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Conversations: Archive: 2009-2011 — 667 episodes · page 1 of 7
Smokey Robinson's enduring love for music and Motown
Lee Child - creating Jack Reacher
Jackie Huggins pioneers positive change for Indigenous Australians
Science guru Dr Karl Kruszelnicki's richly diverse background
World-leading fertility expert Robert Winston on the reproductive evolution
Barbara Pocock discusses work, employment and industrial relations in Australia
Physiotherapist Leanne Bisset on her drive to help others
Warren Entsch's highly unconventional pathway to politics
Australian country music star Troy Cassar-Daley on his life of music
Ingrid van Beek successfully campaigned for Australia's first injecting centre
Colin Tatz explores life as an outsider through racial discrimination
John Rendall, Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and a lion called Christian
Megan Axelsen opens up about her ongoing battle with anorexia
Harry Gordon has documented Australia's Olympic history since 1956
Australian singer Paul Kelly shares stories behind his songs
Jack Marx with stories from Australian history that are too strange to be fiction
Helen Garner makes tough and tender fiction from life's sharp corners
Anna Gonzalez's story of loss, hope and leaving Spain
Richard Dawkins explains complex natural science in simpler terms
ALF 'living legend' Ron Barassi on life, sport and all that's in between
World-renowned milliner Stephen Jones shares his broad and boisterous career
Delia Falconer examines Australia's sexiest and most gaudy city: Sydney
Eoin Cameron shares the childhood experience that still haunts him today
David Astle adores wordplay, word puzzles and cryptic crosswords
Author Anna Funder shares her love for the stories of Berliners
This American Life creator Ira Glass on the art of storytelling
Chef Luke Nguyen shares his strong ties to Vietnamese food and culture
Eva Gabrielsson on her beloved Stieg Larsson and life after his passing
Polly Vacher's late love for taking flight and defying gravity
The late Diane Cilento's esteemed acting career and life
Paul Ham on his new history of the WW2 bombing of Japan
Paul Keating reflects on his time as Prime Minister of Australia
How Joseph Braude shadowed Moroccan detectives to trace a mystery
Cathrine Ann's remarkable journey from adversity to great wealth
How Morgan Parker used his lucrative career for philanthropic good
Paul Stanley's crusade to stop youth violence following his son's death
Carol Burns' success across Australian screens and stages
Linda Bryant on the hardships of forced adoption for mothers
Adam Kerezsy studies the aquatic creatures of Australia's desert rivers
A note from Richard Fidler
Jay Bahadur goes inside the dangerous world of Somalia's pirates
Annie Reuss on suffering and overcoming debilitating anxiety
Sheila Given on postive ageing and what motivates older people
Jonathan Franzen talks book tours and bird watching
Novelist SJ Watson found 'overnight success' with his debut, Before I Go To Sleep
Syd Kirkby was the first explorer to survey Antarctica
John Howard recounts being in Washington on September 11, 2001
Authors Anita Shreve and Kari Gislason on the secrets families keep
Former biologist Andrew Westoll helped recuperate rescued chimps
Karen Middleton sheds light on the reality of the Afghan war
The Bedroom Philosopher: musician, comedian and suburban poet
Fiona Harari recounts the spectacular demise of Justice Marcus Einfeld
Elena Kats-Chernin's prodigous gift for music and composing
A Sydney ferry disaster took the life of Robert and Kim Innes' daughter
Duncan McNab on his uncle's extraordinary WW2 Ethiopian exploits
Bryan Gaensler's endless wonder at the night sky and stars
Andrew Robb opens up about his private demons beyond public life
How Ray Anderson changed the way for industrial carbon footprints
9/11 survivor Genelle Guzman-McMillan tells her story
Rob Willis has captured Australia's folklore stories and songs
Dr J. Michael Davey's journey of childhood displacement
Elizabeth Ellis helped discover a rare and exquisite chest of national treasures
Stephen Sewell takes a playwright hiatus to publish his first novel
'From Hell' artist, Eddie Campbell's illustrations grace classics graphic novels
Maria Vandamme's devotion to classical music
Photographer Mike Bowers and journalist Paul Daley journey to Armageddon
James Morton's mission to create better Autism services for his son
Conversations special: Lost in Space
Geophysicist turned adventurer Mike McDowell's upscale expeditions
Professor Graham Martin specialises in suicide prevention
How Frank Camorra brought real Spanish food to Australia
Sophie Cunningham on her beloved city of Melbourne
Christine Nixon on life inside the Australian police force
Debby Cox has dedicated her life to protecting chimpanzees
Charles Massy's investigation into Australia's wool industry collapse
Normie Rowe's tumultuous years of pop success and war horror
Gerald Stone reflects on a successful career in Australian media
Criminologist Paul Wilson on the miscarriages of justice
Natalya Kolyada co-founded Belarus Free Theatre
The late Pat Thompson's electrifying singing career
Reg Livermore's theatrical success on Australia's best stages
Professor Frank Bowden specialises in infectious diseases and sexual health
Educator Ken Enderby's path in the promotion of peace
Bee Orsini's powerful journey from homelessness to advocacy
Phoebe Hart was born intersex and made a documentary about this rare condition
Mike Chapman: songwriter and producer for some of music's biggest names
McKenzie Wark weighs in on the intersection between media and culture
Stephanie Dale's journey from vegetarianism to hunting for food
Earl Morris protects others from human predators
Classical pianist Anna Goldsworthy learnt about life through music
John Nichols explains the importance of political reporting
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Cyndi O'Meara grew up in the biggest haemophiliac family in the world
Joyce Morgan and Conrad Walters on discovering Buddhist text, the Diamond Sutra
Detective Superintendent Brian Hay and fraud victim Joan Harrington
Paul Gilding explains our ugly and unavoidable climate crisis
Alison survived a vicious attack and now shares her inspiring story
Oren Siedler shares her bizzare double life upbringing
Gregor Salmon tells the true story of Australian Navy Divers
Father John Reilly's spiritual journey spanning over 60 years