Conversations

Presented by @rfidler & @SarahKanowski on ABC Radio. Stream via ABC Listen, or get the podcast. Australia's Most Downloaded Australian Podcast 2015-2020.

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Today it’s Sarah’s conversation with football legend @mat_rogers6 on football, family, stepping out of his Dad's shadow, and stealing the Queen's spoons.

(CW: mentions suicide)

https://t.co/C1f55R071I #podcast

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Today it's the story of Mat Rogers, one of Australia's most well-known footballers, on overcoming devastating loss, and growing beyond the shadow of his famous father.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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@WirlOfWirls @PubChoir @JorgensenAstrid Hi Tanya, thanks for the heads up. We've fixed the problem and it should be there shortly.

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Hear Sarah’s conversation with @JorgensenAstrid, director of Brisbane's Pub Choir.

Astrid shares the songs that shaped her and explains why it's not about you, darl, when you come to sing in a group:https://t.co/ouLOygOtG3 #podcast

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The best laugh you’ll hear this week on ⁦@abcconvos⁩ (& more than a few tears) https://t.co/yMUGpCEPvT

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Today, @JorgensenAstrid on the undeniable power of singing, and why you shouldn't expect to be any better at singing after she's done with you. @PubChoir

1105am ABC Local & 305pm @RadioNational

📸: Jacob Morrison

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Hear the story Chris Pepin-Neff today, a boy who lost his identical twin brother, and then grew up to help change history.

It's the remarkable life of @pepin_neff: https://t.co/JgLeR6DrtN #podcast (CW: Loss and grief)

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Today it's the story of @pepin_neff.

Chris grew up in a small town in Connecticut. When he was four, everything changed for his family.

Then he grew up to help change history for LGBTQI+.people in America.

1105am ABC Local & 305pm @RadioNational

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Hear independent member for Fowler @Dai_Le's harrowing story of coming to Australia as a child, and the sense of fairness that drew her into public life:https://t.co/lOZ9iRzTit #podcast

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Today it's @dai_le, the newly elected independent member for the seat of Fowler, with the story of how she and her mum and two sisters came to Australia, after the fall of Saigon.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

(Image: Dai as a child in Vietnam)

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Hear the conversation with Anna Kharzeeva about her life with her late grandmother Lena, cooking their way through an iconic Soviet-era cookbook.

Anna and her family recently fled Moscow after expressing support for Ukraine: https://t.co/gclzu9Neni #podcast

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Today it's food writer and cooking teacher Anna Kharzeeva, who recently had to flee Moscow after speaking out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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Today we remember Uncle Jack Charles, who used the stage to share painful and personal truths about being a Stolen Generations survivor.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that the program contains the voice of someone who has died.

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Today it's the story of Sam Vincent.

Sam's life changed forever when he got a call from his Mum saying his Dad had been in an accident.

Unexpectedly, Sam found himself taking over the family farm.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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Hear @dnewheiser's moving tale of faith, family, estrangement and reconciliation: https://t.co/RIbeVxfQ85 #podcast

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Today, it's a story of faith, family ruptures and reconciliations and the philosophy of hope with @dnewheiser.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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Today it's @AnthonyHamWrite with the story of Chris Clark, who worked for decades to save a corner of the Amazon, contending with fierce opposition, death threats and a friendly caiman called Lucy.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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Today a story of tsunami science, surfing, courage and a secret family history.

When Kaya Wilson came out to his parents as transgender, it unlocked a cache of family secrets: https://t.co/JgFHT3ilwJ #podcast

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Today it's the story of tsunami scientist and author Kaya Wilson.

When Kaya came out to his parents as transgender, he discovered the secret history of his family.

1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational

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Today it's @bytimbaker, who was in his early 50s when he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

The hormone therapy which saved Tim's life also fundamentally altered how he saw himself as a man: https://t.co/ziM82bS2Vo #podcast