Beste Conversations With Richard Fidler podcasts (2024)

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From the Commonwealth Games to Everest and the Channel swim — Gerrard doesn’t need to see to believe 52:12

1d ago52:12

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Athlete Gerrard Gosens didn't realise he was blind until his first day at primary school. His adventurous spirit led him to become a three time Paralympian, climb Mt Everest, swim the English Channel, and perform the rhumba on Dancing With The Stars. This conversation talks about family life, family history, childhood memories, origin stories, trai…

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What Jack Reacher did next — Lee Child on our favourite lone wolf 51:42

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How a Birmingham boy became best-selling thriller writer, Lee Child, and the creator of one of the literary world's most popular loners. (R) James Grant grew up in Birmingham when it was a bustling industrial city. While huge workforces would pour of the factories as men ended their shifts and headed home on bicycles, for children, there wasn't muc…

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From the Pilbara to Perth and beyond — the Indigenous psychologist doing things differently 53:00

4d ago53:00

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Dr Tracy Westerman grew up in the Pilbara, where suicide and mental health issues have deeply scarred Indigenous communities. So this Nyamal woman decided to do something about it. Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman grew up in some of the most remote parts of Western Australia, moving from a station to a town called Useless Loop, eventually landing in th…

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How a famous, broken bible changed the story of a family 50:30

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Michael Visontay with the true tale of how fragments of a rare Gutenberg Bible were sold off, leaf by leaf, in New York in the 1920s, and how the sale of these books, chapters and verses changed the course of his own family. Some years ago journalist Michael Visontay was researching his family history when he stumbled upon the story of a man named …

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From Bankstown to the Barossa: the story of Maggie Beer 52:00

4d ago52:00

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Legendary cook, author, food producer and educator Maggie Beer had a circuitous path to the food world, which began when she left school at 14. (R) Legendary cook, author, food producer and educator Maggie Beer grew up in Lakemba in South-West Sydney, and got her first job when she was 14 years old. Maggie had to leave school early to go out to wor…

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Panic attacks, pride, the navy, and Nate Byrne 50:06

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In 2024 Nate Byrne went from presenting the weather to making the news when he acknowledged live on air that he was experiencing a panic attack. Keeping cool under pressure is a skill Nate developed in his first career as a Naval Officer, and perhaps also from his days as a go-go dancer in a Perth nightclub. Nate Byrne is the Weather Presenter on A…

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A life-changing quince, backyard butchery, and ethical food obsession 50:42

9d ago50:42

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Chef Ben Shewry was raised on a farm in Awakino in New Zealand, where his family harvested wild plants, eels and shellfish. After moving to Australia, he created one of the world's most acclaimed restaurants.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Lee Miller: surrealist photographer, war correspondent, and gourmet chef 51:48

11d ago51:48

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Antony Penrose grew up knowing little about his remarkable mother Lee Miller, who had studied with Man Ray in Paris, and become a model, a photographer, and a war correspondent. But then an unexpected find in the family attic changed everything. (R)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Helping people die on their own terms — why Bhawani became a VAD practitioner 53:00

12d ago53:00

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Bhawani O'Brien's first name means "giver of life" in Tamil, which is ironic she says, because one of the greatest privileges of her life has been helping more than 100 people in their dying moments as a voluntary assisted dying practitioner.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Kanye and me — why John Safran squatted in Ye's Hollyweird mansion 51:18

13d ago51:18

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Australian Gonzo author and documentary filmmaker John Safran has made a career out of getting into places he probably shouldn't be. He put his sanity on the line in his latest escapade — breaking into one of Kanye West's strange homes.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Changing prisoners' minds with Vedic meditation at Rikers Island 53:18

16d ago53:18

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Joh Jarvis was a high-flying boss when grief from a terrible loss began to overwhelm her. She tried therapy, yoga, and healthy eating. Then she found Vedic meditation, and the experience was 'psychedelic'.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A wild Bollywood adventure — from Sydney to Mumbai and back again 51:30

17d ago51:30

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Indian-Australian actor and playwright, Nicholas Brown on being cast as a villain, and what made him end his time in Mumbai for a different life back home.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Aunty Ruth Hegarty’s life of defiance, faith and finding her voice 52:48

18d ago52:48

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The hardship, cruelty and loneliness of the mission system during the Great Depression didn't crush Aunty Ruth Hegarty's spirit. She found her voice, God and her family (R)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Arnhem Land to Everest — surviving worst case scenarios in the wilderness 53:00

