,richard fidler,rockets,sarah kanowski,space xfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-yale-to-psychiatric-prison-the-undoing-of-a-brilliant-friend--75745771https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jonathan-rosen-michael-laudor-mental-illness/103508750Fri, 15 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Jonathan Rosen was a child he had a neighbourhood friend called Michael Laudor. Their very similar pathways in life dramatically, and darkly, diverged after they graduated from Yale University3138abc,caroline costello,conversations,domestic violence,jonathan rosen,mental health,michael laudor,murder,podcast,psychosis,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,schizophreniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zoya-patel-on-horses-and-homecoming--75745760https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zoya-patel-horses-love-motherhood/103507080Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Zoya Patel became besotted with horses as a child, she could never have imagined how they would help shape her life and relationships3149abc,bullying,conversations,fiji,horse riding,horses,india,islam,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,zoya patelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shaun-s-giving-heart-and-thousands-of-free-meals--75745723Plate It Forward To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/shaun-christie-david-banking-food-restaurant-sri-lanka-history/103501748Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksShaun Christie-David's parents came to Australia fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka. By age 13, he knew he wanted to be a banker. But life inside the world of money and Maseratis was nothing like he'd imaginedShaun Christie-David's family migrated to...Plate It Forward To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3018abc,afghanistan,asylum seekers,banking,business,conversations,finance,finance world,giving,giving back,macquarie bank,money,philanthropy,plate it forward,podcast,refugees,richard fidler,shaun christie-david,sri lanka,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rescuing-the-forgotten-animals-of-war--75745764https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marcus-fillinger-ukraine-animal-rescue-war/103496696Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarcus Fillinger has taken his military experience and wildlife rescue charity to Ukraine, where, as a civilian, he evacuates abandoned lions, wolves and caracals from active war zones3026abc,animals,conflict,conversations,evacuation,marcus fillinger,podcast,putin,rescue,richard fidler,russia,sarah kanowski,ukraine,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-ross-gittins-found-his-calling--75745773https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ross-gittins-economics-interest-rates-young-people-money/103490944Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a dispiriting stint as a Chartered Accountant, Ross found his perfect job: explaining the Australian economy, in plain English, to millions of people3035abc,australian economy,baby boomers,brass bands,childcare,conversations,cost of living,economy,flexible work,interest rates,job market,money,negative gearing,podcast,richard fidler,ross gittins,salvation army,women at work,workplace,young peoplefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jodi-rodgers-on-loving-our-neurodiversity--75745772https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jodi-rodgers-autism-love-on-the-spectrum/103481050Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a teenager, Jodi Rodgers got a job as a disability support worker and met a 6-year-old girl who would change her life3043abc,autism,conversations,jodi rodgers,jodi rogers,love on the spectrum,neurodivergent,neurodiversity,podcast,relationships,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/death-with-love-and-dignity--75745775https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pauline-mcgrath-voluntary-assisted-dying-husband-life-story/103479592Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Pauline McGrath's husband David was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she supported him as he chose a different path to death (CW: discussion of death and dying)3210abc,conversations,euthanasia,pauline mcgrath,podcast,sarah kanowski,vad,voluntary assisted dyingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-beard-s-roman-empire--75745755https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mary-beard-roman-empire/103474330Wed, 06 Mar 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSome of the wildest stories about Roman emperors involve playing the violin while watching the city burn, and appointing a horse as consul. Classicist Mary Beard is fascinated by how much truth there could be to these tales3190abc,ancient history,conversations,emperors,history,mary beard,podcast,richard fidler,roman empire,rome,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mic-s-way-out-of-the-woods--75745774https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mic-whitty-cycling-homelessness-sleeping-rough/103468594Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDeeply ashamed of what he had done, Mic Whitty retreated into the Welsh wilderness for almost a year. Eventually an unexpected goal pulled him out of homelessness and back into the world3106abc,atonement,cycling,debt,diary,gambling,homelessness,mic whitty,podcast,redemption,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,stealing,world war one,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/satu-vanksa-on-faith-love-and-music--75745769https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/satu-vanska-violin-australian-chamber-orchestra/103463274Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSatu Vanska grew up in Japan as the child of Lutheran Missionaries. When the family moved back to Finland, she felt isolated and alien. But Satu knew she had a ticket out - her violin3071abc,aco,australian chamber orchestra,faith,japan,lutheran,mahler,podcast,religion,richard fidler,richard tognetti,sarah kanowski,satu vanska,violinfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/guilty-feminist-deborah-frances-white--75745786https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/deborah-frances-white-guilty-feminist-pod-bonus/103445580Wed, 28 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe podcaster and comedian on her early life in Queensland, where she yearned to wear a coat; lessons from improv comedy; and how eyebrows were the key to finding her biological family (R)3233abc,adoption,comedy,conversations,deborah frances white,feminism,gender,improv,podcast,sarah kanowski,standup,the guilty feministfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trent-dalton-on-life-before-boy-swallows-universe--75745795https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-trent-dalton-before-boy-swallows-universe-rpt/103434900Mon, 26 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a child Trent was a quiet observer of the drama of his family and his neighbourhood. He became an award-winning writer (R)3077australian writer,author,boy swallows universe,brisbane,conversations,podcast,profile,richard fidler,trent dalton,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brigitte-and-the-seven-peaks--75745781https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brigitte-muir-mountaineering-everest/103424464Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBrigitte 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 imagined3112abc,adventure,brigitte muir,climbing,conversations,everest,hillary,mountains,nepal,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sherpa,tibetfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-hormones-and-our-minds-jayashri-kulkarni--75745784https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jayashri-kulkarni-female-hormones-mental-health/103422788Thu, 22 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Jayashri Kulkarni on her Indian-Australian upbringing and her groundbreaking research into women's hormones and mental healthTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversation podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen...3178abc,conversations,gut health,hormonal health,jayashri kulkarni,menopause,mental health,podcast,psychiatry,richard filder,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-ploughs-to-cash-cows-a-short-history-of-economics--75745783https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/andrew-leigh-economics-history-book/103417896Wed, 21 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFederal MP Andrew Leigh is a former professor of economics who is fascinated by how economics can create magic3159abc,andrew leigh,cash,conversations,economics,history,human behaviour,money,podcast,psychology,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-matter-of-trust--75745789https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jeanne-ryckmans-a-matter-of-trust-romantic-secrets-lies/103411022Tue, 20 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow Jeanne Ryckmans fell for a dashing Irish Professor who was far from what he appeared to be3169abc,conversations,dating,fake,finding love,fraud,irish professor,jeanne ryckmans,losing trust,love in middle age,podcast,relationships,richard fidler,romance,romantic fraud,secret life,secret past,trustfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-magnificent-history-of-the-huxleys--75745756https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alison-bashford-history-huxley-family-aldous-science-culture/103407278Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian Alison Bashford with the story of the Huxley family, who founded one of the great dynasties of the world3140abc,aldous huxley,alison bashford,art,charles darwin,conversations,culture,evolution,history,huxley family,julian huxley,philosophy,podcast,richard fidler,science,thomas huxleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bookbinder-s-luck--75745794https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dominic-riley-bookbinding-repeat/103397932Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDominic Riley on how a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life (R)3187abc,boarding school,bookbinding,conversations,dominic riley,literature,podcast,reading,richard fidler,rugby,sarah kanowski,william morrisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-kelly-and-the-poetry--75745803https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/paul-kelly-poetry-songs-repeat/103396156Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAustralia's storyteller in song on the poems he's loved since childhood, and how reading and learning great poetry has changed his songwriting (R)2935abc,conversations,literature,music,paul kelly,podcast,poems,poetry,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,shakespeare,songwritingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-calligraphy-of-the-outback-the-art-and-life-of-david-rankin--75745782https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-rankin-artist-gymea-childhood-bourke-new-york-lily-brett/103391968Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksArtist 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)3068abc,bourke,conversations,david rankin,david rankin paintings,family trauma,fire,gymea,holocaust,irish ancestry,lily brett,lily brett book,new york,painter,podcast,poetry,robert adamson,soho,visual artfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crossing-australia-with-a-camel-named-delilah--75745797https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sophie-matterson-camels-outback-crossing-australia-rpt/103384070Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSophie Matterson spent five years preparing to cross the Australian continent with five camels she caught and trained herself (R)3158abc,adventure,australia,cameleer,camels,conversations,crossing australia,crossing the continent,podcast,robyn davidson,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nick-s-land-of-lizards--75745785https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nick-clemann-land-of-lizards/103379096Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNick 