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NEW PODCAST EPISODE #58 —Celebration of Life for Margaret Wilson
The most recent episode of the Speakola podcast is my eulogy for my mother, Margaret Wilson. It's included in this post too, as well as the other…
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Vale José 'Pepe' Mujica — 'We are promised a life of spending and squandering'
A truly remarkable life has come to an end. Guerrilla fighter, political prisoner, president — Pepe Mujica fought for Uruguay's downtrodden and against…
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'Have a great trip' — a eulogy for my mother
Vale Margaret Joan Wilson, 10 June 1945 - 21 April 2025
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April 2025

NEW PODCAST EPISODE #57 — John Safran's eulogy for Father Bob Maguire
'Bob, you're dead. Do you want a state funeral?' Australian author and documentary maker John Safran becomes my first two time guest on the podcast…
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'We must be clear eyed about the dangers that are building up in the world'
Another impressive and chilling address this time from Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, responding to Trump's Liberation Day tariffs.
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'The old relationship we had with the United States is over'
Can trade wars produce a 'We shall fight them on the beaches'? Probably not, but this might still be the speech of the year.
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March 2025

NEW PODCAST EPISODE #56 — 'That we must go to Mars'
Sammy J is the interviewee and the topics include standup, comedy debates, writing, Simba and his extended family, and his upcoming live tour 'The…
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Don't tell us now!
One of the risks of being a documentary maker is that people will pipe up in the Q&A and tell you amazing stories that needed to be in the documentary
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The 28th biggest film in the country!
We got some stats in and Ange & The Boss took over A$43,000 at the box office in its first week across 15 screens making us the 28th most successful…
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'Charming, heartwarming, inspirational' ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Our doco film Ange & The Boss has had some lovely reviews in its big cinema release week! Cam noticed that we out-starred an Oscar winner. Cop that Bong…
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How we got a mention on the biggest football podcast in the world!
Max Rushden came to our media screening at the Nova last weekend. Like Puskas before him, he's a big football fish, squirrelled away in Melbourne…
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'Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance'
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ended his State of the State address last week with a stunning reflection on authoritarianism, the Trump administration…
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