Podcast Episodes

Encore: The Toilet Warrior's origin story

Mark 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 …

1 year, 1 month ago

The spy who kept secrets for the self-made man

Belinda 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 whe…

1 year, 1 month ago

Dressing drag queens in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

A 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 Ch…

1 year, 1 month ago

Singing as 'sweet relief' — Meg Washington on stuttering, spirituality and song

The musician reflects on the epic evolution of her singing from practical childhood speech therapy to sacred musical fluency.

Meg Washington was born …

1 year, 1 month ago

Encore: From Yugoslavia to Australia — Jelena Dokic on tennis and the truth

Jelena Dokic on the trauma and violence which underscored her extraordinary life in tennis, and how she worked to change her own story(CW: discussion…

1 year, 1 month ago

How a teen father used the local skate park to change the world

Jayden 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 opportu…

1 year, 1 month ago

43 carolling magpies, CPR on a blue tongue lizard and Claire's animal ambulance

The 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 fa…

1 year, 1 month ago

Bite Club: Surviving a shark attack, and the aftermath

Dave 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-met…

1 year, 1 month ago

Voicing velociraptors and capturing the dawn chorus

Meet 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 pen…

1 year, 1 month ago

Sarah's Most Memorable Guests — Shanelle Dawson

Conversations is bringing you a summer treat — a collection of Sarah's most memorable guests through out the years. 

In 2018, Shanelle Dawson's family…

1 year, 2 months ago