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...3102abc,conversations,desert,lizards,nick clemann,podcast,reptiles,research,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,tradeschool,uzbekistan,zoosfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-party-girl-gets-sober--75745790https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/victoria-vanstone-sober-awkward-alcohol/103372490Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVictoria 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 radical3177abc,alcohol,alcoholism,binge drinking,booze,conversations,hamish vanstone,motherhood,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sober,sober awkward,victoria vanstone,vic vanstonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sue-s-special-classroom--75745788https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sue-lowry-music-teaching-special-needs-southport/103371178Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSue Lowry originally trained as an opera singer, but while living in London she fell in love with teaching children with special needs3194abc,apra,aria,children,conversations,disability,music,opera,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,special needs,teachingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-e-grant-and-his-pocketful-of-happiness--75745787https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-e-grant-joan-washington-repeat/103366812Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe actor on the late love of his life, his wife Joan Washington, and the final message she left him (R)3114abc,cancer,conversations,grief,joan washington,marriage,podcast,richard e grant,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kira-and-the-real-king-kong--75745808https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kira-westaway-gigantopithecus-blacki-extinction/103361870Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Kira Westaway has been on a ten-year mission to solve the mystery of how, why and when a giant ape called Gigantopithecus Blacki became extinct, and why nothing remains of this beast but thousands and thousands of teeth2871abc,caving,china,climate,conversations,extinction,fossils,giganto,gigantopithecus blacki,kira westaway,macquarie university,palaeontology,podcast,prof yingqi zhang,renaud joannes-boyau,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-making-of-nazeem-hussain--75745814https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nazeem-hussain-totally-normal-comedian/103334860Mon, 05 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNazeem Hussain honed his comedy in Melbourne's suburbs in the 1990s. After his father left the family, his fearless mother taught Nazeem how to use humour to get bullies off his backTo binge even more great...3149abc,bullying,comedy,conversations,fatherhood,migration,muslim,nazeem hussain,netflix,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,standup comedyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-toilet-warrior--75745810https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-balla-toilet-warrior-schools/103317846Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMark Balla was on a business trip to India when he met two young men on a train. They invited him back to see their home, one of the world's biggest slums. This meeting changed the course of Mark's life3163abc,conversations,education,girls,india,mark balla,podcast,richard fidler,sanitation,sarah kanowski,school,toilets,toilet warrior,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-farms-she-flies-she-castrates-bulls--75745763https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ameliah-scott-flying-vet-animals-farm/103316360Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Ameliah Scott pilots herself around remote NSW to take care of animals and have a cuppa with their owners.3100abc,ameliah scott,animals,flying,pilot,plane,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,vet,veterinarianfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trichotillomania-compulsive-hair-pulling-and-me--75745820Trich Stop and The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive BehavioursTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/adele-dumont-hair-pulling-trichotillomania/103311982Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAs a teenager Adele Dumont started pulling out her hair from the root.Eventually she created a bald spot the size of a 20-cent piece at the crown of her head.Adele would sometimes enter a trancelike state, covertly sitting on her bathroom floor,...Trich Stop and The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive BehavioursTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>2897abc,adele dumont,conversations,hair,mental health,ocd,podcast,pulling,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,trichotillomaniafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jackie-goes-to-space-camp--75745801https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jackie-carpenter-one-giant-leap-space-camp/103308012Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter feeling burnt out, Jackie Carpenter spontaneously applied for NASA's Space Camp. She was the first Australian accepted, and it was the most transformative experience of her life2826abc,adventure,astronomy,jackie carpenter,moon,nasa,neil armstrong,one giant leap,outer space,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,spacefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/julia-baird-s-search-for-grace--75745816https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/julia-baird-grace-forgiveness-change/103308062Mon, 29 Jan 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJulia Baird has been sustained through hard times by acts of "moral beauty". In a world marked by division, these gestures have the power to restore our shared humanity2913abc,conversations,family,forgiveness,friendship,grace,health,julia baird,richard fidler,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robert-waldinger-s-good-life--75745765https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/happiness-harvard-study-robert-waldinger-rpt/103022972Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Robert Waldinger on what it takes to live a happy life 3187abc,conversations,happiness,harvard,mindfulness,podcast,psychiatry,psychology,robert waldinger,sarah kanowski,zenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aunty-ruth-hegarty-s-life-of-defiance--75745770https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ruth-hegarty-cherbourg-mission-domestic-servant/103022764Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe hardship, cruelty and loneliness of the mission system during the Great Depression didn't crush Aunty Ruth Hegarty's spirit. She found her voice, God and her family.In 1929 during the Great Depression, Ruth Hegarty travelled with her mother and...3143abc,aboriginal,cherbourg,conversations,indigenous,mission,podcast,richard fidler,ruth hegarty,sarah kanowski,stolen generation,stolen wagesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roger-rogerson-crimes-and-punishment--75745793https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/roger-rogerson-jack-the-insider-rpt/103022726Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a life of controversy, crime and corruption, disgraced former police detective Roger Rogerson died last week, aged 83. Peter Hoysted met with Rogerson on several occasions3051abc,corruption,crime,drugs,herion,jack the insider,peter hoysted,podcast,police,richard fidler,roger rogerson,sarah kanowski,true crimefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slaying-monsters-immortality-and-sex-the-wild-ride-of-gilgamesh--75745776https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/louise-pryke-epic-of-gilgamesh/103022780Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLouise Pryke is one of few people in the world who can read the ancient language in which The Epic of Gilgamesh is written. The mammoth, wild tale is still being deciphered from thousands of clay tablets3134abc,ancient history,conversations,epic,gilgamesh,history,louise pyrke,mesopotamia,podcast,poem,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sumeria,syriafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deviating-demographics-with-liz-allen--75745818https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations/103022728Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Liz Allen is a demographer fascinated by Australia's demographic trends. But her own story is a remarkable case study in deviating from the norm 3003abc,abuse,conversations,demographics,homelessness,liz allen,migration,podcast,population,poverty,richard fidler,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nancy-s-muster-dog-mate--75745779https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nancy-withers-muster-dogs-kelpies-bullenbong-mate/103022830Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNancy Withers has been breeding and training kelpies for 50 years, but one dog stands out from the rest, and he changed her life forever3002abc,chronic illness,converastions,farming,guillain-barré syndrome,horses,kelpies,mount gambier,muster dogs,nancy withers,podcast,rural,sarah kanowski,south australia,working dogsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nudist-the-vegetarian-vicar-and-karl-marx-s-daughter--75745819https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarah-ogilvie-oxford-english-dictionary-people/103022762Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThese are just some of the remarkable and quirky people who helped write the Oxford English Dictionary3075abc,chris collier,conversations,dictionary,english oxford,karl marx,nudist,podcast,sarah kanowski,sarah ogilvie,workdsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jane-perlez-s-view-from-beijing--75745778https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jane-perlez-beijing-/102959986Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAt 19 years old Jane Perlez visited China in the middle of the Cultural Revolution. She would return there as a journalist decades later to cover the biggest story of the 21st century3113abc,africa,beijing,china,famine,foreign politics,jane perlez,mao,new york times,podcast,ray bonner,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,war,xi jinpingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/off-road-in-the-roaring-twenties--75745802https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/warren-brown-francis-birtles-car-rally/102959596Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 1927 Francis Birtles set off on a grand adventure from London to Melbourne, through murderous mountain ranges and blustering blizzards, in a Bean motorcar2999abc,adventure,afghanistan,automobiles,burma,cars,journey,mountains,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chess-master-irina-berezina-s-gambit--75745821https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/irina-berezina-chess-gambit-ukraine/102959602Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksInternational Chess Master and champion Irina Berezina credits her incredible chess-trained mind with helping her survive multiple international disasters3196abc,chess,conversations,grandmaster,irina berezina,israel,maccabiah games,podcast,queen's gambit,richard fidler,russia,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/costa-georgiadis-heart-and-soil--75745822https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/costa-georgiadis-heart-and-soil/103170436Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:50:00 +0000ICoreBooksCosta is the friendly face of Gardening Australia, a devotee of composting, keeping chickens and developing insect hotels (R).3086abc,bondi,conversations,costa,costa georgiadis,garden design,gardening,gardening australia,greece,greek australians,greek heritage,greek school,growing,growth,horticulture,landscaping,podcast,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2023-dean-laws--75745828https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2023-dean-laws-parkinsons/102959908Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDean