Carrie Brownstein: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Carrie Brownstein

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Driving solo across the country from New York to Washington State.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2018 source ↗

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Rachel Maddow

Now. My life is better with every year of living it.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2012 source ↗

Mary Portas English retail consultant

Now. Without a doubt

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗

Ann Patchett American author

Before email was invented.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2017 source ↗

Vinnie Jones English professional footballer and actor

In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

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Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Tristan Harris.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2018 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

That it takes a week for someone to discover my body.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2018 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Willful ignorance.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2018 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Reading a book with a dog asleep on either side of me.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 21 August 2018 source ↗

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