No. He's always been great. One of the few and far between real reporters and journalist from the old days. He started out as a consumer reporter, and has had the same style all this time.
@@techguy651it’s not so much turning it off, for me it’s a conscious effort to avoid certain sounds or physically changing my breathing or my mannerisms to push through it.
@@chrimony yes stuttering is very complex. I could speak with 100% fluency then once in awhile, I'll have to slow down to prevent a block. strange stuff.
I’ve never looked down on a stutterer. It seems painful, why would someone belittle someone for something they can’t control? I’m happy to hear that these two were able to overcome.
@@Laugh1ngboy I think cruelty in children actually comes from adults around them. They pick up on cruel adults but take longer to learn how to mask and excuse the behavior.
@gblargg eh. They notice differences and it's a big deal to kids. I think we want to think there is a purity in children. And I wouldn't call them cruel. But they can be
@@gblargg It can. it also comes from the natural want to be in the group. If you are different it makes you an outsider and easy pickings. It's really just a part of growing up and only goes away when you learn empathy.
I’m 25 years old and I have been a stutter all my life. At this point I wear it like a badge of honor and don’t give a shit. I’ve done more in my life than any person my age I know. I married the hottie of the class, I bought a house before anyone else, I am more advanced in my career than all my friends. Not to brag about these things but I think being this way has forced me to pivot to becoming better at many other things. Thank you John for this interview.
As a stutterer myself i know exactly what Emily talks about when it comes to phone speaking. And i actually didn't know that she, Samuel and Bruce did studder. Great interview John! Cheers from Sweden.
Churchill also stuttered, Marilyn Monroe too. A lot of famous people and brilliant people stuttered. Not to say all stutters are brilliant but hey we at least have a common trait.
And nobody speaks up about how they BOTH blurted out the sh-word, right on camera! This is why most of my family and friends wouldn't even watch UA-cam.
@@Cindybin46people won't watch UA-cam became of the 'sh word'? Personally, I work my hardest at not cursing, even when I'm upset. However, that word doesn't offend me so badly that I can't hear the message through the 'sh word'. You make it sound like they've used the Lord's name in vain, or anything close to that.
I don't think I have a problem with stuttering, but rather with public speaking , especially impromptu. Your sincere , and open interview was a beautiful reminder of being human.
John, I am so glad you got help for your stutter before you left the air. I've been tuning in since I was a child & your reports have been enlightening to millions of us. Like yourself, I'm a refugee from what used to be the Left & I appreciate your intelligent, common sense videos. I wish you all the best.
I think she means when you started on air, stuttering almost made you quit being on air, but we are all glad you got help and stayed on air informing us for decades, and still continue to do 😊
Being a stutterer as a kid in the 70's was brutal. Kids are merciless and some teachers assumed I was stupid. I received some speech therapy through the school and luckily by the time I entered high school I had mostly grown out of it. But still to this day, as mentioned by John and Emily, I have a few triggers that cause a stammer. It's strange how the stutter still manifests itself today. I have trouble ordering at drive-through speakers, strange as that sounds. I have no idea why that situation triggers it.
yes stuttering is very unique in that not every person has the same trigger. some people have fear speaking on the phone but can give oral presentations flawlessly.
@@sanitary103interesting, it would seem like the opposite should be true, hiding behind a phone or you're standing in front of a whole bunch of people. 😅
My dad was a stutterer and became a trial lawyer. He trained himself to speak without a stutter in court but still stuttered sometimes at home. None of us 6 children stuttered.
I experienced and still experience the same as Emily. I avoid saying my name sometimes too and if I do impressions it goes away. Great interview John, thank you.
Thank you for sharing this. My speech impediment has made life more challenging. I also stutter. Every conversation is a constant battle. Words do not come naturally. I have to fight for every word, thinking about how to pronounce every syllable. For people without a speech impediment, they are on a smooth highway, with little to no bumps or turns. For people with a speech impediment, like John, Emily, and myself… we are on a back country road, with rocks, ruts, hills, and sharp corners. Always needing to be on our toes in order to sound normal. Yes we absolutely can sound normal, but it takes a great deal of effort. This effort takes away our capacity to be genuine and our ability to be attentive to what others are saying. You see, we are not being genuine in our lives. We are acting “normal”. We have to act like we don’t struggle with our words. Our “normal” is stuttering, stammering, and tripping over our words. Which is not acceptable to most people. Much love to those who struggle with a speech impediments. Thanks for sharing John & Emily.
Theater miraculously helps my brother’s stutter. His is so bad that he physically contorts trying to get words out. But give him a script and he can deliver lines in front of an audience. Give him a song and he will sing with such a voice it’ll give you goosebumps.
This interview brought me to tears. I've been a stutter my whole life. I thought that once I learned another language, it would reduce it, but now I stutter both in Portuguese and English. You and Emily expressed this condition so accurately. Thank you.
I've stuttered my whole life, as well as one of my uncles, and one of my nephews. What helped me, kinda like what Mrs. Blunt said, was talking in a different tone of voice than my normal tone. I still stutter from time to time but it's mostly whenever I over think, or have anxiety, or when I'm really excited about something. Feels like some times my mind is working too fast so I can't speak the words as fast as my mind is working. Best of luck with whatever you try for stuttering.
I've been to 3 speech therapists. They all say the same thing. To SLOW down & approach every word slowly. It does work for me. Hope it helps. Didn't start stuttering until I was 11.
