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*This account was created by the program's creators* Named by iTunes Australia as 'Most Downloaded Podcast' 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2015. Conversations with draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and broadcast daily on ABC Local Radio and ABC Radio National. Visit our website for more information, to subscribe to the podcast, or browse 8 years of previous episodes: http://abc.net.au/conversations
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Crime writer Candice Fox - the time Mum rescued an echidna
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As a child, Candice knew her family wasn't what most people would consider normal.Their Christmas included lunch at Long Bay jail, where her father worked.And at home, her mother, Ocean, was rescuing lost people, and injured native animals; and collecting things from the council cleanup.In one 5-year period, Ocean fostered more than 140 children.To…
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Alexei Sayle: the life and times of the UK comedian and writer
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Alexei grew up in Liverpool, the son of ardent and eccentric communists.He was working in an experimental drama group when he auditioned for a new comedy club in London's Soho.The club became The Comedy Store - it introduced a new generation of comedians to the world, and changed the face of British comedy.After many years of performing in stand-up…
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Robert Forster on his friend and Go-Betweens co-founder, Grant McLennan
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Robert and Grant met as University of Queensland students in the mid 1970s.Grant was from North Queensland and determined to become a film auteur.Robert hailed from suburban Brisbane, and has said meeting Grant was like finding a 'long-lost friend'.When Robert persuaded Grant to join him in a band and taught him the fundamentals of bass guitar, the…
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Adoptee Saroo Brierley's incredible search for his Indian family (true story of 'Lion')
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Saroo was born in India. One night, when he was five, he went with his older brother to scrounge for food at a train station.He fell asleep in a train carriage which carried him away while he slept, across the country, to the huge city of Calcutta.Saroo found himself alone, with nothing but what he was wearing. He lived off the streets before being…
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