19d ago53:00

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From the unforgiving tropics of the Kokoda track to Mt Everest, wilderness guide Steve Ellis has made a career teaching bushcraft and survival skills to civilians and Defence personnel – and along the way he has survived his share of life-threatening situationsDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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I was a political prisoner in Myanmar — and I could never hate the Burmese 52:30

20d ago52:30

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Following the coup of 2021, Australian economist Sean Turnell received an email from a "secret friend", warning him he was being watched by Myanmar's military. Moments later, the police closed in on him.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The coal miner's daughter and the bride stripped bare 51:00

23d ago51:00

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From Wollongong to London, via Alice Springs, this is writer Nikki Gemmell on her deeply romantic life, and how she defied expectations to become a famous authorDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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A Sri Lankan hotel, a Harlem nightclub and orgasm-induced amnesia — Dasha Ross' epic adventures 52:54

24d ago52:54

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Dasha Ross' most epic adventures were chartered with her larger-than-life husband John Pinder, including the time they managed a beachside hotel in Sri Lanka. Things did not go as plannedDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Prostate cancer, testosterone and Tim Baker's masculinity 53:12

25d ago53:12

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When surf writer Tim Baker was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer, he had no idea how the hormones which saved his life would fundamentally change his experience of being a man (R)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder and how Penny loosened its anxiety-inducing grip 51:18

26d ago51:18

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Penny Moodie grew up consumed by catastrophic thoughts and developed habits to try to ward off impending doom. It turned out she had been living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (R)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Melbourne's seedy underbelly and the gangsters who run the joint 52:18

27d ago52:18

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They're violent and scary, some of them are madmen and others are convicted killers, but the gangsters who control organised crime syndicates in Melbourne are mostly just stupid, according to veteran crime reporter John SilvesterDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Play School's Noni Hazlehurst — Australia's TV mum 51:12

30d ago51:12

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Beloved Australian actor, Noni Hazlehurst looks back on her life on stage and screen.Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Kasey Chambers on how not to be a d***head 49:54

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The country music star remembers a childhood spent roaming the Nullarbor Plain, and the number one lesson she learned from her fatherDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Into the wild with Gina Chick 52:00

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Gina Chick, the winner of Alone Australia on her life as a creative, outrageous, nature-loving misfit who grew up to live through great depths of love, and grief (CW: discusses the death of a child)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Shakespeare's stories aren't boring — we are teaching them wrong way 49:06

1M ago49:06

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Irish journalist and author, Fintan O'Toole on how the Victorians changed the meaning of Shakespeare's plays, and how we can bring them back to lifeDoor Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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How Tolstoy and Chekhov schooled George Saunders on life's great lessons 49:42

1M ago49:42

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Writer George Saunders on how famous short stories by writers like Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol are like miniature models of the world and how they can teach us to transcend our own limitations (R)Door Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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From the Commonwealth Games to Everest and the Channel swim — Gerrard doesn’t need to see to believe 52:12

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What Jack Reacher did next — Lee Child on our favourite lone wolf 51:42

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From the Pilbara to Perth and beyond — the Indigenous psychologist doing things differently 53:00

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How a famous, broken bible changed the story of a family 50:30

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From Bankstown to the Barossa: the story of Maggie Beer 52:00

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Panic attacks, pride, the navy, and Nate Byrne 50:06

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A life-changing quince, backyard butchery, and ethical food obsession 50:42

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Lee Miller: surrealist photographer, war correspondent, and gourmet chef 51:48

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Helping people die on their own terms — why Bhawani became a VAD practitioner 53:00

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Kanye and me — why John Safran squatted in Ye's Hollyweird mansion 51:18

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Changing prisoners' minds with Vedic meditation at Rikers Island 53:18

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A wild Bollywood adventure — from Sydney to Mumbai and back again 51:30

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Aunty Ruth Hegarty’s life of defiance, faith and finding her voice 52:48

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Arnhem Land to Everest — surviving worst case scenarios in the wilderness 53:00

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I was a political prisoner in Myanmar — and I could never hate the Burmese 52:30

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The coal miner's daughter and the bride stripped bare 51:00

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A Sri Lankan hotel, a Harlem nightclub and orgasm-induced amnesia — Dasha Ross' epic adventures 52:54

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Prostate cancer, testosterone and Tim Baker's masculinity 53:12

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder and how Penny loosened its anxiety-inducing grip 51:18

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Melbourne's seedy underbelly and the gangsters who run the joint 52:18

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Play School's Noni Hazlehurst — Australia's TV mum 51:12

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Kasey Chambers on how not to be a d***head 49:54

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Into the wild with Gina Chick 52:00

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Shakespeare's stories aren't boring — we are teaching them wrong way 49:06

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How Tolstoy and Chekhov schooled George Saunders on life's great lessons 49:42

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