248 episodes
Conversations ABC Podcasts
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- Relationships
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4.6, 112 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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From the Festivals — James Rebanks the Herdwick shepherd
James explains the traditions, language and pleasures of shepherding in England's Lake District (R)
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Chasing Robert Cutter
When Darleen Bungey set out to uncover her father's past she discovered a Hollywood heartthrob and a singer whose records outsold Bing Crosby's
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Maira Kalman: 'I fall in love so many times during the day'
Maira's daily life as a New York-based artist who likes to paint trees, dogs and hats, and why the contents of her mother's closet became famous
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The pigment whisperer
One of the world's only master paint-makers, David Coles on how he found a life creating colours like Lapis Blue and Rose Madder (R)
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This is your Captain speaking
On 9/11 Captain Beverley Bass diverted her American Airlines jet to a tiny town in Newfoundland, along with thousands of other airspace refugees (R)
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With a shark under each arm: Dr Fish Feelings
Dr Culum Brown's work on fish cognition has proven fish have long memories, sharks have friends, and Sting Rays know it's the weekend
Customer Reviews
Best friend
Richard doesn’t know it but he is my old friend whom I’ve known for years and who lifts me out of myself and helps me to forget I have MS. He also shares his friends with me and they are all fascinating and delightful!
delightful
This is one of the most intelligent and relaxing podcasts that I listen to.
Love this podcast
Hosts have an amazing ability to draw out a story. Highlights that everyone has a story of interest, but it’s all in the telling
