>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
THANKS SO MUCH, FOLKS!
MY NEXT GUEST IS A BILLIONAIRE WITH AN ATTRACTION TO DANGER AND
AVERSION TO NECKTIES.
PLEASE WELCOME SIR RICHARD BRANSON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A
CONVERSATION TOGETHER.
>> NO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AROUND?
>> Stephen: NO, LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER YOU HIT ME IN THE
FACE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND BEFORE THAT YOU THREW WATER
IF MY FACE.
>> YOU WERE A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY IN THOSE DAYS.
I'LL PREPARE YOU.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
YOU'RE THE SAME.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, UM, YOU HAVE HAD AN
EXPERIENCE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JEALOUS OF.
AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA LEFT OFFICE, HE WENT DOWN TO YOUR
ISLAND NECKER AND THIS IS THE TWO OF YOU JUST FROLICKING
TOGETHER ON THE BACK OF YOUR BOAT.
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
YOU'RE A VERY COMPETITIVE MAN.
YOU DON'T BECOME PRESIDENT WITHOUT BEING A COMPETITIVE MAN.
WHAT'S IT LIKE ENGAGING IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AGAINST TWO
OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE MEN I'VE EVER MET?
>> WELL, HE IS VERY COMPETITIVE, BUT HE WAS ALSO EXTREMELY
RELAXED, HAVING JUST THEN STEPPED DOWN FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE THE DAY BEFORE.
HE HAD EIGHT YEARS OF -- THAT HE WANTS TO TAKE OUT ON THE WATER,
WHICH HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO FOR EIGHT YEARS.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD HE'S RELAXED.
EVERYBODY IN AMERICA IS NOT QUITE AS RELAXED.
>> HE OBVIOUSLY -- YEAH, HE TRIED NOT TO RUIN A GOOD HOLIDAY
BY SAYING WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE WHITE HOUSE, SO HE DECIDED
HE WOULD HAVE A REAL HOLIDAY, WHICH HE DID, AND HE HAD A LOT
OF FUN.
I MEAN, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT, SO HE SPENT
EIGHT YEARS BUILDING, I THINK DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
( APPLAUSE ) HE HAD NO WISH ON THIS HOLIDAY
TO SEE HIS WORK BEING -- YOU KNOW, BEING UNDONE.
>> Stephen: I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU VERY KINDLY INVITED ME TO COME DOWN TO NECKER ONCE ABOUT
TEN YEARS AGO AND I WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AND YOU
NEVER INVITED ME AGAIN.
( LAUGHTER ) JUST CURIOUS IF I LOST MY EMAIL
OR -- ( LAUGHTER )
LOOKS FUN IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> THE TROUBLE IS YOU SAW THIS RATHER PRETTY LADY ON MY BACK
KITING AND YOU WANTED TO DO THE SAME ON MY BACK AND I DIDN'T
REALLY FANCY YOU ON MY BACK.
>> Stephen: PRETTY NAKED LADY.
AND I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FOLLOW SUIT ON MY BACK.
>> Stephen: I'M WILLING TO WAX FIRST.
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S TALK ABOUT SPACE FOR A
SECOND.
YOU HAVE GOT VIRGIN ORBIT.
YOU'RE PUTTING UP A SATELLITE, RIGHT?
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS PUTTING UP AND WHEN?
>> WELL, WE'RE PUTTING UP A COMPANY CALLED ONE WEB, A BIG BI
ARRAY OF SATELLITES, MAYBE TWO AND A HALF MILLION SATELLITES
AROUND THE EARTH TO CONNECT THE 4 BILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
CONNECTED.
>> Stephen: IN ONE LAWN SNCH.
A SERIES OF LAUNCHES, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
SPACE EXPLORATION, SPACE INDUSTRY, IF ANY WAY, I'M
ADDICTED.
I WISH YOU WELL.
DO YOU EVER GET MAD ELON MUSK GETS SO MUCH INK FOR HIS FALKEN
ROCKET BECAUSE HE'S THE DARLING OF THE PRESS WITH THAT THING.
>> ELON MUSK IS A FRIEND AND HAS DONE SOME EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
AND WE HOPE VIRGIN GALACTIC WILL BE UP THERE COMPETING, PUTTING
PEOPLE INTO SPACE NEXT YEAR.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE THE BAZOS GUY?
>> THE THREE OF US ARE COMPETING IN THIS AREA FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO GO TO SPACE.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO TO SPACE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I HAVE A QUESTION,
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE THREE OF YOU, BILLIONAIRES, WHAT IS IT
YOU KNOW THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO FLEE THE PLANET?
>> THIS MAN YOU SAY CALLED TRUMP --
>> Stephen: I'VE HEARD, YEAH.
O MARS, I HEAR, IS A REALLY HOSPITABLE, BEAUTIFUL PLANET,
AND, SO, WE'RE BUILDING A CRAFT AND WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT GIVE HIM
A FREE TICKET.
>> Stephen: OH, IT'S EXCLUSIVE, RIGHT?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) TELL PEABOUT WORLD OCEANS DAY.
WHAT IS THAT AND HOW CAN PEOPLE PARTICIPATE?
>> WELL, TODAY IS WORLD OCEANS DAY.
>> Stephen: OH, CONGRATULATIONS.
HAPPY WORLD OCEANS DAY.
>> YEAH, WE'RE WORKING HARD TO TRY TO GET 30% OF THE OCEANS
PROTECTED.
SO IF YOU CAN PROTECT AREAS OF THE OCEANS, FISH CAN REPLENISH
AND THEN FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO EAT FOREVER.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT'S --
TREMENDOUSLY STOCKS HAVE PLUMMETED UNFORTUNATELY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY THE OCEANS HAVE A LOT OF BIG PROBLEMS.
ANOTHER BIG AREA WE'RE WORKING ON IS PLASTIC.
LET ME JUST SHOW YOU.
THIS IS A PLASTIC JACKET.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
THESE ARE MADE OUT OF FISH NETS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS RECYCLED PLASTIC.
>> YEAH.
I'VE GOT -- HANG ON.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
ALL PLASTIC.
AND -- ( APPLAUSE )
AND I LIVE ON AN ISLAND, AND WE HAVE THE GREAT SWIMMING
COSTUMES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) COME AROUND, COME AROUND.
COME AROUND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WHAT DO YOU THINK?
( LAUGHTER ) OH, THAT'S CHEATING!
THAT'S CHEATING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WORLD OCEANS DAY
IS TODAY!
GET INVOLVED IN YOUR OWN WAY!
SIR RICHARD BRANSON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY HALSEY.
STICK AROUND! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )