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Conversations

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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.

2363 - David Rankin: Gymea, Art and Lily
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  • 2363 - David Rankin: Gymea, Art and Lily

    Artist David Rankin grew up as the son of a bootmaker in suburban Sydney. He became an outback teacher, then  a a painter, before meeting the great love of his life, the writer Lily Brett

    Tue, 30 May 2023 - 52min
  • 2362 - Lessons from slime mould — a brainless blob

    Tanya Latty is an insect scientist with a quirky taste in pets, and a keen eye for detail. But it's the lessons from her brainless pet slime mould that she's most fascinated about

    Mon, 29 May 2023 - 49min
  • 2361 - Don Walker: the quiet bloke in Cold Chisel

    Don Walker has written some of Australia's greatest songs, and they keep coming. But rock and roll's resident 'quiet bloke' could have led a very different life

    Fri, 26 May 2023 - 43min
  • 2360 - Letting the tiger out of the cage

    Adventurers and extreme athletes, who jump off bridges and walk across deserts, have a reputation for being fearless daredevils who take unnecessary risks. But sport psychologist Dr Eric Brymer says feeling fear is vital to the mind of the adventurer

    Thu, 25 May 2023 - 53min
  • 2359 - Lessons from the Kingdom of Sargon

    Historian Peter Frankopan on how the earth's climate has shaped human history

    Wed, 24 May 2023 - 50min
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