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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
    • 4.4 • 11.5K 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.

    Joseph Tawadros – from Egypt with love

    Joseph Tawadros – from Egypt with love

    The oud virtuoso reflects on his path to the instrument, via a stamp collection and an Egyptian movie star

    • 51 min
    Crime writing, wallaby wrangling and possum washing

    Crime writing, wallaby wrangling and possum washing

    Best-selling crime writer Candice Fox has written 17 books. But she also has a second life hurtling around Sydney rescuing stranded wallabies, cockatoos, possums, lizards and frogs

    • 53 min
    The secret world of servos after dark

    The secret world of servos after dark

    David Goodwin spent years working the graveyard shift at his local service station in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. The grungy work quickly took over his life

    • 51 min
    Va — the sacred space between us

    Va — the sacred space between us

    Australia's first Pasifika university Professor, Jioji Ravulo was just a boy with the flu when a trip to his father's homeland turned him into a chief

    • 50 min
    Anton Clifford-Motopi on finding his full name

    Anton Clifford-Motopi on finding his full name

    Anton Clifford-Motopi didn't see a face that looked like his until he became a father. And it would take several more years before he learned who he truly was

    • 47 min
    On birds, fathers and fairy possums

    On birds, fathers and fairy possums

    Ecologist David Lindenmayer first went into the Mountain Ash forests of Victoria in search of the tiny Leadbeater Possum, and he discovered an amazing world of songbirds, rare gliders, and fierce leeches

    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
11.5K Ratings

11.5K Ratings

2571 laddi ,

Peter O’Brien

Just want to say thank you for your wonderful stories, I find myself engrossed in them from start to finish. Thank you so much 😊

Just listened to Dominic Riley the book binder seriously enjoyed every moment.
Thank you for all the great interviews 👌🙂

LizAnne S ,

Mary Beard

I was considering buying Beard’s book until I heard this episode when she dragged in the concept of a “trans” Emperor on very flimsy evidence”. Having listened to other podcasts and read quite extensively on Roman leaders and not seen anyone else make this wild link, I think I’ll spend my money elsewhere. (Talk about 2 + 2 = any number you like except 4.)

Conversations is usually an excellent podcast, but this one was off-putting because there was no challenge from Richard as to why others hadn’t made that same “discovery”.

Lin 79 ,

Conversations

The Willian McInnes conversation is absolutely brilliant and I’ve listened to it many time it’s so funny it’s a mood changer

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