Podcast Episodes

20th Anniversary Collection: The male midwife who birthed babies in Arnhem Land

Male midwife, Christian Wright tells stories of emergency evacuations and surfing with crocodiles while working in remote Indigenous communities, hel…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

20th Anniversary Collection: The male midwife who birthed babies in Arnhem Land

Male midwife, Christian Wright tells stories of emergency evacuations and surfing with crocodiles while working in remote Indigenous communities, hel…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

20th Anniversary Collection: The comic genius of Jennifer Saunders

The 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. 

Whe…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

20th Anniversary Collection: Judy Sharp and the remarkable rise of Laser Beak Man

When 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 brilli…

5 months ago

20th Anniversary Collection: How power and fear play out in the dentist's chair

Sharonne Zaks is not your average dentist. After treating a patient named Anna, Sharonne saw the power relationship with her patients differently. Sh…

5 months ago

20th Anniversary Collection: A lion named Christian, and the men who loved him

In the swinging '60s, Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John Rendall bought a lion cub from a luxury department store. They eventually released him to his nat…

5 months ago

20th Anniversary Collection: Bryan Brown’s ticket from Bankstown to Palm Beach

Bryan Brown has played more than 80 roles on stage and screen. Raised in working-class Sydney, his talent, hard work, and unmistakable presence have …

5 months ago

20th Anniversary Collection: the story of the unwitting woman behind cell research and 'immortality'

Henrietta 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 c…

5 months ago

Wild — Story Collection

Adventurous spirits take us way out into the world's wild places — stories from across 20 years of Conversations. Travel high in the mountains with K…

5 months, 1 week ago

Teachers — Story Collection

Memories, motivation and life lessons from those at the front of the classroom - stories from across 20 years of Conversations.

Teachers share stories…

5 months, 1 week ago