# speakola (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover speakola. Page: Feed: --- ## ['Singing for me is sweet relief': Meg Washington's TEDx speech about stuttering — Sydney, 2014](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/singing-for-me-is-sweet-relief-meg-washingtons-tedx-speech-about-stuttering-sydney-2014) _2026-02-19 · Speakola_ On 26th April 2014, Megan Washington delivered a TEDx Talk that immediately trended on Twitter, and has gone on to be viewed nearly three million times. It's a beautiful public declaration about her stutter, and has so many interesting and funny moments about what a stutter is, and how it affects the life of a public performer. In her own words, Meg ends her TED Talk with a TED Sing, and it's… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/e52d4a5c-cec4-4881-a265-b3f6005f163d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## [Steve Kilbey: 'We've been kicked off the best record companies in Australia!' — The Church's ARIA Hall of Fame induction, 7 November 2010, Sydney](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/steve-kilbey-weve-been-kicked-off-the-best-record-companies-in-australia-the-churchs-aria-hall-of-fame-induction-7-november-2010-sydney) _2025-12-01 · Speakola_ In 2010, The Church were reluctant inductees to the ARIA Rock Hall of Fame, and reluctant speakers too. Steve Kilbey says in this interview that they hadn't planned to speak, but felt the pressure to say something as every other inductee spoke beautifully before them. What he eventually delivered was an after dinner classic, a funny, virtually off the cuff speech about Australian music, the other… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/be35b5b8-c0ea-4b1e-a1a3-b3a600406898/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## [Dana Rubin: 'Throughout history, women have been changing the world with their voices', curator and author of Speaking While Female](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/dana-rubin-throughout-history-women-have-been-changing-the-world-with-their-voices-curator-and-author-of-speaking-while-female) _2025-06-24 · Speakola_ In March, I chatted to speech collector Dana Rubin for Women's History Month (there have been delays releasing the episode - my apologies, Dana). It's a great chat with a kindred spirit. Dana has created the Speaking While Female speech bank that showcases speeches by women across history and around the world. She also edited the book Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches By American… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/185ca15f-eae7-492f-9e61-b305005ff102/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## ['The bells of St Stephen's, tolling for Mum' — eulogy for Margaret Wilson by Tony Wilson, Melbourne, 2025](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/the-bells-of-st-stephens-tolling-for-mum-eulogy-for-margaret-wilson-by-tony-wilson-melbourne-2025) _2025-05-13 · Speakola_ My mother, Margaret Joan Wilson died on the 20th of April 2025 while I was away in Budapest. It was a big shock and a terrible day. We had a private family ceremony on 7th May and a more public celebration of life on the 8th. This speech was delivered at the second event. The text and video of the eulogy is up at Speakola newsletter and in the Speakola library. My brother Ned did the MCing and was… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/d5497927-3bfc-4f42-b073-b2dc015b23a9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## ['Bob, you're dead. Do you want a state funeral?' — John Safran's eulogy for Father Bob Maguire, May 2023, Melbourne, Australia](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/bob-youre-dead-do-you-want-a-state-funeral-john-safrans-eulogy-for-father-bob-maguire-may-2023-melbourne-australia) _2025-04-14 · Speakola_ Author & documentary maker John Safran talks in this episode about his eulogy for 'the People's Priest', Father Bob Maguire at St Patrick's Cathedral Melbourne in May 2023. He also discusses his latest book ' Squat' about his week squatting at Kaye West's LA Mansion and his creative life as Australia's best known 'valid troll' (to use John's own expression) Safran has a live show Squatting at… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/aa3f0f47-eee0-4eb3-bd61-b2bf00586014/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## ['Elon Musk will become the self appointed CEO of Mars' — Sammy J in Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate, 2018](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/elon-musk-will-become-the-self-appointed-ceo-of-ma) _2025-03-26 · Speakola_ Comedian Sammy J is a Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate regular. He is the interviewee for this first episode of 2025 and the feature speech is his opening argument for the negative team in 2018, ' That we must go to Mars' . Sammy J's currently touring show is 'The Kangaroo Effect' which is on in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in the next month or so. This years Melbourne… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/686bfe39-ffb7-4fe4-a3bd-b2ac004330a4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a) ## [The Speakola podcast returns & Tony's film hits cinemas (March 13-17th)](https://omny.fm/shows/speakola/the-speakola-podcast-returns-tonys-film-hits-cinem) _2025-03-03 · Speakola_ A brief update confirming that the podcast will resume in March 2025. Episodes have already been recorded with Sammy J (on comedy debates), John Safran (eulogy for Father Bob Maguire) and Dana Rubin (speech collector, Speaking While Female). I'm also announcing the release of our documentary 'Ange & The Boss - Puskas in Australia'. After selling out at the Greek Film Festival (second most viewed… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/cf92379f-6cb4-4ad2-8504-a7310004d9dd/1b4709dd-a21e-4a20-8b92-abab0099c438/5af2ede1-8cf5-4932-a4a5-b295002f96ab/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=5e68fa43-579f-43ab-a489-abab009a7e4a)