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Frances Whiting’s Humankind

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Deep conversations. Extraordinary people. Human stories. Frances Whiting is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and Australia's longest-running Sunday newspaper columnist. For more than 30 years, she has shared stories of heartache, triumph, love, and loss. Now, her new podcast from The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail takes you behind the scenes of her most candid interviews to reveal what it truly means to be human. In this limited series, Frances Whiting's Humankind, she shares her favourite conversations with politicians, celebrities, performers, and everyday people with vital stories to tell. Listen in as Frances sits down with wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, journalist Cheng Lei, Pub Choir’s Astrid Jorgensen, radio personality Robin Bailey, and a prominent Queensland police officer facing an unfathomable family tragedy. This is a podcast that draws you in and makes you cry, laugh, and feel. These are deep conversations that will stay with you long after they end. Hit follow to never miss an episode of Frances Whiting's Humankind. Read Frances’s columns at couriermail.com.au/journalists/fran-whiting and features at qweekend.com.au.