On the eve of her wedding in India, The Outer Sanctum's Rana Hussein got a birds and the bees talk from her devout, hijab wearing, doctor, mother. She told the story at Comedy Republic's 'Stranger than Fiction' night, in hilarious and excruciating detail. The story is about two firsts, and as funny as the birds and the bees bit is, it's heartbreaking to hear about the other first that finishes this great piece of writing and speaking.

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Rana Hussein is the Inclusion and Diversity officer for Cricket Australia. She is also part of The Outer Sanctum team.

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On the eve of her wedding in India, <a href="https://www.outersanctum.com.au/">The Outer Sanctum's</a> Rana Hussein got a birds and the bees talk from her devout, hijab wearing, doctor, mother. She told the story at Comedy Republic's 'Stranger than Fiction' night, in hilarious and excruciating detail. The story is about two firsts, and as funny as the birds and the bees bit is, it's heartbreaking to hear about the other first that finishes this great piece of writing and speaking.
Speech audio courtesy of Comedy Republic. To see their MICF lineup visit <a href="https://comedyrepublic.com.au/">website</a>.
Rana Hussein is the Inclusion and Diversity officer for Cricket Australia. She is also part of <a href="https://www.outersanctum.com.au/">The Outer Sanctum</a> team.
Tony also spoke on the night, <a href="https://medium.com/@tonywilson_47327/believing-in-the-impossible-arden-street-1990-a048e0e2b13c">read this article</a>, and he'll put that audio up on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/speakola">patreon </a>.
Tony has <a href="https://www.tonywilsonauthor.com/">a new website</a> for the books he has written, including <a href="https://www.tonywilsonauthor.com/harry-highpants">Harry Highpants </a>mentioned in this episode.
Speakola has a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/speakola">Patreon page</a> which you can join If you want to offer regular support for as little as $3/mth. We also <a href="https://speakola.com/donate">welcome credit card donations,&nbsp; </a>which can be monthly or one off.
<a href="https://speakola.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=47c3d7d7251b07730b7f177e1&amp;id=31b03304d9">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> if you want a fortnightly email setting out great speeches by theme.
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@byTonyWilson on Twitter and Instagram.
Email comments or ideas to <a href="mailto:tony@speakola.com">tony@speakola.com&nbsp;</a>

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Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous – think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known. 

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Speakola is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola

<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a> is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Rana Hussein's hilarious and moving speech about the birds and the bees talk she received from her mother on the eve of her arranged marriage.

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