Rory Cellan Jones - My Mum, Scandal & Me | Ep.95 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

[@rebeccadonovan934]

Rory comes across as a nice person enjoyed the interview. Thanks Phil

[@philmcraig]

He truly is Rebecca 😊

[@lizbillmann8479]

Great episode. I don't always agree with your rants, but IMHO they are getting better. You seem more comfortable in your solo act.

[@philmcraig]

Many thanks Liz. I’m enjoying the solo role now tho next week I will h away guest host as an experiment! 😊

[@alisonkent3119]

Hello Rory, what a beautiful holistic look at your mum. I wouldn't be tired of talking about her either. Being the same age as her, I would be scared now let alone back then. The amount of inspiring women who took on their lot in life with emotional intelligence inspires me so much. She must have been a wonderful woman. I have bought the book.

[@philmcraig]

I’m sure he will be delighted! 😊

[@louisetrott5532]

What a delightful person Rory is. I really enjoyed listening to his story.

[@philmcraig]

Me too! 😊

[@sharongustafsson512]

Have a lovely holiday, great episode yet again, come on everyone, Phil needs to get to 10k subscribers before Christmas.

[@philmcraig]

Thanks Santa Sharon! 🎄😊

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Thank you Rory and Phil. Insightful.

[@SB-cg8gr]

This was a great interview🇺🇸

[@philmcraig]

Many thanks for watching! 😊

[@karensinclair4189]

Phil ‘possums’ is an endearing term Aussies call their loved ones.

[@philmcraig]

Ah interesting...maybe she was channelling Dame Edna. Although I think in Susan's case she means actual possums! But I will give a full update next week. We need to get to the bottom of this mystery.

[@ErinAbou]

I am going to order Rory’s book, it seems like a powerful and fascinating read! ❤🇺🇸

[@ErinAbou]

Done, I ordered this book and two others from Amazon.

[@philmcraig]

I’m so pleased - please let me know what you think once you’ve read it! 😊

[@Peonyrose-sk4bz]

Aah, my Sunday night favourite. Just need to pop you on pause while a grab a cuppa. 😊

[@philmcraig]

Or a white russian?

[@alisonkent3119]

I just wish that we could all agree that the sky is blue and move on from there. But we can't seem to. I would love a centre of gravity for conversation. I like your rants Phil. The podcasts with 2 or more people, they talk over one another and don't listen to each other.

[@philmcraig]

A centre of gravity for conversation! A mission statement perhaps… 😊

[@alisonkent3119]

​@@philmcraigI may or may not have had a daquari before posting it!

[@WendyPearce-z3j]

Hi -Phil , loved your fruity joke made me spill my coffee LOL and a very moving interview with Mr. Rory Cellan Jones but again very informative . As they say " it was a different time "., . xx

[@philmcraig]

I'm always glad to make an impact Wendy !

[@sarakovanda1188]

Wonderful interview! The Forsyth Saga is one of my all time favorites, I had no idea there was an original black and white version. I love Singapore Slings and possums, and the Scandal Monger’s Podcast ❤

[@philmcraig]

Ah thanks so much Sara - there's a surreal thread in the comments that manages to combine cocktails, possums, Wallis Simpson, bizarre s*x positions and holidays in Madeira! What a great community!

[@lynnhubbard844]

Then, you love the Damian Lewis one? ME too.

[@helols16]

Super episode, very movening ... and the future episodes sounds great too 👍 Listening from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@philmcraig]

Great to have you on board and thanks for the generous comment. I'm one of the few Brits who have ever had a weekend in Ringkobing - filming windmills!

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Listening to Rory, I was reminded of the opening line of LP Hartley's 1953 novel The Go Between.

[@patiyer4134]

Very interesting interview. Phil your opening monologue was also interesting.

[@philmcraig]

Appreciate that Pat! The great possum mystery will be resolved next week I hope. Are they actually possums or 🇦🇺slang for Susan’s family? 😊

[@patiyer4134]

@ I know Seth Moulton as I live in MA. He has taken lots of heat for his comments.

[@philmcraig]

@@patiyer4134 He speaks a lot of sense IMO

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Slightly off topic, Phil. I guess it will not be too long before Andrew's luxurious, hand made card scribbled with Christmas pleasantries in traditional broad nibbed pen arrives in horse drawn carriage to the sound of Aaron Copeland's Fanfare to the Common Man ? You must be as excited as a child on Christmas Eve or Edward on his wedding night when Wallis pulled out a pack of elastic bands . ( Tesco's 99p Selection Box with a freebie of a bic thrown in ,is more my cup of tea. )

[@jm162]

What a lovely interview...yes, people's lives are a lot more complicated than we think looking at them from outside of their experiences...I grew up thinking my family were the weirdest, most difficult and complex of my circle - nope, they were weird in their own way and very, very typical in many other ways! I really enjoy these chats Phil...we've discovered Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum and soda water rather than Cointreau or Drambuie or Grand Marnier which we drink far too quickly 🤣😎I bought it initially to soak the fruit for our fruit cake that I should be able to get a bit better now the caravan oven thermostat has been sorted...if not, we'll buy more rum and try again🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@philmcraig]

Oh we love a spiced rum too! Especially when we go visit our daughter in pirate-obsessed Hastings, on the Sussex coast. Perfect for dark pubs in the dead of night. And thanks for the generous comments JM. I'm lucky to do this.

