Donahue (part 5 of 5) - River Phoenix, Lisa Bonet, Raul Julia, John Robbins

[@VivaMusic00]

"prevention is better than cure" - River

[@n.fer.2596]

an interview from 25 years ago has made me feel not so alone. every time I watch this I feel empowered. I want to make change.

[@storyfrontier]

+Nicole Nicoleo me too :)

[@n.fer.2596]

storyfrontier

[@JoshuaElijahC]

+Nicole Nicoleo Indeed !

[@maxsiehier]

+Vegan AF you are making a change! you are vegan!

[@n.fer.2596]

maxsiehier thank you wonderful human. im listening to Aleka's Attic right now and just saw this in my notifications. river is here.

[@minephoenix2859]

25 later and nothing has changed... the humankind is still sleeping

[@29Guadalupe01]

I hate how some people that asked questions treated the people in the panel like they were idiots, trying to find a flaw in every argument they made.

[@jodikoberinski1639]

As a person active since 1980s and making my Vocation the implementation of this paradigm shift this kind of hostility was for years as a young person the constant state of family gatherings, talks with friends - and public engagement efforts. Decades on and Phil long fired for speaking the truth about the Gulf Wars we are a poorer society for losing these kinds of conversations.

[@lindsiebenaler]

Such good information here. I love that Lisa and River truly stand up for what they believe in. I wish River was still around today. I think he would have made amazing advances when it comes to nutrition and keeping the earth clean:)

[@adrianameza6344]

@Lisa Surlie Shut up idiot

[@Treebard]

Raul Julia was such a class act and amazing actor. Such a great loss. RIP.

[@CiarraMMichelle]

6:40 "isnt it wonderful those kids ( referring to the ones on drugs) have role models like these?" So sad. No one knew how much he was suffering.He wanted to save the world and couldn't save himself. Selfless, ethereal soul..River, you were and always will be beautiful.

[@linnycrocus6023]

@Lisa Surlie Drugs or not you sure are pathetic

[@AllThingsRelevent]

Watching in 2023 and unfortunately nothing has changed 😢

[@lpf173]

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children" -Native American Proverb.

[@nurseaylla]

This interview makes me feel powerful, i feel and believe i can make a difference, if not for the whole world, but at least for me and for those i care about. Those 4 people are truly inspiring, i wish there were more people like them nowadays! RIP River and Raúl 😢

[@sillygoosearoundtown]

What u doing now

[@JOJO22858]

Happy Birthday River!! Wish you were here to enjoy it. River was the finest actor of MY generation and Phil Donahue was one of the nicest celebrities I ever met (and I have met plenty!) When I attended a taping of the DONAHUE program in 1988 he actually stood in the back of the studio and shook the hand of EVERY member of the audience. I doubt if Oprah ever once did that. RIP River still watch your movies (especially STAND BY ME and MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO) and still miss you here in Florida!

[@jasminebranch3007]

The way the audience members look at and talk to River and Lisa with disrespect all these years ago. We are all here for a purpose from different times and places. Look at the peace and beauty in the eyes of River and Lisa as they try to protect the Earth.

[@MaterialThings11]

This was a truly fantastic show! Thank you so much for putting it up! River and Lisa are so young and so wise, good on them for making their own decisons, and not letting other people tell them what to do. It is sad though that River, couldn't fight off his drug addiction. RIP!!

[@longmemory1620]

sexy Ellemena

[@mojomuffin007]

Lol "hold it hold it hold it hold it hold it....hold it, guys, hold it hold it." R.I.P Raul!

[@realplayer54]

This is just gold. I forgot how great a talk show host Phil Donahue used to be and I didn't know Raul Julia was so wise! Nowadays if people as educated and well-spoken as these three(especially young people like Lisa and River) are on a talk show, the host would be changing subject every five seconds. I just love how everyone sitting up there AND the host were intellectually sound!

[@nycdude999]

I heard that River was on the Donahue show with John Robbins, it was great to finally see it. Thanks so much for posting this show.

[@jendarame]

Wow. Just wow. These guests were wayyyyyyy ahead of their time!! If they spoke like this today on a talk show today on 2020 they’d still be ahead of their time. Because we are sooooo behind still and have such a long way to go.

