Conversations: Archive: 2009-2011

Anthony 'LT' Menginie's life inside the notorious Pagan's Motorcycle Club

30 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 30 June 2011

David Nichols asks what it means to be a bogan

29 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 29 June 2011

The Pigram Brothers' on growing up in beautiful Broome

29 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 29 June 2011

Nigel Brennan's terrifying story of being kidnapped and held to ransom

28 Jun 2011

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Nigel and a fellow journalist were held captive in Somalia for ten months

Australian poet Robert Adamson shares his love for the natural world

27 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 26 June 2011

Michael Groom's adventures climbing the world's tallest mountains

24 Jun 2011

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Michael has climbed the six tallest mountains in the world, often against medical advice. After losing 1/3 of his feet to frostbite, he continued to ...

Michael Wesley discusses Australia's complacency in a changing world

23 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 23 June 2011

Driving instructors share their frustrations, fear and satisfaction

22 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 22 June 2011

Singer songwriter Dave Graney celebrates 30 years in the business

21 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 21 June 2011

Mark McKenna on the complex and controversial Manning Clark

20 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 20 June 2011

Tony Attwood and the truth of Asperger's Syndrome

17 Jun 2011

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Tony has done more than anyone to take us to the truth of what Asperger's really is

Perfume expert Michael Edwards on the business of fragrance

16 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 16 June 2011

Comic actor Jennifer Coolidge on the business of being funny in Hollywood

16 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 16 June 2011

Retired major Matina Jewell: peacekeeping in a war zone

15 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 15 June 2011

How Jim Frazier revolutionised wildlife cinematography

14 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 14 June 2011

Lawyer David Gillespie uncovers the startling truth about sugar

10 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 10 June 2011

Paul McGeogh on his Irish upbringing and fearless reporting

09 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 9 June 2011

Brian J O'Brien on teaching astronomy to astronauts

08 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 8 June 2011

Pamela Stephenson-Connolly and the psychology of sex

07 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 7 June 2011

Bullrider Willy Ropp was raised in an Amish family

07 Jun 2011

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Willy Ropp was one of 12 children, and with his family worked driving mules, ploughing fields, and planting corn - living "more like they lived back ...

Debra Oswald counts 'Offspring' amongst her TV scriptwriting successes

06 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 6 June 2011

Jeffrey Masson's work in animal psychology informs his view of human thought

03 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 3 June 2011

Daniel Swift shares war stories of the grandfather he never knew

02 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 2 June 2011

How Peter Lloyd went from being the reporter to the story

01 Jun 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 1 June 2011

Leslie Cannold asks the tough ethical questions that most of us avoid

31 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 31 May 2011

Lyn Beazley's passion for pursuing and promoting science

30 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 30 May 2011

'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham shares his writing process

27 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 27 May 2011

Kirsten McKenzie paints an engaging picture of Australia's colonial history

26 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 26 May 2011

Steven Ogden's progressive approach to life in the Anglican church

25 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 25 May 2011

How Anni Finsterer defied tragedy to pursue her dreams of acting

24 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 24 May 2011

Michael Connelly discusses his prolific body of crime fiction work

23 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 23 May 2011

Curt Stager's dedication to understanding and improving the natural world

20 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 20 May 2011

James Gleick's new book explores the history and flow of information

19 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 19 May 2011

Biographer Carolyn Burke has unravelled the true story of Edith Piaf

19 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 19 May 2011

Professor Naomi Oreskes debunks climate change misconceptions

18 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 18 May 2011

Fatima Bhutto's family story inside a Pakistani political dynasty

17 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 17 May 2011

Bob Connolly beautifully depicts the drama of life through film

16 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 16 May 2011

Why Susan Maushart disconnected her family from technology

13 May 2011

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Broadcast date Friday 13 May 2011