Laws was in his 50s when doctors told him he had Parkinson's disease. For a time, he was devastated. Then he formed a running crew with his friends called 'The Dean Team', and made a plan to run the Sydney Marathon3011abc,athlete,conversations,dean laws,health,parkinsons,podcast,richard fidler,running,sydney marathonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2023-karin-baumler--75745833https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/karin-baumler-best-of-2023-love-music-robert-forster-illness/102959814Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSome years ago, Karin Bäumler found herself in a fight for her life after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In the thick of it all, making music was a refuge3214abc,cancer,childhood,composer,conversations,germany,go betweens,house of music,karin baumler,music,ovarian cancer,podcast,recovery,robert forster,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2023-amar-singh--75745838https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/amar-singh-punjab-migration-sikh-faith-volunteering/102959990Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAmar Singh's sense of belonging to Australia has only grown since he leant into his Sikh faith, growing out his beard and his hair, wearing a turban and committing himself to the service of his entire community2987abc,amar singh,charity,community,conversations,flood,lismore,migrant,natural disaster,podcast,punjab,relief,richard fidler,sikhism,turbans 4 australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2023-danny-estrin--75745844https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/best-of-2023-danny-estrin-eurovision-voyager-australia/102959554Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVoyager frontman Danny Estrin on his unconventional path from heavy metal to law and the Eurovision grand final 3150abc,conversations,danny estrin,eurovision,immigration lawyer,keytar,music,performing,podcast,promise,sarah kanowski,sbc,voyagerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-2023-deb-wallace--75745841https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/deb-wallace-gang-buster-crime-true-crime-police-detective-raptor/102959502Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFormer top Detective Deb Wallace with ingenious and surprising stories from her working life smashing criminal gangs in Sydney31061990s,abc,art of war,cabramatta,conversations,criminal gangs,deb wallace,drug dealing,drug king pins,drug lords,drug trade,gangbuster,gangland sydney,heroin trade,podcast,richard fidler,strike force raptor,sydney gang warsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandy-mackinnon-s-never-ending-adventures-aboard-jack-de-crow--75745848https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sandy-mackinnon-jack-de-crow-part-two/102959574Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor 25 years Sandy wondered what became of the little yellow dinghy he left in Romania, after a months-long voyage from the UK. Could it still be waiting for him the marshes of the Danube Delta, ready for another adventure?3020abc,adventure,black sea,boat,croatia,education,explore,islands,italy,jack de crow,open water,podcast,romania,sailing,sandy mackinnon,sarah kanowski,school,teaching,venicefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/melissa-lucashenko-and-the-story-of-edenglassie--75745852https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/melissa-lucashenko-edenglassie-writing-brisbane-colonialism/102959946Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMelissa Lucashenko was a motorcycle detailer, a house painter, a prison advocate, and a game show contestant before finding her way as a writer3197abc,aboriginal,australian history,brisbane,bundjalung,conversations,first nations,goorie,history,melissa lucashenko,novel,sarah kanowski,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-mcinnes-and-his-favourite-australianisms--75745834https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/william-mcinnes-australian-language-year-nah-ncis-sydney/102959786Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe actor and author thinks that nowhere in the world is the English language more poetic, colourful and persuasive than here in AustraliaWilliam McInnes is a much-loved Australian actor and an author, whose books often recall his childhood in...2873abc,actor,australiana,conversations,english,language,linguistics,ncis sydney,richard fidler,sea change,television,william mcinnesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/piecrust-promises-and-broken-hearts--75745840https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/courting-breach-of-promise-history-australia-society-love-law/102959516Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksAlecia Simmonds with tales from a time in Australia's legal history when the jilted and broken-hearted could sue for redress in the courts 3079abc,alecia simmonds,australian history,betrothal,breach of promise,captain payne,colonial australia,conversations,heartbreak,jane austen,legal misogyny,manners,marriage,podcast,propriety,richard fidler,sarah cox,william wentworth,women and the law,women who won in courtfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-pax-romana--75745792https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tom-holland-roman-empire-pax-romana-military-violence/102960376Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTom Holland on the glories, bloodshed and barbarianism of the golden days of the Roman Empire3114abc,barbarians,conversations,emporor,hadrian,historian,nero,pax romana,podcast,richard fidler,roman empire,roman morality,slavery,the rest is history,tom holland,truthful historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lee-miller-surrealist-photographer-war-correspondent-and-gourmet-chef--75745791https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lee-miller-artist-surrealist-war-correspondent-chef-mother-ptsd/102959782Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAntony Penrose grew up knowing little about his remarkable mother Lee Miller, who had studied with Man Ray in Paris, and become a model, a photographer, and a war correspondent. But then an unexpected find in the family attic changed everything3110abc,alcoholism,antony penrose,artist,conversations,holocaust,lee miller,man ray,paris,photography,podcast,ptsd,roland penrose,sarah kanowski,surrealists,trauma,war correspondents,war photography,women,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lucy-s-button-shop--75745865https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lucy-godoroja-all-buttons-great-small/102959638Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLucy Godoroja deals in the business of buttons, and the stories each button carries with it from Bohemia, or Milan to her shop in Sydney, and then into the hands of passers-by3033abc,buttons,conversations,family history,fashion,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,sewing,soviet unionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hayley-s-morbid-curiosity--75745843https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hayley-campbell-death-industry-book/102959610Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBritish-Australian journalist Hayley Campbell uncovers the secret society of the western world's death industry, run by people who have made death their life's work. CW: contains discussions of death and descriptions of dead bodies2825abc,conversations,death,dying,eddie campbell,forensic,from hell,funeral,graphic novel,grave,hayley campbell,murder,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pentridge-prison-australia-s-bluestone-hell--75745796https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-phelps-pentridge-prison-ned-kelly-chopper-read/102959538Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter and journalist James Phelps takes you inside the bluestone walls and medieval-looking turrets of Australia's most infamous jail2936abc,chopper read,crime,criminal,jail,james phelps,murder,ned kelly,pentridge,podcast,prison,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jon-owen-s-radical-love--75745798https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jon-owen-social-justice-wayside-chapel-mt-druitt-safe-house/102959608Mon, 20 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJon Owen on how he chose a life of 'intentional downward mobility' to help addicts, sex workers, and the homeless, from Calcutta to Mount Druitt to the Wayside Chapel3017abc,ceo,conversations,downwardly mobile,graham long,helping people,jon owen,life story,lisa owen,marginalised people,mt druitt,podcast,poverty,radical christianity,richard fidler,social justice,vow of poverty,wayside chapel,wayside pastor,what would jesus dofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catherine-martin-making-elvis-and-loving-baz--75745805https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations/102959910Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow a fashion-loving misfit from Sydney took over Hollywood with husband Baz Luhrmann, winning more Oscars than any other Australian (R)3168abc,art,baz luhrmann,catherine martin,conversations,costumes,creative,elvis,film,hollywood,podcast,production,sarah kanowski,strictly ballroom,tom hanksfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ladder-out-of-depression-with-psychiatrist-ian-hickie--75745872https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/professor-ian-hickie-clinical-depression-black-dog/102959532Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Ian Hickie has spent decades trying to understand clinical depression. Where does it come from? What role do genes play? And most importantly – what works to release its chokehold?Ian Hickie has spent his career trying to help people at...3172abc,coversations,depression,ian hickie,mental health,mental illness,podcast,psychiatry,psychology,sarah kanowski,sydney universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prepared-for-anything--75745823https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brendan-watson-scouts-honour/102959714Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBrendan Watson took his Scouts promise very seriously as a young boy. He's leaned in to his pledge in some very unexpected ways, from Moscow to Mongolia and through temporary blindness back home again2706abc,brendan watson,chernobyl,conversations,east timor,mongolia,moscow,podcast,russia,sarah kanowski,scouts,teaching,ussrfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rise-of-the-super-bilby--75745837https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/katherine-moseby-science-arid-recovery-bilbies-repeat/102959934Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksEcologist Katherine Moseby is helping Australia's bilbies, quolls, and stick-nest rats evolve to become tougher, faster and stronger, so they can survive the looming threat of more than 2 million feral cats (R)3051abc,accelerating natural selection,arid recovery,australian animals,bandicoot,bettong,bilby,conversations,cute,dunnart,fluffy,katherine moseby,mammals,marsupials,natural selection,podcast,prey naivity study,quoll,richard fidler,stick-nest ratfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mick-and-juana-a-love-story--75745806https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mick-o-regan-caring-wife-jo-dementia-love/102959564Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMick O'Regan met his feisty and brilliant wife Jo for the first time on a work brigade in Nicaragua. They fell in love and had a beautiful baby boy. Then quite unexpectedly, when Jo was in her 50s, Mick became her carer3211abc,broadcast,carers,caring,coffee,conversations,dementia,journalism,love,mick o-regan,podcast,richard fidler,travelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wily-cockatoos-bin-chickens-and-spangled-drongos--75745800https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/darryl-jones-urban-birds-ibis-cockatoo-lorikeet-bin-chicken/102959738Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDarryl