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The Ben Shapiro Show

Russell Brand | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 116

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News Commentary, News

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Russell’s sharp wit and magnetic persona propelled him to world fame, with international comedy tours and Hollywood movies. But then, around 2012, Russell publicly decided to step back from the limelight and focus on a more spiritual and political journey. From documentaries about his addiction to political activism, Brand has dramatically re-focused his efforts. In this episode, we dive into his beliefs and what he wants to achieve through activism, our agreements and disagreements on human nature, how universalism plays out in reality, and our experiences as fathers. Become a Daily Wire member and watch the bonus questions! dailywire.com/Shapiro Check out Russell's podcast, Under the Skin: http://luminary.link/russell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I want us in this time of division and fragmentation and fracture to find ways of coming together in peace.

0:08.0

Coming together with peace. That's why I'm chatting for Candace Owens and chatting to you.

0:12.0

I don't want to sit around chatting and people I agree with.

0:15.0

I want to talk to people where there are areas of concern and discontent and downright disagreement and find ways that we can

0:23.2

harmonize.

0:25.3

Stand-up comedian Russell Brand was established in show business in the early 2000s, presenting on MTV,

0:31.2

posting a spinoff of TV's Big Brother, and then who's blasted into movie stardom in 2008,

0:36.2

most notably with his beloved character,

0:38.0

Aldous Snow, in forgetting Sarah Marshall.

0:39.6

You could be the queen of the group is queen of the sorrow suckers.

0:43.0

The sorrow suckers.

0:44.6

Sorrowsuckers, I don't know why I call him that.

0:47.2

His sharp wit and magnetic persona continued to propel him to world fame, with international

0:51.6

comedy tours and Hollywood movies.

0:54.1

But then, around 2012, Russell publicly decided to step back from the limelight.

0:59.6

He continued with his comedy, but also committed his career toward spiritual and political

1:03.1

activism.

1:04.2

He released Revolution, a book about nonviolent social change, away from contemporary capitalism

1:08.6

and toward the common good.

1:10.7

He also wrote Recovery,

1:11.9

a bestseller about navigating addiction, as someone who's been addicted to sex, heroin, fame,

1:15.9

and everything that comes with that line of work. He's made documentaries exploring drug addiction

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