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ABC News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
"Conversations - The Live Show' giveaway
'Conversations – The Live Show' will be at The Norwood Concert Hall to take fans behind the scenes of the country's most popular podcast. Tickets may have sold out to the Adelaide shows, but ABC Radio Adelaide can still get you there. Tune in to Mornings with Rory McClaren on 891 ABC Radio Adelaide from Monday 28 July to find out how you can win a merch pack and tickets to Conversations Live this August. Keep listening to Mornings on Friday 1 August when Richard Fidler joins Rory on-air to talk about the Live Show and share some of his stories behind the stories of Conversations over 20 years. Prize details One of four double passes to Conversations Live at The Norwood Concert Hall on 1 August 2025. One of four double passes to Conversations Live at The Norwood Concert Hall on 1 August 2025. A Conversations Live tote bag and T-shirt. How to win Listen to Mornings with Rory McClaren from Monday 28 July as Conversations is featured. Listen to with from Monday 28 July as is featured. Listen out for the audio of a well-known Conversations guest over the last 20 years and correctly identify who it is for your chance to win. Kickstart your mornings with Rory McClaren on ABC Radio Adelaide, 9am- 11am weekdays. Now we're talking Adelaide! Tune your radio to 891AM, listen live online at or download the free ABC listen app. for free listening on the go. Terms and Conditions
ABC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Conversations Live giveaway
Step into the world of Conversations — the podcast that's captured hearts and imaginations across Australia for nearly two decades. Join hosts Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler in Perth for an unforgettable live show that takes you behind the scenes of the country's most popular podcast. Find out more and book you seat. Tune in to Breakfast with Mark Gibson and Mornings with Nadia Mitsopoulos on 720 ABC Radio Perth from Monday 28 July to find out how you can win a merch pack and tickets to Conversations Live this August. Prize details 10 x double passes to Conversations Live at The Regal Theatre, Perth on 10 and 11 August 2025. A Conversations Live tote bag and T-shirt. Terms and Conditions
ABC News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Richard Fidler: The Volcano That Toppled Two Empires
What does a volcano in Iceland have to do with the religious and political struggles going on across the world today? Well it turns out, a LOT… Back in 536AD, the skies turned dark and the world cooled. It was all thanks to a massive volcanic eruption in Iceland, that no one even knew had happened. It led to a mysterious plague, a pandemic, which swept through the Roman and Persian Empires. In the great Byzantine city of Constantinople, it was said that 10,000 people were dying every day. Between plague and war, the world's two 'superpowers' were too distracted to notice that something major was happening on the Arabian peninsula. The Prophet Mohammed had united the tribes and, when he died, his followers started pushing north. Instead of encountering resistance, they were able to take huge swathes of the Roman Empire and completely destroy the Persian Empire. Richard Fidler, host of ABC Conversations and the author of The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, tells Marc Fennell (Stuff the British Stole, Mastermind) the incredible true story of how the language of Arabic and religion of Islam spread across the world, thanks (in part) to a natural disaster and climate change. Get in touch: Got a story for us? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at noonesawitcoming@
