“This Is A New Religion” Tim Robbins Reflects On The Pandemic 

I'm so glad to see artists like you guys speaking out and giving opinions on this totalitarian nightmare we're currently drowning in.

Russell. I so appreciate your quest for truth and your ability to bring people together in civil discourse. ❤

Thank you very much mister Robbins. I'm a 30 y.o. Ukrainian that grew up on your movies. It may sound weird, but you're an authority figure in my life and in the life of my family. The last couple years were the worst years of my life. It's comforting to hear you say these things because not many other people that I used to look up to do. It felt like a betrayal and, at certain times over the last two years, made me question my own sanity. This video is better than any therapy session for me. Thank you.

One of the men who gave us The Shawshank Redemption, the quintessential film on the hero's journey and the best movie ever according to the top 250 on IMDB, that is such an inspiration to persevere in the face of blatant brutal injustice to ultimately against all odds come out on top to countless, including me. That movie changed my life. And now speaking up in this way as one of the very few Hollywood 'stars' and having a prison program to liberate inmates. Big respect. Thank you, Tim.

Shawshank is the best movie ever made. I knew it at 15 when I saw it the first time and it hasn’t changed since. I’m glad and heartened that Tim is smart enough to see past his own biases and accept reality. It makes him more clear-headed than nearly everyone in his industry.

Tim's stardom in the public eye of Hollywood may be past, but in my eyes, the work he's doing with inmates will likely be the most satisfying. It's uplifting when the wealthy have heart to give back to the broken.

One of the guys that lives in my neighborhood, who has become one of my best friends since I moved in 1 1/2 years ago, spent 17 years in Federal prison for drugs. Super solid guy. I would do about anything for him. He has his own business doing home repairs and yard work and does quite well. He’s definitely a success story. I’m glad to see Tim’s wonderful story with his programs and pray for continuing success with it. Much love from North Carolina USA

People do change. 4 years ago I was a junkie. Now I’m a husband and father. Life is still a struggle at times but who is ever gonna treat me as badly as I did?? No one. Cheers me up.

I was in the #CultOfCovid at the beginning, but something clicked in me one day. Let me explain. I was so scared, I refused to leave the house even when we were finally freed. (France). I would walk around with my big umbrella under my arm so it would stick straight out and force others to stay a mètre away. It was bad. I had spent the first 6 months of the pandemic on a small island, and we had Zéro cases. When I got back to France in August 2020, we were having many cases and whatnot. I was so scared. When my hubby told me one day that they don't wear masks at work, I was infuriated. We fought. Our relationship went to a real low. I didn't trust him. I have comorbidités and felt like he wanted me to get hurt. (Really went to my head). So stupid, and I'm sorry to hims.🙏🏻 Then, one day in November 2020, I was at the fruit and veggie market. An outdoors one, and I was standing next to these women. I had my umbrella. And I just don't know what on earth happened, but I, in my head, I was like *WHAT THE FK AM I DOING HERE*?! I was treating normal humans like their very existence could kill me. Which is BS. I felt really disgusted about myself and started researching. I had a hard time because I didn't want to be related to the "conspiracy crowd" but I decided to keep pushing through. I was lucky. It was a month before the 1st jab started. I went on to participate in massive rallies to protest the covidinsanity. And here I am. Proof that you can come out of the indoctrination. Edit to add. Ps. My entire family disowned me. Off the will and everything because I refused to be jabbed. It's been so painful. Be strong guys. 2nd edit. Adding that I was put in a covid prison for 2 weeks as my mum was dying. I live overseas. Then I 5 days before she died I had to fly back to France because they were mandating every single person to be jabbed to board a plane. I watched her die for 3 months and missed it by 5 days and her funeral. screw the pro c○\/!d freaks. I hate them. 😭

It is better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep.

I'm grateful for Russell's effort and grateful to Tim for stepping up and speaking honestly. Thank you guys!

One of the greatest powers a person can possess is a feeling of belonging and community. Without that, we often lose our way. This can be gained in many forms and I commend Tim Robbins for finding a way to help prisoners to grow their connection to that.

