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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
    • 4.7 • 168 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.

    The boy from Halfway Creek

    The boy from Halfway Creek

    Troy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a country music cruise began to change his story (CW: discussion of suicidal ideation and suicide)

    • 53 min
    When Bonnie just kept paddling

    When Bonnie just kept paddling

    When Bonnie Hancock stumbled on a book in her local library, she got a gut feeling that refused to go away. And so she set off on a gruelling 12,700km journey around Australia on her surf ski

    • 53 min
    Uncovering Tasmania's gruesome past

    Uncovering Tasmania's gruesome past

    Cassandra Pybus exposes the secret trade of the skeletal remains of the first people of Tasmania. CW: This episode contains upsetting discussion about grave desecration and the trading of human remains

    • 48 min
    Fantastic and fascinating fungi

    Fantastic and fascinating fungi

    Fungi have given us many gifts, from penicillin to food, but they can also be quite scary. Dr Alison Pouliot spends her time trying to explain these strange alien-like things, which do their most interesting work underground (R)

    • 52 min
    Chris Haywood's life in character

    Chris Haywood's life in character

    The Australian actor looks back at his riotous life on camera, from Newsfront to Muriel's Wedding

    • 51 min
    The soup bar saving lives

    The soup bar saving lives

    Hana Assafiri was a child bride in her teens when she fought her way free of her violent husband. Then she built a new life helping other marginalised women (CW: the conversation discusses physical and sexual violence against women)

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
168 Ratings

168 Ratings

O’Hara Drive ,

Sleepless nights

So love this Podcast! Live in NIreland but family in Australia- hearing the lilting tones of the Southern Hemisphere keeps my heart connected to them all just a little bit more! Brendan Cowell’s Episode is the best! A wonderful story teller ❤️

nickyljames ,

Fantastic podcast

As an Australian living in the UK, I LIVE for this podcast! I’m a big fan of Richard Fidler as an author and historian, so I was delighted to learn about this podcast. Sarah & Richard have interesting conversations with a diverse range of guests, exploring a myriad of topics in a sensitive and engaging manner. Brilliant! Thank you ABC Australia!

123etcetc ,

A great podcast!

Australian friends recommended this podcast, and while I’m unfamiliar with all of the interviewees (I’m In the UK), I often get sucked in. Both interviewers have a very natural style and bring the best out.

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