Jones on the dramatic lives of Australia's city-dwelling native birds 3045abc,bin chickens,birds,city birds,cockatoos,conversations,darryl jones,lorikeets,magpies,native birds,podcast,rural birds,sarah kanowski,spangled drongofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-david-got-his-sea-legs--75745845https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-hannan-film-underwater-emmy/102959942Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen David Hannan was a young man, he fled university and took a detour to the wild coral coast of WA where he became a lobster fisherman, before earning an Emmy for his underwater cinematography3119abc,boats,cinematography,conversations,david hannan,diving,film,fishing,lobsters,ocean,podcast,sarah kanowski,sea,ships,tv,western australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kylie-moore-gilbert-s-freedom-fight--75745809https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kylie-moore-glbert-iran-prison-freedom/102959984Wed, 08 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKylie Moore-Gilbert spent two years inside the Iranian prison system, secretly communicating with fellow women prisoners while she waited for news from Australia3169abc,conversations,hamas,iran,israel,kylie moore-gilbert,podcast,politics,prison,richard fidler,sami shah,spyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-flanagan-s-chain-of-events--75745832https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/richard-flanagan-tasmania-question-seven/102959590Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRichard Flanagan was forever changed as a young man, when he was trapped for hours and almost drowned in an isolated stretch of river on Tasmania's wild west coast3130abc,conversations,kayak,love,podcast,prisoner of war,richard fidler,richard flanagan,river,tasmania,world war twofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ariadne-and-the-minotaur--75745869https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-forsyth-minotaur-crete-labyrinth-mythic-monsters/102959688Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Kate Forsyth on how revisiting the story of a mythic Minotaur lurking in a labyrinth in Crete helped her realise that we all need monsters (R)3202abc,ancient crete,ariadne,conversations,kate forsyth,legends,minotaur,monsters,myths,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-from-the-fbi-life-in-the-weather-underground--75745811https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/zayd-dohrn-born-on-the-run-fbi-repeat/102959670Fri, 03 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksZayd Dohrn’s parents were militant left-wing revolutionaries, and he was born while they were living underground, fugitives from the FBI (R)3187bernardine dohrn,bill ayers,chesa boudin,conversations,fbi,martin luther king jr,podcast,revolution,sarah kanowski,weather underground,zayd dohrnfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/killer-sponges-of-the-vasty-deep--75745877https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/merrick-ekins-queensland-museum-sea-sponges/102959594Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Merrick Ekins is Australia's leading expert in carnivorous sea sponges. Some sponges are secret killers, others are made up of glass and imprison tiny shrimp-like lovers for eternity, and others make love to themselves to reproduce2837abc,conversations,coral,deep ocean,diving,jellyfish,merrick ekins,podcast,queensland museum,sarah kanowski,sea sponge,spongefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bruce-englefield-s-devilish-charm--75745827https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bruce-englefield-tasmanian-devil-farming-benny-hill/102960400Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksOn a whim, Bruce Englefield bought a wildlife park in Tasmania and moved from across the other side of the world to make life better for Tasmanian Devils2767abc,bbc,benny hill,bruce englefield,podcast,richard fidler,roadkill,sarah kanowski,sheep dog,sound engineer,tasmania,tasmanian devil,tassie devil,tourism,wildlife,working dogfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sandi-toksvig-and-the-school-of-life--75745876https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sandi-toksvig-danish-british-qi-apollo-moon-landing-repeat/102959906Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Danish-British author and comedian on her father's laissez faire attitude to school, and how this opened her mind and brought her to NASA's mission control room for the moon landing of 19692797abc,cambridge university,claus toksvig,conversations,gay marriage,great british bake off,jewish danes,moon landing,podcast,qi,richard fidler,sandi toksvigfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-stephen-sang-himself-to-life--75745817https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stephen-smith-opera-tenor-auctioneer-homeless/102959938Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom homeless teen to operatic stardom: how a job at the David Jones food hall changed the trajectory of Stephen Smith's life2990abc,adoption,auctioneer,conversations,foster care,opera australia,podcast,richard fidler,stephen smith,tenorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shanelle-dawson-the-daughter-s-story--75745826https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/shanelle-dawson-daughter-of-lyn-dawson-reclaiming-story/102948314Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 2018, Shanelle Dawson's family were the subject of a hit true crime podcast which helped convict her father Chris Dawson of her mother's murder. Now she's reclaiming her own story and the story of her mother Lynette 3241abc,chris dawson,chris dawson brother,conversations,cover-up,deception,emotional violence,family violence,hedley thomas,lies,lyn dawson murder,lynette dawson,missing women,northern beaches,podcast,sarah kanowski,shanelle dawson,teacher,the teachers pet,true story of lyn dawsonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pip-williams-from-dyslexia-to-the-dictionary-of-lost-words--75745849https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pip-williams-dictionary-history-italy-treechange-dyslexia/102946832Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPip Williams was diagnosed with dyslexia as a teenager. She grew up to write a novel inspired by the history of the Oxford Dictionary, which soon became an international bestseller3220abc,adelaide hills,bondmaid,bookbinding,conversations,dictionary of lost words,dolly magazine,dysgraphia,dyslexia,farming,hard physical work,italy,oed,oxford dictionary,pip williams,podcast,poetry,sarah kanowski,treechange,weedingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/penny-moodie-s-compulsive-and-compelling-life--75745870https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/penny-moodie-ocd-the-joy-thief/102941724Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksPenny grew up consumed by catastrophic thoughts and developed habits to try to ward off impending doom. It turned out she had been living with obsessive compulsive disorder for 30 yearsPenny Moodie grew up consumed by catastrophic thoughts and ideas -...3164abc,conversations,diagnosis,mental illness,ocd,penny moodie,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hunt-for-deep-sea-bioluminescence-and-a-giant-squid--75745842https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/edith-widder-oceans-bioluminescence-repeat/102933208Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarine biologist Dr Edith Widder was inside a submersible searching for bioluminescence in the ocean depths when she saw a giant squid as big as a two story house (R)2900abc,bioluminescence,cephalopods,conversations,darkest oceans,deepest oceans,deep sea creatures,edith widder,giant squid,largest giant squid,marine biology,ocean depths,podcast,rare giant squid,richard fidler,submersiblesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-speech-collector--75745858https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tony-wilson-speech-collector-public-speaking-oratory/102930518Mon, 23 Oct 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTony Wilson was always drawn to the world's great speeches. Then, without warning, he was called on to make the most difficult speech of his life (R)3088abc,conversations,eulogies,famous speeches,great speeches,jacinda ardern,jon stewart,leonard cohen,podcast,race around the world,richard fidler,robert de niro,tony wilson,tony wilson author,zadie smithfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/champion-surfer-jodie-cooper-on-the-breaks-that-made-her--75745851Girls Can't Surf is available to watch on StanTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jodie-cooper-surfing-world-champion-1980s-coming-out-trailblazer/102921378Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHow Jodie went from skateboarding in her home town of Albany to become a world surfing champion, frothing all the way.When Jodie Cooper was growing up the kids in her hometown of Albany in Western Australia raised money to build one of the world's...Girls Can't Surf is available to watch on StanTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3152abc,champion surfer,coming out,coming out as a lesbian,conversations,courage,girls can't surf,hawaii,homophobia,jodie cooper,pam burridge,pauline menzcer,pipeline,podcast,sarah kanowski,sexism,sexism in surfing,shark attack,surfing,women surfersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/penny-s-odyssey-to-greece-and-family--75745799https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/pennie-mackieson-baby-swapped-adopted-family-secrets/102919894Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAn unexpected DNA test result sent Penny Mackieson on a mission across the other side of the world, to find her real natural mother, and discover her identity3191abc,adoption,babyswapped,conversations,dna testing,every family has a secret,penny moodie,podcast,sarah kanowski,sbsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-caving-time-lord--75745873https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/conversations-kira-westaway-the-time-lord/102912170Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Kira Westaway is a geochronologist who places modern and ancient humans in context by dating things found in caves. For Kira, how we understand ourselves now is tied up in the past (R)3186abc radio,archaeology,conversations,denisovans,dna,fidler,fossils,genome,homo floresiensis,human dispersal,indonesia,kira westaway,laos,migration,podcast,richard,russia,siberia,teeth,the hobbitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lucky-accident-of-sydney-s-opera-house--75745835https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/helen-pitt-sydney-opera-house-birthday/102907526Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHelen Pitt on how the luminous shells of the Sydney Opera House nearly didn't get off the drawing board3121abc,conversations,eugene goosens,helen pitt,history,jorn utzon,opera house,podcast,richard fidler,robert aksin,sydney,the housefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lovemore-s-left-hook--75745836https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/lovemore-ndou-boxing-apartheid-south-africa/102901610Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksA chance encounter led Lovemore Ndou into his local boxing gym, and a lucky left hook became his ticket out of apartheid South Africa3005abc,apartheid,boxing,civil war,conversations,fight,lovemore ndou,mayweather,nelson mandela,podcast,racism,rhodesia,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,south africafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silverchair-s-drummer-grows-up--75745804https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-gillies-newcastle-silverchair-music-fame-alcohol-sobriety/102894472Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBen Gillies was a 15 year old drummer when Silverchair became a global sensation. After almost two decades of being a rock star, the band broke up, and Ben began