Conversations: Archive: 2009-2011

Anita Jacoby on tackling the beast of commerical TV

16 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast date Wednesday 16th September 2009

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

15 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 15 September 2009

Peter Baines on the harrowing task of identifying tsunami victims

14 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 14th September 2009

Bettina Arndt and Linda Jaivin discuss the female libido

11 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 11th September

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

10 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 10th September 2009

Psychologist Hugh Mackay on social analysis and writing fiction

09 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 9th September 2009

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

08 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 8th September 2009

Barry Heard pens his first novel inspired by a WWI veteran

07 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 7th September 2009

Mia Freedman discusses the unglamorous reality of the magazine world

04 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Friday 4th September 2009

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

03 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 3rd September 2009

Kat Armstrong helps female prisoners turn their lives around

02 Sep 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 2nd September 2009

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

01 Sep 2009

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Ross Fitzgerald hasn't touched alcohol for many years now. But it has been on his mind a lot recently, having co-written a fascinating account of alc...

John Long talks palaeontology, and Taryn Simon captures the unusual

31 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 31st August 2009

David Kilcullen discusses the complexities of guerrilla warfare

28 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 28th August 2009

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

27 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 27th August 2009

Antony Beevor on the human stories behind military history

25 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 25th August 2009

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

24 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 24th August 2009

Brian Sherman went from businessman to animal rights advocate

21 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 21st August 2009

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

20 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 20th August 2009

Mambo clothing founder Dare Jennings on creative pursuits

19 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 19th August 2009

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

18 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 18th August 2009

Elinor Wrobel

17 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 17th August 2009.

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

14 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Friday August 14th 2009

Historian Stephen Dando Collins unearths the Australian rabbit plague

13 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 13th August 2009

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

13 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 12th August 2009

Peter Thompson on the rise of multinational mining giant BHP Billiton

11 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 11th August 2009

Journalist Paul Daley recounts Australia's forgotten war

10 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 10th August 2009

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

07 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Friday 7th August 2009

Margie Greenway's accomplished and traditional life on the land

06 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 6th August 2009

Nicholas Jose on collating an anthology of Australian literature

05 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 5th August 2009

Sylvia Earle on her underwater life and marine conservation goals

04 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 4th August 2009

Conservationist Peter Allison's life as an African safari guide

03 Aug 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 3rd August 2009

Hughie Williams shares his ongoing passion for the union movement

31 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Friday 31st July 2009

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

30 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 30th July 2009

Father John Reilly's spiritual journey spanning over 60 years

29 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 29th July 2009

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

28 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 28th July 2009

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

27 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 27th July 2009

Maggie Hamilton investigates the alarming reality young girls face

24 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Friday 24thJuly 2009

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

23 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 23rd July 2009

John Brewster Jones gives a unique insight into Australian rock

22 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 22nd July 2009

Peter Hackworth's food businesses transformed 1950s Brisbane

21 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 21st July 2009

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

20 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 20th July 2009

Victor Bray's motor sport success and drag racing records

17 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 17th July 2009

Mark McGinness and Mark O'Brien

16 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Thursday 16th July 2009

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

15 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 15th July 2009

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

14 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Tuesday 14th July 2009

Gretel Killeen shares candid and funny insights into her first memoir

13 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 13th July 2009

James Castrission and Justin Jones' voyage across the Tasman

10 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Friday 10th July 2009

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

09 Jul 2009

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After being saved from lions by an elephant, Sally pledged herself to their survival

Maggie and Katie Noonan on bringing their music together

08 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 8th July 2009

Desmond Ross' adventures flying commercial planes and rescue helicopters

07 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 7th July 2009

Gregor Salmon investigates the thriving opium trade in Afghanistan

06 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 6th July 2009

Alison survived a vicious attack and now shares her inspiring story

03 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 3rd July 2009

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

02 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 2nd July 2009

How Heath Ducker overcame adversity to become a youth leader

01 Jul 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 1st July 2009

Leigh Sales' rise to the top of the journalism ranks

30 Jun 2009

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Leigh Sales began her career in Brisbane. After being told she had no future as a presenter in commercial TV, she applied for a job with the ABC in S...

