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it's the 21st of March which is World Down Syndrome Day. This 2018 speech at the UN by activist and actor John Franklin Stephens is a must-see. Funny and affecting.
It’s twenty years to the day since President George W Bush launched the Iraq War, while millions marched in opposition around the world, declaring what most of us suspected to be true — the pretext to war was concocted; there was no link between Saddam Hussein and September 11th;
Our guest on episode 36 of the podcast, Ron Joseph, died this week aged 77. He was a legendary footy administrator for the North Melbourne Kangaroos, and he gave a great eulogy for Lou Richards.
Former President Trump gave what Charlie Sykes called 'a dark, dark speech' at CPAC last week. It's so deeply unsettling. Here are some thoughts from somebody who reads a lot of speeches.

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My guest Prof. Clare Wright tells us about suffragist pioneer Vida Goldstein, who was the first woman to stand for elected office to a national…
I've gone through the Speakola library and found some great speeches by women, decade by decade, since 1910. This is part two which will take us from…
I've gone through the Speakola library and found some great speeches by women, decade by decade, since 1910. This is part one which will take us through…
It's 5 years since Mhairi Black became the first person to drop the C-bomb in British parliament. It was a speech on misogyny as a hate crime. She's one…
Michael Cooney was Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speechwriter from 2010-13. He didn't have anything to do with her most famous speech, but…
'Produce your voice, Mr Hughes!'Watch now (1 min) | The great Betty Boothroyd has died aged 93, the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons, and famous for her wit and…
My most recent Speakola segment on Sammy J's Breakfast show was about speeches by AI robots. Most were famous speeches from films, but one is an actual…
Oliver Stone teed off on successive US administrations at the WGA Awards of 2017, called out the warmongering, speaking beautifully about moral courage…
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