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Solomon in a Singlet
I sometimes do a date search on Speakola to see what speech-aversaries are about. 27th June was the date of Andrew Rule's eulogy for his bushman father…
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE #59 — Dana Rubin, founder of Speaking While Female
Dana calls me a kindred spirit, and that's a nice way of looking at it. We're both speech collectors! Dana collects speeches by women for her Speaking…
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'We were the light of her life' — Stephen Colbert's tribute to his mother
When I was writing my eulogy for my Mum, I read through dozens of 'mother eulogies' on Speakola. I ended up quoting from this one. Stephen Colbert's…
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'I Warn You'
Perhaps the most politically famous guest I've had on Speakola podcast is former UK opposition leader Neil Kinnock. It's a great chat, and 'I Warn You…
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The greatest eulogy of all time
No, not mine, Alec Baldwin's
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May 2025

'This is all happening now' — Bruce Springsteen in Manchester
There have been many great speeches challenging the new totalitarianism in the United States. Few have done it more concisely, or powerfully, than Bruce…
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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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