Phil Ruthven on business analysis and interpreting the economy

29 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 29th June 2009

Lynne Hinton's philosophical approach to teaching children

26 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 26th June 2009

First time parents revisited

25 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 25th June 2009

Fiona Patten brought sex to the forefront of Australian politics

24 Jun 2009

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Fiona Patten describes herself as a voice for logic and common sense on the sex industry.

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

23 Jun 2009

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Emmanuel Jal

Former boxer Trevor King now works with drug addicts and alcoholics

22 Jun 2009

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Trevor King

Brian Sherman went from businessman to animal rights advocate

19 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 19 June 2009

Neil Armfield farewells a remarkable period in Australian theatre

18 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 18 2009

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

17 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 17th June 2009

Sarah Key on unconventional physiotherapy and her devastating loss

16 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 16th June 2009

Stephen Hough and his prolific impact on contemporary classical music

15 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 15th June 2009

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

12 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 12th June 2009

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

11 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 11th June 2009

Julie Leitch and Rocco Crino offer insights into Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

10 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 10th June 2009

Adam Gilchrist talks family life and cricket success

09 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 9th June 2009

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

08 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 8th June 2009

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

05 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 5th June 2009

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

04 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 4th June 2009

Chief economist Saul Eslake's knack for number-crunching

03 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 4th June 2009

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

02 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Syd Kirkby was the first explorer to survey Antarctica

01 Jun 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 1st June 2009

Close to cause: Janet Meagher's mental health advocacy

29 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 29th May 2009

George Friedman predicts 21st century political climates

28 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 28th May 2009

Jane Goodall's ground-breaking work with chimpanzees

27 May 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 27th May 2009

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

26 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 26th May 2009

Bill Leak illustrates the triumphs and follies of Australian politics

26 May 2009

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Artist Bill Leak had a nasty accident in 2008, when he fell from a balcony and landed on his head.

Author Mohammed Hanif and philosopher Mark Rowlands

22 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Friday 22nd May 2009

Emerging writer Tash Aw offers a fresh Malaysian voice

21 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 21st May 2009

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

20 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 20th May 2009

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

19 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Tuesday 19th May 2009

Aboriginal Pastor Bill Simon on living and working on the Block

18 May 2009

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As a boy taken from his family when he was just 10 years old, Bill Simon has known many people in his life who have done terrible things to him.

Christine Huxley shares the harrowing journey of her daughter Lauren

15 May 2009

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Broadcast Date Friday 15th May 2009

Simon Winchester tells the story of an eccentric microbiologist

14 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 14th May 2009

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

13 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Wednesday 13th May 2009

Bookey Peek: our Zimbabwe wildlife sanctuary

12 May 2009

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Bookey is passionate about the wild creatures with whom she shares a piece of land

Former detective Colin McLaren on his undercover career

11 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 11th May 2009

Sally Neighbour on a story she will never forget

08 May 2009

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Sally Neighbour has built a reputation, and won Walkley awards, for breaking tough stories on ABC TV's Four Corners.

Oren Siedler shares her bizzare parallel childhood

07 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 7th May 2009

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

06 May 2009

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Chantelle not only cares for her mother but she manages to study at university and be an advocate for young carers.

John Mattick discusses molecular biology and his mother's influence

05 May 2009

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John Mattick is Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Queensland, and co-founder of the Institute for Molecular Research.

Lloyd Bond's revered creative visions amid mental health struggles

04 May 2009

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Broadcast date: Monday 4th May 2009

Steve Van Dyck shares his fascination with Australian mammals

01 May 2009

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Broadcast date Monday 2nd February 2009

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

30 Apr 2009

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Broadcast date: Thursday 30th April 2009

Emily Rodda creates enchanting fictional worlds

29 Apr 2009

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Broadcast date Wednesday 29th April 2009