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- Dec 27, 2025
Presenting Conversations
Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about — someone who has seen and done amazing things.
- Aug 1, 202333 min
The Girl Called Pocahontas
How do you uncover the true life of a woman whose existence is wrapped in myth, propaganda and a famous animated children’s movie?This is the true story of Matoaka - a young Powhatan girl who you probably know as Pocahontas. This is the mystery of a child, a hidden history and a stolen story.Audio courtesy of Missing Matoaka.This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts
- Jul 25, 202330 min
The Fever Tree Hunt
Most heists target gold, jewels or cash. This one targeted illegal seeds.As the British established their sprawling empire across the subcontinent and beyond, they encountered a formidable adversary — malaria. There was a cure — the bark of the Andean cinchona tree. The only problem? The Dutch and the French were also looking to corner the market in cinchona. And the trees themselves were under threat.Grab a gin and tonic and come with us to hear how a botanical empire took off — and gave birth to a quintessential cocktail.
- Jul 18, 202335 min
Zero Marks The Spot
It’s round. It has a hole in it. It symbolises nothing and yet it is the possibility of something... meet zero.The zero we know and love today is the foundation of our modern world. And we have India to thank for it; in particular one special Indian birch bark book — the Bakhshali manuscript.This is the story of how these fragile pages travelled to Oxford University and what their future looks like.This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts
- Jul 11, 202344 min
The Unfinished Prince
There's a body buried in the grounds of Windsor Castle whose real home is thousands of miles away. Since 2007, there have been calls for Prince Alamayu’s remains to be returned to Ethiopia.But how exactly did this young royal end up alone in England, and buried at Windsor Castle? To answer that we have to go back to 1868 to hear the message the British wanted to send that still reverberates to this day.This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC PodcastsIf this episode has raised any issues for you, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
- Jul 4, 202336 min
Bottles in the Basement
Deep in the cellars of one of England’s grandest country homes, covered in dirt and cobwebs, lay dozens of bottles of ancient rum.Their discovery set off a frenzy among collectors vying to own the oldest rum in the world. But where did they come from and who produced them? Sealed inside was the story of an enslaved people in one of the first overseas colonies of the British Empire - Barbados.This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts.
- Jun 27, 202341 min
The Head in the Library
In an old country town high school library there is a glass case that displays something highly unusual and, for some, confronting.Inside that glass case is a mummified head and according to its plaque, it was donated to Grafton High School in 1915.Now, over 100 years later, questions are being raised about where it really came from and whether it really belongs there.This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts.
- Jun 19, 20232 min
INTRODUCING — Stuff The British Stole | Series 3
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today the Empire's loot sits in museums, galleries, private collections and burial sites with polite plaques. But its history is often messier than the plaques suggest.In each episode of this global smash hit podcast, Walkley award-winning journalist, author and genetic potluck, Marc Fennell, takes you on the wild, evocative, sometimes funny, often tragic adventure of how these stolen treasures got to where they live today. These objects will ultimately help us see the modern world — and ourselves — in a different light.This is a co-production of the ABC and CBC Podcasts.
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About Stuff The British Stole
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today the Empire's loot sits in museums, galleries, private collections and burial sites with polite plaques. But its history is often messier than the plaques suggest.In each episode of this global smash hit podcast, Walkley award-winning journalist, author and genetic potluck, Marc Fennell, takes you on the wild, evocative, sometimes funny, often tragic adventure of how these stolen treasures got to where they live today. These objects will ultimately help us see the modern world — and ourselves — in a different light.This is a co-production between the ABC and CBC Canada.
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