From the screen, the stage and the kitchen, the greatest voices on creativity, art and following their passions sit down for a Converastion with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski. Guests include musician Nick Cave, Hollywood's Jane Fonda and Masterchef's Poh Ling Yeow. In this collection of episodes, we’ve reached back into the rich archive and curated a selection of episodes where our guests speak about lived experiences and in the worlds of Art, Music, Cooking, Acting, Celebrity, following your dreams, overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome and critics etc. To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversationspodcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowskigo the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
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From the screen, the stage and the kitchen, the greatest voices on creativity, art and following their passions sit down for a Converastion with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski. Guests include musician Nick Cave, Hollywood's Jane Fonda and Masterchef's Poh Ling Yeow. In this collection of episodes, we’ve reached back into the rich archive and curated a selection of episodes where our guests speak about lived experiences and in the worlds of Art, Music, Cooking, Acting, Celebrity, following your dreams, overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome and critics etc. To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversationspodcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowskigo the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
Jane Fonda - on her activism and writing her own life script
Conversations: Art & Passions
45 minutes 19 seconds
5 years ago
Jane Fonda - on her activism and writing her own life script
Jane Fonda's big life has included Barbarella, activism, three husbands, workout videos and hair epiphanies. Now in her 80s, she's devoting her energy to raising awareness about climate change
Jane has lived her entire life in the public eye, as the daughter of acting aristocracy.
Her father Henry Fonda was a Hollywood legend by the time she was born.
Jane grew up to study acting with Lee Strasberg, and Marilyn Monroe was a classmate.
Then she went to Paris where she fell in love with French film director Roger Vadim, who cast her in a camp sci-fi romp called Barbarella.
But behind the public adoration, Jane was battling some big personal demons, including bulimia and the legacy of a shocking family tragedy.
In her 30s she began re-assessing her life and work, and became a leader of the anti-Vietnam War movement, earning her the nickname of Hanoi Jane from the American Press.
After the Vietnam War ended, she remained committed to political activism, so she released a series of workout videos to help fund change in America.
After two more marriages, Jane had an epiphany about her 'third act' of life.
She decided to devote it to helping change the world, and in her 80s she now devotes most of her time to raising awareness about climate change.
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To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, singers, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
Conversations: Art & Passions
From the screen, the stage and the kitchen, the greatest voices on creativity, art and following their passions sit down for a Converastion with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski. Guests include musician Nick Cave, Hollywood's Jane Fonda and Masterchef's Poh Ling Yeow. In this collection of episodes, we’ve reached back into the rich archive and curated a selection of episodes where our guests speak about lived experiences and in the worlds of Art, Music, Cooking, Acting, Celebrity, following your dreams, overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome and critics etc. To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversationspodcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowskigo the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
