Great speeches from around the world

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes.We learn why, in 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution - the first country in the world to do so. And environmental historian Ellen Arnold reveals how water has shap ...  Show more

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.Our guest is Dr Elisabeth Fondren, Associate Professor of Journalism at St John's University in New York, USA.We start by hearing some groundbreaking frontline reporting from the B ...  Show more

In October 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard made an impromptu speech in the Australian parliament setting out the misogyny she endured for years as a prominent female politician. Ten years on, she discusses with Alex Collins her career defining-speech which has been viewed onli ...  Show more

In November 1967, the Maltese diplomat, Arvid Pardo, addressed the United Nations with a remarkable speech that shaped the laws governing the sea.Pardo's message is immortalised in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was adopted in 1982, and is now the fund ...  Show more

Today’s quote is from a forceful orator whose speeches hugely impacted the conversations around emancipation, feminism, and human rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King.  We give you highlights from his most well known speeches.  You will also get highlights from President Barack Obama's farewell address.  Along with this, the crew discuss many different topics from racism, mentoring, politics and more.  Tod ...  Show more