to face his own demons3125abc,addiction,alcohol,aria,aria awards,ben gillies,conversations,daniel johns,famous australian bands,frogstomp,podcast,radio city,rock god,rock n roll lifestyle,rockstars,sarah kanowski,silverchair,silverchair hits,sobriety,teenage rock starsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-psychopaths-among-us--75745812https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-gillespie-psychopaths-in-the-workplace/102892772Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLawyer and author David Gillespie has been on a mission to understanding psychopaths after realising he might have worked with one2951abc,david gillespie,empathy,law,manipulation,podcast,psychiatry,psychology,psychopaths,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,society,workplace bullying,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-chef-who-changed-the-world-josh-niland--75745859https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/josh-niland-seafood-fin-to-gill-chef-illness-childhood/102886214Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJosh Niland on his mission to cook fish eyes, fish liver, and fish sperm to help revolutionise how we cook and eat fishChef Josh Niland is devoted to changing ideas about how we cook and eat fish in the western world.He believes that rather than...3096falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-marr-s-reckoning-with-his-family-s-brutal-past--75745863https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-marr-native-police-frontier-wars-colonial-australia/102882172Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDavid Marr with the story of his great-great-grandfather Reg Uhr, who led murderous expeditions with the Native Police during Queensland’s frontier wars CW: mentions the names of Aboriginal people who have died3061abc,conversations,david marr,dispossession,frontier wars,indigenous people,killing for country,massacres,myall creek massacre,native police,podcast,poisonings,richard fidler,shootings,squatters,stolen land,true history of australiafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ancestors-like-aliens-clues-from-the-cambrian-explosion--75745815https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/diego-garcia-bellido-palentology-flinders-rangers-fossils/102873508Mon, 09 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDiego Garcia-Bellido is a palaeontologist who specialises in soft-bodied fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago. These perfectly preserved eyes, guts and nervous systems provide a window into the beginning of our own family tree, and into life...3044abc,aliens,cambrian explosion,conversations,diego,dinosaurs,evolution,flinders ranges,fossils,nasa,paleontology,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robyn-davidson-wandering-spirit--75745853https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/robyn-davidson-tracks-travel-india-tibet-childhood-grief-writing/102865806Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRobyn Davidson on her adventures high in the Himalayas, her love affair with an Indian prince, and her late in life reckoning with her own story (CW: mentions suicide)3107abc,bohemian,camel lady,conversations,desert,grief,india,lifelong grief,loss of mother,national geographic,nomad,podcast,robyn davidson,salman rushdie,sarah kanowski,suicide,tibet,tracks,woman traveller,women adventurersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jessica-cottis-inside-the-colour-of-sound--75745902https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jessica-cottis-conductor-synaesthesia-organ-musician-rpt/102864332Thu, 05 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJessica is an orchestral conductor, organ virtuoso and also a synesthete who 'sees' colour in her mind's eye (R)3163australian conductor,carpal tunnel syndrome,cathedral,classical music,conductor,conversations,jessica cottis,musician,orchestra,organ,pipe organ,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,synaesthesia,women conductorfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silk-sex-secrets-and-spiders--75745850https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/james-o-hanlon-spiders-silk-and-venom/102858272Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJames O'Hanlon digs deep into the secret world of spiders; complex and tiny lives most of us are either unaware or afraid of3129abc,animal behaviour,arachnophobia,conversations,funnel web spiders,james o'hanlon,peacock spiders,phobias,podcast,psychology,richard fidler,silk,space,spidersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-antioch-to-syracuse-and-tyre--75745867https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mediterranean-sea-lost-cities-ancient-world-war-historian/102849734Tue, 03 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHistorian Katherine Pangonis with stories from five cities of the ancient world, from their splendour in antiquity to their comparatively modest twilight3176abc,ancient cities,ancient meeting places,ancient world,antioch,conversations,earthquake,katherine pangonis,podcast,richard fidler,syracuse,tyre,unrest,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/confessions-of-a-drama-kid--75745847https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brendan-cowell-child-star-repeat/102844610Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksActor and writer Brendan Cowell with tender and funny tales from his boyhood as a child actor and a budding playwright (R)28981980s,1980s tv stars,abc,australian childhood,boyhood,brendan cowell,child actor,child stars,conversations,creative kids,donald and the dragon,karl rackemann,miranda fair,podcast,richard fidler,shire,sutherland shire,tv ads,writing,young actorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/suzie-miller-finder-of-ways--75745866https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/suzie-miller-playwright-law-legal-system-sexual-assault-writer/102836816Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSuzie Miller with stories from her free range St Kilda childhood, her drama-filled life as a lawyer, and the inspiration behind her play Prima Facie3192abc,broadway,conversations,hit play,jodie comer,kings cross,lawyer,legal,legal system problems,legal work,patriarchy,podcast,prima facie,sarah kanowski,sexual assault,sexual assault victims,smash hit play,st kilda,suzie miller,women in courtfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meaghan-s-connections-to-family-town-and-country--75745825https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/meaghan-katrak-harris-memories-childhood-family-casual-racism/102835168Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMeaghan Katrak Harris with stories from her life as a teenage mother and raising a multicultural family, and her working life as a social worker and an academic1575abc,academic,city life,conversations,country life,indigenous history,intersectionality,meaghan katrak harris,multicultural family,podcast,police,racial profiling,racism,sarah kanowski,social work,social worker,teachersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/xanthe-mallett-on-skeletons-forensics-crime-and-body-farms--75745856Forensic Taphonomy facility run by UTSTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/xanthe-mallett-criminology-forensics-skeletons-taphonomy-murder/102828078Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksForensic scientist Dr Xanthe Mallett on her work analysing skeletal remains, investigating cases of wrongful conviction and studying the decomposition of the human body (CW: contains references to death and crime) Xanthe is a forensic anthropologist,...Forensic Taphonomy facility run by UTSTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3091abc,body farm,conversations,criminology,death,forensic science,kathleen folbigg,lindy chamberlain,lucy letby,murder,murderers,podcast,richard fidler,skeletal remains,skeletons,studying criminology,taphonomy,true crime,uts body farm,xanthe mallettfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-the-world-through-a-dog-s-eyes--75745862https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/laura-vissaritis-dog-behaviour-people-dogs-animals-psychology/102823692Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis uses science and psychology to better understand what our dogs really are telling us3137abc,animal ownership,anxiety in pets,australian dogs,changing dog behaviour,conversations,dog behaviour,dog ownership,dog people,dog psychology,dog training,ethics of dog training,laura v,laura vissaritis,podcast,pound,pounds,richard fidler,what is my dog saying,why is my dog anxiousfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dynasties-and-dynamism--75745868https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nicholas-jose-the-idealist-hina-tinanmen-square/102816142Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNicholas Jose was living in China in 1989, when the military was sent in to violently quell pro-democracy rallies in Tiananmen Square. He left Beijing the next day and returned to a changed city31361989,abc,beijing,china,conversations,east timor,foreign diplomacy,massacre,nicholas jose,podcast,politics,richard fidler,tinanmen squarefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sam-neill-s-menagerie--75745829https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sam-neill-memoir-acting-winemaking/102808224Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSam Neill is a winemaker, a cancer survivor and a father. He's also an actor, who's made more than 100 films2988abc,acting,conversations,films,hollywood,jurassic park,meryl streep,podcast,sam neil,sam neill,sarah kanowski,steven spielbergfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/smuggled-to-antarctica--75745879https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/rachael-mead-nel-law-antartica-polar-explorer-stowaway/102806720Thu, 21 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRachael Mead with the true story of Nel Law, who stowed away on a Danish ship in 1961 to become the first Australian woman to set foot on Antarctica 2899abc,adventure,antarctica,artist,conversations,danish ship,first woman to antarctica,life story,nel law,painter,phillip law,podcast,poetry,polar explorer,rachael mead,sarah kanowski,stowawayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-echidna-argument--75745846https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sam-roggeveen-the-echidna-strategy-lowy-institute/102801836Wed, 20 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksStrategic analyst Sam Roggeveen says Australia needs to think more like an echidna when it comes to defence 3066abc,australia,china,conversations,defence,diplomacy,foreign affairs,lowy institute,podcast,politics,richard fidler,sam roggeveen,the echidna strategy,united statesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-to-120-and-beyond--75745882https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-sinclair-finding-a-cure-for-aging-science-reversing-aging/102796750Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr David Sinclair is a longevity expert who believes ageing is a treatable disease (R) 3071abc,ageing,aging,aging better,conversations,dr david sinclair,genetics,health as you age,how to age well,how to slow aging,lifespan,podcast,richard fidler,what to do to slow down how yofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happens-to-us-while-we-re-under-anaesthesia--75745875https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kate-cole-adams-anaesthesia-oblivion-medicine-history/102791608Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKate Cole-Adams has discovered what happens to us while we dwell in the chemical oblivion of general anaesthetic (R)3000abc,anaesthesia,conversations,drugs,history of medicine,kate cole-adams,medical oblivion,medicine,oblivion,operation,painkiller,pain relief,podcastfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chadden-s-planet-earth--75745881https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/chadden-hunter-wildlife-filmmaker-biologist-david-attenborough/102779606Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksChadden