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'We put away these women because for too many years we put away our conscience'
It's eleven years today since the then Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny delivered an apology to survivors of the Magdalene Laundries.
Apr 19
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Paul Keating said that `arguing with John was like wrestling with a column of smoke'
Australian author and speechwriter James Button delivered this eulogy for his father, Senator John Button on 15th April, 2008. He was also one of our…
Apr 15
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Paul Keating said that `arguing with John was like wrestling with a column of smoke'
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Five first week of April speeches
1. April 5th, 1968, The Mindless Menace of Violence This famous speech was delivered one day after Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, and a day…
Apr 9
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March 2024
'And so we ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love'
Speakola hasn't featured a Pope before, but here we are!
Mar 31
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE #54 — Comedy writer Declan Fay on speaking to kids in schools
Declan Fay has cowritten narrative comedy gems like Crossbread and Ronnie Chieng International Student. He also speaks to teens in schools about…
Mar 25
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'We are fighting mad'
Australia's wartime Prime Minister John Curtin delivered this radio address on 20 March 1942, one of the most famous speeches in Australian history.
Mar 19
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'We just won an Oscar' - an overlooked gem from Jamie Lee Curtis
We had our near annual chat on Sammy J's Breakfast show about great Oscars speeches. This is one I've not focused on before, but it made both of us tear…
Mar 19
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'We just won an Oscar' - an overlooked gem from Jamie Lee Curtis
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'This is now his time for choosing'
Nikki Haley's concession speech was a somewhat meek last stand of Republican resistance against the MAGA takeover of the party. She quoted Thatcher, and…
Mar 7
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'We’ll pretend like it’s only us and God and the Promised Land'
Assaf Harel is a comedian who hosted the long running 'Good Night' program. This was his last monolgue before the show ended. It's eerily prescient, and…
Mar 1
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'We’ll pretend like it’s only us and God and the Promised Land'
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February 2024
Old pollies never die, they just jam Taylor Swift lyrics into speeches
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a parliamentary valedictory speech this week, not so much as for the ages as for the Eras.
Feb 29
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Old pollies never die, they just jam Taylor Swift lyrics into speeches
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The Inspiring Top 5 — recent British poll
One of our speech spotters in the UK, Richard Cohen, spotted this poll that nudged its way into the national media there.
Feb 26
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‘Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband’
Yulia Navalaya’s accuses Russia’s leader of the murder he almost certainly committed, and calls on the world to keep fighting for freedom.
Feb 20
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‘Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband’
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