216 episodes

Spend an hour in someone else's life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 195 Ratings

Spend an hour in someone else's life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.

    Jarvis Cocker and the Pulp master plan

    Jarvis Cocker and the Pulp master plan

    The former frontman uncovered boxes from his adolescence in his attic, and he was amazed at his early, detailed plans to take over the music industry (R)

    • 51 min
    Sex, law, and life on Mars

    Sex, law, and life on Mars

    What would a human settlement on Mars look like? How would humans procreate in space? And what on earth is a 'snuggle tube'? These are all questions Dr Kelly Weinersmith is trying to answer

    • 53 min
    From Yale to psychiatric prison: the undoing of a brilliant friend

    From Yale to psychiatric prison: the undoing of a brilliant friend

    When Jonathan Rosen was a child he had a neighbourhood friend called Michael Laudor. Their very similar pathways in life dramatically, and darkly, diverged after they graduated from Yale University

    • 52 min
    Zoya Patel on horses and homecoming

    Zoya Patel on horses and homecoming

    When Zoya Patel became besotted with horses as a child, she could never have imagined how they would help shape her life and relationships

    • 52 min
    Shaun's giving heart

    Shaun's giving heart

    Shaun Christie-David's parents came to Australia fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka. By age 13, he knew he wanted to be a banker. But life inside the world of money and Maseratis was nothing like he'd imagined

    • 50 min
    Rescuing the forgotten animals of war

    Rescuing the forgotten animals of war

    Marcus Fillinger has taken his military experience and wildlife rescue charity to Ukraine, where, as a civilian, he evacuates abandoned lions, wolves and caracals from active war zones

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
195 Ratings

195 Ratings

Crocodilian ,

Interesting guests and a terrific interviewer

. . . Everyone and their brother is on the internet doing podcasts and interviews these days - Richard Fidler gets points for the rarest thing- skill in talking to people.

Deceptively simple, but pushes the story a long to the good bits and worth studying how he makes it look easy.

nyc to oz ,

Conversations

I absolutely love this program. Great stories well researched and very often completely surprising. A must podcast

Bolloncreek ,

Click go the shears boys

Great program on the shearer from Bollon, Cunamuulla n the west. Such people do make a difference n great giving them a voice and hearing of their achievements. Hearing from the everyday people brings sanity to the stillness that we are exposed to daily. The two interviewers of this podcast make Conversations worth listening to.

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