Bravery, brilliance and RuPaul Charles | On the Spot

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🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In the debut of TED's new "On the Spot" rapid-fire Q&A format, Emmy-winning television superstar and drag icon RuPaul Charles answers questions about bravery, brilliance and more — all with his signature wit and wisdom. Get a glimpse inside RuPaul's head and hear his thoughts on the power of drag, the best way to slay, the most important personality trait -- and the best advice he's ever been given. (Featuring an equally rapid-fire Q&A with TED's Helen Walters.)

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:03.0	Hi Ted Talks Daily listeners.
0:10.0	I'm Ted's Head of Media and Curation, Helen Walters, stepping in for Elise Hugh. And today we're bringing you something a little different.
0:19.0	It's a new format from the TED stage that we're calling on the spot where an iconic speaker responds to a lightning round of questions without any advance prep.
0:28.0	First up, you may know him from RuPaul's Drag Race. It's the Emmy winning drag icon himself,
0:35.4	RuPaul Charles. You'll also hear me join RuPaul on stage for a moment at the end.
0:40.4	It's a treat. Enjoy it after a quick break.
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0:51.0	Stay tuned after this talk to hear a sneak peek of this week's episode.
0:55.0	Hello, darlings.
0:58.0	Now we're going to do a new format here which is on the spot I'm told it's on the spot and I will be answering a series of questions
1:07.2	so we'll see how this goes. All right? Let's start with our first question and again I, I have 10 minutes, so we'll see.
1:14.2	I bet I can do it faster than 10 minutes.
1:18.2	Define bravery.
1:19.8	Define bravery.
1:21.3	I think bravery is the ability to follow your bliss and make no excuses for that.
1:28.0	All right?
1:30.0	Define brilliance. I think allowing yourself to be a vessel, a channel,
1:35.7	so that the source can work through you and you align yourself with that source,
1:39.9	I think that's brilliance.
1:41.1	What's the power of drag?
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