The Speech Guys

The Speech Guys
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We're your newest old friends. Grab a seat around our fire and pour your favorite whiskey (if you're 21!). Let's catch up over life's nagging questions that have never gone away. Speeches or speech topics you want us to cover in an episode or series? Send your requests to Mike at thespeechguyspodcast@gmail.com!

  1. Sep 19

    "Rebellion", Ivan Karamazov | Speeches By Brothers

    The Speech Guys revisit Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1880 novel, The Brothers Karamazov, for the final installment of the Speeches By Brothers speech series.

  2. Aug 5

    "Easy Company War Recollections", E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment Veterans | Speeches By Brothers

    Matt hosts and Mike joins. Easy Company veterans were highly-trained paratroopers who served in some of the most dangerous circumstances of World War II, including the night before D-Day at Normandy. (Production note: Please be patient with Matt's audio quality as it goes in and out periodically.)

  3. Jul 27

    Liam McDonald | Biking for Babies

    In June, Liam McDonald bicycled 3,400 miles from California to Delaware as part of an expanded vision for Biking for Babies Summer Rides. Here, Recruiting and Marketing Director of Biking for Babies, Sarah Wiese interviews him about his incredible ride. "It's one thing to do something hard. It's a whole other thing to do something hard for someone else."

  4. Jun 26

    "Haunted By Waters" Norman Maclean | Speeches By Brothers

    Mike's brother, Dan, introduces. Ross and Matt chime in on Mr. Maclean's speech, dramatized in the 1992 film, A River Runs Through It, as well as the 1976 book. The speech clip comes from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3yZEqITfDw

  5. May 28

    "Our Last Name" Father Rob Johnson | Speeches By Brothers

    Another speech straight from the Johnson Family tree posts up in the Speech Guys' studio. Ross's older brother, Father Rob (Three Dogs North Podcast), gave this speech at his fall 2015 wedding.

  6. May 4

    "Concerning Hobbits" Bilbo Baggins | Speeches By Small Towners

    It's the last Speech(es) By Small Towners--best enjoyed with a Bud Lite, Miller Lite, or Coors Lite at your local American Legion or Knights of Columbus Hall.

  7. Mar 28

    "It All Turns on Affection" Wendell Berry | Speeches By Small Towners

    The gang's all here. Get cozy. Warm that affectionate heart of yours and learn how to be a Sticker... or Boomer... or a Sticker-Boomer... and look on at Port William with us. The speech was presented April 23rd, 2012 for the Jefferson Lecture as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities. https://events.tvworldwide.com/Events/NEH-2012-Jefferson-Lecture/VideoId/-1/UseHtml5/True Landon's blog post describing his meeting with Mr. Berry: https://ambrook.com/offrange/perspective/wendell-berry-kentucky-clearing-brush

  8. Feb 24

    "Labor's Millennium" Jonathon Baldwin Turner | Speeches By Small Towners

    I-L-L... I-N-I! The Speech Guys explore the University of Illinois origin story in the words of one of its founders, Jonathon Baldwin Turner. JBT envisioned a class of farmer shaped by experience and informed by agricultural science. Dave Biver, U of I graduate, Freeburg area native, and farmer ("The Straw Boss"!) fits the bill. He introduces the episode.

    "Labor's Millennium" Jonathon Baldwin Turner | Speeches By Small Towners
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We're your newest old friends. Grab a seat around our fire and pour your favorite whiskey (if you're 21!). Let's catch up over life's nagging questions that have never gone away. Speeches or speech topics you want us to cover in an episode or series? Send your requests to Mike at thespeechguyspodcast@gmail.com!

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  • Creator
    The Speech Guys
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Explicit

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