Mr Fry, you're a treasure! I could listen to you endlessly! Thank you for pronouncing the name of the Polish city so correctly! That shows the respect. I'm in debt to you for all emotions you've delivered to me over the years.
I've had tea and crumpets with him, and I can attest to his civility! (well, truthfully, it was a North American brunch, but it's the thought that counts.)
I’ve adored Mr. Fry since A Bit of Fry and Laurie, but was off him for years after his series on America. I watched with keen delight as he invariably came across the most engaging treasures in every state, savoring each with his sparkling intelligence. A born and bred Coloradan, I couldn’t wait for what he found here. It turned out to be Aspen, which he loathed. I don’t think much of the place myself but was that all he thought we were? It was like being slapped across the face by a dear old friend. Still, it’s impossible to hold a grudge against so brilliantly generous a mind as this marvelous conversation proves.
Maybe Stephen should have a special one-man delegation to the UN. They might get more done - or at least they would stop fighting and start laughing, listening and learning.
So delicious, Stephen pours out a magical chain of information and facts and ties them historically and I'll watch this at Least twice more to absorb his joyous fountain of literature and history and science and religion ~ and Pong❣️ 😄❣️❣️❣️❣️🖋️📚😘
You are sooooo right, Cathy. I never cease to be amazed by the breadth of Stephen's knowledge, but also the elegance and wit with which of spontaneously generates a bon- mot a minute! He is one of our true cultural treasures. I hope you'll share this podcast with friends and subscribe to The Gould Standard . . . further treasures await within!
Kia ora from Aotearoa. It is ever a pleasure to hear Stephen Fry. I always come away having learnt something new. So looking forward to the live show in Wellington in November. Oh and I can thoroughly recommend his Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes and all four greek myth books - the latter so much that I'm going to have to also buy them in text so I can make notes. Having heard isolated stories as radio plays while a child, it is wonderful to hear how it all fits together in context. If I could wish anything it would have been that he had read my favourite author, the late great Sir Terry Pratchett.
Hi Kyle, thanks for this erudite feedback. Stephen's work is quite breathtaking in its scope, and I always say, "don't bet on Stephen's not having read your favourite book(s)" - it's a bet you're likely to lose! I would be surprised if he had not read at least some of the works of the late, lamented Sir Terry Pratchett. Of course, we can be sure that he has read "Good Omens."
Wonderful interview well done to you both, this is my first time with you and you have a new subscriber. Mr fry is an absolute treat I could listen to him on any topic, he is indeed a treasure. Looking forward to many of your other interviews. Oh please get him back again.
Karen, you are too kind. The credit all belongs to Stephen - he invariably brings out the best in his conversational partner, and I was delighted to spend this time with him. Thanks so much for subscribing. I hope you'll tell your friends about The Gould Standard, and check out our other episodes.
Too true. Stephen is a delight - and he genuinely is as lovely a human being as he appears. All that knowledge, talent, verbal dexterity and wit - and kind and generous to boot! It isn't fair!
Majestic Kick Around Fellas , Clarity & Intrigue Et all , Thank you , Life Finds Us , As the More we Allow , The Less we know , Centred Souls , Kan Consent to Randomness & Kindness Via The Shadows or The Light .. “Spiritual experience is a modest woman who looks lovingly at one man” @ Rumi Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Do not claim them. Feel the artistry moving through, and be silent.” @ Rumi
Knowing Stephen has been a great joy. We are very fortunate that he's a long-standing admirer of Glenn Gould, both as a pianist, a thinker, and a fellow technophile. When Stephen agreed to serve as a juror for The Glenn Gould Prize (the Laureate was Leonard Cohen), I really felt as though we'd won the lottery. It is such a privilege for The Glenn Gould Foundation that Stephen has remained a good friend to our organization all these years. Thank you for your kind comments, and please do subscribe to The Gould Standard . . . tell your friends, too!
@@BrianLevine-p5e I apologize, I'm just now seeing your previous response. Stephen seems like a tremendous guy and I look forward to checking out your next discussion! I do have a question if you'd like to consider it. He is a vocal atheist and very passionate about Greek mythos, but his opinion on mystical experiences is quite limited. Does he believe in things like "The Oracle of Delphi" and their ability to channel divine wisdom or does he chalk that up to the thought processes of the time? Thanks again for the replies.
You're very welcome, Wayne! Thank you for watching. I hope you'll check out our other great Gould Standard conversations, tell your friends and subscribe!
Emily Bronte was said to suffer badly with homesickness to the point that her sister Charlotte wrote to head of the school they were at reading that she would die with homesickness if she did not to back home admittedly.
@@kaloarepo288 I don't know, with all those microorganisms feasting themselves, it will be a definitive reposte to those who accuse Austria of lacking culture.
Please forgive me, I meant Australia - REALLY I did. The curse of auto-correct (and my bad typing) strikes again. I know that nobody wears lederhosen and drndls in the Outback!!! My apologies!
Mine where Roma can anyone imagine being there getting freed but still not wanted anywhere so you stay there because you all realise it's the only place that's safe..I often wonder if people that claim none of it happened are just aware that the history they have been told has been missing important things out and that is what their feeling,one and a half million Romani humans.
Ahhh, too true. Stephen really does all the work and makes the interviewer's job a snap. Fortunately, I had my trademark "sky high coffee mug" with me, so I could sit back and enjoy Stephen's wit and wisdom. I wouldn't have wanted to miss a syllable!
@@BrianLevine-p5e Hi Brian I’m new to your channel - lots to explore. Any chance you could get the British musician David Sylvian on here. He was a pop star in the band Japan but has evolved into a composer of what I would regard as contemporary classical / electronic music. I would reccomend his album Manofon based around the poetry of R.S Thomas. He is reclusive but you might persuade him
In his autobiography he writes about being arrested as a 17 year old for credit card fraud, that happened in my home town of Swindon at the Wiltshire hotel, 5 minutes from where I live.
Spending time with Stephen is like going to the library - the knowledge and wisdom literature is all there, ready to enrich and inform, but not in an overbearing way . . . simply a wonderful resource to delight, enrich and enlighten . . .
Mr Fry, you're a treasure! I could listen to you endlessly! Thank you for pronouncing the name of the Polish city so correctly! That shows the respect. I'm in debt to you for all emotions you've delivered to me over the years.
I heartily agree. I would like to nominate Stephen Fry to be named a Living Global Treasure!
And he should've been knighted aoens ago!
@@MsFoland Is there a petition for such honours? I'll sign, even if we're from the Colonies!
@@BrianLevine-ku1xf That needs looking into!
Love Stephen fry .. beautiful human xx
Nice to see he kept the cricket on the telly during this interview. The mark of a civilized man.
I've had tea and crumpets with him, and I can attest to his civility! (well, truthfully, it was a North American brunch, but it's the thought that counts.)
The tv is also smaller than his bookshelf. A very important detail.
@@timanderson6005 As well it should be!
wow that 80 minutes went by SO FAST! How excellent - thank you. Mr Fry gives me hope for the human species.
I've met many gifted, creative, smart people over the last half-century - none so kind as Mr. Fry. He puts the "humane" back in "human"
Always a pleasure to listen to Stephen Fry!
What a treasure Stephen Fry is. We are blessed 😊
Truly said!
Love Stephen SO! MUCH! ❤❤❤
He is awfully lovable, isn't he?
It’s a lovely movie. Mr Fry is always brilliant
I don't think polymath is even the right word... Stephen is just plainly a bloody treasure.
Seconded - motion carried.
Such a comforting man ,! Voice, knowledge, enthusiasm, humour, kind way of talking about people. ❤
In these uncivilized and disturbing times, it is reassuring to know that there are still people with this level of humanity, civility and kindness.
Thank you both its like listening to poetry hearing you both talk together❤.
How sweet thou art, dear Rachel, with thy honeyed words and keenness of ear . . .