I absolutely love Emily Blunt! One of the best and most respectable actors in this era. I was surprised to hear that she stutters and I am so glad that you talked to her about this on air.
Emily Blunt really is a phenomenal actress. I had no idea so many actors had a stutter. That makes sense though how it can be an aid or cure to do TV or acting. I’ve noticed Tourette’s is similar. If there’s something for the person to focus on that they are interested in, they tend to have less ticks and less uncontrolled speech. I’m glad there’s help out there now and culture is finally starting to accept people.
The classic country artist Mel Tillis stuttered and found that when he sang, the stutters went away. I think I read somewhere that the processing for singing utilizes a different part of the brain and bypasses the stutter. If you want to look at it in a different way, memorizing lines and approaching it as not having to come up with sentences on the fly, but from rote memory does the exact same thing. This warm interview made me smile from ear to ear!
I love the fact that these two probably disagree on most political issues, yet they can come together over their shared struggle to help humans live better lives.
Thank you so much for this, I’ve never stuttered myself. However my older brother stuttered badly as a young man, it became much better as he grew but never completely left. I appreciate your story and bringing this to light.
And another person here raving about the interview while I'm fuming about how they both used the sh-word, right on camera. Doesn't this bother ANYBODY? Are you all so immune to this lanugage due to the Internet these days?? We NEVER heard this kind of language when I was growing up.
@@Cindybin46 It is just a sign of the times Cindy. We have heard words like this we are definitely immune to this and worse. This word is nothing compared to others!
@@Cindybin46 sl Sadly our society is becoming more illiterate and our language simpler and cruder on a daily basis. The Internet has greatly expedited this decline, in my opinion
And ironically, your voice is so comforting and familiar from listening to your great reporting for so many years. The way you ask questions, the cadence and flow, and the sound are very dear to me.
My dad’s best friend from college stutters really bad. But growing up, we never thought anything about it. He loves to talk and we always enjoyed listening to him, especially his war stories. He is in a VA nursing home now. Great man and great hero.
I don't have nor know any chronical stutterers but I'm happy both of you could find your work arounds for it. This was quite the treat of an interview, thanks John.
Life is full of obstacles. Sometimes you are alone. Keep going and try to find support. These challenges can be overcome and figured out. This is a great conversation.
Everyone should see this. Not just people who stutter. This way they can understand the difficulty some people have when trying to communicate and how freeing it is when they find a way to overcome it. It shouldnt be a stigma. When you see hiw many famous people have that problem you realise you dont have to be held back by believing you cant do something like this and others realise that stutter is not something that defines a person and that they can be as smart and charming as any of these celebrities.
Thanks 4 this video John and Emily. I've been stuttering pretty much my whole life, and it's fun to hear these issues being brought up to others who may not know the kinds of things we stutterers go through.
Stuttering has definitely been a set back in my life-it’s prevented me from attaining high level business success. But everyone is dealt a hand in life and this is our hand to play.
The thing that helped me and is a continued aid is this wrestling fan hobby of fantasy wrestling leagues where we go into character and vote on who sounds more convincing. It sounds incredibly lame but it's fun and has actually helped me, kind of like acting helped her in the same way.
In high school, I was in speech class, I noticed most of my friends had speech impediments of one type or another. The result of years of dealing with it gave them great confidence in oratory, debate team, drama class all of that. Ever since then I've watched newscasters to see if I can tell if they've overcome some speech problem. In my experience the very best public speakers of all types were folks dealing with these problems. I always envied their confidence.
I stutter - I'm a woman in my 50s and I'm actually a teacher!!! I feared talking my whole life and now I can't believe what I do for a living!! Thanks for all the inspiration John Stossel!!
Thank you both for this. Stuttering is interesting in that a great deal of people don’t realize they’re affected by it thinking something else is causing they’re ability to vocally communicate.
That was a very pleasant and unexpected interview, a much wanted break from all the politics around us, and an interesting subject as well. Worth mentioning that IMO Emily is definitely one of the few lovable actresses in Hollywood who is worthy of respect.
This was awesome. So inspiring to find out people like Emily Blunt, who I already thought highly of, were dealing with something like this and still managed to do everything she’s done.
The approach you take with this video is really refreshing. Rather than an acceptance and celebration campaign you recognize it as being an issue that needs to be treated. You also did it in a way that is compassionate and demonstrates how other disability should be approached.
I've notice a thing with Stuttering and Dyslexia (which I suffer from), the person's brain works in a different way than normal. (For me its multi-dimensional thinking, as opposed to linear or free-association thinking), but others I know are savants in finances, math, music and acting.
Emily Blunt, what an absolutely beautiful person. Always loved her movies and knew she was special, now there is another reason to admire her. And you John, the accolades are the same, but more so. Your voice has always been your greatest asset next to your clear thinking, similar to a recognizable Anthony Hopkins or a Sean Connery like signature tone and rhythm. Keep up the great work at promoting sanity and revealing organized ineptitude in today's world. Thank You Both!!!!
I liked Emily Blunt before. Now I think I'm in love with her! What a charming and beautiful lady! Really good actress and very cool how she got over the stuttering. Cool interview and report!
My youngest son suffered from disfluency. Through his grade school, we found a speech therapist that really helped him overcome his stutter. It took about a year, but slowly, he gained fluency. One day he met with his therapist and she told him this would be their last session. He was alarmed at first, but she told him he was a success! He wanted to get her a thank you card because her work with him meant so much to him! My wife and he picked out a card and he wrote in it, "I just want to T-T-Thank you so much!" The next day she saw my son and gave him a big teary-eyed hug! Thanks to those that shared their struggle.
