Best Jack Lennon Podcasts (2024)

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#680 - Keith Thompson - The UFO Paradox, The Celestial and Symbolic Reality of UAP's 1:28:12

1h ago1:28:12

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Interview starts at 20:20 Keith Thompson joins us for a great chat about the latest in UFO's and his most recent book "The UFO Paradox - The Celestial and Symbolic Reality of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon". He has been into this subject for decades, since he was a kid in school so we chat about being skeptical of Disclosure, whether that has reall…

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Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds - his Year Zero moment, Imposter Syndrome and seeing the Beatles (aged 7) 31:06

1h ago31:06

31:06

an Broudie and the Lightning Seeds are about to set out on their 35th Anniversary Greatest Hits Tour – aka “beery parties”. He talks to us here about the first bands he ever saw and played in, which involves … … memories of the Liverpool School of Language, Music, Dream and Pun. … the secret of seeming enigmatic: “Never finish your sentences …” … h…

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Kraftwerk, Cream, Nirvana, savage reviews, fantasy girlfriends and a naked Nick Cave ‘plush doll’ 47:51

18m ago47:51

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Our crack pair of inquisitors tackle the week’s events and sift out the good, the bad and the riveting, which includes … … whatever happened to savage reviews? … “For God’s sake, keep the robots out of music!”: the 50th birthday of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn. … a Naked Nick Cave Plush Doll (£24) and some Jonny Greenwood olive oil. … strange tales about t…

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Workhorse - E42 - PNG Tsunami and Bougainville with Richard Lennon 1:28:14

4h ago1:28:14

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This episode features retired Air Commodore Richard 'Yoko' Lennon discussing his career along with C-130 operations in Bougainville (Lagoon, Usherette, and Bel Isi) and northern PNG in the aftermath of the 1998 tsunami at Sissano Lagoon (Operation Shaddock). Richard also discusses his command perspectives on Operations Padang Assist (2009) and Yasi…

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Life with the Lennons, fame, friendship, the FBI and the Lost Weekend – by Elliot Mintz. 43:40

2d ago43:40

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Elliot Mintz, then a West Coast radio presenter, met the Lennons in 1971, the start of a close, unique and extraordinary friendship and hours of late-night phone calls. And he’s finally written a book about it, We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me, which records the isolated, complicated life they led imprisoned by their celebrity, at times joyous and …

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#679 - Cate Montana - Cracking the Matrix: 14 Keys to Individual and Global Freedom 1:39:37

5h ago1:39:37

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Interview starts at 32:30 Cate Montana joins us for a great yet lighthearted chat about Evil and the Matrix of control. We talk about New Age spirituality / positive thinking and if that will prepare you for awakening to realize there are evil forces trying to control us and our world. We talk about What the Bleep Do We Know, the dark side, the anc…

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HNT 268: Generation Z. Yellowjackets. Lisa Marie Presley. Joe Rogan Podcast. Politics. Hallucinating AI. 53:56

8h ago53:56

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Gen Z isn’t killing it in the workplace. The ones that figure it out will excel. We just finished both seasons of Yellowjackets. Wow, what a fantastic show. What do we watch next? Lisa Marie never had a chance. Joe Rogan has become the Opra of podcasters. He took it where no one else could. We discuss a bit of politics. And Hank tries to wake up th…

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How Goth took over, farewell Phil Lesh and the curse of teenage stardom 51:48

2d ago51:48

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Brushing aside the cobweb spray and luminous flashing skulls, we ring rock and roll’s doorbell in pursuit of both tricks and treats. Among which you’ll find … … the gothification of entertainment … Harry Potter, Creedence Clearwater and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings. … Donald Trump dancing to Jeff Buckley. … why Phil Lesh was the heart and soul…

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When Mark King of Level 42 was the 11 year-old singing drummer in a novelty act 46:24

5d ago46:24

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Mark King and Level 42 have just announced 2025 tour dates and he talks to us here about … … the value of what you learn in covers bands from being ignored. … why being thrown out of home for being thrown out of school was the best thing that ever happened to him. … Level 42’s first gig, kicked off after four songs. … Chile, Turkey and other new ma…

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King Crimson, red hair dye and a singing Jack Russell: the boisterous memoir of Jakko Jakszyk 39:19

8d ago39:19

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This is an extraordinary story on many levels – about the power and sanctuary of music, about what it took for bands to get noticed in the ‘70s, about how a teenager obsessed with King Crimson eventually joined the band and about the struggles of “a rabid Henry Cow fan trying to get on Top of the Pops”. Jakko Jakszyk is a fabulous storyteller, both…

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#678 - Scotty Roberts - Intrepid Broadcast and Ancient Egypt Paranormal 1:50:58

8d ago1:50:58

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Interview starts at 34:30 Scotty Roberts joins us after almost a decade and we chat about some of his paranormal experiences in Egypt and beyond, his book Sword in the Clay based on a real 2000 plus year old sword that was found during a war. We chat about the Djinn, the Ancient Order of Luxor, Moses and Senenmut, the story of protection, Revelatio…

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Obsessive fans, Dylan’s reading list and how Taylor Swift tickets are the new codeword for wealth 51:04

11d ago51:04

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Applying our patent wheat-chaff separator to recent rock and roll events, we filter out the following … … “They’ve got the guns but we got the numbers”: whatever happened to political songs? … the life of Libby Titus and the afterlife of Love Has No Pride. … when gigs become stalking with a musical component. … how Taylor Swift Tickets became the n…

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Workhorse - E41 - Timor and Middle East with Darren Goldie 1:07:32

11d ago1:07:32

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This episode features the career of retired Air Marshal Darren Goldie, a C-130 E, H and J pilot who became Commanding Officer 37 Squadron and later Air Commander Australia. The discussion covers Australia's C-130 contributions to UN operations in East Timor during the latter half of 1999, as well as C-130J operations in the Middle East from 2003.…

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Britpop, its peaks and its spiritual godfather: a Golden Age rebooted by Miranda Sawyer 41:44

15d ago41:44

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You’ll know Miranda Sawyer from the Observer and the radio and, possibly, from her days at Smash Hits and Select magazines that form the foundation of her new book, