Program: Conversations

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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about — someone who has seen and done amazing things.

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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 matches, hosting live television, and now writing a children's book.

Published: 19h agoWed 24 Jul 2024 at 1:00amwith Sarah Kanowski

Duration: 49 minutes 36 seconds

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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 passports, the family was finally able to travel to West Papua.

Duration: 46 minutes 48 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 23 Jul 2024 at 1:00amwith Richard Fidler

Tidying up the crematorium

When writer Lily Brett went to visit Auschwitz, the death camp both her parents had survived, she couldn't help but start tidying up the place where so many of her family had been murdered, and touching the ashes of what was left

Duration: 49 minutes 36 seconds

Published: MonMon 22 Jul 2024 at 1:00amwith Richard Fidler

PRESENTS — I Was Actually There | The Boxing Day tsunami 2004

I Was Actually There is a new ABC podcast featuring gripping stories told by people who witnessed history first-hand.

Boxing Day tsunami survivor Rebekah Giles sitting

Duration: 41 minutes

Published: SatSat 20 Jul 2024 at 6:00pm

The many magnificent, mysterious faces of Monte Punshon

Monte Punshon was 103 years old when she was crowned the world's oldest lesbian, but that wasn't how she summed up her extraordinary life. Historian Tessa Morris-Suzuki charts Monte's adventures through underground bars and secret clubs

A woman with grey hair looks into the camera, in front of a body of water and a snow-covered mountain.

Duration: 49 minutes 12 seconds

Published: FriFri 19 Jul 2024 at 1:00amwith Sarah Kanowski

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Conversations from the Pacific

From the dramatic forests of Fiji, to the striking rivers of Papua New guinea, Conversations takes you into the Pacific to hear remarkable stories from our closest neighbours

The bow of a boat can be seen travelling toward an island in Fiji.

Published: 30 Jun 2023Fri 30 Jun 2023 at 3:36am

The Artist's Way

It's a tough road to success through the arts. What drives our artists and musicians to explore their vulnerabilities so publicly?

Stage light shines on a microphone, blurred and darkened background.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:20am

Amazing Science

From the depths of the ocean to far-away planets and into the human brain, let these scientific explorers astound you

A satellite in space with Earth in the background.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:21am

Secrets in the Suburbs

The Aussie 'burbs harbour many secrets. Learn about unassuming spy rings, neighbourhood cults, and curious mysteries solved in suburbia

A redacted document with "Top Secret" stamped on the front page.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:18am

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