Speakola
By 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, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a ‘speech of the week’ to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
Speakola, for all speeches great and small.
Latest episode
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We have been a collective failure — Brendan Gale's CEO address to players and officials, Richmond Football Club, March 2010
Brendan Gale who is CEO of AFL club Richmond Tigers talks about a whole of club address he delivered at the beginning of his tenure -
ARCHIVE: He is one of us ─ Don Watson on Prime Minister Paul Keating’s Eulogy to the Unknown Soldier, Remembrance Day, 1993
Re-release of interview with speechwriter Don Watson about Prime Minister Paul Keating's Eulogy to the Unknown Soldier, 11th November 1993 -
'Won't keep you, Les' — Andrew Rule's eulogy for Les Carlyon, Flemington, Melbourne, 2019
Journalist Andrew Rule talks about the eulogy he delivered for mentor and friend, Les Carlyon -
ARCHIVE: 'Lou was bigger than a legend' — Ron Joseph's eulogy for Lou Richards, RIP Ron Joseph
A tribute to footy administrator Ron Joseph who died this week, and a republish of his eulogy for Lou Richards -
You daughters of freedom — Prof. Clare Wright on Vida Goldstein's campaign launch speech as first English speaking woman to stand for national office, Portland, 1903
Professor Clare Wright reads and discusses Vida Goldstein historic campaign launch speech from 1903, which launched the first ever campaign for elected national office by a woman. -
No, Tony, I did not write the Misogyny Speech! — Speechwriter Michael Cooney on working for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, 2010-13
Interview with Michael Cooney who was speechwriter for Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, 2010-2013 -
Solomon in a singlet — Andrew Rule's eulogy for father Keith Rule, Lake Tyers, 1998
Award winning journalist Andrew Rule talks about and reads his eulogy for father Keith Rule delivered at Lake Tyers 1998. -
How to do a TED talk (or three) — Ruth Clare's 'The pain of hiding your true self', TEDx Melbourne, 2019
Ruth Clare talks about her three TED talks and gives advice on how to write a TED talk. She also discusses her memoir 'Enemy'. -
Best speeches of 2022 - Tony presents 'The Speakolies' on Triple R's The Grapevine
Tony pays his annual visit to Kulya Coulston and Dylan Bird on Triple R's The Grapevine to talk about best speeches of the year and award Speakolies. -
You're not my rock — Laura Lexx on her bride speech, Somerset, 2015
British comedian and author Laura Lexx talks about her very funny bride speech, and in particular the hilarious and lovely thank you she penned for husband Tom Livingstone.