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'People like me come and go' — RIP Neale Daniher
They don't though. The great Neale Daniher has died, as the footy world has long feared he might. For years he held off MND. He's a true hero to so many…
 • Tony Wilson
The perfect imperfect voice of Shirley Chisholm
One of the joys of starting Speakola was learning about Shirley Chisholm —Congresswoman, activist, and presidential candidate, and one of the great…
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Dream a little dream of Mum
My mum died a year ago. My eulogy to her is ep 58 of the podcast. I love sharing eulogies for loved ones on Speakola. Send me yours if you feel like it…
 • Tony Wilson
'We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland' — Easter Uprising, 1916
Padraic Pearse's proclamation on the 23rd of March 1916 outside the GPO in Dublin is surely one of the most courageous and self sacrificial speeches in…
 • Tony Wilson
'I am the greatest of all time!' — Billy Crystal's 15 Rounds — a tribute to Muhammad Ali
Local 3AW host Tony Moclair asked me this week who I'd pay to see speak. One I did pay to see was Billy Crystal, architect of the incredible '15 Rounds…
 • Tony Wilson
'In Dubai, it's Abu Dhabi, or as we say in Perth, Abu Derby'— RIP Dennis Cometti
Dennis Cometti has died. Overseas readers won't know him, but for Australians he was our Red Barber, our Jim Nantz, our Peter Drury.
 • Tony Wilson
NEW PODCAST EPISODE #61 — 'Singing for me is sweet relief', Meg Washington's TEDx talk, 2014
My guest on the podcast is singer-songwriter-screenwriter Meg Washington, whose TED talk on stuttering and the power of singing has had three million…
 • Tony Wilson
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