[@BlackVoicesOnFilm]

I thought Raul was the most level headed and realistic person on the show. I loved how he was certain to mention that meat eaters should not feel guilty----and they shouldn't because that's how our ancestors evolved. Their dietary choices are some of the main reasons why we are here. I don't agree with hunting an animal just to put it's head or body on a wall, but I don't think it's disrespectful to an animal to eat it and put its other body parts to use.

[@MJRockz4evr]

It is wonderful that both Lisa and River are supporting this cause and using their "celebrity" to get their message across but they both had a tough time thoughtfully and articulately communicating their thoughts and defending their positions.

[@longmemory1620]

sexy Shana

[@teeahtate]

I nursed my daughter until she was two. She was hardly ever sick.

[@linnapin6349]

me too; first born I nursed for 3 years and 3 months second child for 4 years even...

[@heekyungkim8147]

Mother knows the best.

[@IndependentMindWoman]

I am dying to know Lisa`s skincare regimen, her face looks so healthy, she`s glowing

[@FreeTheTrolls]

Veganism

[@venelprince6889]

Lol, someone didn’t watch the video. Lisa’s radiant skin is a result of her being a natural holistic vegan 🌱 True outer beauty comes from within, and that can be achieved by living how nature intended us to live. Just follow your intuition as Lisa says and everything will work itself out perfectly.

[@Cspspack]

Lol she was like 20 in this interview.

[@nandib570]

Nutrition. Using natural pure products in face and skin. Genes

[@FreeTheTrolls]

You go Raul, Lisa and River! Tell that ignorant audience!

[@blu48]

Ignorant world.

[@elizabethfaraone]

Such hostility from the teacher in the audience. Lisa could easily home school her children. Many working people are unable to. The teacher needs to lighten up.

[@longmemory1620]

sexy Elizabeth

[@coneynyc]

The guy in the back with the white shirt, the older guy who asks a question toward the end...he mentions to Lisa and River to "organize your own generation and get them motivated." That's just what happened with me, River was a key influence on me going veggie around 1988. The Gen X folks ended up being the war protesters for Gulf War I and II, they got a good foothold in the veg*n generation that's now very strong. The GenX'ers are having kids now and raising them veg*n! Hooray!!

[@sophiahernandez3751]

First of all, can people take the time to learn about River before they call him a drug addict. Learn why he started and more importantly learn who he was. He was amazing in my book because i don't like to dwell at peoples mistakes, unlike some of you getting a kick at them.

[@peaceandlovebaris]

why did river start drugs???????

[@riverphoenixsjoint8118]

@@peaceandlovebaris fucked up childhood

[@atwa832]

2:30 “you people” that really shows how close minded and hostile the audience came in to that studio.

[@matthewalexanderlemma8000]

LOL!!! @ 00:39! Phil Donahue is such an eccentric!

[@Madalf-the-fool]

lol wtf was he doing

[@kailua9]

+Jacob Desciak I'm aware your comment is half a year old & I apologize for digging it up. He was mocking that self-righteous school teacher that attempted to make Lisa feel ignorant.

[@Madalf-the-fool]

Well good! lol it was sure funny how he mocked her

[@richardortega9536]

R.I.P Raul&River. Two great actors causes still relating today's climate.

[@susannetucker4720]

I've been Vegan now for 6 years & it's ironic how ignorant some were over 20 years ago. I went Vegan because of what I saw... Opening your eyes to how things really are really changed my veiw on EVERYTHING.

[@longmemory1620]

do you miss steak?

[@riverjude9505]

Trump 2020 you must be a legit trump huh

[@armanile.official6662]

Prevention is better than cure(River) I love you River❤

[@hp1mycha]

sad, that 20 years have passed and nothing has changed among majority of people But still there is hope .

[@giggles1987]

i don't think they got that much of the points heard... most of the people were just negative about what the three of them were trying to say, esp. towards Lisa and River. a lot of them were being rude and dismissive. this was what? late 80s? not that long ago. wow anyway, i think that the three of them and the man that wrote the book are shedding important truths. the important thing is to research and question everything

[@n.fer.2596]

giggles1987 so true! its just people being ignorant. once we take that ignorance away the world will be a better place.

[@FreeTheTrolls]

giggles1987 ignorance is bliss.

