Podcast Episodes

Mummy bundles, fossils and DNA

Kim McKay is the Director and CEO of The Australian Museum, responsible for 22 million objects that tell the history of the world 

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'More than cheesecake' — humanity's shared musical history

Like tracing the cultural history of breathing or love, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when, how or why humans started making music. But composer…

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Conversations Gold: The silver medal that changed Laurie Lawrence

As 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 …

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Conversations Gold: Jana Pittman's turning point

Jana 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)

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Conversations Gold: Paralympian Christie Dawes is super/normal

The Tokyo Paralympics were Christie's seventh as a wheelchair racing competitor, but Christie almost gave up marathons after the 2013 Boston Marathon…

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Conversations Gold: The life of Anna Meares

Anna's stellar cycling career saw her smash Australian Olympic records and become the World Champion 11 times. Then to the surprise of many, she walk…

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Conversations Gold: Lisa Curry on winning gold and losing Jaimi

Swimmer 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, …

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Conversations Gold: Patrick Johnson's golden run

How a boy who grew up on a fishing trawler became the first man in Australia to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds (R)

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Bruce McAvaney — what a legend, what a champion

Bruce 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 c…

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Louise Kennedy on Belfast, bombs and a disastrous pav

Writer 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 bomb…

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