Podcast Episodes

Conversations Live podcast extra: Mel Buttle

Sarah and Richard give you a sneak peek behind the scenes of the now complete Conversations Live Tour, Brisbane edition.

Comedian, Mel Buttle was one …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Encore: Candice Fox—How to raise a crime writer

As 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 fa…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

When Dr Tottman had to run towards her life

Dr Charlotte Tottman is a clinical psychologist who specialises in supporting cancer patients. Both her parents had died young from different cancers…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Life after menopause, divorce and death—How this mountaineer started all over again

A 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. …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Dr Ranjana Srivastava tells the whole truth about cancer

Doctors often use euphemisms to dance around the 'C' word. But for oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava, how you talk to someone with cancer goes beyond …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Encore: Danny Estrin's Eurovision glory and the bittersweet aftermath

Voyager 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 …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How friendship and science set Kathleen Folbigg free

Kathleen Folbigg was locked up in prison for decades, wrongly convicted of the deaths of her four children. For years, her childhood friend Tracy was…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

How Alan the 'shit magnet' helped revolutionise Australia's ambulance services

When 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 passeng…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why I wrote a musical for my cheeky, charismatic, Persian mum

Ten 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 mor…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

20th Anniversary Collection: Alan Alda on bringing science to the stage

Hollywood actor Alan Alda has devoted his life to science, by taking his acting and communication skills off the screen and into the laboratory. Alan…

8 months, 4 weeks ago