Reasons To Be Joyful with Gaby Roslin

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones joins Gaby Roslin for a chat about bringing people joy through her characters and writing - and - the things that make her smile. Ruth is known for co-creating Gavin & Stacey, and playing the iconic character of Nessa, as well as Fat Friends, Stella and several novels along the way too. She chats to Gaby about how much her stories and characters have meant to her, and others, and how now - as she approaches 60 - she's taking a different approach to life.

Donna Ashworth

Poet Donna Ashworth spreads joy through her words - and - wherever she goes. On the latest episode of Reasons To Be Joyful, Gaby chats to Donna about her poetry, believing in herself, moving to Scotland with no job, our human frequencies and much more... She also talks about making social media a nice place - and - shares with Gaby an object that brings her joy every single day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Mutabazi

Gaby welcomes entrepreneur, foster dad and all-round inspiring human, Peter Mutabazi, to the podcast. Peter's story is UNBELIEVABLE - and yet, it's all true. He tells Gaby about how he was treated by his own father when he was young, how he chose to live in sewers, and how the kindness of a stranger changed his life. Peter has now fostered 47 kids - and adopted 4. He's a single dad who has worked for the Red Cross and World Vision and who spreads joy every day on his socials and in his life. We hope you enjoy listening this inspiring and joyful chat as much as we did! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott joins Gaby for a chat about his brilliant career, AI, Summerwater and much more. They discuss his love of books and storytelling, his latest acting roles and how much happier he is since he gave up drinking. Dougray has been asked questions in interviews recently that were directly from Chat GPT - and he could spot them a mile away, just like he could spot AI music when it was played to him - and so they discuss the use of this new technology within the entertainment industry, and how it is effecting younger generations. He also brings in an object that makes him smile and tells Gaby the story behind it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunna Van Kampen (aka Tonic Health)

Gaby welcomes @tonichealth to the podcast to chat about what we should be putting in our bodies - and more importantly what we SHOULDN'T.Sunna started posting videos in supermarket aisles a few years ago and has built up an incredible following (and been thrown out of many supermarkets since) He believes in calling out companies who are selling cheap, unhealthy products - and talks to Gaby about his mission to make us all healthier. Gaby herself is a huge advocate for gut health and healthy living - and together they chat through some of the food they love to eat. Sunna reveals what he feeds his kids - and what he eats himself for Breakfast - as well as some of the 'easy wins' when it comes to buying good food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.