Thank you both for this great interview. As a stutterer myself this hits very close to home. I avoid and have a constantly changing array of coping mechanisms just as you talked about. It hasn't really held me back, but I think I hit the "don't give a shit" phase in my 30s so I do "stutter openly".
In 3rd grade, my teacher made me read out of the Bible, in front of the class, every morning. I would have rather of been in front of a firing squad. Now at 64, the studder will come to visit once in a while, usually when I’m tired. The one skill we all have is the ability to change words on the fly.
Precisely! It's exhausting forming a sentence in my mind, predicting where I will stutter and changing the words in advance, all while trying to say what I'm currently saying. It feeds on itself.
@@skipmilanI just got done writing a comment of my own explaining exactly that. I’ve explained to my girlfriend that it’s mentally exhausting by the end of the day to be in the middle of a conversation and planning out the next sentences and avoiding specific words that I’ve learned will trip me up.
I can't explain, but this conversation between you and Emily Blunt brought tears. Maybe it suggest the overcoming of vulnerability? This one is a great memory. Thanks John
I was at HCRI January 1976. It was a life altering experience for me. I still stutter at times, and I go back to monitor my speaking behaviors to get past it. When people find out I am a "recovering" stuttered, they think I'm pulling their leg.
My brother stuttered his whole life, I know it was painful, frustrating and limiting. I felt so sorry for him because he had a very hard time expressing himself.
I always thought it was all that head trauma at an early age. I can't verbally covey what I'm thinking quickly. My words come out so garbled. Stress an others impatiently waiting makes it worse
One of the loveliest women alive... great interview. Cannot help but really feel for what it must have been like as a child, all the feelings that would come from stuttering - shame, guilt, isolation, self-doubt. Hope young kids who stutter can see videos like this to let them know there is a bright future, and those who don't stutter can be just a little more considerate of those who do...
Sigh, EVERYONE here is raving about this and NOBODY speaks up about how they both used profanity! He used it and then she just repeated it right after him, RIGHT ON CAMERA! It's like everyone is so immune to this language due to the Internet that it doesn't even shock ANYBODY. So depressing.
An employee of mine is a severe stutterer. I'm always very patient with him as his mom passed away recently, and he has depression. I can tell he's had it rough. But, I've shown him that he doesn't have to be nervous around me just because I'm the boss, and that seems to have helped him a lot. He seems very appreciative of my patience, and I'm sure that a lot of people have made fun of him growing up.
Before this video my whole life I thought my stutter was just me being stupid. Anytime I'd have to pitch an idea present at my school/work I would always screw it up and sound like an idiot; getting hung up over and over again then in my embarrassment I would just shut myself down with the phrase "So Yeah" to end the endless train wreck. Its comforting to know that I'm not alone. I feel the pain that Emily feels. Its hard to represent yourself truly with a stutter and you always feeling like people are judging you. As if you are some nervous wreck who has short term memory loss to strangers.
The more I hear form Emily Blunt the more I like her. Like when she said, "When I get a script that describes the protagonist as a "Strong Independent Woman" I roll my eyes and throw it in the trash: LOL
My mom used to just tell me to slow down….which helped as everyone else said, “spit it out.” Starting a UA-cam channel really helped me the most. You really have to slow down your thoughts to match the speed you’re speaking to avoid the word “log jam.” Awesome interview!!!!
Emily Blunt is such a beautiful woman. Her voice and accent are also so attractive. Had no idea that she and any of the other A-list actors have/had a stuttering problem. Just goes to show how wonderful they are in their craft to do things in front of a camera and especially on a live stage seemingly flawlessly.
Aa a lifelong stutterer, thank you John for speaking about this! Speech therapy didn't work for me, I just "stopped giving a shit" in early 20s, and slowly but surely it has all but faded away. If you know what to listen for, however, you'll still hear remnants. At least I do.
There is nothing worse than having something to say and knowing what it is, but being unable to say it. It is as though you're being held hostage by your own self.
"There is nothing worse than having something to say and knowing what it is, but being unable to say it" I disagree. I believe that waking up in a box 8 feet underground with a 60 minute tank of oxygen would be far worse. Just saying. I'm not trying to be a troll I just think that everyone would agree there are far worse things, far worse indeed.
Thank you for this... My 15 year old Daughter, who loves Emily Blunt, just happens to have a stutter. This interview made her happy and made her not feel so alone in her struggle.
But aren't you upset that they both used profanity in this interview? Here I was watching with interest, and I was shocked when John blurted out that crude word, and then SHE used it, too! And now your teen daughter heard it!
@@Cindybin46 I was a little shocked, but I've taught my daughter that the world is a crazy place. We can't always control what we see and hear... But we can control how we personally act. She knows not to speak that way, and I trust her.
I had a childhood friend who stuttered. I felt bad for him because other kids at school called him the Rhine-Stutter Cowboy and mocked his stutter. I heard that singing is a therapy for stuttering, I know, probably won’t work for everyone. Thank you John Stossel for helping people with your informative videos
These two are two of my favorite people. I would've never guessed Emily. You're a terrific actress. John I listen to you all the time and would've never guessed either. God Bless you both for this admission.
This isn’t something I would normally watch but it piqued my interest and I want to support you, John, because I think you’re an outstanding journalist and I appreciate what you do.
