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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…

Mar 24

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…

Mar 21

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…

Mar 20

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…

Mar 17

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…

Mar 15

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…

Mar 10

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…

Mar 8

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…

Mar 6

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…

Mar 3

February 2023

'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…

Feb 28

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…

Feb 27

Oliver Stone teed off on successive US administrations at the WGA Awards of 2017, called out the warmongering, speaking beautifully about moral courage…

Feb 23

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