[@oooh19]

yea but not much has changed

[@asias7047]

The audience are so rude, especially that man and the end. Who is he to tell River and Lisa what they should be doing with their lives. RIP River

[@FreeTheTrolls]

Asia St hilaire baby boomer generation!

[@pyt7778]

Lisa Surlie You’re an old lady! Grow the fuck up you fucking imbecile!! I thought you were about 12 until I clicked onto your stupid channel! Nasty, ugly bitch!!

[@RiverJudePhoenix93]

If River didnt want to be an actor he would have gave it up! He did admit he loved his music more but he also stated that he enjoyed taking on so many characters and been able to let go with a certain character! What River didnt like about been an actor was the media, who wanted to throw his whole life out to the papers, he was a very private person but they didnt respect that!!! He should have been given the right to privacy in certain areas!!

[@elizabeth1977]

no matter if river was on drugs he did a whole lot to help the earth he was a vegan didnt wear leather

[@aderinoye.adorah]

When I heard Lisa say that when she stopped eating dairy that he periods were less painful. I considered stopping eating dairy

[@AnastassiaHaynes]

Literally same here ndndjjsjs

[@georgiesimmons5924]

Cutting out dairy is very impt and taking vitamin e everyday really significantly reduces the pain as well.

[@9TrbethcG]

I think that I heard, "I don't use tampax." He's hilarious!

[@symone9301]

This show was from 1990 but look at the world today 2023. I appreciate Phil Donahue and having conversations! They don’t want us to speak. When was the last time we saw a tale show where there was such amazing dialogue?? Thank Lisa Bonet for PARENTING!!! I was poison then and it’s poison now!!!

[@AngryKid2008]

7:05 "Organize your generation"? What the hell does *_that_* mean?!

[@FreeTheTrolls]

AngryKid2008 typical baby boomer mentality! Ignorance .

[@MIKEYPOOHBEARJACKSON]

They remind me of those crazies in GTA on those radio stations.

[@oooh19]

@@FreeTheTrolls he was 35? 35 looked way older in 1990 lol

[@BaByXgIrL]

0:32 GEEZ, I hate how this woman said "Do you know that? It's a law!".Her scornful look was SO annoying. Will they leave Lisa alone?! It's her baby, she can do whatever she thinks it's right for her. As much as I know, Zoe is fine now. She's beautiful and healthy.She's a model and an actress.I respect Lisa for her choices, she's inspirational in her Hippie ways and when it comes to food. She's so gorgeous and perfectly fit. River was amazing too. Too bad they're no longer young actors like them.

[@linnycrocus6023]

11 years after you write this comment...that kind of hostility is going to become the norm when it comes to discussions of vaccines.

[@nickd1993]

"I am not allowed to permit a child into my classroom that is not IMMUNIZIZIZED" 😂

[@FreeTheTrolls]

Nicholas Dove she looked sickly too!

[@bunny_girl.905]

That is worst today 😭

[@pinkhuggies23]

It seems like no one let them talk. but rivers the best

[@LetThereBeRaineTV]

River is in a great place here it seems. In '91 is when he seemed to begin his deterioration...

[@jimmym02]

there is no way there could be a show like this today, the audience is too smart, too patient, too civilized.

[@Madalf-the-fool]

People in the 80s were such assholes

[@asteria8445]

Jacob Desciak i mean...people are still assholes

[@blu48]

People in 2024 are just as much assholes as these were in the 80's.

[@satusallantaus]

Lisa Bonet is so pretty

[@longmemory1620]

you're prettier

[@sophiacharlie]

I’m here in 2023 and this interview continues to make me feel so strong. The difference that one person can make is enormous and I’m blown away by the man saying that his generation will die soon so they shouldn’t bother creating a better world for the next generations????3?3????? Silly silly

[@CeCeRosalie]

That's because they only had two seconds to answer each question before being interrupted.

[@lisamdemers8622]

Dear God do I miss Donahue !!!!

[@demonedebobowen9651]

I love how he checked at 0:48 😅😂

[@neverxever66]

i turned vegetarian at the Age of 11 and People (in my class and outside School) have been yelling at me ever since and they get in to quiet angry Arguments about my diet, and for no reason at all, they just tell me how wrong it is. i still don´t get why People can´t just leave it alone and mind they own Business. just because they don´t believe in something to be right, doesn´t mean that it´s wrong and if they are convinced, the shouldn´t force their opinion ón other People for no reason at all

[@riyanadkarni1076]

neverxever66 yeah that’s the one thing about veganism i dont understand. what gets everyone’s panties in a twist because someone ELSE is vegan? i recall being told off much like you in grade school because i grew up without meat. Why is it so offensive lmao

[@TIPTON340]

Bravo, but nothing has changed. We are still addicted to big macs and process food.