I have a new found respect for Tim Robbins: Russell:People used to think of actors-"Who gives a shit what you think?" Tim:"They still think that: that's ok"

I love being retired. I feel free. Sometimes I don't even know what month I'm in. Lol.

Russell's sobriety has been a gift to humanity. 👍

Thank you Russell. I have such respect for Tim and his work in prisons. ❤️ Thank you for sharing Tim’s work with us! Much love to you and your family, in oneness! 🙏🏻❤️🕊

What Tim is doing is way bigger than a movie he did. He is doing something that helps humanity.

Bringing people to the table to speak out, discuss without fight is brilliant. We need more of this.

"...people are capable of change..." well said, I love the story surrounding that sentence, thank you for saying that out loud!!!

“We should be content with our achievements; constantly trying to one up yourself is a fools game.” Perfect, Tim. Hit the nail on the head. As a professional musician and composer of 41 years, I can truly relate.

The part at the end with Tim talking about the inmates seeing the humanity in one another was surprisingly a tear jerker 😢.

Glad to hear we haven't lost Tim

Wow! What an exceptional prison program! Kudos to Tim! I do admit, _The Shawshank Redemption_ is my absolute favorite movie that covers nearly every human emotion. I cannot get through the final scenes without blubbering into tears, triggered by happiness due to justice, intelligence, friendship, freedom and seeing that hope coming to fruition. Just a beautifully acted, well-written movie with powerful visuals that seep into my heart. I appreciate Tim and Russell talking truth about this evil world regime. Truth be told!

Love Tim Robbins. Shawshank Redemption is one of my all time favourite movies. So much respect for him doing the prison/ transformational work, that sounds so positive!

Wow Tim is such a class act! I always liked him but he's so much more amazing than I knew

Love from Hot Day in Australia Russell...My 6 member family are Vaxx free, but we paid a big price for that

Tim Robbins is a fantastic actor. Like many, Shawshank is probably my favorite movie of all time too. I loved the joking about that movie that Russel Brand did 😂! He's so quick witted! Also, what a wonderful organization Tim is running now. Prisoners need advocates too. So glad to hear he woke up from the pandemic insanity!

Tim, your words make my heart expand and my chest feel lighter. Ever so grateful. Sending virtual hug :)

I doubt Tim and I would see eye to eye on probably anything, but he has my utmost respect for being as open-minded as he is considering the world in which he lives/works. An unfortunate rare breed.

What a wonderful contribution to the community you are doing Tim. 👏

Wow absolutely loved this interview, well done to Tim Robbins for bringing a sense of humanity to such a suppressive environment.

We need more people in the entertainment industry to speak up! Great and refreshing to see a man of Tim’s calibre standing up.

What a time we live in. We welcome and celebrate lies and at the same time reject and even ban truth.

What amazing work Tim is doing. Another insightful gentleman on your show RB! Keep up the enlightenment!

I saw Shawshank Redemption when I was in 2nd grade, and it became my favorite movie! 😅🤣 (I was told to cover my eyes at certain parts) An assignment we had in school, was to put a story we wrote into these blank books and illustrate them. In the back of the book was a page "About the Author," where we listed things about ourselves, I wanted to put down that "Shawshank Redemption" was my favorite movie. 🤣 I have loved Tim Robbins (and Morgan Freeman) ever since, I am 35 now! It makes me happy to hear Tim speak out, he is SO SPOT ON too!

Tim Robbin’s prison program sounds fascinating. Giving people a break from their “mask” is brilliant.

Interesting points here, Tim Robbins is a true inspiration!

Also your work becomes how your valued, my mom struggled retiring as a teacher bc it was her worth, it was her purpose. And here I am wanting to retire at 38 bc I don’t want to work in this society

Another very good conversation with Mr Robbins, that went off in an unexpected direction that only adds stature to the man. There's a lot on this channel about what's wrong with the world - and Russell's brand is important for highlighting all that in an accessible way - but this conversation was a nudge in the direction of how we as individuals can usefully respond to what's wrong in the world.

in the Utopia by Thomas Moore, people were obsessed with health. And Utopia had a dictatorial regime, where the discipline came from the social repression that people excerted on each other.