I’ve adored Mr. Fry since A Bit of Fry and Laurie, but was off him for years after his series on America. I watched with keen delight as he invariably came across the most engaging treasures in every state, savoring each with his sparkling intelligence. A born and bred Coloradan, I couldn’t wait for what he found here. It turned out to be Aspen, which he loathed. I don’t think much of the place myself but was that all he thought we were? It was like being slapped across the face by a dear old friend. Still, it’s impossible to hold a grudge against so brilliantly generous a mind as this marvelous conversation proves.
Why do we love him so much ,
One of our greatest ambassadors,
Maybe Stephen should have a special one-man delegation to the UN. They might get more done - or at least they would stop fighting and start laughing, listening and learning.
So delicious, Stephen pours out a magical chain of information and facts and ties them historically and I'll watch this at Least twice more to absorb his joyous fountain of literature and history and science and religion ~ and Pong❣️ 😄❣️❣️❣️❣️🖋️📚😘
You are sooooo right, Cathy. I never cease to be amazed by the breadth of Stephen's knowledge, but also the elegance and wit with which of spontaneously generates a bon- mot a minute! He is one of our true cultural treasures. I hope you'll share this podcast with friends and subscribe to The Gould Standard . . . further treasures await within!
Kia ora from Aotearoa. It is ever a pleasure to hear Stephen Fry. I always come away having learnt something new. So looking forward to the live show in Wellington in November. Oh and I can thoroughly recommend his Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes and all four greek myth books - the latter so much that I'm going to have to also buy them in text so I can make notes. Having heard isolated stories as radio plays while a child, it is wonderful to hear how it all fits together in context. If I could wish anything it would have been that he had read my favourite author, the late great Sir Terry Pratchett.
Hi Kyle, thanks for this erudite feedback. Stephen's work is quite breathtaking in its scope, and I always say, "don't bet on Stephen's not having read your favourite book(s)" - it's a bet you're likely to lose! I would be surprised if he had not read at least some of the works of the late, lamented Sir Terry Pratchett. Of course, we can be sure that he has read "Good Omens."
Wonderful
Wonderful interview well done to you both, this is my first time with you and you have a new subscriber. Mr fry is an absolute treat I could listen to him on any topic, he is indeed a treasure. Looking forward to many of your other interviews. Oh please get him back again.
Karen, you are too kind. The credit all belongs to Stephen - he invariably brings out the best in his conversational partner, and I was delighted to spend this time with him. Thanks so much for subscribing. I hope you'll tell your friends about The Gould Standard, and check out our other episodes.
a Nice Man. We need more of those.❤
Too true. Stephen is a delight - and he genuinely is as lovely a human being as he appears. All that knowledge, talent, verbal dexterity and wit - and kind and generous to boot! It isn't fair!
From a very old English Lady, just to say how do you know all that you do know? Best love, Valérie.❤
Truly, Stephen has a gift. His mind is like sticky tape - knowledge just clings to it!
@@BrianLevine-ku1xf he has said that he's extremely lucky in that his brain is like a sponge 😍
@@dsszerothlaw it is a very handy attribute for a polymath like Stephen!
Majestic Kick Around Fellas , Clarity & Intrigue Et all , Thank you , Life Finds Us , As the More we Allow , The Less we know , Centred Souls , Kan Consent to Randomness & Kindness Via The Shadows or The Light ..
“Spiritual experience is a modest woman who looks lovingly at one man”
@ Rumi
Observe the wonders as they occur around you.
Do not claim them. Feel the artistry
moving through, and be silent.”
@ Rumi
I just saw Treasure this weekend. Lena and Stephen were so good in it.
Agreed - they're wonderful in this film - everybody should see it!
I would give anything to chat with Stephen about AI, literature and Douglas Adams for just like....10 minutes.
Knowing Stephen has been a great joy. We are very fortunate that he's a long-standing admirer of Glenn Gould, both as a pianist, a thinker, and a fellow technophile. When Stephen agreed to serve as a juror for The Glenn Gould Prize (the Laureate was Leonard Cohen), I really felt as though we'd won the lottery. It is such a privilege for The Glenn Gould Foundation that Stephen has remained a good friend to our organization all these years. Thank you for your kind comments, and please do subscribe to The Gould Standard . . . tell your friends, too!