John Stossel has a way of conveying timeless wisdom with his videos using a topic that most might not be familiar with. Making us reflect on both from a deeper perspective. Thank you for all your years of work.
Stuttering is a physical manifestation of a mind that is running FASTER than your mechanical body can process. In general its not a failure of your physical body, its an indicator of superior mental ability.
To say this video was personally touching is an understatement. It's such a personal issue, so demeaning at times not being able to express your thoughts. If there is one positive it humbles you and makes you a great listener to others
As a stutterer myself, i didn't find it embarrassing - mostly when people abused me being stuck, id just be even more assertive in my speech after it passed, so now i still stutter, but IDGAF, and people ride off that energy, instead of the embarrassment.
Thank you. As was said in an earlier comment, not expected, but very enlightening. I stuttered intensely as a child, and a vocal coach helped immensely when I was 14. Singing in a language different than English, any language, broke the cycle. I was able to maintain fluent speech for days at a time. I have had a few breakthrough stuttering disasters in giving presentations over the years, but it happens rarely. Today, when I stutter, I give myself a few moments and change up the timing and sometimes the inflection of my speech delivery. Sometimes, people look at me a little differently, but I manage to finish my thought and share them out loud with the group. We all have something, as was shared in your video. I guess this is part of what makes we stutterers the people we are. It belongs to me and I'm good with it.
Thank you for sharing your story John; the world needs much more of this transparency; even the comments about not giving a shit. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We need more real in the world and less fake. Bravo!
Emily Blunt seems like the type of woman you could take to a fancy ball on Friday night, and the local pub on Saturday night. She has the right mix of being classy, sassy, and down to earth.
Wow this was really good John. I’ve stuttered my whole life but more so when I was younger. I love Emily Blunt anyway but this makes me love her so much more.
this was a nice surprise. shes beautiful and charming and funny. glad you decided to interview her and glad yall were able to overcome your stuttering. happy January to yall both!
My parents sent me to a speech therapist and they helped me with my stuttering. It really helped me. But I still have stuttering from time to time. Thank you for sharing this video!
@johnstossel, I’m now 45 and from the time I was 3 until I graduated high school I received speech therapy. Mary Lou Rogers was my speech therapist for the majority of my childhood. What helped my stuttering get immensely better was serving a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Montana. The Lord helped me so much. People that knew me 2 years prior was struck with amazement that how much better my stuttering had gotten. I still have issues from time to time. But when I public speak in church or my career, my stuttering is almost nonexistent. Thank you for this episode!
Now this was an unexpected but welcomed interview
Exactly how I felt
And unexpected topic. I’m used to John talking about mostly politics 😅
But they BOTH said the sh-word! Right on camera!
I love her accent. Good interview John. I enjoy interviews that don't always get political.
@@Cindybin46
The words Get a Life come to mind reading your comments
John Stossel is a national treasure.
Agreed.
No. He's always been great. One of the few and far between real reporters and journalist from the old days.
He started out as a consumer reporter, and has had the same style all this time.
Emily Blunt is pretty great too.
@@Matt-uj9wlAt what? She's an average actor an not pretty or even sexy. ....
@@WendellJourdan-zr2jblol
"Everybody's got some thing, that's just our thing"
Beautifully worded ♥️
Yes.
Blunt is a beautiful person inside and out.
Obama knows what Louis CK’s thing is😂
Important interview!
John has aged like wine. I couldnt believe he was 76 when i looked him up. Congrats!! To more life
I can't believe you actually got Emily Blunt to sit down and talk with you! I thought you'd have been vilified by almost all of Hollywood by now.
She and her husband might be secretly based. Rumors exist about Krasinski.
😌🤣 no way, no matter how hollywood pretends, they still depend so much on a capitalist and democratic countries.
Anybody else impressed by John and Emily's complete lack of stuttering? Amazing.
I was shocked she still has trouble saying her name on the phone.
I’m more amazed that they could turn it on voluntarily.
@@techguy651it’s not so much turning it off, for me it’s a conscious effort to avoid certain sounds or physically changing my breathing or my mannerisms to push through it.
@@chrimony yes stuttering is very complex. I could speak with 100% fluency then once in awhile, I'll have to slow down to prevent a block. strange stuff.
I helped record this, it took 27 top-to-bottom takes.
I’ve never looked down on a stutterer. It seems painful, why would someone belittle someone for something they can’t control? I’m happy to hear that these two were able to overcome.
Because children are cruel and some never grow up.
@@Laugh1ngboy this is it 100%. It only takes one or two negative experiences as a child for you to be eternally ashamed
@@Laugh1ngboy I think cruelty in children actually comes from adults around them. They pick up on cruel adults but take longer to learn how to mask and excuse the behavior.
@gblargg eh. They notice differences and it's a big deal to kids. I think we want to think there is a purity in children. And I wouldn't call them cruel. But they can be
@@gblargg It can. it also comes from the natural want to be in the group. If you are different it makes you an outsider and easy pickings. It's really just a part of growing up and only goes away when you learn empathy.
I’m 25 years old and I have been a stutter all my life. At this point I wear it like a badge of honor and don’t give a shit. I’ve done more in my life than any person my age I know. I married the hottie of the class, I bought a house before anyone else, I am more advanced in my career than all my friends. Not to brag about these things but I think being this way has forced me to pivot to becoming better at many other things. Thank you John for this interview.
