Program: Conversations

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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about — someone who has seen and done amazing things.

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Uncovering Tasmania's gruesome past

Cassandra Pybus exposes the secret trade of the skeletal remains of the first people of Tasmania. CW: This episode contains upsetting discussion about grave desecration and the trading of human remains

Published: 17h agoWed 8 May 2024 at 1:00amwith Richard Fidler

Cassandra Pybus- credit Peter Mathews 2019

Duration: 48 minutes 48 seconds

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Fantastic and fascinating fungi

Fungi have given us many gifts, from penicillin to food, but they can also be quite scary. Dr Alison Pouliot spends her time trying to explain these strange alien-like things, which do their most interesting work underground (R)

Ecologist and photographer Alison Pouliot with a giant mushroom.

Duration: 52 minutes 42 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 7 May 2024 at 4:00amwith Richard Fidler

Chris Haywood's life in character

The Australian actor looks back at his riotous life on camera, from Newsfront to Muriel's Wedding

Duration: 51 minutes 8 seconds

Published: MonMon 6 May 2024 at 4:00amwith Richard Fidler

The soup bar saving lives

Hana Assafiri was a child bride in her teens when she fought her way free of her violent husband. Then she built a new life helping other marginalised women (CW: the conversation discusses physical and sexual violence against women)

Duration: 53 minutes 54 seconds

Published: FriFri 3 May 2024 at 1:00amwith Sarah Kanowski

How our brains use autocorrect

Dr Margaret Moore is fascinated by our most mysterious organ - the brain. By looking at stroke survivors, she is trying to understand how brains work, how they don't, and how they predict the world around them

Margaret Moore (taken by Angus Brien from QBI)

Duration: 52 minutes 18 seconds

Published: ThuThu 2 May 2024 at 1:00amwith Sarah Kanowski

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Conversations from the Pacific

From the dramatic forests of Fiji, to the striking rivers of Papua New guinea, Conversations takes you into the Pacific to hear remarkable stories from our closest neighbours

The bow of a boat can be seen travelling toward an island in Fiji.

Published: 30 Jun 2023Fri 30 Jun 2023 at 3:36am

The Artist's Way

It's a tough road to success through the arts. What drives our artists and musicians to explore their vulnerabilities so publicly?

Stage light shines on a microphone, blurred and darkened background.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:20am

Amazing Science

From the depths of the ocean to far-away planets and into the human brain, let these scientific explorers astound you

A satellite in space with Earth in the background.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:21am

Secrets in the Suburbs

The Aussie 'burbs harbour many secrets. Learn about unassuming spy rings, neighbourhood cults, and curious mysteries solved in suburbia

A redacted document with "Top Secret" stamped on the front page.

Published: 18 Jan 2023Wed 18 Jan 2023 at 3:18am

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