New Podcast Explores Greatest Speeches In History

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We remember great speeches for generations. 

Not just because of what was said, but because of what is still being said, when we think about those words against the backdrop of our current circumstances.

It Was Said, a new podcast documentary series focused on some of the most important, impactful and relevant speeches in history, is now live on RADIO.COM, and everywhere podcasts are available.

For the project, leading premium podcast company Cadence13, expanded its partnership with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham and HISTORY.

Drawing on a selection of speeches from powerful figures in history like Martin Luther King, Jr., Ronald Reagan, JFK, RFK, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Lewis, Edward R. Murrow, and Barbara Jordan, Meacham will offer expert insight and analysis into their origins, the orator, the context of the times they were given, why they are still relevant today, and the importance of never forgetting them. 

Each episode of this documentary podcast series will also bring together some of the top historians, authors and journalists relevant to each respective speech and figure.

Throughout the course of ten episodes, It Was Said will feature brave and bold words that would shape history and whose messages are incredibly relevant today, and for generations to come, including:

  • Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” April 3rd, 1968 
  • Robert F. Kennedy, unscripted eulogy of the assignation of Martin Luther King Jr., April 4th, 1968
  • Barack Obama, Charleston, SC Eulogy, June 26th, 2015
  • Meghan McCain, eulogy for her late father, John McCain, September 1st, 2018
  • Ronald Reagan, farewell address, January 11th, 1989
  • Barbara Jordan, delivers the first ever African-American Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention, July 1976
  • Edward R. Murrow, closing remarks on Joseph McCarthy, 1954 “See It Now”
  • Hillary Clinton, Women’s Rights are Human Rights speech as First Lady, September 5th, 1995, at the United Nations Fourth World Conference in Beijing
  • John Lewis, March on Washington, August 28th, 1963
  • JFK, Inauguration Address, January 20th, 1961 

 It Was Said is now available, on Apple Podcasts, RADIO.COM, Spotify, and everywhere podcasts are available.

Listen to the trailer and subscribe to the series here: http://bit.ly/ItWasSaid.