That’s great, good for you brother! Happy for you. 🙌🏼
Right on, bro, I'm stroking you Have an amazing life 👊
John, you’re the man. Seriously. One of the few journalists who still have their integrity intact. Thank you for being you, friend.
As a stutterer myself i know exactly what Emily talks about when it comes to phone speaking. And i actually didn't know that she, Samuel and Bruce did studder. Great interview John!
Cheers from Sweden.
Churchill also stuttered, Marilyn Monroe too. A lot of famous people and brilliant people stuttered. Not to say all stutters are brilliant but hey we at least have a common trait.
I like the spelling of "studder", thank you.
yes, i cant say my own name on the phone either. i couldnt believe she said that, very touching.
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What an endearingly personal interview! Thanks for your continuing efforts, John.
And nobody speaks up about how they BOTH blurted out the sh-word, right on camera! This is why most of my family and friends wouldn't even watch UA-cam.
@@Cindybin46 Maybe because it's already creeping us all out how obsessed *you* are with it.
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You obviously have OCD about 💩
@@Cindybin46 If that offends you maybe you shouldn't be on the internet either.
@@Cindybin46people won't watch UA-cam became of the 'sh word'? Personally, I work my hardest at not cursing, even when I'm upset. However, that word doesn't offend me so badly that I can't hear the message through the 'sh word'. You make it sound like they've used the Lord's name in vain, or anything close to that.
I swear Emily is the most interesting celebrity out there. She is always very captivating, funny, and real!
Why doesn't ANYBODY speak up about how they both used the sh-word??
@@Cindybin46 ?
@@Cindybin46 Because nobody cares, other than you.
@@Cindybin46 because we don't give a FK
@@Cindybin46bro that legit doesn’t matter. Everyone swear who’s even gives one 💀 you’ve overreacted way too much 😂jeeze
I don't think I have a problem with stuttering, but rather with public speaking , especially impromptu. Your sincere , and open interview was a beautiful reminder of being human.
Same
Thank you to open minded guests! John deserves a lot more recognition.
John, I am so glad you got help for your stutter before you left the air. I've been tuning in since I was a child & your reports have been enlightening to millions of us. Like yourself, I'm a refugee from what used to be the Left & I appreciate your intelligent, common sense videos. I wish you all the best.
I haven't "left the air!" Stossel TV reaches millions!
@@StosselTVI think they mean legacy/corporate media. Are you still on that too?
I think she means when you started on air, stuttering almost made you quit being on air, but we are all glad you got help and stayed on air informing us for decades, and still continue to do 😊
Being a stutterer as a kid in the 70's was brutal. Kids are merciless and some teachers assumed I was stupid. I received some speech therapy through the school and luckily by the time I entered high school I had mostly grown out of it. But still to this day, as mentioned by John and Emily, I have a few triggers that cause a stammer. It's strange how the stutter still manifests itself today. I have trouble ordering at drive-through speakers, strange as that sounds. I have no idea why that situation triggers it.
yes stuttering is very unique in that not every person has the same trigger. some people have fear speaking on the phone but can give oral presentations flawlessly.
@@sanitary103interesting, it would seem like the opposite should be true, hiding behind a phone or you're standing in front of a whole bunch of people. 😅
Sorry you had to live thru that, but it also made you who you are today.
My best friend in the late 70's stuttered and was dislesic. It was pretty brutal. But he seemed unbothered.
So glad people like Stossel and Blunt are talking about stuff like this. Proud of them for managing their disability/struggle
My dad was a stutterer and became a trial lawyer. He trained himself to speak without a stutter in court but still stuttered sometimes at home. None of us 6 children stuttered.
Legend
I experienced and still experience the same as Emily. I avoid saying my name sometimes too and if I do impressions it goes away. Great interview John, thank you.
I worked with a bad stutterer, when he sang or got mad it went away
@@aaa7189Country singer Mel Tillis stuttered badly, until he started singing!
Thank you for sharing this. My speech impediment has made life more challenging. I also stutter. Every conversation is a constant battle. Words do not come naturally. I have to fight for every word, thinking about how to pronounce every syllable.
For people without a speech impediment, they are on a smooth highway, with little to no bumps or turns. For people with a speech impediment, like John, Emily, and myself… we are on a back country road, with rocks, ruts, hills, and sharp corners. Always needing to be on our toes in order to sound normal.
Yes we absolutely can sound normal, but it takes a great deal of effort. This effort takes away our capacity to be genuine and our ability to be attentive to what others are saying.
You see, we are not being genuine in our lives. We are acting “normal”. We have to act like we don’t struggle with our words. Our “normal” is stuttering, stammering, and tripping over our words. Which is not acceptable to most people.
Much love to those who struggle with a speech impediments. Thanks for sharing John & Emily.
She seems like such a genuine person.
Theater miraculously helps my brother’s stutter. His is so bad that he physically contorts trying to get words out. But give him a script and he can deliver lines in front of an audience. Give him a song and he will sing with such a voice it’ll give you goosebumps.
This interview brought me to tears. I've been a stutter my whole life. I thought that once I learned another language, it would reduce it, but now I stutter both in Portuguese and English. You and Emily expressed this condition so accurately. Thank you.
I've stuttered my whole life, as well as one of my uncles, and one of my nephews. What helped me, kinda like what Mrs. Blunt said, was talking in a different tone of voice than my normal tone. I still stutter from time to time but it's mostly whenever I over think, or have anxiety, or when I'm really excited about something. Feels like some times my mind is working too fast so I can't speak the words as fast as my mind is working. Best of luck with whatever you try for stuttering.
I've been to 3 speech therapists. They all say the same thing. To SLOW down & approach every word slowly. It does work for me. Hope it helps. Didn't start stuttering until I was 11.
This is a wonderful interview.
I absolutely love Emily Blunt! One of the best and most respectable actors in this era. I was surprised to hear that she stutters and I am so glad that you talked to her about this on air.
OMG - it’s like I won the lottery - Emily Blunt and John Stossel in an interview - how WONDERFUL that was to watch. Thank you for sharing.
Emily Blunt really is a phenomenal actress. I had no idea so many actors had a stutter. That makes sense though how it can be an aid or cure to do TV or acting. I’ve noticed Tourette’s is similar. If there’s something for the person to focus on that they are interested in, they tend to have less ticks and less uncontrolled speech.
I’m glad there’s help out there now and culture is finally starting to accept people.
The classic country artist Mel Tillis stuttered and found that when he sang, the stutters went away. I think I read somewhere that the processing for singing utilizes a different part of the brain and bypasses the stutter. If you want to look at it in a different way, memorizing lines and approaching it as not having to come up with sentences on the fly, but from rote memory does the exact same thing. This warm interview made me smile from ear to ear!
I love the fact that these two probably disagree on most political issues, yet they can come together over their shared struggle to help humans live better lives.
Wow! This was beautiful!! Thank you, John and Emily!! 🥲
I'll always love to watch this humble, beautiful, smart and caring human being
Great to see Emily as well
Thank you so much for this, I’ve never stuttered myself. However my older brother stuttered badly as a young man, it became much better as he grew but never completely left. I appreciate your story and bringing this to light.
Emily blunt is a beautiful soul and very fun-loving woman.
I second that wowza :)!
Her laugh is just so great.
And another person here raving about the interview while I'm fuming about how they both used the sh-word, right on camera. Doesn't this bother ANYBODY? Are you all so immune to this lanugage due to the Internet these days?? We NEVER heard this kind of language when I was growing up.
@@Cindybin46 It is just a sign of the times Cindy. We have heard words like this we are definitely immune to this and worse. This word is nothing compared to others!
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Sadly our society is becoming more illiterate and our language simpler and cruder on a daily basis. The Internet has greatly expedited this decline, in my opinion
Well, this was delightful. Thank you, John and Emily!
I love Emily Blunt, great actress, and seems very real compared to other Hollywood actors ❤
And ironically, your voice is so comforting and familiar from listening to your great reporting for so many years. The way you ask questions, the cadence and flow, and the sound are very dear to me.
My dad’s best friend from college stutters really bad. But growing up, we never thought anything about it. He loves to talk and we always enjoyed listening to him, especially his war stories. He is in a VA nursing home now. Great man and great hero.
Top actress right there. Great in so many movies!
I don't have nor know any chronical stutterers but I'm happy both of you could find your work arounds for it. This was quite the treat of an interview, thanks John.
I think so many people deal with this, and it feels good to know there are famous people who stutters sometimes.
She's so beautiful, and adorable at the same time.
Life is full of obstacles. Sometimes you are alone. Keep going and try to find support. These challenges can be overcome and figured out. This is a great conversation.
This is the coolest thing ever, Stossel is awesome, Emily is so beautiful and elegant
Everyone should see this. Not just people who stutter. This way they can understand the difficulty some people have when trying to communicate and how freeing it is when they find a way to overcome it. It shouldnt be a stigma. When you see hiw many famous people have that problem you realise you dont have to be held back by believing you cant do something like this and others realise that stutter is not something that defines a person and that they can be as smart and charming as any of these celebrities.
Thanks 4 this video John and Emily. I've been stuttering pretty much my whole life, and it's fun to hear these issues being brought up to others who may not know the kinds of things we stutterers go through.
Stuttering has definitely been a set back in my life-it’s prevented me from attaining high level business success. But everyone is dealt a hand in life and this is our hand to play.
The thing that helped me and is a continued aid is this wrestling fan hobby of fantasy wrestling leagues where we go into character and vote on who sounds more convincing. It sounds incredibly lame but it's fun and has actually helped me, kind of like acting helped her in the same way.
Let me tell you something brother. That's too sweet.
In high school, I was in speech class, I noticed most of my friends had speech impediments of one type or another. The result of years of dealing with it gave them great confidence in oratory, debate team, drama class all of that. Ever since then I've watched newscasters to see if I can tell if they've overcome some speech problem. In my experience the very best public speakers of all types were folks dealing with these problems. I always envied their confidence.
I stutter - I'm a woman in my 50s and I'm actually a teacher!!! I feared talking my whole life and now I can't believe what I do for a living!! Thanks for all the inspiration John Stossel!!
Thank you both for this. Stuttering is interesting in that a great deal of people don’t realize they’re affected by it thinking something else is causing they’re ability to vocally communicate.
That was a very pleasant and unexpected interview, a much wanted break from all the politics around us, and an interesting subject as well.
Worth mentioning that IMO Emily is definitely one of the few lovable actresses in Hollywood who is worthy of respect.
..now, this is nice conversation..love it..
This was awesome. So inspiring to find out people like Emily Blunt, who I already thought highly of, were dealing with something like this and still managed to do everything she’s done.
Great interview John
The approach you take with this video is really refreshing. Rather than an acceptance and celebration campaign you recognize it as being an issue that needs to be treated. You also did it in a way that is compassionate and demonstrates how other disability should be approached.