[@quriurma]

💕We are changing little by little, there is hope my friend💕

[@ClauRAR]

It's bad but much better than talk shows today...

[@Dots_thepuppy]

I think it don't matter how some one dresses are any thing but man River was a great man.. What he said and did for the world was great.. I am proud to be vegan .. I do not think it is for everyone I really don't becouse I feel the people who do it for it's a cool new thing need to see it is not easy.. Start slow eat less meat then get more into it. this video is awsome.. I didn't know Raul even died sad but true I didn't.. Also I think they did need to leave Lisa alone a little it's her child..

[@nickd1993]

Panel: (Spends entire show explaining that diet will be the end of us all) Audience member: Nutrition is fine! Smh

[@SurfergirlKH]

To the woman at the end: I know it’s more than 27 years later but I hope you got educated about protein in a plantbased diet..EVERY PLANT CONTAINS PROTEIN!

[@venelprince6889]

Exactly!!... what do people think, the animals eat??

[@VirginiaFig]

Does anyone know what River said that got the big laugh at 2:56??

[@riyanadkarni1076]

Simone Turner he said “i have a few examples of that too” as a tagalong to lisa’s remark about her periods being less painful

[@blackcherrys3]

@@riyanadkarni1076 and then raul's face 😀

[@carm8421]

@ILoveChrisChambers not sure, it kind of sounds like he says, 'i have a few examples of/for that'

[@bc1969214]

Yeah, the people in the audience are combative but back then they didn't have internet message boards to vent on.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

PHILLIP JOHN DONAHUE 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1935 87 AÑOS (88)

[@dancing_on_the_valentine_83]

That thing what Lisa said about painful periods while eating dairy, that's true. I was suffering every month from horrible pain. Now I don't feel so much in pain it's just a discomfort.

[@gina888warhol1]

He was brought up in a hippie communal world. He was a child from parents who chose to drop acid, and dropped out of society,therefore, they lived in communes and felt they were sheltering their children really that, in my opinion is why he naive'vee to the way he looked at things. Certainly, no one does what they don't want to do! they .

[@longmemory1620]

sexy Gina

[@rachx1129]

lol omg the people in the audience are so rude.

[@sophiahernandez3751]

You don't even know why he did drugs.

[@tomhulcelover]

Oh River....some people hit the nail on the head for him. I'm not saying I agree with the guy in the audience who said he should focus somewhere else, River can chose to focus on anything he wants in terms of activism, but there were definitely some problems in his lifestyle and generation that he wasn't exactly aware of

[@n.fer.2596]

tomhulcelover such as...? I mean other than his addition obv.

[@alozzola3270]

What makes me so sad is when Lisa talks about how the lack of balance in society pushes some youth to turn to drugs... River clearly nods his head in total aproval... A short few years later : there he was losing his own life to an overdose of heroine + cocaine ! I'm not judging him... I just think it's tragic how so very lethal addiction can be even to the most conscious, & otherwise responsible, among us. RIP

[@pyt7778]

You do realize River died from being given a drink that was loaded with 8 x the lethal dose of heroin/speed? By a so called friend! River trusted that guy, he’d known him years, when River became unwell he yelled at him ‘what the fuck did you give me?’ minutes after drinking it he was dead😞

[@mwu008]

i wonder if river felt uneasy or ashamed to regarded as a role model for his generation from john's point of view when river himself was already doing drugs.

[@ILoveChrisChambers]

WHAT DOES RIVER SAY @ 2:59. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL CUS EVERYBODY LAUGHS .

[@riverjude9505]

ILoveChrisChambers i dont use tampax

[@gina888warhol1]

I wounder too.

[@nickd1993]

The woman at 3:46 looks like Laura Palmer

[@elizabeth1977]

river was never a regular drug user and didnt start taking heroin till mpoi the film i blame entirely for his serious drug use

[@Blahoblu]

@RisingScorpius One of his friends thought that he started doing drugs around 1991. So I agree with you that it wasnt a consideration at all.

