Conversations: Archive: 2009-2011

Mary Jo McVeigh works with children affected by trauma

18 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 18 March 2010

Jack Marx with stories from Australian history that are too strange to be fiction

17 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date March 17 2010

Chris Smither's traditional guitar blues, and how William Barton revolutionised the didgeridoo

16 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 16 March 2010

Charles Stewart's journey to uncovering the truth about his father

15 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 15 March 2010

Michael Stone shares his love and work for East Timor

12 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 12 March 2010

Pyotr Patrushev's compelling journey as a translator and refugee

11 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 11 March 2010

Geoff Gallop on mental health and his life after politics

10 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 10 March 2010

Rachael Dunlop studies the heart, and Simon Barker talks jazz drumming

09 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 9 March 2010

Ita Buttrose considers her upbringing, career success, and what's next

08 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 8 March 2010

Melanie Tait opens up about her decision to have lap band surgery

05 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 5 March 2010

Richard Dawkins explains complex natural science in simpler terms

04 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 4 March 2010

Smokey Robinson's enduring love for music and Motown

03 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 3 March 2010

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist David Finkel chronicles the horrors of war

02 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 2 March 2010

Chinese writer Xinran, and lie specialist Paul Ekman

01 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: March 1 March 2010

Peter Coaldrake discusses the nature of academia in Australia

26 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 25 February 2010

Mark Danner's exposure to the horrors of war and its sometimes surreal politics

25 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 25 February 2010

Linda Selvey on heading Greenpeace and making change in public health

24 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 24 February 2010

Ben Southall, winner of the world's best job and comedian Hannah Gadsby

23 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Part One — Hannah Gadsby

The Supremes' Mary Wilson on making it in Motown

22 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 22 February 2010

Mia Freedman discusses the unglamorous reality of the magazine world

19 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 19 February 2010

Michael Goldfarb on how the French Revolution shaped Jewish history

19 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 18 February 2010

John Fox is helping the mentally ill by offering friendship

17 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 17 February 2010

Harry Gordon has documented Australia's Olympic history since 1956

16 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 16 February 2010

How Frederika Steen's own journey inspired her work with migrants

15 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 15 February 2010

Mel Bridges' medical entrepreneurship is having major global impact

12 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Mel Bridges grew up in the country and begged his parents to buy him chemistry books to satsify his love of science.

Dr Estelle Lazer helped uncover the true story of Pompeii

11 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 11 February 2010

Ross McKinnon on botanic gardens and medicinal plants

10 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date February 10 2010

Val Bonney on training, loving and understanding dogs

09 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 9 February 2010

Storm chasers Marty Pouwelse and Anthony Cornelius, and Ian Bersten talks tea and coffee

08 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 8 February 2010

Jack Mundey is still every bit the urban conservationist

05 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Mundey has been described as a red, and a rabble rouser, and he's been both over the years. He's also officially an Australian Living Treasure.

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

04 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 4 February 2010

Tewodros Fekadu's long journey from Ethiopia to Australia

03 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 3 February 2010

Jeff Maynard tells the story of a forgotten Australian explorer

02 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 2 February 2010

How Lisa Gasteen's acclaimed opera career was suddenly halted

01 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 1 February 2010

Vikki Rose Graydon works with severely speech impaired children

29 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 29 January 2010

Toby Gough's compelling and spectacular theatre work

27 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 27 January 2010

Phil Ruthven on business analysis and interpreting the economy

25 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 25 January 2010

Astrophysicist Tamara Davis and the search for dark energy

22 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 22 January 2010

Elinor Wrobel helped establish Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

21 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 21 January 2010

Grant Page on the spectacular film stunts that made his career

20 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 20 January 2010

Clyde Thomson's devotion to the Royal Flying Doctor Service

19 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 19 January 2010

The funniest conversations from 2009

14 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Friday 11 December 2009

Smokey Robinson's enduring love for music and Motown

10 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Thursday 10 December 2009

Mungo McCullum's long view of politics, and Street Swag innovator Jeannie Madden

09 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Wednesday 9 December 2009

Rachael Harris' personal and professional life with Asperger's syndrome

08 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Tuesday 8 December 2009

Christine and James Lovatt's crossword and puzzle empire

07 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Monday 7 December 2009

Former boxer Trevor King now works with drug addicts and alcoholics

04 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Friday 4 December 2009

Maggie Dent offers her ideas on raising children

03 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Maggie believes in bringing up children who are resilient and who have a healthy self esteem.