I've notice a thing with Stuttering and Dyslexia (which I suffer from), the person's brain works in a different way than normal. (For me its multi-dimensional thinking, as opposed to linear or free-association thinking), but others I know are savants in finances, math, music and acting.
She is so beautiful 😍 like omg
Emily Blunt, what an absolutely beautiful person. Always loved her movies and knew she was special, now there is another reason to admire her. And you John, the accolades are the same, but more so. Your voice has always been your greatest asset next to your clear thinking, similar to a recognizable Anthony Hopkins or a Sean Connery like signature tone and rhythm. Keep up the great work at promoting sanity and revealing organized ineptitude in today's world. Thank You Both!!!!
But she blurted out the sh-word, right after John did! It was bad enough HE used it, and then SHE used it!
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They are both godless Hollywood elites. They probably substantially cleaned up their language just for this interview.
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You should seek help for your OCD
@@Cindybin46shit?
I liked Emily Blunt before. Now I think I'm in love with her! What a charming and beautiful lady! Really good actress and very cool how she got over the stuttering. Cool interview and report!
I want to hear Stossel with a Texan accent lol
And the hat! That would be great!
My youngest son suffered from disfluency. Through his grade school, we found a speech therapist that really helped him overcome his stutter. It took about a year, but slowly, he gained fluency. One day he met with his therapist and she told him this would be their last session. He was alarmed at first, but she told him he was a success!
He wanted to get her a thank you card because her work with him meant so much to him! My wife and he picked out a card and he wrote in it, "I just want to T-T-Thank you so much!" The next day she saw my son and gave him a big teary-eyed hug!
Thanks to those that shared their struggle.
great interview, interesting topic!
Thank you both for this great interview. As a stutterer myself this hits very close to home. I avoid and have a constantly changing array of coping mechanisms just as you talked about. It hasn't really held me back, but I think I hit the "don't give a shit" phase in my 30s so I do "stutter openly".
I really enjoy John’s videos. Emily Blunt seems like a very nice person! ❤
I liked Emily … now I have even more respect for her. John is a legend. Always will be! Loved this!
In 3rd grade, my teacher made me read out of the Bible, in front of the class, every morning. I would have rather of been in front of a firing squad. Now at 64, the studder will come to visit once in a while, usually when I’m tired. The one skill we all have is the ability to change words on the fly.
I don’t stutter, but when I’m tired I lose my nouns. “Put… that…that… over on the…the…”
Precisely! It's exhausting forming a sentence in my mind, predicting where I will stutter and changing the words in advance, all while trying to say what I'm currently saying. It feeds on itself.
@@skipmilanI just got done writing a comment of my own explaining exactly that. I’ve explained to my girlfriend that it’s mentally exhausting by the end of the day to be in the middle of a conversation and planning out the next sentences and avoiding specific words that I’ve learned will trip me up.
I can't explain, but this conversation between you and Emily Blunt brought tears. Maybe it suggest the overcoming of vulnerability? This one is a great memory. Thanks John
I was at HCRI January 1976. It was a life altering experience for me. I still stutter at times, and I go back to monitor my speaking behaviors to get past it. When people find out I am a "recovering" stuttered, they think I'm pulling their leg.
Great video John. As a person who stuttered a lot in my youth it's feels comforting to know that many people out there deal with it too.
My brother stuttered his whole life, I know it was painful, frustrating and limiting. I felt so sorry for him because he had a very hard time expressing himself.
Pity does not help. All that is necessary is to not make a big deal about it or make people feel less than or pander to them.
John you're a legend! And Emily is hot!
I always thought it was all that head trauma at an early age. I can't verbally covey what I'm thinking quickly. My words come out so garbled. Stress an others impatiently waiting makes it worse
One of the loveliest women alive... great interview. Cannot help but really feel for what it must have been like as a child, all the feelings that would come from stuttering - shame, guilt, isolation, self-doubt. Hope young kids who stutter can see videos like this to let them know there is a bright future, and those who don't stutter can be just a little more considerate of those who do...
Sigh, EVERYONE here is raving about this and NOBODY speaks up about how they both used profanity! He used it and then she just repeated it right after him, RIGHT ON CAMERA! It's like everyone is so immune to this language due to the Internet that it doesn't even shock ANYBODY. So depressing.
An employee of mine is a severe stutterer. I'm always very patient with him as his mom passed away recently, and he has depression. I can tell he's had it rough. But, I've shown him that he doesn't have to be nervous around me just because I'm the boss, and that seems to have helped him a lot. He seems very appreciative of my patience, and I'm sure that a lot of people have made fun of him growing up.
This is a very sweet comment. Patience is such a blessing
Before this video my whole life I thought my stutter was just me being stupid. Anytime I'd have to pitch an idea present at my school/work I would always screw it up and sound like an idiot; getting hung up over and over again then in my embarrassment I would just shut myself down with the phrase "So Yeah" to end the endless train wreck. Its comforting to know that I'm not alone. I feel the pain that Emily feels. Its hard to represent yourself truly with a stutter and you always feeling like people are judging you. As if you are some nervous wreck who has short term memory loss to strangers.
The more I hear form Emily Blunt the more I like her. Like when she said, "When I get a script that describes the protagonist as a "Strong Independent Woman" I roll my eyes and throw it in the trash: LOL
My mom used to just tell me to slow down….which helped as everyone else said, “spit it out.” Starting a UA-cam channel really helped me the most. You really have to slow down your thoughts to match the speed you’re speaking to avoid the word “log jam.”
