Spoken Gems » poetry

Jamie DeWolf: On L. Ron Hubbard

Michael — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:21:30 +0000

Great grandson of L. Ron Hubbard, Jamie DeWolf, about his great grandfather.

Michael — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:33:48 +0000

Mark Rylance’s acceptance speech for the Tony Awards in 2011.

In case you wonder, what he was talking about, it is a poem by Louis Jenkins

Michael — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:20:15 +0000

Poet Fatima Bhutto talks about the political situation in Pakistan.

Michael — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:38:46 +0000

Shawn Hawley at the National Poetry Slam 2010.

Michael — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:25:17 +0000

Tim Minchin’s poem ‘Storm’.

Michael — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:11:02 +0000

Derrick Brown performs the poem “The Victory Explosions” at the Junkyard Ghost Revival Tour.

Michael — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:30 +0000

Shane Koyczan tells the sad story of what a little boy taught him.

Found at Reddit. You can find the transcript in the comments.

Michael — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:32:38 +0000

Rives exposes a conspiracy at TED: the 4 a.m. meme.

Michael — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:02:12 +0000

Publisher Felix Dennis came to TED in 2004 to share one of his passions: poetry.

Michael — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:20:00 +0000

This is the second TED talk from this year’s conference.

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of "Eat, Pray, Love", talks about how she tries to handle the pressure of her success.