diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7c5566e..12ba53a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from time import sleep
 from random import choice
 from string import ascii_lowercase, digits
+from playsound import playsound
+import pyttsx3
 
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 import db
 
+ttsEngine = pyttsx3.init('espeak')
+ttsEngine.setProperty('voice', 'female3')
+ttsEngine.setProperty('speed', 75)
 log = logging.getLogger("main")
 
+
 db.create_transmissions_table()
 
 class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
@@ -59,9 +65,9 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
         self.play_box.set_orientation(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
         self.play_box.set_spacing(pad)
 
-        self.synthesize_listen_box = Gtk.Box()
-        self.synthesize_listen_box.set_orientation(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
-        self.synthesize_listen_box.set_spacing(pad)
+        self.clear_play_box = Gtk.Box()
+        self.clear_play_box.set_orientation(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
+        self.clear_play_box.set_spacing(pad)
 
         self.clear_save_box = Gtk.Box()
         self.clear_save_box.set_orientation(Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
         self.message_scroll_window = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
         self.message = Gtk.TextView()
         self.message.get_buffer().connect("changed", self.update_save_button)
+        self.message.set_wrap_mode(Gtk.WrapMode.WORD)
 
         self.calendar = Gtk.Calendar()
         self.calendar.connect("day-selected", self.on_date_picked)
@@ -123,8 +130,8 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
         self.play_label = Gtk.Label(label="enable this message?")
         self.play_switch = Gtk.Switch()
 
-        self.synthesize_button = Gtk.Button(label="synthesize")
-        self.listen_button = Gtk.Button(label="listen")
+        self.play_button = Gtk.Button(label="play")
+        self.play_button.connect("clicked", self.on_play_clicked)
         self.clear_button = Gtk.Button(label="clear")
         self.clear_button.connect("clicked", self.clear_transmission)
         self.save_button = Gtk.Button(label="save")
@@ -133,8 +140,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
 
         # we need to put the buttons in a sizegroup to make the synthesize button the same length as the rest
         self.right_sizegroup = Gtk.SizeGroup(mode=Gtk.SizeGroupMode.HORIZONTAL)
-        self.right_sizegroup.add_widget(self.synthesize_button)
-        self.right_sizegroup.add_widget(self.listen_button)
+        self.right_sizegroup.add_widget(self.play_button)
         self.right_sizegroup.add_widget(self.clear_button)
         self.right_sizegroup.add_widget(self.save_button)
 
@@ -166,12 +172,11 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
         self.play_box.pack_start(self.play_label, True, True, 0)
         self.play_box.pack_start(self.play_switch, False, False, 0)
 
-        self.right_box.pack_start(self.synthesize_listen_box, False, True, 0)
-        self.synthesize_listen_box.pack_start(self.synthesize_button, True, True, 0)
-        self.synthesize_listen_box.pack_start(self.listen_button, True, True, 0)
+        self.right_box.pack_start(self.clear_play_box, False, True, 0)
+        self.clear_play_box.pack_start(self.clear_button, True, True, 0)
+        self.clear_play_box.pack_start(self.play_button, True, True, 0)
 
         self.right_box.pack_start(self.clear_save_box, False, True, pad)
-        self.clear_save_box.pack_start(self.clear_button, True, True, 0)
         self.clear_save_box.pack_start(self.save_button, True, True, 0)
 
 ############################## Helper functions #############################
@@ -266,6 +271,17 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
         except TypeError:
             self.clear_transmission()
 
+    def on_play_clicked(self, user_data):
+        messageBuffer = self.message.get_buffer()
+        startIter, endIter = messageBuffer.get_bounds()
+        message = messageBuffer.get_text(startIter, endIter, False)
+        text = "Author: %s, Title: %s. Message: %s" % (
+                            self.author.get_buffer().get_text(),\
+                            self.title.get_buffer().get_text(),\
+                            message)
+        ttsEngine.say(text)
+        ttsEngine.runAndWait()
+
     def on_transmission_saved(self, user_data):
         uid =  self.transmissions[self.transmission_list.get_selected_row().get_index()][0]
         log.info("saving transmission %s" % uid)