Speakola
Speakola
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 – think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known. 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, …Social links:
Follow the podcast:
70 clip(s)
- 1
'Singing for me is sweet relief': Meg Washington's TEDx speech about stuttering — Sydney, 20141:04:33 - 2
Steve Kilbey: 'We've been kicked off the best record companies in Australia!' — The Church's ARIA Hall of Fame induction, 7 November 2010, Sydney1:07:39 - 3
Dana Rubin: 'Throughout history, women have been changing the world with their voices', curator and author of Speaking While Female1:03:02 - 4
'The bells of St Stephen's, tolling for Mum' — eulogy for Margaret Wilson by Tony Wilson, Melbourne, 202523:37 - 5
'Bob, you're dead. Do you want a state funeral?' — John Safran's eulogy for Father Bob Maguire, May 2023, Melbourne, Australia1:13:48 - 6
'Elon Musk will become the self appointed CEO of Mars' — Sammy J in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate, 20181:04:10 - 7
The Speakola podcast returns & Tony's film hits cinemas (March 13-17th)07:15 - 8
'The greatest man I ever knew' — Andrew Moran's eulogy for father Lawrence Moran, Melbourne 202354:37 - 9
Year 9s can smell fear — Declan Fay's tips and stories about speaking in schools, Eltham High Valedictory, 20231:40:21 - 10
'Laughter is the closest distance' — Jules Schiller's tips for the Best Man speech, Tony and Kate's wedding, 20031:03:07 - View more clips