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Life And Life Only

Life And Life Only

Written by: Antony Rotunno
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A podcast about...life and the search for inner and outer truth, with an emphasis on Life Coaching, Psychology and Alternative mediaCopyright ASR 2021 All rights reserved. Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Episode 66: Piers Morgan, Russell Brand & The Media

    Episode 66: Piers Morgan, Russell Brand & The Media
    May 15 2026
    The encounter between Piers Morgan and Russell Brand in April was, if nothing else, compelling and revealing. Despite their very different personae, they have had strangely similar journeys through some of the darker aspects of media and come out the other side, each now positioning himself as part of ‘alternative media’, whatever that exactly means, while still in contact with the mainstream. Antony breaks down a quite bizarre conversation, with both protagonists wrestling for control and trying to direct things into the areas they would prepare to discuss. There are a few truth bombs detonated here, which many alt. media commentators seem to have missed as they focus only on a few moments of dead air. Did Piers and Russell simply expose one another for who & what they are? How sincere are they, or is it all a grift from people well schooled in how to capture attention and often direct it? You decide (the full interview is in the show notes) Following this, Antony offers a book recommendation, a couple of comments on a mental health shenanigans, and a few details of an amazing athletic achievement in London a few weeks ago Enjoy! Feedback to lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lifeandlife75 Twitter https://twitter.com/lifeonly75 Support the show at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony’s John Lennon podcast https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com episode links Piers vs Russell in full https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv5tXkmEMyo&t=3s Russell Brand: In Plain Sight (Channel 4 documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR2bHA9lq1I&rco=1 Tom Secker on the allegations and the C4 doc https://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-special-the-russell-brand-allegations/ What would Prime Minister Brand do? (spoof) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKDKt0lh3Y0 George Carlin on who runs the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE3sYUJASLY Chomsky schools Marr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLcpcytUnWU Bill Cooper predicts 9/11? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuei07WHb0w Dave Smith vs Douglas Murray (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj9YcCOioZE Gabor Mate’s ‘The Myth of Normal’ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58537332-the-myth-of-normal Gabor with Russell on damaged leaders https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gTqgKRIwlpk1U0flTlSwx A show about depression from the LALO archives https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-28-an-uplifting-conversation-about-depression/ The 2026 London Marathon in full https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIB3sS1fmS4&t=9709s Sebastian Sawe’s achievement broken down (madness!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prwDzSGfdm8&t=273s Club runners attempting to run at sub 2-hour marathon pace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au5IVqD3Tmw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkBmYQucyMs&t=381s Mark Lewis humiliates a 9-year-old park runner (not quite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKkxiLf0flM
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 65: Is it a wonderful life?

    Episode 65: Is it a wonderful life?
    Dec 25 2025

    For our final episode of the year, we look at a yuletide classic from a philosophical and existential angle, gently challenging the fairytale ‘happy ending’ and looking at other inconsistencies within what is close to being a perfect Hollywood tale of darkness rescued by light and hope. George Bailey and the other characters are archetypes that stay just the right side of being clichés, but there may well be more going on than meets the eye…

    Following this, Antony makes some other observations about life and asks a few questions (don’t expect the answers!) about our human relationship to the world around us, with further connections made to the ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ film

    Enjoy!

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    Facebook page

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    Support the show at:

    https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno

    OR

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno

    Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching)

    https://www.antonyrotunno.com

    Antony’s John Lennon podcast

    https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com

    If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com

    episode links

    Some famous scenes from ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

    The opening

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79pIurpNARs&t=9s

    George and Mary fall in love

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wABeIIjxmJk

    ‘You’re worth more dead than alive’

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COAnVhYNbTI

    George receives a great gift

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNQ76UyurLA

    A Christmas miracle

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDQVRxRlGdQ

    Film Gold’s review of the film

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1o-yaBhGjY

    Scott Phipps’s marvellous festive review for the ‘Stinking Pause’ podcast

    https://stinkingpause.libsyn.com/webpage/2018

    Is the film’s ending actually happy?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um3C3GHchZw

    SNL’s alternative ending (Potter finally gets it…)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw89o0afb2A

    Scrooge sees the light (1951 version)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYV0BJJycs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPceYjVQVnw

    The Beatles And A Mass of Humanity (life is people)

    https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/the-beatles-and-a-mass-of-humanity

    Life

    Some famous quotes about life

    https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/life.html

    The universe is waaay bigger than you think

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0

    Recommended books

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/347852.The_Road_Less_Traveled

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16024912-fuck-it

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197782.Rogue_State
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 64: The Southport Inquiry, trauma & system failure

    Episode 64: The Southport Inquiry, trauma & system failure
    Nov 12 2025

    We complete our journey into Axel Rudakubana’s darkness with a look at some of the wealth of information uncovered by the recently-completed first phase of The Southport Inquiry, which has taken place at Liverpool Town Hall.

    Special attention is given to the testimonies of Gary Poland, the unfortunate taxi driver who delivered Axel to the place of his atrocity, Axel’s brother Dion and their parents Alphonse and Laetitia.

    The timeline is as imperfect as the system that sought to deal with a severe case of a ‘problem child’, as we jump around key events and try to make sense of a 5-year period in the Rudakubana family’s lives that saw an apparently well-adjusted 12 year old with a passion for acting and Doctor Who transform into a monster (as his father admits he now is).

    The episode ends with some final thoughts from the Inquiry chairman as we try to build a brighter future

    Thanks for listening and see you in December!

    Feedback to lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com

    Facebook page

    https://www.facebook.com/lifeandlife75

    Twitter

    https://twitter.com/lifeonly75

    Support the show at:

    https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno

    OR

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno

    Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching)

    https://www.antonyrotunno.com

    Antony’s John Lennon podcast

    https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com

    If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com

    episode links

    Liverpool Echo Inquiry updates in full (latest at the top)

    https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-southport-inquiry-updates-32420881

    News reports regarding the testimonies of Gary Poland, Dion Rudakubana and Alphonse Rudakubana

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waoIVeV-ZwY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFz7jTQeBbk

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRT1JtTB-Q

    What is Trauma?

    https://psychcentral.com/health/what-is-trauma

    Axel’s taxi ride, police arrival and arrest

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72kZoJTw5FE&t=6s

    Craig Houston on the rather strange Axel arrest video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxWO6gH1Tss

    Police interviews with the child killers of James Bulger

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaSq6RPqMrU
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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