Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchConversations 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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It's 'all sweet' for Tony Armstrong
Tony Armstrong felt like a failure when his AFL career ended. But he found his feet again, falling upwards into a different life, calling footy match…
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Lele's home under the Morning Star
Forced to flee West Papua, Lele's family wandered for years before coming to Australia. When they eventually received Australian citizenship and pass…
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