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Conversations ABC listen
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- Society & Culture
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4.4 • 11.7K Ratings
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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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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 chucked a sickie one day while working as a public servant, the past 50 years of Australian sport might have sounded very different
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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 bombed, they decided to move south, where Louise trained as a chef. But after decades of working in the kitchen, a chance invitation to a writer's group lead to an unexpected new career (R)
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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. This is why Tony isn't scared of failing anymore
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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. But Lele's homecoming journey was bittersweet, after tragedy struck
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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
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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. Hear what it was like to be a police sniper tasked with handling the gunman at the Port Arthur massacre; how it felt to be a teenager seeing The Beatles during their record-breaking 1964 Adelaide visit; and how one man survived being trapped 1km underground for 14 days, after the Beaconsfield mine collapse.
Follow the I Was Actually There podcast on ABC listen.
In this episode, Rebekah Giles and her boyfriend were enjoying a last-minute Christmas holiday in Thailand when the deadliest tsunami in recorded history struck. Rebekah recounts her remarkable survival, from the moment a torrent of water blew apart her beachfront hut on Phi Phi Island.
Customer Reviews
Great accompaniment to NAIDOC week
Really enjoying the spotlight on Aboriginal guests this week!
Stories to be engrossed in😊
I love listening to peoples life stories with all the many good bad & ugly aspects & how it turned out 😊
Richard is a national treasure
Five Stars when it’s Richard interviewing. He’s a master conversationalist, truly gifted. These podcasts over many years have introduced me to a wider world, leading me to learn about things I never thought I’d be interested in, discover new areas of interest and authors to read. This podcast is a reliable happy place.