Hunter was in his twenties when he found himself sitting around a campfire in the Ethiopian highlands, talking about his PhD thesis with Sir David Attenborough. The meeting changed his life 3190abc,antarctica,arctic,bbc,chadden hunter,conversations,david attenborough,frozen planet,life on earth,podcast,polar bears,sarah kanowski,wildlife documentary,wolvesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bronwyn-s-books--75745885https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bronwyn-sheehan-pyjama-foundation-books-foster-care/102774170Wed, 13 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Bronwyn Sheehan's daughter befriended a little girl in year four, her eyes were opened up to the realities of life for children in care, and their carers2739abc,books,bronwyn sheehan,charity,conversations,foster care,foster system,literacy,literature,podcast,pyjama foundation,reading,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-megalogenis-on-the-stats-that-tell-the-australian-story--75745889https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/george-megalogenis-statistics-the-voice-referendum/102768718Tue, 12 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrom the 1944 wartime referendum, to the 1999 vote on whether to become a republic, referenda always tell us things about Australia that aren't revealed in a normal federal election3128abc,conversations,data,election october 14,george megalogenis,podcast,referendum,republic,richard fidler,statistics,the voice,votefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peter-s-long-goodbye--75745907https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-goers-parents-death-plane-crash-grief-new-orleans/102763064Mon, 11 Sep 2023 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBroadcaster Peter Goers was in his twenties when his parents died suddenly, in a plane crash outside New Orleans. Decades later, he's beginning to make sense of the loss2988abc,conversations,death,death of parents,end of life,family,family life,grief,losing parents,loss,mystery,new orleans,orphan,pan am,peter goers,plane crash,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-starting-over-susan-johnson--75745861https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/susan-johnson-greece-kythera-mother-island-seachange/102752074Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Susan Johnson began an unexpected adventure when she moved to the Greek island of Kythera with her 85-year old mother Barbara (R)3073abc,conversations,grecian fantasy,greece,greek island,kythera,midlife crisis,mother,mum,mum comes with you,podcast,sarah kanowski,seachange,susan johnson,taking your mum alongfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-starting-over-kim-crotty--75745864https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kim-crotty-marijuana-growhouse-dartmoor-making-amends-playwright/102747810Thu, 07 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Kim Crotty was locked up in Dartmoor prison for growing marijuana, his two young sons were bereft. After he began writing bedtime stories for his boys from his cell, a new chapter opened up for him after he was released from jail (R)3026abc,bedtime stories,britain,conversations,dartmoor,fathers in jail,growing dope,growing weed,kim crotty,marijuana,marijuana growhouse,playwright,podcast,prison,sarah kanowski,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-starting-over-anne-howell--75745904https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stories-of-starting-over-anne-howell-amnesia/102745224Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a serious brain operation, Anne Howell woke up in hospital with retrograde amnesia, thinking she was nine years old. With no real understanding of who she was or who she could trust, she set about rediscovering her identity (R)2982abc,amnesia,anne howell,brain surgery,conversations,meningitis,motherhood,podcast,richard fidler,starting overfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-starting-over-charles-lomu--75745830https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/stories-of-starting-over-charles-lomu-repeat/102739690Tue, 05 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe Tongan-Australian man 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 helps him steer young men away from a dark path (R)3085abc,barber,barbering,becoming a man,charles lomu,conversations,grief,mens mental health,periodic detention,podcast,pusiaki,richard fidler,tongafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-starting-over-dj-hookie--75745933https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tom-nash-amputation-hospital-dj-hookie-nightclubs-music/102731712Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksTom Nash was 19 when his limbs were amputated due to meningococcal septicaemia. After he began to navigate life with hooks for arms, he built a new life as a DJ (R)2741abc,amputee,conversations,dj hookie,hooks for arms,life after amputation,meningococcal,nightclub,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maggie-mackellar-on-farming-motherhood-and-catching-sheep--75745908https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/maggie-mackellar-farming-mental-health-tasmania-sheep-family/102723592Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMaggie Mackellar with stories from her life on a Merino wool farm on the east coast of Tasmania, and all of life and death that surrounds her through the cycle of lambing seasons3207abc,conversations,cycles of life,drought,farming,farming in tasmania,graft,lambing,lambs,love of farming,love story,maggie mackellar,merino wool,podcast,sarah kanowski,sheep,sheep farming,tasmania,women in farming,woolfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-pineapple-the-big-merino-the-big-gumboot-how-big-things-captured-australia--75745855https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/amy-clarke-big-things-kitsch-australia/102722092Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Amy Clarke on the history of Big Things and our enduring fondness for kitsch and curious creations3156abc,amy clarke,big banana,big things. big pineapple,converdations,history,kitsch,nostalgia,podcast,roadside,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/crispian-chan-on-perth-s-forgotten-terror--75745910https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/crispian-chan-firebomb-unravel-podcast/102716580Wed, 30 Aug 2023 03:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksCrispian Chan grew up in the shadow of a campaign of terror in Perth that engulfed his family restaurant and haunted him for years 3032abc,australian nationalist movemen,chinese restaurants,conversations,crime,crispian chan,firebomb,jack van tongeren,justice,man lin,perth,podcast,police,racism,richard fidler,unravelfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/geraldine-brooks-and-the-world-in-words--75745854https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/geraldine-brooks-horse-historical-novel-middle-east-jewish/102710512Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe historical novelist has seen enough action to last a lifetime from her days as a Middle East correspondent, and it was her mother's imaginative influence that led her to turn her fascination with history into new interpretations (R)2875abc,ashfield,ayatollah khomeini,conversations,converting to judaism,foreign correspondent,geraldine brooks,gulf war,historical novel,horse,king david,middle east,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/craig-hamilton-s-three-lives--75745916MenslineFurther informationWatch the trailer for the documentary The PromiseLearn about Craig's work as a public speaker and mental health advocateTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/craig-hamilton-mental-health-broadcasting-coal-miner-resilience/102701766Mon, 28 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksCoalminer turned broadcaster Craig Hamilton was in his 30s when he had a psychotic episode on Broadmeadows train station. In the aftermath, his life was completely changed (CW: mentions suicide)Craig Hamilton began his working life as a coal miner in...MenslineFurther informationWatch the trailer for the documentary The PromiseLearn about Craig's work as a public speaker and mental health advocateTo binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.]]>3103abc,advocate,bhp,bipolar,broadcasting,coal miner,conversations,craig hamilton,love at first sight,mental health,mental health advocate,mental health episode,mining,podcast,psychotic episode,radio,richard fidler,sports broadcaster,teenagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-the-world-s-longest-study-on-happiness-dr-robert-waldinger--75745927https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/robert-waldinger-havard-adult-development-study-happiness/102694142Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Robert Waldinger on what it takes to live a happy life. Robert Waldinger has spent most of his working life trying to understand the secret to human happiness. He’s Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Harvard...3214abc,adult development,connection,conversations,happiness,harvard university,joy,meaning,podcast,psychiatry,robert waldinger,sarah kanowski,study,the good life,zen priestfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bertie-blackman-s-bohemian-childhood--75745871https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/bertie-blackman-charles-blackman-artist-childhood-bohemian/102692700Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBertie Blackman on her unconventional childhood with her father the artist Charles Blackman2969abc,art,artist,bertie blackman,bohemian negligence,charles blackman,childhood,conversations,daughters,fathers,podcast,sarah kanowski,singerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-julie-became-matilda-1--75745914https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/julie-dolan-matildas-soccer-women-football-first-captain-legend/102683634Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksIn 1979, Julie Dolan was named as the inaugural captain of the Matildas. Ever since, she's helped build the juggernaut from the ground up2819abc,a-league,captain,conversations,fifa,football history,inaugural captain,johnny warren,julie dolan,matildas,matildas cap 1,podcast,richard fidler,sam kerr,soccer,soccer history,spain,st george budapest,sydney,world cupfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kim-and-the-constitution--75745884https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kim-rubenstein-constitution-law-principles-history/102681748Tue, 22 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksKim Rubenstein on the inner workings and history of the Australian constitution3107abc,australian constitution,constitution,conversations,history of the constitution,kim rubenstein,podcast,richard fidler,the voice,voice to parliamentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-gaden-s-golden-run--75745839https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-gaden-actor-stage-theatre/102676506Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJohn Gaden on turning his back on law and landing on the stage2933abc,acting,actor,australia,belvoir,conversations,film,fisk,john gaden,king lear,performing,podcast,sally sara,stage,sydney university,televison,theatre,the players,tvfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/remembering-michael-parkinson--75745878https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sir-michael-parkinson-rpt/102747270Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksBroadcaster Michael Parkinson with the life story of his late father John William - Yorkshireman, miner, humourist and fast bowler (R)1180abc,bbc,broadcaster,conversations,cricket,death,fathers and sons,in memory,interviewer,michael parkinson,miners,mining towns,podcast,richard fidler,television interviewers,television stars,vale,yorkshire,yorkshire miningfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maddy-the-shipwreck-mermaid--75745924https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/maddy-mcallister-shipwreck-mermaid-marine-archaeology-rpt/102665520Fri, 