Incredible what Tim is doing for the inmates. Respect

This is great. And as a former victim of the “judicial” system of California, I can relate to this. Good stuff.

What a beautiful conversation. Thank you. Love your work fellas. ❤

Wow!!!!! TIM great work you are doing with some of these unfortunates individuals .......If one sole can be saved..... You are a "real"hero in my eyes .......

You are so right! Glad to hear this video. Glad you have not given in . Stay strong.

100 % agree with Tim Robbins that people can change, what a great bloke!

Very inspiring story. Thank you Russell Brand for doing this interview.

Wow! I've always liked Tim Robbins, but now I have massive respect for him as well. His prison program sounds amazing! What a brilliant idea! Thank you, Russell, for these clips! Great work! Love to you both! 💜💜

What a wonderful program Tim Robbins!💞☮🌎

What an absolute diamond Mr Robbins is, a lovely man

I had no idea Tim Robbins had this kind of depth….did work with inmates. BRAVO! People are capable of change. I cried to hear it. Yes indeed❤

Goosebumps.... what Tim Robbins is describing about the prison theater.

His mission with inmates is incredible! We need to spread THAT message far and wide!

Love this! More people trying new loving techniques that helps people access their humanity. Healing.

Yo Russell, I didn't know you were a recovered addict bro, you are an inspiring and amazing person! I just wanted to say I watched your documentary on addiction while I was in rehab last month. It was really insightful and an eye opening piece. So let me say thank you for your realistic approach on the subject! Keep up the good work brother!

Fantastic interview guys 👏.

Yo Tim, I emailed Russell today about newerer and better. The Shawshank Redemption is a movie that my dad put me Infront of as a kid. We both love that movie.

The story about the 2 gang members that chose an alternative. POWERFUL. “People are capable of change”

Thank you for this podcast. Tim Robbins’ Actors Gang is truly amazing. It reminds of the activist work of Augusto Boal, his theatre of the oppressed. The oppressed and the oppressors, the prison guards and prisoners being the opposite sides of the same coin. God bless you both. 😊

Very interesting! Happy to hear innovative work going on in prison. Bravo👏🏿 Ty Russell and Tim!

Thanks for the grate work people.

This was a great conversation ❤️🇨🇦

We need Tim Robbins doing more interviews about the division in the country. He has a inspiring energy

Tim is a hella good dude

I was in a place where everything that was out I was onboard. Stop the spread, wear a mask etc. As a curious person this felt weird..... so I went to research as much as possible. It was hard here in Australia to get straight answers. When I found places and people I could trust.... it was a great reveal, we, as a species, are being had. I have come to a place where this is the WMD situation of this generation.

Nothing to lose is one of my favourite comedies back in the day

It's so nice to see Tim come around. I was sick from his first reactions, but hey ! (Shit happens)

I’m inspired to share as I read some of these comments. We’ve all have such different experiences during the pandemic. At the beginning, I smelled a rat, and my main fear was for two people in my life who were already struggling with their mental health, one being my father, who was in an assisted living facility, 5th floor. Lockdown came and for 5 months he was required to stay in his small room, a man who had battled schizophrenia for 40 plus years. One day he finally chose to end the suffering by jumping off his balcony. I often wonder how many stories like my dad’s. Crimes against humanity have been committed. I have worked through much grief and anger, still more to release, and writing this helps in that process. Please, let’s share our stories without fear of being labeled, criticized, shamed.

"The Branch Covidians" is the best name I've heard for them.

Always have admired and respected Tim Robbins

Great conversation examining all aspects of what was and still is going on.

Love Tim & what he is doing. You go Tim & be more to people to help them get through life. Tim Robbins a True Humanitarian!!!! GOD Bless You!!!