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

02 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Wednesday 2 December 2009

Geoff Hannah's wooden cabinets are refined and delicate works of art

01 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 1 December 2009

Len Fisher on what makes up the science of everyday life

30 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 30 November 2009

Bettina Arndt and Linda Jaivin discuss the female libido

27 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 27 November 2009

Ash Abdollahi's body building lifestyle, and Bernadette O'Shea's champagne expertise

25 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 25 November 2009

How Tony Cochrane popularised motor racing in Australia

24 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 23 November 2009

John Eales talks sporting glory, teaching kids and life post-rugby

23 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 23 November 2009

Alex Miller tells why his writing success was a long time coming

20 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 20 November 2009

Bob McTavish and his 60s surfing revolution

19 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 19 November 2009

Musician Robert Forster's ten essential rules of rock

18 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 18 November 2009

Angus Emmott

17 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 17 November 2009

Alison survived a brutal attack meant to kill her

16 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Against all odds, Alison escaped a brutal attack on her life

Bernie Hobbs' dedication to science and protecting the natural world

13 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 13 November 2009

David Ward shares his adrenaline-fuelled career in emergency medicine

12 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 12 November 2009

Peter Grose on the shocking 1942 bomb attack on Darwin harbour

11 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Wednesday 11 November 2009

International harp duo Sebastien and Sayo Lipman

10 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 10 November 2009

Gerard Ryle is driven to investigate and expose fraud

09 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 9 November 2009

Gary McKay on the surgical teams who served in the Vietnam War

06 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 6 November 2009

Estelle Lazer helped uncover the true story of Pompeii

05 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Much has been learned through the study and analysis of bones found on the site of ancient Pompeii

How Jim Frazier revolutionised wildlife cinematography

04 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 4 November 2009

Leading scientist Mac Christie, and seeing politics differently with Annabel Crabb

03 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 3 November 2009

Ray Martin offers a candid reflection of his life story

02 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 2 November 2009

Debby Cox has dedicated her life to protecting chimpanzees

30 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 30 October 2009

Michael Bobka recalls the fall of the Berlin Wall

29 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 29 October 2009

Glen Chilton's search for the Labrador Duck, and Mark Tully's livestock mission

28 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 27 October 2009

Astrophysicist Tamara Davis and the search for dark energy

27 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 27 October 2009

Professor Graham Martin specialises in suicide prevention

26 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 26 October 2009

George Friedman predicts 21st century political climates

23 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 23 October 2009

Barry Humphries reflects on the enduring success of Dame Edna

22 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 22 October 2009

Gary Stone offers guidance as a military chaplain

21 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 21 October 2009

Broadcaster Richard Glover on friendship and physical labour

20 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 20 October 2009

Cheese connoisseur Lynne Tietzel's precise palate

19 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Lynne Tietzel loves really good cheese, and like any good wine connoisseur, she has a palate that can reveal the place of origin of the cheese she's ...

Stephanie Alexander's advice for cultivating good food

16 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 16 October 2009

World-renowned french horn player Barry Tuckwell

15 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 15 October 2009

Iola Mathews: rediscovering her creativity in her 60s

14 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 14 October 2009

Grant Page on the spectacular, terrifying work of a stuntman

13 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 12th October 2009

Wayson Choy on living well

09 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday October 9th 2009.

Urban strategist Jeb Brugmann explains how cities succeed

08 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday October 8th 2009

Jake Smith's collection of exquisite menus from imperial dinners

07 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday October 7 2009

Tim Soutphommasane and Professor Elizabeth Blackburn

06 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 6th October 2009

Rachael Harris' personal and professional life with Asperger's syndrome

02 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 2nd October 2009

Stephen Page tells ancient and contemporary Aboriginal stories through dance

01 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 1st October 2009

Foreign correspondents Greg Bearup and Lisa Upton's great Australian adventure

30 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 30th September 2009

Tracy Chevalier tells the story of Mary Anning, and Gregg Hurwitz reveals his exhaustive research process

29 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 29th September 2009

Kim Traill has told the stories of Russia for almost 20 years

28 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 28th September 2009

The ballet partnership of Li Cunxin and Mary McKendry, and director Peter Greenaway on cinema's evolution

25 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Friday 25th September 2009

Tom Keneally breathes life into Australia's colonial past

24 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Thursday 24th September 2009

Janet Meagher

23 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Brian O'Sullivan's sons drive his devotion to the muscular dystrophy cause

22 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Tuesday 22nd September 2009

Political writer Paul Kelly on the Keating and Howard governments

21 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date: Monday 21st September 2009

Maggie Tabberer on changing fashion for the better

18 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Friday 18th September 2009

Peter Meakin's life leading news and current affairs in Australia

17 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Thursday 16th September 2009