Show Notes
In this episode, Josh sits down for a great chat with Gillian Anderson - aka the iconic Dana Scully from The X-Files, the steely Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, and everyone’s favourite sex-positive therapist Jean Milburn in Sex Education.
A two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner (plus four SAG Awards for good measure), Gillian gets properly candid with Josh about AI actresses, billionaires playing space wars, phone addiction, equal pay rage and why she’s finally done shrinking herself.
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00:00 I Don’t Usually Get That Political
00:41 The Most Extraordinary Great Chat (Breakfast with Jane Fonda)
02:14 Why She Said Yes to Tron
03:30 When Sci-Fi Stops Feeling Like Fiction
04:24 AI, Acting & The Fear Around Technology
05:33 Have We Lost The Art of Connection?
07:09 Forced Offline: The Battle With Presence
08:23 When Are You Proudest of Using Your Voice?
10:04 Equal Pay & “This Is Still New News”
11:57 Learning to Say Yes
12:16 Becoming Authentic in the Spotlight
13:47 Sharing, Shame & Empowerment
15:19 The Power of Great Conversations
15:38 Where Are the Good Leaders?
16:28 “We Have to Keep Our Voices Loud”
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