Dear Dragon Heard, you inerwiew one of my favorite unknown people, thank you for this. Me, as Serbian woman, know about his activities during this ugly agenda of destroying Yugoslavia, he was one of very few people, witch Shaw their critical thinking. I didn't forget and I never do forget, people like him are Mana for the souls of terribly suffering victims of this horrible times. Thank you for this good work. Wish you well, and so to your people. God bless you.

Russell Brand is an extremely important voice in these days and times I believe

Shawshank is by far my most favorite movie I’ve ever seen in 50 years!! And I have been saying this for two decades!!! 🙌🏻

I have always had a high opinion of Tim Robbins . He has always appeared to be an open minded , fair minded individual . I am very happy to see that he is speaking openly upon these critical current issues . His growing awareness which has caused him to seriously question and revise some of his earlier positions that were in keeping with the tenants of the political correct autocratic mob .

Thank you so much Russell & team

What an extraordinary human being Tim Robbins is 🙏

Lifelong love & respect for Tim Robbins!!!❤

Thanks Tim, and Russell. Keep fighting for our freedom to question. It's more important now than ever.

"Shared set of values" This is a main point, in order for us to get through this we need Shared sets of values its essential to our community and is a base of mutual respect peace and harmony for any society to function.

Greed is the breath of evil ... Unless things change it's going to get worse and what hits me to the core is that we the people are allowing the few rule the many and suffocate what's good on this planet

Yeah, as an artist it’s always what-have-you-done-for-me-lately. And it’s never enough. Tim, that’s really amazing what you’re doing. Brilliant.

Very good point to stress when you’re in a prison that it’s not them expressing that it’s the person they’re portraying that expressing it I really appreciate both these gentlemen thank you for the time and energy you do in your life and with your podcast

“Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer, except of course for the pigs and the dogs. Perhaps this was partly because there were so many pigs and so many dogs.” ~ George Orwell, Animal Farm

I am normally not a fan of Tim Robbins, but when he speaks about his work in the prison system, that is powerful stuff.

Russell is spot on here. There is total self-identification with work, with self-value depending on what you can bring to the system. Which is healthy up to a certain point that we have totally surpassed.

I love when people like Tim Robbins goes outside of their comfort zone for the greater good for of all humanity by helping the down and out. There is a solution for every problem and we are all the solution

Coming together. Common ground. Fertile ground. This is awesome

I loved Tim Robbins in "Jacobs Ladder!" One of the best psychological thrillers ever made 🙏🏽💯👊🏾 HAPPY NEW YEAR, RUSSELL, TIM, AND EVERYONE HERE IN THE "COMMENTS SECTION!" BLESSINGS 🙏🏽

Sad times. Peace and love

The Shawshank Redemption was showed last night on Dutch TV again. What I noticed was the TV guide that said that the main character was convicted of killing his wife and lover, NOT that the main character was wrongly convicted of doing that. Naming shaming and framing is now on to movie characters too 😂

I saw Tim Robbins’ name and I zeroed in! What a novel project!! A saintly dude, too.💖

What a wonderful program Tim Robbins is involved in. I truly believe most people in jail are there as a consequence of a bad moment, one wrong decision. I have made MANY bad decisions but none landed me in jail, "There but for the Grace of God go I." And he should be proud of The Shawshank Redemption...it is a wonderful movie. You're wonderful too Russ! 💖

I love Tim Robbins. Thanks Russell

This is genius, what a eye opening episode. Thank you for being brave enough to try new, educated, and controlled curriculum. Great, amazing work.

Oh my goodness Russell, I love you even more for this video! 😍 you hit the nail on it's head! Once you're awaken from this matrix 😎 👌 system. You'll see 👀 every thing for what it really is in this world 🌎.

Great To See Mr. Robbins Again , Once Again Proving Giving Feeds The Soul .

Thank you Russell for being the canary in the coal mine for us. When you disappear we'll know it's over for free speech. Good man 👍 Keep seeking the truth for us

What a beautiful man Tim Robbins is.