18 Aug 2023 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr Maddy McAllister's job as a marine archaeologist involves diving into the deep to uncover the artefacts and human stories sunk in shipwrecks (R)3246abc,batavia,conversations,maddy mcallister,marine archaeologist,marine archaeology,museum of tropical queensland,pandora,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,scuba diving,shipwreck,shipwreck mermaid,ss yongalafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-invisible-mrs-orwell--75745926https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anna-funder-george-orwell-wifedom-patriarchy-silencing/102664190Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnna Funder on unearthing the story of the talented and determined Eileen O'Shaughnessy, George Orwell's first wife3250abc,anna funder,conversations,eileen blair,emotional labour,george orwell,george orwell's wife,herstory,invisible women,literary wife,literary wives,patriarchy,podcast,sarah kanowski,wifedom,women in historyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-meatworks-to-mending-men-s-souls--75745925https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/peter-stojanovic-yugoslavia-australia-meatworks-d-v-rehab/102658768Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter arriving in Australia from Yugoslavia as a boy, Peter Stojanovic began working at a Melbourne meatworks. Decades on, he's now a counsellor helping violent men change their behaviour3196abc,altona,church,conversations,d.v,helping men convicted of domes,marriage,marriage counsellor,meatworks,peter stojanovic,podcast,refugees,sarah kanowski,yugoslaviafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jana-pittman-s-turning-point--75745880https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jana-pittman-athletics-medals-turning-point-medicine-doctor/102658740Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJana Pittman became one of Australia's most famous athletes as a young woman. Then at age 30, she found herself at a painful crossroads32226 kids,abc,athletics,birth,children,coach,commonwealth games,competition,conversations,doctor,doctor jana pittman,hurdling,ivf,jana pittman,marriage,obstetrician,olympics,podcast,running,sally sarafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-the-seahorse-saviour--75745857https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/seahorses-monogamy-males-give-birth-australian-seahorse/102643964Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDavid Harasti with the story of how he opened a chain of underwater seahorse hotels to save an endangered species3241abc,conversations,coral,david harasti,dawn the seahorse,endangered seahorses,endangered species,marine life,podcast,port stephens,sally sara,saving seahorses,seagrass,seahorse,seahorse hotel project,seahorse hotels,seahorses in australia,white's seahorsefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-heart-in-two-places--75745931https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarah-donnelley-wilcannia-remote-teaching-community-rpt/102636190Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah Donnelley on her life working at Wilcannia Central School, on Barkandji Country 950 kilometres west of Sydney (R) 3213abc,barkandji country,conversations,indigenous children,indigenous learning,music,music education,outback school,podcast,remote school,sarah donnelley,sarah kanowski,wilcannia,wilcannia central schoolfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-freakman-hippie-psychiatrist--75745921https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/harry-freeman-medicine-psychiatry-r-d-laing-paradise-valley/102634666Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:15:00 +0000ICoreBooksPsychiatrist Dr Harry Freeman on the memorable patients, LSD, and medical epiphanies from his 50 years in psychiatry 3232abc,anti-psychiatry,aquarius festival,asylum,conversations,dementia,depression,goulburn,harry freeman,hippies,kenmore hospital,lismore,lsd,mental health,nimbin,northern rivers,podcast,psychiatry,r.d laing,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sculptor-s-son--75745920https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/hung-le-father-sculptor-migration-vietnam-hue-perfume-river/102626276Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksHung Le and his family made a terrifying escape from Saigon in 1975, carrying one suitcase, a box of biscuits and some seasick pills. Decades after they fled, Hung returned to Vietnam to honour his late father's wishes (R)2729abc,conversations,famous sculptor,father,father and son,honoring wishes,hung le,immigration,migration,podcast,posthumous,richard fidler,saigon,sculptor,vietnamfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-brendan-watkins-claimed-his-birthright--75745915https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/brendan-watkins-catholic-church-adoption-secrets/102620006Tue, 08 Aug 2023 03:30:00 +0000ICoreBooksBrendan Watkins on his search to find the truth about his birth parents and the failings of the Catholic church his discoveries unveiled2995abc,adoption,brendan watkins,catholic church,conversations,nun,podcast,priest,richard fidler,secrets,tell no onefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mark-brandi-on-compassion-chance-and-reinvention--75745917https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-brandi-writer-pub-stawell-immigrants/102676660Mon, 07 Aug 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Mark Brandi is a keen observer of people, a skill he honed growing up in a pub in country Victoria, where the family’s Italian heritage was the source of scrutiny3129abc,conversations,domestic violence,immigrant,justice system,luck,mark brandi,melbourne,millionaire hot seat,podcast,police,pub,publican,richard fidler,southern aurora,stawell,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/danny-estrin-s-eurovision-glory--75745887https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/danny-estrin-eurovision-voyager-australia/102607246Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksVoyager frontman Danny Estrin on his unconventional path from heavy metal to law and the Eurovision grand final 3225abc,conversations,danny estrin,eurovision,frontman,immigration law,keytar,performing,podcast,promise,sarah kanowski,sbs,singer,voyagerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oliver-twist-the-storyteller--75745899https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/oliver-twist-rwanda-refugee-camp-malawi-ipswich-comedy-writing/102605556Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRwandan-born comedian and playwright Oliver Twist on his years as a refugee and how his life as a storyteller began3207abc,australian refugees,comedy,conversations,father,fleeing genocide,hutu,ipswich,jali,life in a refugee camp,malawi,oliver twist,podcast,refugee camp,rwanda,rwandan genocide,sarah kanowski,storyteller,trauma,tutsifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-leadership-and-gentleness-of-alex-blackwell--75745897https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/alex-blackwell-cricket-captain-genetic-counselling-babies-rpt/102598386Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThe former captain of the Australian Women's cricket team shares what she's learned along the way, and how cricket has helped her in genetic counselling, her next career (R)3156abc,alex blackwell,ashes,australian women's cricket,belinda clark,coming out,conversations,cricket,cricket world cup,leadership,lesbian,lords,lynsey askew,podcast,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-trail-of-the-mega-shark--75745929https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/tim-flannery-megashark-megalodon-super-predator/102595610Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Tim Flannery was a boy he found a palm-sized fossilised tooth of a prehistoric shark.The find changed the course of his life3108abc,archaeology,career,climate change,conversations,future,giant shark,life story,megalodon,paleontology,podcast,prehistoric shark,richard fidler,science,sharks,shark tooth,tim flanneryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toby-walsh-the-power-and-perils-of-chat-gpt--75745892https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/toby-walsh-2023-chat-gpt-ai-chatbots-v1/102648044Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Toby Walsh on the rise of generative AI chatbots and their potential to overtake human intelligence2988abc,chat-bot,chat gpt,chat gpt-4,consciousness l,conversations,elections,elon musk,future,human intelligence,misinformation,open ai,podcast,sam altman,toby walshfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-s-wild-dogs--75745919https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-lemon-perth-zoo-african-painted-dogs/102580022Fri, 28 Jul 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksThey have strange coats that look like they're painted on, and while their big Mickey Mouse ears are cute, their domestic dog-like looks aren't particularly exotic. But Africa's painted dogs are unlike any other carnivores on the planet3163abc,africa,big cats,carnivores,cheetahs,conservation,conversations,john lemon,painted dogs,perth zoo,podcast,sarah kanowski,wild dogsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/martin-flanagan-on-exchanging-shame-for-grace--75745913

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As a forensic counsellor she worked with families who had lost someone to an accident or violence, and as a grief counsellor she supports people surviving all kinds of losses. Wendy says her work...3196abc,conversations,coroner,death,dying,grief,grief and loss,grief counselling,grief counsellor,grieving,how to grieve,how to live with grief,living with loss,losing someone,losing your person,loss,love and loss,podcast,sarah kanowski,wendy liufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maggie-beer-from-bankstown-to-the-barossa--75745883https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/maggie-beer-cook-barossa-valley-pheasant-farm-rpt/102564210Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMaggie Beer started her working life at the age of 14 in a chenille bedspread factory. Two decades later, in a pheasant farm in the Barossa Valley, she found her dream job3187abc,ashfield,aunt,aunts,bankruptcy,bankstown,barossa valley,bedspreads,colin beer,conversations,family life,kirribilli,maggie beer,pheasant,pheasant farm,podcast,richard fidler,women at work,working life,wwiifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-ben-s-brain-changed--75745886https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ben-mckelvey-stroke-language-brain-change/102558412Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAn unexpected stroke temporarily robbed Ben Mckelvey of his ability to speak, write and understand words. Eventually, Ben re-learnt the art of language, but his brain, his identity and how he connected to others had changed forever2921abc,ben mckelvey,brain,brain function,conversations,english,heart attack,language,neuroscience,podcast,ptsd,richard fidler,stokefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-army-town-the-lodger-and-a-succulent-chinese-meal--75745895https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-dapin-broken-family-aldershot-succulent-chinese-meal/102551488Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWriter Mark Dapin’s childhood was disrupted at the age of 10, when his mum fell in love with the lodger. He was then raised in an army town called Aldershot in the UK, which began his fascination with stories of crime and warfare3123abc,aldershot,army town,author,carnage,conversations,crime writer,internet fame,jack karlson,mark dapin,meme,military history,podcast,regrets,sarah kanowski,succulent chinese meal,thatcher's britain,unemployment,vietnam,writerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anna-mcgahan-and-god--75745918https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/anna-mcgahan-religion-church-immaculate/102550110Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAnna McGahan was playing a sex worker on Australia's