Those are all questions on my list for my next conversation with Stephen for The Gould Standard - promise! Stay tuned.
@@BrianLevine-p5e I apologize, I'm just now seeing your previous response. Stephen seems like a tremendous guy and I look forward to checking out your next discussion! I do have a question if you'd like to consider it. He is a vocal atheist and very passionate about Greek mythos, but his opinion on mystical experiences is quite limited. Does he believe in things like "The Oracle of Delphi" and their ability to channel divine wisdom or does he chalk that up to the thought processes of the time? Thanks again for the replies.
I love him so dearly that I hope that someday he’ll realize he can be nothing and be great. Cricket in the background so fitting
I couldn't agree more. Like the title of his film, Stephen Fry is a treasure!
Thank you.
You're very welcome, Wayne! Thank you for watching. I hope you'll check out our other great Gould Standard conversations, tell your friends and subscribe!
Emily Bronte was said to suffer badly with homesickness to the point that her sister Charlotte wrote to head of the school they were at reading that she would die with homesickness if she did not to back home admittedly.
I remember watching the episode where Stephen visited the Body Farm.
❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you - you're so very kind!
We are getting a corpse farm in Australia too - I was relieved to find out it's not going to be anywhere near where I live!
Heaven's above! Where is it going to be? I am here in Aus, too. And a corpse farm does not really appeal.
@@kalayne6713 Somewhere in the Hunter Valley inland from Newcastle
@@kaloarepo288 I don't know, with all those microorganisms feasting themselves, it will be a definitive reposte to those who accuse Austria of lacking culture.
Please forgive me, I meant Australia - REALLY I did. The curse of auto-correct (and my bad typing) strikes again. I know that nobody wears lederhosen and drndls in the Outback!!! My apologies!
@@BrianLevine-ku1xf Did you say "Austria" on purpose? We would have loved to have created Mozart but perhaps not Hitler!
This made me think of Nichols and May mocking pre-celebs who slather the names they drop with hubris.
Mine where Roma can anyone imagine being there getting freed but still not wanted anywhere so you stay there because you all realise it's the only place that's safe..I often wonder if people that claim none of it happened are just aware that the history they have been told has been missing important things out and that is what their feeling,one and a half million Romani humans.
Thought I was only one that described things as being BLOCKY 😅🎉😅
'tis an adjective oft-times applied to the head of yours truly, but never to that of the esteemed Mr. Fry . . .
the interviewer could have gone off and had a coffee….or even a three course dinner !!😂😂🤣
Ahhh, too true. Stephen really does all the work and makes the interviewer's job a snap. Fortunately, I had my trademark "sky high coffee mug" with me, so I could sit back and enjoy Stephen's wit and wisdom. I wouldn't have wanted to miss a syllable!
@@BrianLevine-p5e Hi Brian I’m new to your channel - lots to explore. Any chance you could get the British musician David Sylvian on here. He was a pop star in the band Japan but has evolved into a composer of what I would regard as contemporary classical / electronic music. I would reccomend his album Manofon based around the poetry of R.S Thomas. He is reclusive but you might persuade him
The germans speak of Heimweh, maybe it is near to what the word nostos in greek means?
Stephen Fry takes over from Peter Ustinov…
In his autobiography he writes about being arrested as a 17 year old for credit card fraud, that happened in my home town of Swindon at the Wiltshire hotel, 5 minutes from where I live.
It just goes to show that there's hope for everybody, and that inauspicious beginnings can still lead to glorious finales . . .
Stephen Fry imparts wisdom and knowledge - never in a smart ass way. I've met him and respect him greatly
Spending time with Stephen is like going to the library - the knowledge and wisdom literature is all there, ready to enrich and inform, but not in an overbearing way . . . simply a wonderful resource to delight, enrich and enlighten . . .
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