[@jm162]

@@philmcraig you're good at it Phil 😄 My eldest loves his "Dark & Stormy" but we like it with the soda water...and in the cake🤣I'll tell him about pirates although he's a tree hugger, koala finder so...!! Hastings - makes me think of Foyle's War and my aunt who is nearby in Bexhill...

[@lizaltieri]

What a great conversation! Thank you, Phil. Listening to Rory made me think of the 50s and 60s in London. I've been reading Virginia Ironside books, especially "Janey and Me" about her mother who ran the first fashion program at the Royal College of Art. Virginia seems to have been a bit of a 60s It girl herself. We happen to have gone to the same odd little school run by her aunt, Miss Ironside across from Gloucester Rd tube station. I think you and your followers might like her! I'd love to hear her interviewed. And totally yes about wokiness. Of course we're used to seeing different bodies around the changing room: thin fat young old hairy non hairy multiple shades, various postoperative changes, but outside plumbing is the one NO. Identity politics is a diversion because most lawmakers won't take on entrenched financial interests. But there was one hope this week, find Amna Newaz interviewing Sherrod Brown on The Newshour. I follow commentators like you now because legacy media has buried itself. This election has been jarring for center liberals like me. But nobody is listening to ordinary people. Crony capitalism has to be reined in before proprietary capitalism is squashed. The gloom that descended on me when I was a kid and found out Rupert Murdoch had brought his brand to the US seems to have been realized. We have to talk to each other another way now. Thank you again for what you do.

[@ErinAbou]

Unfortunately the Left went too far here in the US. Sherrod Brown was part of the problem, Rupert Murdoch isn’t really the problem. He’s a symptom. A contributing factor. But the Left overtook the Democratic Party years ago and they did NOTHING to help the average American. My children didn’t even vote for Kamala Harris. They voted for third party candidates. ❤🇺🇸

[@philmcraig]

Thanks for the thoughtful contribution Liz. And I will check Virginia out. As a fellow centre liberal and critic of Murdoch I feel your pain! 😊

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Cheeky bawdy verse ! Love it. ( Phil, do ask the good wife to slip into your Christmas stocking a copy of Maurice Bowra's ( 1898 - 1971 ) bawdy verse New Bats in Old Belfries. The late eccentric Wadham don , specialist in Ancient Greek Lit. and Lang. was a notorious character in Oxford. A delicious tale or two about his escapades at Parson's Pleasure ! Wish I met him. )

[@philmcraig]

Done!

[@ErinAbou]

Thank you so much, Phil. I am an American mother of two young adults who are high functioning on the autism spectrum, what used to be known as Aspergers. Both highly intelligent, well educated individuals, one male, one female. When they were teenagers and not before, both began to identify themselves as transgender. I love them both so much, but I worry about their ability to move through life, to live safely, and to be able to support themselves independently. However, their rights shouldn’t supersede mine as a woman born female, or the rights of others in society. I still hope my children will recognize at some point that this is all a facade, it’s not real. ❤🇺🇸

[@philmcraig]

I hope so too. Thanks for sharing what is - I fear - a common experience now and good luck 😊

[@rikkiharcourt3868]

Here I am, Sunday midday and some scandal. Then you became lyrical on cocktails…….it was no good, I realised I cannot face a scandal without a G&T. I actually felt like a whisky but I think the distillers put something in the water as it is impossible to have just one! Here goes……cheers

[@philmcraig]

Cheers back!

[@SamMcDonald83]

You know Phil, a lot of channels do have a separate feed for short clips. So maybe cocktail tips and especially interesting revelations could appear there.

[@philmcraig]

Will look into that Sam - tho v nontechnical here! Thanks for watching 😊

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

Thanks, good woman Jennifer keep The Craigs on their toes

[@philmcraig]

Many thanks for your generosity Caroline. And yes, that will definitely go towards a Mother-in-law cocktail in Funchal!

[@carolinemcgovern8059]

@philmcraig Goodness, if you promise to buy Jennifer a cocktail, I will up the donation!

[@philmcraig]

@@carolinemcgovern8059 Drinks are pretty cheap in Funchal

[@jm162]

I've found Movers and Shakers...❤

[@philmcraig]

Oh gosh I forgot to add a link....

[@louisetrott5532]

Um, I'm sure that I and others pointed out Lidia Thorpe's position on The Voice Referendum in the video comments. Many feel that Lidia Thorpe used The Australian Greens to get into parliament and then showed her true colours to the extent that they expelled her. The Greens are inching towards having influence by increasing the number of seats they win, at each election, by presenting the Green POV via the Westminster system. They don't want an extremist. But Lidia is very clear that she wants a Treaty, and she has her fervent followers. I suspect she also loves attention.

