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Dec 2018
47m 35s

Best Of: A Conversation With Richard Fid...

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About this episode

Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the 3 years. First up? The man known for his conversations, Richard Fidler...

Richard Fidler doesn’t like to be interviewed. But he does like interviewing other people. He records up to 300 Conversations a year as the host of Conversations on ABC radio. But he very rarely gets interviewed himself.

So when Mia asked him onto my podcast a few years ago, he was a little hesitant. But, ever the professional - he let her pick his brains about what goes into making the perfect interview. His time in the Doug Anthony Allstars, life as a parent and his best advice...

Here’s the interview king, Richard Fidler…

This interview was originally published in September 2016.

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Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Richard Fidler.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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