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Conversations: Archive: 2009-2011, 667 episodes. Page 6 of 7.

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501

Anita Jacoby on tackling the beast of commerical TV

502

Josephine Emery's gender reassignment, and Christian Lander on Stuff White People Like

503

Peter Baines on the harrowing task of identifying tsunami victims

504

Bettina Arndt and Linda Jaivin discuss the female libido

505

M J Hyland and Jeff Lindsay on writing from a killer's perspective

506

Psychologist Hugh Mackay on social analysis and writing fiction

507

Pixie Rourke on paradise living, and Chelsea Haywood's unusual glimpse of Tokyo

508

Barry Heard pens his first novel inspired by a WWI veteran

509

Mia Freedman discusses the unglamorous reality of the magazine world

510

Jack Marx's collection of sad, non-fiction stories from Australia's past

511

Kat Armstrong helps female prisoners turn their lives around

512

Ross Fitzgerald on the dangers of drinking, and woodblock artist Cressida Campbell

513

John Long talks palaeontology, and Taryn Simon captures the unusual

514

David Kilcullen discusses the complexities of guerrilla warfare

515

Larry Gray's kayak has taken him all over the world

516

Antony Beevor on the human stories behind military history

517

Clyde Thomson's enduring passion for the Royal Flying Doctor Service

518

Brian Sherman went from businessman to animal rights advocate

519

Ian David on writing for the small screen, and Ian Bersten talks tea and coffee

520

Mambo clothing founder Dare Jennings on creative pursuits

521

Ingrid Beek pioneered medically-supervised injecting, and top chef Nhut Huynh

522

Elinor Wrobel

523

Joe Esposito opens up about life as Elvis Presley's right-hand man

524

Historian Stephen Dando Collins unearths the Australian rabbit plague

525

Carlo Ratti on making cities work better, and Street Swag designer Jeannie Madden

526

Peter Thompson on the rise of multinational mining giant BHP Billiton

527

Journalist Paul Daley recounts Australia's forgotten war

528

Sean Dooley talks comedy, bird-watching, and family life

529

Margie Greenway's accomplished and traditional life on the land

530

Nicholas Jose on collating an anthology of Australian literature

531

Sylvia Earle on her underwater life and marine conservation goals

532

Conservationist Peter Allison's life as an African safari guide

533

Hughie Williams shares his ongoing passion for the union movement

534

David Lane's ancestors founded the once utopian 'New Australia'

535

Father John Reilly's spiritual journey spanning over 60 years

536

Sarah Blasko works with Bjorn, and Lyndal Barker on reuniting families

537

How Arthur Chaskalson made human rights history, and Justin Brooks on defending the wrongly convicted

538

Maggie Hamilton investigates the alarming reality young girls face

539

Geoff Cousins on art, community and life beyond the corporate world

540

John Brewster Jones gives a unique insight into Australian rock

541

Peter Hackworth's food businesses transformed 1950s Brisbane

542

Richard Guilliatt and Peter Hohnen uncover the truth about 'The Wolf' warship

543

Victor Bray's motor sport success and drag racing records

544

Mark McGinness and Mark O'Brien

545

Lamar Waldron thinks he's uncovered the truth behind JFK's assassination

546

Deborah Conway's new take on music as a festival artistic director

547

Gretel Killeen shares candid and funny insights into her first memoir

548

James Castrission and Justin Jones' voyage across the Tasman

549

Sally Henderson shares stories of life at an isolated safari camp in Botswana

550

Maggie and Katie Noonan on bringing their music together

551

Desmond Ross' adventures flying commercial planes and rescue helicopters

552

Gregor Salmon investigates the thriving opium trade in Afghanistan

553

Alison survived a vicious attack and now shares her inspiring story

554

John Jackson on why rocks can tell us the stories of our planet

555

How Heath Ducker overcame adversity to become a youth leader

556

Leigh Sales' rise to the top of the journalism ranks

557

Phil Ruthven on business analysis and interpreting the economy

558

Lynne Hinton's philosophical approach to teaching children

559

First time parents revisited

560

Fiona Patten brought sex to the forefront of Australian politics

561

Emmanuel Jal shares his experiences as a child soldier through hip hop music

562

Former boxer Trevor King now works with drug addicts and alcoholics

563

Brian Sherman went from businessman to animal rights advocate

564

Neil Armfield farewells a remarkable period in Australian theatre

565

Rory Flynn on growing up under fame, and Anh Do's path from refugee to comedian

566

Sarah Key on unconventional physiotherapy and her devastating loss

567

Stephen Hough and his prolific impact on contemporary classical music

568

Jeff Johnson shares his adventure walking across Australia's red centre

569

Sam Cutler tells stories of life within the Rolling Stones' inner-circle

570

Julie Leitch and Rocco Crino offer insights into Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

571

Adam Gilchrist talks family life and cricket success

572

Josh Deckard's life at the White House, and Judith Lucy on turning 40

573

The late Chris O'Brien on treating cancer and suffering it himself

574

Tony Maniaty first reported the death of the 'Balibo 5'

575

Chief economist Saul Eslake's knack for number-crunching

576

Media personality Dom Knight, and Dr Daniel Brown on an ear imbalance

577

Syd Kirkby was the first explorer to survey Antarctica

578

Close to cause: Janet Meagher's mental health advocacy

579

George Friedman predicts 21st century political climates

580

Jane Goodall's ground-breaking work with chimpanzees

581

Damian Scattini on suing for damages, and Marcus Westbury's Newcastle project

582

Bill Leak illustrates the triumphs and follies of Australian politics

583

Author Mohammed Hanif and philosopher Mark Rowlands

584

Emerging writer Tash Aw offers a fresh Malaysian voice

585

David Ebershoff on the life of Ann Eliza Young, and Marcus Chow's understanding of the universe

586

Neil James' plain English, and Katarina Stube and Jan Utzon on the Sydney Opera House

587

Aboriginal Pastor Bill Simon on living and working on the Block

588

Christine Huxley shares the harrowing journey of her daughter Lauren

589

Simon Winchester tells the story of an eccentric microbiologist

590

Heart disease specialist Roger Boyle, and Pete Hatemi talks human behaviour

591

Bookey Peek: our Zimbabwe wildlife sanctuary

592

Former detective Colin McLaren on his undercover career

593

Sally Neighbour on a story she will never forget

594

Oren Siedler shares her bizzare parallel childhood

595

Chantelle Day gives an honest account of life as a young carer

596

John Mattick discusses molecular biology and his mother's influence

597

Lloyd Bond's revered creative visions amid mental health struggles

598

Steve Van Dyck shares his fascination with Australian mammals

599

Diane Kirkby and Pat Geraghty on the Seaman's Union of Australia

600

Emily Rodda creates enchanting fictional worlds