Ruby Wax on Interviewing The World's Most Dangerous Men & Grieving Alan Rickman
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Bill Cosby tried to choke me to death.
What inspired Ruby Wax's upcoming tour 'Absolutely Famous'?
20 years later, he's a criminal. I could have told you on day one. I feel safe on a stage.
Why does Ruby Wax feel she cannot lie?
Give me a group of people and their eyes are shining, but homes are really unsafe.
What were Ruby's experiences interviewing controversial figures like Bill Cosby and Donald Trump?
I thought your dad beats up your mom. That's their idea of hi-hatting.
How did Ruby's challenging upbringing shape her perspective on safety?
Welcome home. The only reason I married my husband was because he doesn't have a mental illness. I didn't really like him that much.
What insights does Ruby share about generational trauma?
He's quite a nice guy, though. Yeah, and he had length. He had length.
Yes, Ruby! I don't really know if I wanted to know that about Ed. I'll never be able to... No, tall.
How does Ruby find safety in dangerous situations?
He's tall. Oh, he's tall. Sorry, I thought you were talking about his penis. How did you feel interviewing all these people? I thought Donald Trump was hilarious.
I mean, you laughed at him going, I'm going to be president one day.
Like, I'm going to be vice president. And then Carrie Fisher was my best friend. I would love to delve into you and Alan Rickman. Oh, yeah. The greatest pairing ever.
How did that happen?
I didn't know that.
I was kicked out of TV, and they said, oh, your shows don't sell anymore. Yeah, bullshit. Do you mind me asking you about your depression? No, do you mind me answering it? You try to pretend you are still who you are if somebody comes over and visits, but they can't tell you're imitating who you are. And then they leave the room and you're gone. I was trying to find meaning, but I ended up in a mental ward. But then suddenly the sun is out and you go, okay, I'm normal again.
Have you done everything that you wanted to try before you died? I mean... I would like to start actually about your tour coming up, because Absolutely Famous starts at the end of March, I think 25th? Thank you, yeah. And what are we going to be seeing at this tour?
Well, since nobody ever played my videos, my videos, my films that I did in the BBC about 30 years ago, I thought, I'll just take them and tour them. So you get to see Donald Trump, the offcuts. Where is he now?
I mean, you laughed at him going, I'm going to be president one day.
I thought he was hilarious. Like, I'm going to be vice president. I thought we were going to share a laugh.
What role does mindfulness play in Ruby's mental health journey?
And he said, I want you out of here. And that's at a height of 33,000 feet. So he was a
So you can actually show clips of some of those interviews that you did. Yeah.
And stuff that we didn't show.
Oh, really?
And what really happened. And who got paid what. And what the deal was. Because it was a moment where, this is a long story, but somebody had a heart attack on a flight. We were going to interview Tammy Faye Baker. And months later I found out and they gave him defibrillator. Defibrillation. Because I was calling it defibrillation, which is like something to do with female genitalia. Defibrillation has to do... Yes. Look it up. I didn't know that. And I've been saying it. Somebody look it up. It has to do with pulling apart your labia. And that's what I was saying. I have no idea. Like, I always think scatological means you're scatting. I'm going to give you defibrillation. Yeah. Pulling them apart. You know, if they're sticking together.
Because we all have that problem. Sticky veg. And also I use scatological all the time because I think it means scatty. It's bowel movements. So sometimes my language doesn't help. But anyway, it's defibulation. I can't say it now. Defibrillation. Yeah, so they were boom, boom in the thing. And we were filming because you could go in the pilot's thing. So I told it, and we found out the guy didn't have a heart attack. He was drunk. He was an old colonel who obviously thought it was OK to drink at 8 in the morning because his pills said don't drink at all. He had an ulcer. But we found out that he was just drunk. So I said that to Richard Branson when I met him three months later. And he said, never say that again.
because they landed the plane and it cost millions. And then we flew free from then on, on Virgin, upper class, everybody, because he wanted me to keep my mouth shut. But not anymore? No, well, now I'm not. Come and get me, Richard. Come and get me, Donald.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:02
2
What inspired Ruby Wax's upcoming tour 'Absolutely Famous'?
0:02–0:06
3
Why does Ruby Wax feel she cannot lie?
0:06–0:11
4
What were Ruby's experiences interviewing controversial figures like Bill Cosby and Donald Trump?
0:11–0:14
5
How did Ruby's challenging upbringing shape her perspective on safety?
0:14–0:20
6
What insights does Ruby share about generational trauma?
0:20–0:30
7
How does Ruby find safety in dangerous situations?
0:30–2:08
8
What role does mindfulness play in Ruby's mental health journey?
2:08–1:07:10
Speakers
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