Episodes
21 hours ago
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We continue our exploration of the fascinating and contentious topic of propaganda, using as our basis David Welch’s 2013 book ‘Propaganda: Power & Persuasion.
In Part 2, we look at the propaganda of nationhood and leadership before taking a deep dive into the chapter of the book on war propaganda. Is propaganda good or bad? Or does it just depend on who’s propagating the information? Part 3 will be out in December
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Link to David Welch’s book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674209-propaganda
episode links
What is propaganda?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
25 powerful propaganda posters
https://www.emlii.com/25-most-powerful-propaganda-posters-that-made-all-the-difference/
You’re not immune to propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl2fnWIlDZg
How to Get a Country to Go to War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88Ev1gM0nt8
Frank Capra’s ‘Why We Fight’ film series (war propaganda)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_We_Fight
Country Joe & The Fish at Woodstock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0vkKCadgk
‘Propaganda Watch’ on the Corbett Report website/podcast (James Corbett)
https://corbettreport.com/category/propagandawatch/
John Pilger on how to see through propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvF3d8hhoJo&t=213s
Noam Chomsky propaganda lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shpeKIXCMc&t=1181s
Theaters of War (Hollywood propaganda)
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Episode 52- Propaganda: Power & Persuasion (Part 1 of 3)
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
To round off the year, we present another multi-part series, this time on a fascinating topic that I have come to see as something of an art form. The main material being used is David Welch’s very accessible and even-handed book ‘Propaganda: Power & Persuasion, which accompanied an exhibition on the topic at the British Library in 2013.
Is propaganda good or bad? Or does it just depend on who’s propagating the information? In Part 1, we look at definitions of propaganda, some of the history of it, and we begin to build up a picture of its place in our society. Part 2 will be on its way soon
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Link to David Welch’s book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17674209-propaganda
episode links
What is propaganda?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
Edward Bernays’s seminal book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493212.Propaganda
25 powerful propaganda posters
https://www.emlii.com/25-most-powerful-propaganda-posters-that-made-all-the-difference/
Noam Chomsky propaganda lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shpeKIXCMc&t=1181s
Theaters of War (Hollywood propaganda)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaters_of_War
Top Gun’s crude/clever propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9XqeE21bAU
Rory Sutherland’s superb TED talks on advertising
https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_perspective_is_everything
https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man
Muhammad Ali on the black/white issue in culture (1971)
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Episode 51- Matt Le Tissier on football, society & truth
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
We’ve got a special episode for you this time as Antony is joined by 1990s football legend and truth-seeker Matt Le Tissier. The conversation hits on a few topics such as the recent Euro 2024 tournament and some of the problems with the mentality of English football. Antony and Matt then discuss media narratives and the wider agenda regarding sport, especially its propagandistic relationship with national identity.
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episode links
The problem with England (football team)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Jd1IacEwE
Why people love watching football
https://breakingthelines.com/opinion/the-psychology-behind-why-we-love-watching-football/
Matt’s Twitter feed
Matt on ‘The Mind Renewed’ podcast
https://www.themindrenewed.com/interviews/2022/22-interviewnotes/1533-int-209n
CBD products (use the code Tiss40 at checkout for 40% off any product )
Matt’s top 10 goals (spectacular!)
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Episode 50- Thoughts (and Feelings) from Egham
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
To mark Life And Life Only’s half-century, I drove back to my original home town on the day I celebrated another journey round the sun, to share a few personal reminiscences and also muse on nostalgia, memories, socio-economic status and a few other things…
There’s a nice bit of relaxing music to finish today’s episode and an announcement of a rather special guest coming up for LALO 51
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episode links
The good and bad of nostalgia (Psychology Today)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-everyday-unconscious/202009/the-dark-side-of-nostalgia
John Lennon And Me (Glass Onion: On John Lennon Episode 98- includes ‘The Blind Goalscorer’ story)
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-98-john-lennon-and-me
A walk through Egham town centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1TxjwLJ7o&t=297s
A video about the JFK memorial in Runnymede
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g2AWLJfAY0
Bill Hicks plays Egham (no local material included!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gGcI0hxSuo&list=PL97DFD641E4A2A440&index=1&t=43s
Matt Le Tissier on ‘The Mind Renewed’ podcast
https://www.themindrenewed.com/interviews/2022/1532-int-209
Some of ‘Le God’’s amazing goals
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Episode 49- Life & How To Survive It (Part 3 of 3)
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
And so we bring to an end another podcast series as we conclude our whistle-stop journey through some of the highlights of John Cleese and Robin Skynner’s very readable, entertaining and insightful book ‘Life & How To Survive It’, which is presented as an ongoing dialogue between the doctor and the intelligent layman.
The topics and sub-topics this time include spiritual experiences and the various ways of achieving them, being fully alive and awake, death, mortality & aging and the difficulty of change.
As you listen, perhaps you could ponder these questions:
-Are we really living our lives or actually dreaming our way through them?
-Why not devote the rest of your life , starting now, to improving your wellbeing and working on your development and happiness
As is the usual format, Antony picks parts from the book, reads them out and then expands on some of the points made.
