Commencement: Speeches For The Class of 2021

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iHeartRadio knows how important the graduation ceremony is. After four long years of hard work, commencement offers one last moment to reflect before you toss your hat into the air and take on the world. We also know that because of these difficult times, a lot of graduates won’t get to attend their ceremony in person. So, we've partnered with some of the biggest names across industries, to write a commencement speech just for you.

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  • Fawn Claw
    Thank you! 🐾
    Hello! Thank you for making these! Me and my mum listened to them together. I just graduated high school. I’m going to collage for Marine biology sometime! I’m so exited and I hope you all keep making them! Keep going everyone, You can do it! Love, Dawn 🐾
  • Sen. Harry Reid
    iheart radio partners with murderers
    H.Clinton= multiple murders B.Obama= drone list , doesn’t matter since he was killing people of color from poor countries far away
  • Alanna_The_Llama
    Good and inspiring speeches!
    These are very inspiring speeches from celebrities who are role models that I look up.
  • hszoittrgvlksg cxxngzgh
    Love them 🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    Never stop making these
  • miami boys choir fan
    ...
    Can we get some Conservative speakers?
  • readthenible
    Read the bible
    Every single one of these are liberals. Yuk!
  • mc'keyla💗🌈🦄👙💗👚
    #iamspeechless 😊
    Hi I am mc’keyla mikalister I am 20 years old And I am a big fan of everybody’s on here this is an amazing experience I get to hear my favorite people talk about their life it is amazing 😉 #nocaronavirus
  • musicpro.
    THANK YOU
    I loved these so much!!!! DJ Khalid and KHALID! 🤭🤯🤯. I was so touched!!!!!! Wow thank you guys so much I’m a huge fannn -Nina Senior 2020👩🏽‍🎓
  • Maansi🐾
    Hope ❤️
    Just needed to hear this!! Brings me so much inspiration and positivity 🌻 Need to build resilience! These times are sure challenging but helped me learn and explore the other side of myself and everyone around me🎀
  • Virasana
    How generous!
    How generous of these people to take the time (and it is hard) to write down their kind thoughts and wisdom to share with grads. It is hopeful for a more positive and prosperous future. Right wing trumpers- why complain? Stop acting like the self-righteous entitled brats and stay and listen or go to your bubble. If you only follow fox and friends you will surprised - even shocked that the VAST MAJORITY of people disagree with you.
  • MontanaMadeMan
    What the actual heck??!
    Why only far liberal leftists??!! Why only leftist “celebrities”?? Why people who can’t string coherent sentences together??! This podcast was a great idea- terrible choices of “speakers”... Of all the great people in America you could choose from, you instead tap the bottom feeders for their “words of wisdom”. Hard Pass!
  • ¿yihtff?
    Hi
    Hello peps
  • Carol T, Roanoke, VA
    Great idea
    Please add the commencement speech given by Tom Hanks. A wonderful collection! I hope it remains available for a long time.
  • TitleTown214
    Much appreciated
    After so many years of hard work, this is a nice way to celebrate our graduates. I sent this to my niece who thought Melinda and Bill Gates were great. They are also my favorite episode. 😍
  • Gulzs
    No
    No thanks.
  • xxxherewego
    Awesome
    Love this podcast. No judgement!
  • Davidjkeys
    Superficial and non-personal
    What an impersonal and superficial way to reach a generation who probably will not seek out these speeches. Honestly with a company the size of iHeart, the commercial after commercial being jammed down listener’s throats on most podcasts were overwhelming. Speeches are general, hollow and fabricated “lessons” of nonsense. Just...nonsense.
  • OkieLane
    Inspiring Leadership when we lack it
    No one is blaming someone else, or trying to convince you that their way is the best way.
  • cather in the rylee
    This is amazing!
    This finally gave me the feeling that I have accomplished something by graduating!
  • ServeLeadInspire
    Wonderful idea and something that should become a yearly tradition!
    As a father of a daughter who is a Senior in High School this year I can’t tell you how much this means to her and me. Thank you for this as it has served us in both in a time of uncertainty but instills the hopes and dreams of tomorrow for this year and years to come. I hope this becomes a yearly tradition where more famous voices take the podcast stage and give future classes their perspectives on how to be the change we wish to see in the world. Any chance of posting the written transcripts of these great speeches? Thank you again!
  • Cori1
    Wonderful Advice
    Chelsea was hilarious and really enjoyed the rest
  • alannah127
    woody was horrible
    some were fantastic and would've given 5 stars, but "woody" was so patronizing and rude to the graduating class that it made me cringe and changed my entire opinion of the podcast:/
  • McCoy983
    Awesome speeches!!!
    Love that iHeart made so many speeches for those who couldn’t graduate in person. Woody and Coach K are my favorites.
  • jaym1414
    Inspirational!!
    So amazing to hear such great lessons from such a vast range of leaders! Love this, what a great idea!!
  • Marty1325
    Go Halsey!
    Very insightful. Love her and what she stands for
  • MStreet2000
    Love!
    What a fantastic way to commemorate this crazy time and celebrate the entire class of 2020! I can’t tell you who spoke at my graduation and this way students, among others can hear inspirational words of wisdom from those they look up too! Great job iHeart!
  • Hoopla Radio Fan
    Good Vibes
    What a positive show with amazing talent. Both nostalgic to hear a commencement speech and still inspiring for someone for someone who's been graduated from high school.... for a while ya know but not that long sheesh.
  • SA class of 93
    Thank you!
    Thank you for these messages—they are needed by all of us, not just the graduates. That said, how great to gift the class of 2020, who have been shorted in so many ways.
  • S.A.L.ATL
    Once in a Lifetime Collection!
    These are total time capsules for the weirdo times were in. Thank you so much for producing these!!! This series is so important! ❤️❤️❤️
  • podcast_err
    What a great gesture!
    This is a great way to offer these hard working students one small piece of normalcy in this unprecedented time.
  • Kbconalbyrne
    Awesome lineup of incredible speeches.
    Wish I’d had this as a graduate.
  • Laina Therrien
    Stupid
    Seems like a waste and just because of corona unfair to future generations
  • Miri722
    Awesome idea!!
    Looking forward to this podcast! As an alumni I Was thinking sadly about how sorry I was to see 2020 students not get their ceremonies n celebration ... n then I saw this and said...yes! They won’t be just grazed over n forgotten.. their gonna get something very special n uniquely memorable GO CLASS OF 2020!!! 🎓
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