Awesome interview!!!!
Emily Blunt is such a beautiful woman. Her voice and accent are also so attractive. Had no idea that she and any of the other A-list actors have/had a stuttering problem. Just goes to show how wonderful they are in their craft to do things in front of a camera and especially on a live stage seemingly flawlessly.
More like... Emily Sharp.
Aa a lifelong stutterer, thank you John for speaking about this! Speech therapy didn't work for me, I just "stopped giving a shit" in early 20s, and slowly but surely it has all but faded away. If you know what to listen for, however, you'll still hear remnants. At least I do.
There is nothing worse than having something to say and knowing what it is, but being unable to say it. It is as though you're being held hostage by your own self.
"There is nothing worse than having something to say and knowing what it is, but being unable to say it"
I disagree. I believe that waking up in a box 8 feet underground with a 60 minute tank of oxygen would be far worse. Just saying.
I'm not trying to be a troll I just think that everyone would agree there are far worse things, far worse indeed.
@@toshikotanaka3249 - Everybody dies. Not everybody truly lives.
@@HardRockMiner And what does that have to do with stuttering? And who is to decide what "truly living" is?
@@toshikotanaka3249 - Lmao!! You just failed the troll test, kid. I knew you would. I can't give you the attention that your dad didn't. Troll on.
@@HardRockMiner Whatever you say. I'll just go talk with the adults. 🙄
Thank you for this... My 15 year old Daughter, who loves Emily Blunt, just happens to have a stutter. This interview made her happy and made her not feel so alone in her struggle.
But aren't you upset that they both used profanity in this interview? Here I was watching with interest, and I was shocked when John blurted out that crude word, and then SHE used it, too! And now your teen daughter heard it!
@@Cindybin46 I was a little shocked, but I've taught my daughter that the world is a crazy place. We can't always control what we see and hear... But we can control how we personally act. She knows not to speak that way, and I trust her.
@@craftiestcraftstress That's good to know.
Emily does a good job of covering. I heard it slightly.
I had a childhood friend who stuttered. I felt bad for him because other kids at school called him the Rhine-Stutter Cowboy and mocked his stutter. I heard that singing is a therapy for stuttering, I know, probably won’t work for everyone. Thank you John Stossel for helping people with your informative videos
These two are two of my favorite people. I would've never guessed Emily. You're a terrific actress. John I listen to you all the time and would've never guessed either. God Bless you both for this admission.
This isn’t something I would normally watch but it piqued my interest and I want to support you, John, because I think you’re an outstanding journalist and I appreciate what you do.
Interesting, other than his POV on most things, the reason I like John Stossel is his voice.
John Stossel has a way of conveying timeless wisdom with his videos using a topic that most might not be familiar with. Making us reflect on both from a deeper perspective. Thank you for all your years of work.
Stuttering is a physical manifestation of a mind that is running FASTER than your mechanical body can process.
In general its not a failure of your physical body, its an indicator of superior mental ability.
To say this video was personally touching is an understatement. It's such a personal issue, so demeaning at times not being able to express your thoughts. If there is one positive it humbles you and makes you a great listener to others
As a stutterer myself, i didn't find it embarrassing - mostly when people abused me being stuck, id just be even more assertive in my speech after it passed, so now i still stutter, but IDGAF, and people ride off that energy, instead of the embarrassment.
“ I love that story.” - Pee Wee Herman
Thank you. As was said in an earlier comment, not expected, but very enlightening. I stuttered intensely as a child, and a vocal coach helped immensely when I was 14. Singing in a language different than English, any language, broke the cycle. I was able to maintain fluent speech for days at a time. I have had a few breakthrough stuttering disasters in giving presentations over the years, but it happens rarely. Today, when I stutter, I give myself a few moments and change up the timing and sometimes the inflection of my speech delivery. Sometimes, people look at me a little differently, but I manage to finish my thought and share them out loud with the group. We all have something, as was shared in your video. I guess this is part of what makes we stutterers the people we are. It belongs to me and I'm good with it.
Thank you for sharing your story John; the world needs much more of this transparency; even the comments about not giving a shit. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We need more real in the world and less fake. Bravo!
Emily Blunt seems like the type of woman you could take to a fancy ball on Friday night, and the local pub on Saturday night. She has the right mix of being classy, sassy, and down to earth.
I’m a stutter. My parents bought me a tape quarter as a child. I carried it everywhere and listen to my voice. It helped a lot.
She's one of my favorite actresses.
Wow this was really good John. I’ve stuttered my whole life but more so when I was younger. I love Emily Blunt anyway but this makes me love her so much more.
this was a nice surprise. shes beautiful and charming and funny. glad you decided to interview her and glad yall were able to overcome your stuttering. happy January to yall both!
My parents sent me to a speech therapist and they helped me with my stuttering. It really helped me. But I still have stuttering from time to time. Thank you for sharing this video!
John Stossel, I love that you’re still out there cranking out useful and relevant content. You are a giant. 😊
@johnstossel, I’m now 45 and from the time I was 3 until I graduated high school I received speech therapy. Mary Lou Rogers was my speech therapist for the majority of my childhood. What helped my stuttering get immensely better was serving a 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Montana. The Lord helped me so much. People that knew me 2 years prior was struck with amazement that how much better my stuttering had gotten. I still have issues from time to time. But when I public speak in church or my career, my stuttering is almost nonexistent. Thank you for this episode!