We sincerely hope you enjoy this show and have enjoyed this recent series of episodes
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episode links
John and Robin’s 2 books
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20582.Families_and_How_To_Survive_Them
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1518412.Life_and_How_To_Survive_It
Derren Brown’s ‘Happy’ book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30142270-happy
Bill Hicks on drugs and God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFywGDAU3ik
Rupert Sheldrake banned TED talk (The Science Delusion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKHUaNAxsTg
Rupert with Russell Brand on the ‘Under The Skin’ podcast (Science vs God)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAS-QzWvj8g
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s 5 stages of grief
https://www.cruse.org.uk/understanding-grief/effects-of-grief/five-stages-of-grief/
Monty Python’s ‘Dead Parrot’ sketch
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Episode 48- Life & How To Survive It (Part 2 of 3)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
We continue our sprawling but hopefully enlightening trawl through John Cleese and Robin Skynner’s very readable, entertaining and insightful book ‘Life & How To Survive It’, which is presented as an ongoing dialogue between the doctor and the intelligent layman. One of the many strengths of the book is how it takes concepts and ideas and shows how they can be adapted to various contexts.
Among the topics and sub-topics touched upon in this episode are politics, society and its many forms, the continuing quest for the keys to happiness and mental clarity, the differences between British, American and Japanese culture, myths & reality, and the relationship between religion and mental health.
As is the usual format, Antony picks some interesting parts from the book, reads them out and then expands on some of the points made.
Part 3 will be on its merry way soon
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episode links
John and Robin’s 2 books
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20582.Families_and_How_To_Survive_Them
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1518412.Life_and_How_To_Survive_It
The Id, Ego, Superego concept
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_superego
Waldorf Salad (Fawlty Towers episode) clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZoUH43nI4w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVGX-IkVy8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_uDB-0iBR8
The Secret Life of Brian documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdU_6jUQI9s
Chris Ryan interview on ‘Civilised To Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdThkFaQ4fQ
Review of Matt Taibbi’s ‘Hate Inc.’ (recommended book about the current political climate)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077699020965190
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Episode 47- Life & How To Survive It (Part 1 of 3)
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
As the podcast nears its half century, we venture into another multi-parter, this time on John Cleese and Robin Skynner’s very readable, entertaining and insightful book ‘Life & How To Survive It’, the sequel to their ‘Families & How To Survive Them’. As with ‘Families’, this book is presented as an ongoing dialogue between the doctor/expert and the patient/layman.
As is the usual format, Antony picks some interesting parts from the book, reads them out and then expands on some of the points made. Part 1 starts with looking at good, bad and average mental health among individuals, families and companies. Along the way, there is discussion of generosity, work, humour, dependence, neurosis and defences and a few other things
Part 2 will be on its merry way soon
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If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com or contrafib2001@gmail.com (the LALO email occasionally gets full of spam)
episode links
John and Robin’s 2 books
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20582.Families_and_How_To_Survive_Them
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1518412.Life_and_How_To_Survive_It
The Id, Ego, Superego concept
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_superego
John Cleese’s eulogy to Graham Chapman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3rIMI-pAg
Indian laughter yoga (try not to laugh!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N60nBD-_Mc
Glass Onion: On John Lennon Episode 99.5 (released on April 1st)
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-995-paul-is-dead-0
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Episode 46- Life Coaching & The Inner Game (Part 3 of 3)
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
We conclude our discussion centred on W Timothy Gallwey’s book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ by talking about nerves, including citing some famous cases of ‘choking’ in sport, and then engaging in a little fun speculation as to who might win the remaining tennis Grand Slams of this year and beyond, in both the men’s and women’s tours.
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episode links
link to Mr Gallwey’s book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/905.The_Inner_Game_of_Tennis
A previous LALO episode about nerves (and table tennis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4BqdMZ3Pd4
Jan Van der Velde’s famous meltdown at the British Open in 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t00AbenIkc
Jana Novotna chokes at Wimbledon in 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miGEqbZkHOo
What exactly are Introverts and Extroverts?
https://www.simplypsychology.org/introvert-extrovert.html
A short animated guide to Sport Psychology
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Episode 45- Life Coaching & The Inner Game (Part 2 of 3)
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Darrell & Antony continue their discussion of W Timothy Gallwey’s book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’, which expertly uses that sport as a context to give wider insights into the nature of performance, the mental traps we set for ourselves and how to overcome challenges and be your best self.
Although not an easy thing to do, you may find that at least it’s simpler than you think, and the book (and hopefully our discussion) offers many lessons for tennis, sport and life.
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If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com or contrafib2001@gmail.com (the LALO email occasionally gets full of spam)
episode links
link to Mr Gallwey’s book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/905.The_Inner_Game_of_Tennis
A previous LALO episode about tennis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-BmXL_ajLc
A short animated guide to Sport Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jj2I_Kn-s
TED talk- ‘Inside The Mind of Champion Athletes’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG7v4y_xwzQ
McEnroe-Borg: Fire and Ice (documentary)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Episode 44- Life Coaching & 'The Inner Game' (Part 1 of 3)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
For our first podcast series of 2024, we welcome Darrell Swan to talk about some of the benefits of Life Coaching before we deep dive into the book ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ by W Timothy Gallwey. Darrell is a former Life Coachee of Antony’s and also a tennis player with a great interest in sports psychology.
Gallwey’s book expertly uses tennis as a context to give wider insights into the nature of performance, some of the mental traps involved and how to be mindful and let your natural self perform. There are many lessons here for tennis, general sport and life.
This first part of the discussion is the Life Coaching section, some ‘outer truth’ insights and the first portion of ‘The Inner Game’.
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If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com or contrafib2001@gmail.com (the LALO email occasionally gets full of spam)
episode links
link to Mr Gallwey’s book
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/905.The_Inner_Game_of_Tennis
The previous LALO episode on Life Coaching
A short animated guide to Sport Psychology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jj2I_Kn-s
TED talk- ‘Inside The Mind of Champion Athletes’