Ann O'Neill's journey of grief, acceptance and helping others

12 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 12 May 2011

Doug Thorncroft shares his adoration and celebration of Bon Scott

11 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 11 May 2011

Eoin Cameron shares the childhood experience that still haunts him today

10 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 10 May 2011

Sleep specialist Roger Allen on treating war veterans and soldiers

09 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 9 May 2011

Charlie Waterstreet's colourful life: behind ABC TV's 'Rake' series

06 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 6 May 2011

Jessica Rowe on mental health advocacy and personal adversity

05 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 5 May 2011

Michael Scheuer on counter-terrorism and what the West is doing wrong

04 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 4 May 2011

Lindsay Tanner on life inside Canberra politics

03 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 3 May 2011

Grandmaster Henry Sue on mastering the delicate art of kung fu

02 May 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 2 May 2011

Ian Brown shares the light and the dark of raising a disabled son

29 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 29 April 2011

Annie Reuss on suffering and overcoming debilitating anxiety

28 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 28 April 2011

Activist Rodney Croome forged the way for marriage equality

27 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 27 April 2011

David Cameron's archaeological exploration of the Anzac battlefields

21 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 21 April 2011

Conversations special: The Long Walk

20 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 20 April 2011

Jonty Bush: 2011 Young Australian of the Year

18 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 18 April 2011

NRL's Wayne Bennett on changing teams and loving the game

15 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 15 April 2011

Ruth Boydell reflects on the beauty of travelling solo

14 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 14 April 2011

Historian Stephen Dando-Collins tells the WW1 story of the Searle brothers

13 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 13 April 2011

Wildlife artist Chris McClelland's inspired career change

12 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 12 April 2011

Conversations special: Living on an Island - Tasmania

11 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 11 April 2011

Life of a foster parent: Andy Vestey, Gary Hall and Elizabeth Anderson

08 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 8 April 2011

Andrew Fowler on his most secretive subject: Julian Assange

07 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: 7th April 2011

Kay Saunders shares the stories of extraordinary Australian women

06 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 6 April 2011

Biologist Rod Seppelt has been to Antarctica more than 40 times

05 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 5 April 2011

Musician Ange Takats on her curious former life as a foreign correspondent

05 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 5 April 2011

Allan Kessing paid the price for exposing Australian Customs corruption

04 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 4 April 2011

Lily Bragge's wild, compelling and transformative memoirs

01 Apr 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 1 April 2011

Peter Fitzsimons with a gruesome tale from Australia's maritime history

31 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 31 March 2011

Paranormal investigator Alison Oborn has seen and heard very strange things

30 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 30 March 2011

Jockey Clare Lindop's rise from the racing stable to the Melbourne Cup

30 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 30 March 2011

Joe Bageant on the ordinary folk of the American heartland

29 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 29 March 2011

Andrew Wilkie's controversial path to Australian politics

28 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 28 March 2011

Cheesemaker Jane Bennett has found enormous professional success

25 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 25 March 2011

Kath Venn talks of her vibrant and busy life at 84

24 Mar 2011

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When Kath Venn came out of school in the war years she wanted to be a nurse, but found herself working for a union and then the Tasmania Labor Party....

Poet Geoff Goodfellow captures the 'everyday Australian' spirit

23 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 23 March 2011

Wine-maker Wolf Blass revolutionised the Australian wine industry

22 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 22 March 2011

Vietnam veteran 'Moose' Dunlop shares his experiences of PTSD

21 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 21 March 2011

Prolific photographer Douglas Kirkland shares his extensive collection

18 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 18 March 2011

Writer David Malouf ponders our eternal pursuit of happiness

17 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 17 March 2011

Charlotte Smith inherited an exquisite collection of designer clothes

17 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 17 March 2011

Arj Barker on comedy, growing up, and making people laugh

16 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 16 March 2011

Stand up comedy duo Kat Davidson and Mel Buttle

16 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 16 March 2011

Julietta Jameson travelled from the highs of success to the depths of grief after her mother's death

15 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 15 March 2011

Writer David Walker lost his sight and gained new perspective on memory

14 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 14 March 2011

African safari guide and conservationist Peter Allison

11 Mar 2011

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Peter's African adventures drew him back to the continent over and again

Hara Estroff Marano wants to see more risky play for children

10 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 10 March 2011

Nigel Poulton trains actors to fake fight scenes and swordplay

09 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 9 March 2011

Tim Jarvis' intrepid travels and globe-trotting adventures

08 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 8 March 2011

Kevin Weldon's fast-paced life: in the air, the surf, and the publishing world

07 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 7 March 2011

Zoe James shares stories of her remarkably quirky grandfather

07 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 7 March 2011

Niki Savva's journey from small town Cyprus to Canberra politics

04 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Friday 4 March 2011

Professor Mark Onslow has revolutionised stuttering treatments

03 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 3 March 2011

Pyotr Patrushev's compelling journey as a translator and refugee

02 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 2 March 2011

Why Jessica Smith became 2010 Naidoc Youth of the Year

01 Mar 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 1 March 2011

Conversations special: Lost in Space

28 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 28 February 2011

American music legend Darlene Love

25 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

A great backing singer takes her rightful place in the spotlight

Stephanie Dale's journey from vegetarianism to hunting for food

24 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 24 February 2011

Animal dentist Gary Wilson on getting up close with beastly teeth

24 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Thursday 24 February 2011

Jane McCredie is finding out what sets men and women apart

23 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 23 February 2011

Renowned chef Matt Moran went from kitchen hand to head chef

22 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 22 February 2011

Investigative writer Ray Moynihan tackles the health sector

21 Feb 2011

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Broadcast date: Monday 21 February 2011

Val McDermid and Jake Adelstein on writing crime fiction

18 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 18 February 2011