biggest television show when she found God, renounced nudity on screen and tried to become the perfect Christian woman3134abc,acting,anna mcgahan,conversations,eating disorder,god,podcast,religion,sarah kanowski,spirituality,underbellyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-story-of-the-human-voice--75745923https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-colapinto-the-human-voice-speech-communication-rpt/102544786Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJohn Colapinto was singing a Beatles song in front of Bette Midler when he injured his vocal cords. The experience set him on the path to studying the human voice3173abc,can a voice break,conversations,how to heal a voice,john colapinto,larynx,podcast,richard fidler,the human voice,the story of the human voice,vocal cords,vocal training,what is wrong with my voicefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wild-boy-who-became-a-parenting-expert--75745860https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/mark-dadds-parenting-children-adhd-autism-discipline-love/102536982Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksProfessor Mark Dadds has helped hundreds of troubled kids from his clinic at the University of Sydney. He feels an extra connection to them, as he was once a wild and rebellious boy himself3127abc,adhd,anti-social behaviour,conversations,fighting over children,how to be a good parent,loving attention,mark dadds,marriage,naughty kids,odd,out of control children,parenting,parenting unlikeable children,podcast,richard fidler,tantrums,time out,wild children,wild kidsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-boudicca-to-the-night-witches-a-history-of-women-at-war--75745900https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/sarah-percy-women-at-war-women-warriors-history/102529572Mon, 17 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksSarah Percy with a new history of the world's frontline women soldiers3138abc,conversations,cross-dressing soldiers,joan of arc,night witches,podcast,richard fidler,sarah percy,women at war,women in the army,women on the front line,women warriorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/marcia-hines-the-american-queen-of-australian-pop--75745888https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/marcia-hines-50-years-in-australia/102520696Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksMarcia Hines arrived in Australia just 16 years old, and unknowingly pregnant. She planned to stay for six months, but 50 years later, she still calls Australia home2788abc,boston,conversations,countdown,deni hines,gospel,hair,jesus christ superstar,marcia hines,music,musical theatre,podcast,pop,sarah kanowskifalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bookbinder-s-luck--75745934https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/dominic-riley-bookbinding-history-reading-books/102515872Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:45:00 +0000ICoreBooksDominic Riley on how a a chance encounter with a bookbinding monk named Brother Bede changed the course of his life3152abc,boarding school,bookbinding,conversations,dominic riley,podcast,rugby,sarah kanowski,william morrisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-and-determination-of-nas-campanella--75745922https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nas-campanella-journalism-reporting-blindness-radio-tv-news/102514072Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNas Campanella grew up in a big Italian-Australian family, and she was six months old when she lost her sight. Nas then grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known TV and radio journalists  3087abc,abc news,blind,conversations,disability royal commission,jjj news,journalism,losing sight,nas campanella,podcast,reporting,richard fidler,sightfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frank-s-years-of-living-dangerously--75745905https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/frank-palmos-indonesia-vietnam-war-living-dangerously/102508574Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrank Palmos arrived in Indonesia as a green journalist looking to make his mark. He walked straight into a pivotal moment in the nation's history, which would culminate in 'The Year of Living Dangerously'2923abc,ambush,conversations,frank palmos,indonesia,mel gibson,podcast,richard fidler,suharto,sukarno,vietnam war,year of living dangerouslyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jessica-s-life-in-two-worlds--75745928https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/jessica-kirkness-grandchild-of-deaf-adults-deaf-community-auslan/102499776Mon, 10 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksJessica Kirkness on her luminous childhood with her grandparents Melvyn and Phyllis, who were both profoundly deaf3173abc,auslan,coda,conversations,deaf culture,deaf world,goda,grandchild of deaf adults,hearing and deaf world,jessica kirkness,lip reading,podcast,richard fidler,sign languagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-from-gudanji-country--75745911https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/debra-dank-gudanji-wakaja-indigenous-heritage-story-place/102499782Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDebra Dank walks and talks differently when she's at home on Gudanji country, because she comes with this place (R) 3187abc,connection to country,conversations,culture,debra dank,gudanji country,naidoc,naidoc2023,place,podcast,sarah kanowski,storiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tin-hut-that-s-still-standing--75745903https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/john-paterson-darwin-aboriginal-medical-services-naidoc/102499922Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksDr John Paterson grew up in a tin hut in rural Darwin. He helped hold it down during Cyclone Tracy and has taken care of it so it still stands today. John learnt many lessons in that tin hut, which have followed him through life3165abc,aboriginal,charlie king,conversations,family,health,indigenous,john paterson,naidoc,naidoc2032,podcast,richard fidler,stolen generationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nova-peris-shines-bright--75745894https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nova-peris-sport-community-politics-larrakia-country-rpt/102499846Wed, 05 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNova is a woman of many firsts — an Olympic gold medallist and Northern Territory Senator. She continues to strive for excellence while showing up for mob (R)3178abc,australian politics,charlie king,conversations,hockeyroos,larrakia country,nova peris,podcast,politics,sportfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leanne-s-passion-for-justice--75745896https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/leanne-liddle-justice-lawyer-policing-alice-springs-naidoc/102496168Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksLeanne Liddle was just 18 years old when she became a policewoman, but after a brutal attack during a routine traffic stop left her unable to serve, she decided to fight for justice in a different way2975abc,alice springs,charlie king,conversations,justice,leanne liddle,naidoc,naidoc2023,northern territory,podcast,police,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jimmy-little-s-daughter-tells-her-dad-s-story--75745890https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/frances-peters-little-jimmy-little-biography-yorta-yorta-man/102494376Mon, 03 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFrances Peters-Little speaks about writing the story of her dad Jimmy's extraordinary career in music, and how he never lost his connection to his country.2902abc,biography,conversations,discrimination,frances peters-little,indigenous artist,indigenous musician,jimmy little,music,music industry,podcast,singer,yorta yorta manfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mama-piku--75745912https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/piku-yolarnie-amepou-kikori-river-papua-new-guinea-turtles/102486516Fri, 30 Jun 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksFor more than a decade now, Yolarnie Amepou has been navigating tribal conflicts along the Kikori River to help protect her beloved pig-nosed turtle. To everyone in this part of Papua New Guinea, she's known as "turtle lady"3258abc,conversations,conversations from the pacific,papua new guina,pig-nosed turtle,piku,png,podcast,richard fidler,sarah kanowski,science,yolarnie amepoufalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sorcery-and-salvation-in-papua-new-guinea--75745901https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/ruth-kissam-sorcery-violence-advocacy-png/102481428Thu, 29 Jun 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksRuth Kissam was absent-mindedly perusing a noticeboard at a hospital in Papua New Guinea when she came across a flyer from the local morgue. That notice opened the door for Ruth into the world of sorcery and the plight of women accused of witchcraft3219abc,conversations,conversations from the pacific,murder,papua new guinea,podcast,ruth kissam,sarah kanowski,sorcery,violence,witchcraft,with huntfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mythical-legends-of-dravuni-island--75745874https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/kaliopate-tavola-fiji-foreign-minister-dravuni-island-myths/102472136Wed, 28 Jun 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Kaliopate Tavola retired from Fijian politics, he turned his attention to recording the fantastic stories of creation from his home island of Dravuni - tales of warlords, giant sea serpents and boats that could grow tall like a tree3077abc,conversations,conversations from the pacific,coup,culture,drua,fiji,kaliopate tavola,legends,military,myths,podcast,politics,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-whistling-frogs-of-fiji-s-forests--75745893https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/nunia-thomas-moko-fiji-frogs-forests/102471268Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksNunia Thomas-Moko grew up afraid of the reptilian creatures that lurked in Fiji's stunning forests. Ironically, she has become the country's leading expert in rare frogs and crested iguanas. She had to put on a brave face to catch them first3137abc,conservation,conversations,conversations from the pacific,ecology,fiji,forest,frogs,nunia,podcast,reptiles,richard fidlerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/meet-the-queen-of-vude--75745898https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/laisa-vulakoro-queen-of-vude/102467988Mon, 26 Jun 2023 01:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksWhen Laisa Vulakoro was six years old she learnt the English words "famous" and "star". She would point to the night's sky on her tiny island, and tell its 300 residents that's where she was going3041abc,church music,conversations,conversations from the pacific,coup,fiji,laisa vulakoro,military,music,pacific,podcast,richard fidler,rugby,suva,vudefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-trant-on-writing-a-farmer-s-way--75745813https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/michael-trant-on-writing-a-farmers-way/102459346Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAuthor Michael Trant combines his love of the land with his passion for storytelling — writing his books while ploughing the paddock in a tractor2762abc,conversations,farmer,interview,michael trant,paddock,podcast,sally sara,sheep,tractor,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-broken-hearted-cure--75745930https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/charlotte-ree-mental-health-love-divorce-dating-baking-cooking/102453432Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000ICoreBooksAfter a devastating divorce, Charlotte Ree began cooking her way out of heartbreak3062abc,baking,charlotte ree,conversations,cooking,dating,dating apps,divorce,financial control,heartbake,heartbreak,learning to cook,life after divorce,lockdown,love story,money in marriage,podcast,sally sara,tinder,young divorceefalsefull