'I misled people, including even my wife'
It's eighteen years since Bill Clinton's address to the nation regarding the Monica Lewinsky affair.
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Do Meet Your Heroes — Jack's new podcast & Maddie's amazing speech
My 15 year old son Jack has cerebral palsy. He's a kid with many passions and quite a few idols, and he's thought of a way he might get to meet them! Does anyone know Jack Black? 😀
RIP Glen Hansard - 'Make art, make art!'
The Irish troubadour and Oscar winner has died aged 56 in a motorcycle accident. He left his mark on music and musicals, and delivered one of the warmest and best Oscars acceptance speeches.
Lumumba Vea — Congo's Living Statue
The DR Congo lost today in a heartbreaker to England. The World Cup therefore says goodbye to one of it's most dedicated and creatively dressed fans.
'So stop you if you can ‘cos you’re the England man!'
Before Carpool Karaoke, there was James Cordon singing badly by himself in a car.
'All right you sons of bitches' — military inspiration before D-Day
Did General Patton deliver his famous speech? He certainly did, but it was more a series of four to six speeches, and it wasn't identical each time — he was a brilliant ad libber.
'People like me come and go' — RIP Neale Daniher
They don't though. The great Neale Daniher has died, as the footy world has long feared he might. For years he held off MND. He's a true hero to so many of us. He changed the country.
The perfect imperfect voice of Shirley Chisholm
One of the joys of starting Speakola was learning about Shirley Chisholm —Congresswoman, activist, and presidential candidate, and one of the great speakers of all time.
Dream a little dream of Mum
My mum died a year ago. My eulogy to her is ep 58 of the podcast. I love sharing eulogies for loved ones on Speakola. Send me yours if you feel like it. I just need text, date, location and a photo.
'We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland' — Easter Uprising, 1916
Padraic Pearse's proclamation on the 23rd of March 1916 outside the GPO in Dublin is surely one of the most courageous and self sacrificial speeches in modern history.