Reflecting on a year of phenomenal guests, we are bringing you a selection of the Best Conversations of 2024.
Jack Beaumont (not his real name) grew up in a turbulent family in Paris before joining the French Air Force as a young man. After a devastating mid-air accident, he joined the DGSE and became a French secret agent and he now uses his first-hand kno ... Show More
Yesterday
Mick Fanning on surfing, fighting off a great white shark, and losing three brothers
Mick won 3 world surfing titles, and famously punched a great white shark in South Africa. But his life out of the water has been threaded through with devastating loss, after the death of his three older brothers. (CW: loss and grief)Mick Fanning grew up on the Gold Coast in a r ... Show More
51m 56s
Apr 2026
Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters
Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ... Show More
49 m
Oct 8
Encore: A family story of growing up poor in Outback Queensland
Journalist Rick Morton on how his mum raised three children in poverty and the class disparities in Australia.Rick's family come from the vast country of Outback Queensland, near the Birdsville Track.His grandfather, George Morton, was a wealthy landholder and he ruled over his f ... Show More
52 m
Jun 2023
Episode 157 - DAVID BICKFORD - FROM LIFE AS A SPOOK TO WRITING A BOOK
Sonal talks to the former legal director of intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6, who is now turning his experience to write thrilling spy novels. This fascinating conversation covers his journey into the world of intelligence, some of his most memorable moments with the agencies, a ... Show More
19m 52s
Jun 2025
Deception Expert: How to Build Trust With Strangers And Spot Liars Instantly!
Andrew (Andy) Bustamante Podcast- Interview With Jack Neel. This is the 41st episode of the Jack Neel Podcast, where I discuss crime, business, and psychology with fascinating individuals. If you have any suggestions to make the content more engaging or requests for specific gues ... Show More
2h 26m
<p>David Clark interviews former MI6 officer and debut author <a href="https://twitter.com/Cb20226" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Charles Beaumont</a>, whose novel <a href= "https://www.canelo.co/books/a-spy-alone-charles-beaumont/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer n ... Show More
