The Conversation Episodes Episode guide
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Nurses: Rose Kiwanuka and Subadhra Devi Rai
Caring around the clock for the sick and the dying in Uganda and Singapore
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Taxi Drivers: Iris Javed and Karin Holmström
Taxi drivers discuss life behind the wheel in New York and Stockholm
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Surfers: Cori Schumacher and Ishita Malaviya
India's first female professional surfer talks to former world champion Cori Schumacher
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Martial Artists: Norma Foster and Natália Falavigna
A Scottish karate referee and a Brazilian taekwondo champion share their experiences
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The Conversation Goes to School in South Africa
On the programme's first birthday, Kim and guests visit a girls' school in Johannesburg
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The Conversation goes to school in South Africa
On the programme's first birthday, Kim and guests visit a girls' school in Johannesburg
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Opera: Danielle de Niese and Pretty Yende
Sopranos from the US and South Africa talk vocal strength, languages and being a diva
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Farmers: Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir and Rashida Khan
Two women from Iceland and Australia discuss farming's toughest challenges
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Missing Relatives: Luz Villamil and Visaka Dharmadasa
A sister and a mother explain why grief is constant when a relative goes missing
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Living With Elephants: Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert
Two elephant conservationists share tales of their intelligence, empathy and tempers
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Funeral Directors: Nomthetho Zote and Lauren LeRoy
Running funeral homes in the US and South Africa and dealing death everyday.
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Gamers and Geeks: Jenny Brusk and Angelica Lim
A roboticist and a games developer on how and why they are making technology more human
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Surviving an Economic Crisis: Iliana Fokianaki and Bettina Rosenqvist
Two women from Greece and Venezuela swap stories of living through a financial meltdown
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Life in the Circus: Anastasia IV and Sarah Schwarz
Running away to the circus: a Polish hair-hanger and German wire walker discuss their act
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Inside Soap Operas: Simone Singh and Sarah Mayberry
What it's like to work on soap operas in India and Australia, on and off set.
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Migrants: Cynthia Masiyiwa and Mahboba Rawi
Leaving Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, two migrants discuss belonging to two cultures.
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Being Transgender: Isis King and Abhina Aher
Born in the wrong body? Making the transition from male to female in the US and India.
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Agony Aunts: Criselda Kananda and Xinran Xue
What it is like to listen to people's problems for a living in China and South Africa
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Entrepreneurs: Maureen Kamari and Serah Kanyua
Being your own boss in Nairobi: two women share stories of coping with success and failure
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Pilots: Niloofar Rahmani and Esther Mbabazi
How two pilots made their childhood dreams of flying a reality in Afghanistan and Rwanda
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Beatboxers: Bellatrix and Steff La Cheffe
Learn the art of human beatboxing with two of the best in the business
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Lawyers: Jane Serwanga and Niranjali Amerasinghe
Lawyers from Kenya and Sri Lanka talk about using the law to change lives
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Singers: Lisa Fischer and Kanika Kapoor
The voices of Lisa Fischer and Kanika Kapoor help the stars of stage and screen to shine
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Paralympians: Elizabeth Stone and Vanessa Low
Paralympians from Germany and Georgia share the personal stories behind their success
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Ballerinas: Lorena Feijoo and Kitty Phetla
Ballerinas from Cuba and South Africa talk perfection, humour and breaking tradition
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Racing Drivers: Tatiana Calderón and Ramona Karlsson
Two female racing car drivers from Colombia and Sweden chat about life on the circuit.
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Emergency workers: Maria Luisa Catrambone and 'Gardenia'
What it's like to save lives on a boat in the Mediterranean and a field hospital in Syria
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'Hijabistas': Hidaya Mohamad and Naballah Chi
Young muslims in Trinidad and Tokyo on 'modest' fashion and what not to ask them
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The boxers: Cecilia Braekhus and Hanna Gabriels
Boxing champions from Norway and Costa Rica reflect on life in and out of the ring
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Being 'Mixed Race': Kira Lea Dargin and Annina Chirade
An Australian-Aboriginal Russian woman and a Ghanaian-Austrian Londoner discuss identity