[@philmcraig]

She sure does 😊

[@alisonkent3119]

Thanks

[@philmcraig]

Really hope you enjoy Rory, Alison - and thanks so much once again.

[@islesofshoals]

Want to buy RUSKIN PARK but need it in audible. Standing by, in Hope. Same Hope for your books Phil, which I have bought but deterred from "reading " because not available as audible. Very grateful to you for your stimulating content. Blessings from New England.

[@philmcraig]

I’m told that my next one will definitely be on audible! Sending best wishes across the ocean! 😊

[@islesofshoals]

Thank you, Good Person, for the Good News. May The Winds of Good Fortune always fill your sails. Standing by for your next book.

[@partlycloudy3519]

Im not much of drinker . When I was younger I loved white russians . Now I like a 🍓 daiquiri on vacations . 😂 I'm getting old I guess . Im looking forward to your podcasts phil . Lots of love from Michigan 🇺🇸 . I would love for you to dive into Trevor Reese Jones book . He was in my own opinion almost set up by Fayed cuz Fayed need's a scapegoat on poor decisions of August 31st 1997 . The book is fascinating & gives an insight on what a tyrant fayed was . I would bet my house on every room on that yacht & in the Ritz hotel suite where Diana stayed was wired for sound & video . Fayed was a gross pervert . Trevor's parents thought that the apartment Fayed let them use when Trevor was in the hospital in Paris after the accident was wired for sound cuz Fayed seemed to know things that only they talked about between themselves at the apartment . Especially when it came to the legal ramifications of Trevor & Fayeds parts possibly in cases in France & in Uk

[@alisonkent3119]

Strawberry daquiri my favorite❤

[@philmcraig]

Sending best regards from London to Michigan! And yes Trevor has been on my list for a long time 😊

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Singapore Sling ? Wasn't that an act Wallis introduced to her Edward ? 😉

[@philmcraig]

We will find out soon when Paul French comes on to talk about his book on Wallis in sinful Shanghai

[@SusanMarg]

Legend tells, Allegedly.. it was the Chinese Grip

[@philmcraig]

@@SusanMarg 😯

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

@@philmcraig I'm tingling all over in anticipation 😉

[@SusanMarg]

Edit: the baby is not mine it is Stella's and yes there was an original male cohort I called Stanley

[@partlycloudy3519]

Oh Phil I loved the Forsythe saga ! mind you I only watched the newer one with Damien Lewis in it & Gina Mcgee . I kinda felt sorry for sloane the character in the series . Irienie Mcgges character knew that he was a wealthy man & she went into that relationship full well knowing she hated him & used him for his money . I thought Irenie was a user of men she always played the victim ! I know my opipion wont be popular but I didnt like her at all

[@philmcraig]

I’ve never seen it in any version 😊

[@janwhite6038]

I was considered uncouth at school, as the only girl in the class disinterested in the TV Forsyth Saga. Everyone was gripped by it. I found it boring.

[@philmcraig]

@@janwhite6038 My Parents loved it in the 60s but I was more into Doctor Who

[@partlycloudy3519]

​. The 2002 version I loved

[@jm162]

Last comment...yes, women have been better off - sadly this ridiculousness about "what is a woman" is stripping a lot of the improvements away... Your holiday sounds fabulous!

[@philmcraig]

Important to keep a balance I think! ANd yes thanks, Madeira can't come soon enough for Team Craig (especially given the shocking weather here today).

[@jm162]

@@philmcraig sadly "balance" isn't on the agenda for many of the trans activists... You'll have to put up lots of photos from Madeira!

[@jilltagmorris]

❤🎉😊🎉😊🎉❤

[@philmcraig]

thank you emoji back Jill !

[@nickgreetham4810]

Don't our antipodean friends regard a lager shandy to be a cocktail? Probably apocryphal, but thanks for another fine episode.

[@philmcraig]

Ooh, fighting words there Nick. Ive been to many a high end cocktail bar in the great cities of Australia. On the other hand, out in the sticks....I think you may have a point.

[@avm9647]

Is it Reid’s hotel?

[@philmcraig]

Cliff Bay - we can see Reids from the terrace. And - yes - we go to Reids for afternoon tea!

[@svatisingh1]

I heard recently that Gin has overtaken tea as Britain's most popular beverage ;)) Loved this episode, always love a Phil rant, and Rory, what an incredible story, or should I say world of stories - I was marvelling at how events are orchestrated so a writer is born into such a fascinating web of tales - because a writer's heart is large enough to feel for everyone else and then share the stories and wisdom in books down the track. Just amazing, this has been another great episode. Really looking forward to learning more about Lord Byron in next week's episode (I missed last week, gotta catch up!) 😆🙌

[@philmcraig]

Thanks so much Svati. I love that we get comments in hours from all over the world - and even Croydon! Will be having a G&T later😊