[@irhjma30000]

i absolutely adore River....my favorite actor & my lover (haha) but it just does not make a lick of sense to me how he can be on this show putting so much importance on not eating meat when he was doing dangerous and eventually fatal drugs!!! plus, there are other problems in the world more important than soil erosion & vegetarianism, such as starving people in africa and various places, or just the homeless! like i said i ADORE river but i just dont understand....does anyone else agree?

[@peaceandlovebaris]

i don't understand too

[@Mrster]

What the fuck did the first lady say? "I do not let any children in that are not diminimized, did you know that?"

[@diezeldom]

river had his own personal deamons but what his point was that all those problems were related...

[@mojomuffin007]

Why do they all laugh at Raul at 3:00? I don't get wat happened.

[@venelprince6889]

They laughed because Lisa just finished talking about changing lifestyle because of her period ( you know the thing only females experience) and Raul picked up after by saying “well for me it was”... Which is funny because it’s like him saying, well I for one made the transition not because of period problems but...because

[@venelprince6889]

And River also said “I don’t use tampons”

[@onyxthegod8761]

It's sad, all this talk about being healthy, eating healthy, raising healthy babies, eco-friendly ways to wash your clothes, and River dies of an OD. Sad. Raul looks older than 32

[@diegodelavega6237]

OnyxTheGod that’s cause he was it was a joke

[@anonymoustruth8025]

He was given a special drink

[@netforce0]

that number works lol

[@sherox08]

@sylicone221 ...just because i like him doesn't mean i'm gonna od. and i never said u were the only one....i said most people probably like him. but i'm not gonna argue with you so this ends.

[@sherox08]

@sylicone221 we get it okay...u don't like him. geez! but speak for yourself because more people probably like him than hate him.

[@magenta4769]

well I guess the guy in the white shirt telling Lisa and River to focus on drugs on young people was right. River is gone, sad there was not a charity on how to not do drugs..

[@agirlinglass]

At 7:30 I wish they would let Raul talk already..shit

[@MadameiMercyJeanX__]

+ 6:15 / « Sounds Racist No Vegan !!! » 100% X3

[@Angela-dr8re]

I understand the veganism and environmentalism aspect, and I do strongly agree with some of this however I really can't get behind not vaccinating kids. The evidence for vaccinations being effective for the masses is overwhelming and if they can't see that they were being extremely selective with their research. I mean, c'mon, Lenny Kravitz now advocates for vaccinating every child for UNICEF. Shouldn't that tell you something?

[@zigfried64]

"The more you go back to doctors, the richer they become." WTF????????????? I can't stand IGNORANCE!! And then that author points to River and calls him a ROLE MODEL. Bet he regrets that!

[@ArthurSalt]

Die for America haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, this video made me laugh. Ideas don't seem to translate well in massive audiences, it's the little interactions that feel tasty. The E chats, the mushroom music, the opium headrest, I hate fatalism but my mind feels lost in a sea of idiots.

[@dancing_on_the_valentine_83]

I believe that someone got rid of River just because he would not stay quiet and so many people would open their eyes on what's really happening. He was a threat to many people who would benefit from "blind" people. He sacrificed himself by sharing the truth.

[@2kdemiks816]

So much cutting people off😂

[@19DJD]

haha i know good point

[@LetThereBeRaineTV]

I like things like this, they're good... (Here it comes...) BUT, it does kind of make me sick to hear "Why are we sick? Heart disease, cancer?" Etc. The answer is because we're imperfect. No one will stop the poor health issues we have now with anything that they do, I don't care what you try. And you can take that to your grave. Not anyone's fault but Adam's.

[@linnycrocus6023]

Phil was getting on my nerves lol. Saying "we don't have time" but then taking time up by yapping away.

[@zigfried64]

"The more you go back to doctors, the richer they become." WTF????????????? I can't stand IGNORANCE!!

[@Mikeyk1230]

"blowing each other away for drugs" says the host... And River goes "Education". Ha, He was doing Blow backstage and coming on stage and tisk tisking drugs. HA.

[@morrison1405]

Why the fk is Raul Julia there? Weirdorama!

[@DesuKawaiiNature17]

@mwu008 are you perfect????

[@diezeldom]

thats not funny its ignorant