@stephenfry
Stephen Fry
@stephenfry · 1:04

Starting to swell

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And I know that sounds pathetic because speaking is something I'm supposed to do for a living more or less. But you want to do it according to your own rules, I suppose in your own time. And then it's up to people just to say, Well, that was the most boring thing I've ever heard, and it didn't make me swell. I can tell you that that anyway, shush, that's enough swell talk. That's a minute

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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:35

It’s wonderful to hear your voice- no one else is you ! @stephenfry

As your good friend Oscar Wilde said, be yourself because everyone else is taken. So, so happy you're here, being yourself. Welcome to Swell. And I know hiding is not a good thing. Life's too short, so, so happy that you're here not hiding. And your voice is delicious on this app. And we hope to hear more from you. And what else did Oscar Wilde say? I'm bringing him up because you are so delicious in portraying him
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@Riki
Erika Schon
@Riki · 0:35
Stephen and Deborah, great to hear both of your voices. And Stephen, wonderful to hear a proper accent. What a nice way to wake up in the morning to hear pleasantry. And especially because we are missing our friends and our new friends. Perhaps it's great to muse by just talking sometimes. And this is a wonderful form for that. So thanks for starting my day with a smile. And we will look forward to more conversations. Have a good one. Bye
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@AndyWatt
Andrew Watt
@AndyWatt · 0:13
Hi, Stephen as a fellow Brit who is also new to Swell. I just like to say welcome, and I'm looking forward to exploring this app like you are. I'm looking forward to your future Swells. It's not as rude as it sounded
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@JamRose
Jamie Williams
@JamRose · 0:10

Hello!

Hi. I only learned about this app through your tweet just a little bit ago. I'm excited to hear what you have to say. Maybe I'll come up with something interesting myself
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@Taylor
Taylor J
@Taylor · 0:20

Good morning from CA!

So I wake up. It's like 630 haven't had my coffee. My eyes are barely open, and I'm scrolling through my phone and I see I go, Is that Stephen Fry? And you know, there he is. So good to hear your voice. You have a way of making me laugh no matter what time of the day it is. It's just so good to hear your voice
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@startupian
Vik Chaudhary
@startupian · 0:27

Imposter syndrome on Clubhouse

Well, someone had to say it. And I'm glad you did. Stephen, thanks for pointing out that in clubhouse is very, very easy to have imposter syndrome, where you feel like you should be saying something and you should be called upon and be able to to speak. But it's just not the right time. You don't feel like it. I do like, swell for that reason, which is it's at my own pace
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@dandell
Dan Hemmings
@dandell · 0:40
Well, this is new. I followed you here from Twitter. Steven, you mentioned it, and I downloaded the app and thought, I'd see what it's all about. And I've listened to your swell. And it was a pleasant experience. It's very novel. It's nice to hear voices. I'm so used to reading text on a screen. It's really lovely to hear the sound of people's voices and other people's voices, not just celebrity voices
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@Shelleytheartis
Shelley Levy
@Shelleytheartis · 0:32
Steven, it's so interesting hearing you here on Swell. It took me a moment to get up and I guess swimming, but I absolutely love this app. And I'm a super fan of yours. You're such a such an articulate and witty, interesting man. I love that you're a bread, obviously, because we all feel like we're one person. Obviously, we're not. So I will look forward to hearing more of your swells as time goes by. I take care
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@alisondowell
alison dowell
@alisondowell · 0:22

Artist living in northern tropical Australia

Good morning. It's Alison here in Darwin, Australia, waking up and looking at Swell and thinking, wow, this looks interesting. Looking forward to following you and joining you here in the middle of a monsoon rain shower. The background noise. All best bike
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@mikefallek
mike fallek
@mikefallek · 1:39

asking @stephenfry personally about robo calls is all I want in life.

Do you ever get those robocalls? First of all, in England, you guys getting a lot of those robot calls. Mike, we get calls all the time on our cell phone from, like, this is a car warranty center. Your cars exploded. Second question. Do you think those people are the person running the robocall? It's obviously not a sentient robot just standing around. Do you think that those people are in relationships? Are they dating?
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@ananyaamurthy
Ananyaa Murthy
@ananyaamurthy · 0:29

(Not really sorry about the ODI😁)

Hello, Mr. Fry. I followed you here from Twitter. Not in a creepy way, though. You know what I mean? Just want to say thanks for the audiobooks. I've been listening to your autobiography the past few weeks and it's really comforting to know that someone else in the world loves cricket and can't play it loves music but can't sing and generally finds dancing and rewarding. Yeah. Thanks. Sorry about the ODI, though. I was kind of shocking that would win
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@Shannon
Shannon Skinner
@Shannon · 0:11

Thank you for the inspiration

Hi, Stephen. I listened to your recordings on Troy, here on Swell, and I thought it was really inspiring. So thank you so much for the inspiration
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@Avian7
Kumar Avinash
@Avian7 · 0:47

Yes it's a million times best than Clubhouse

Yes. This is the beauty of this application. And that's why I just joined this previously, I was on Club, but I hardly use that. And I hardly attended any session because there was time limitation, there was real time. So at schedule time, I usually actually missed. And sometimes I didn't have the time to attend that. So this is very much great application and I love to be here and thank you. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and welcomed this app
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@ZoyAmol
Zoya A
@ZoyAmol · 0:16
Hi, Steven, this is Lima. I don't know you personally, but your voice, I must say that it has a vibration which ripples through my ocean of interest. And I really enjoyed listening to your introduction
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