Brandi Carlile: What most recently moved you to tears?

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I cried last week after talking about marriage equality with my daughters. My oldest let slip that she believed that if the supreme court overturned Obergefell, she wouldn’t have parents any more. I felt angry with my country and ashamed that I didn’t consider the possibility that she might think that.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 November 2025 source ↗

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Donny Osmond American singer, dancer, actor, television host

Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗

Emilia Fox English actress and presenter

Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 October 2018 source ↗

Jessica Hynes British actress and writer

This morning, at the last school assembly of the year, because those tinies are so adorable.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

Stockard Channing

At the election of Joe Biden, thinking we were out of the woods. Wrong.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2026 source ↗