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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.

    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

4.4 out of 5
11.5K Ratings

11.5K Ratings

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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 👌🙂

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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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