Spend an hour in someone else's life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 132 days 4 hours 28 minutes
Louise Milligan on justice, family and Ireland
The investigative reporter reflects on her beloved Ringsend relatives and what drives her work holding powerful organisations to account (CW: discussion of suicide and confronting material)
Tom Gleeson: the hard man of Australian comedy
Tom Gleeson discovered and honed his distinctively caustic, laconic style of humour in some unlikely places (R)
Jellyfish, sharks, grease and goggles: the life of a marathon swimmer
Dean Summers became a long-distance ocean swimmer in midlife. Now he swims with sharks, jellyfish and bioluminescence in wild oceans around the world
The strange origins of our immense oceans
For writer James Bradley, the ocean is the connective tissue that holds all of life on Earth together. But how did it get here in the first place?
When the family circus comes to town
From the rodeo to the dining room table, this is a collection of strange, funny and sombre stories from real families
Glennon Doyle's untamed life
Glennon was the world's most famous Christian mummy blogger when she fell wildly in love with U.S Women's Soccer star Abby Wambach (R)
Ayesha is not an escape artist
Ayesha Jehangir left her rural village to get a better education; she left Pakistan to explore Afghanistan; and she left an abusive marriage to find her place in Australia. But she remains deeply proud of her Pashtun roots
How Bri Lee became incendiary
Bri Lee on the brutal series of events which began her life as a writer tackling injustice in our courts, the beauty industry, and in our schools (CW: description of legal processes relating to sexual assault)
Family folklore: spies, secrets and suffering
Phil Kafcaloudes grew up hearing stories about his legendary grandmother Olga, who became a spy for the British in WWII. When he grew up, he went in search of her story (R)
Jane Fonda - writing her own script
Jane Fonda's big life has included Barbarella, activism, three husbands, workout videos and hair epiphanies. Now in her 80s, she's devoting her energy to raising awareness about climate change (R)