Podcast Episodes

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…

9 months, 4 weeks 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…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Digging Up Mum and Dad — Story Compilation

The secret lives of parents — stories from across 20 years of Conversations.

Espionage, Hollywood scandal, a second family, daring wartime missions, a…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

A Feast of Cooks — Story Collection

Our chefs and cooks and the food that made them — stories from across 20 years of Conversations.

Unforgettable sensory moments from childhood are behi…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Maximum McInnes

A collection of some of the best moments from actor and writer William McInnes — celebrating 20 years of Conversations. The voice of actor William Mc…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Shipwrecked and alone: surviving the Blythe Star

At 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 r…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Crushing on Aladdin and Nigella Lawson — how Daniel learnt to love himself

Writer and journalist Daniel Nour on the pressures of his vivacious Egyptian-Australian family, and 'inviting people in' instead of 'coming out'.

Dani…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

The walking nun — Sister Clare Nolan on entering the convent and saving lives

Sister Clare Nolan was the head of nursing at St Vincent's Hospital when the HIV/AIDS epidemic reached Australia. She met with politicians, brothel w…

10 months ago

Encore: What does a 'disaster specialist' actually do and how do they survive?

When 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 …

10 months ago

Miss Australia, gangland girlfriend, counsellor and criminal: Felicia Djamirze's story

Felicia 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 d…

10 months ago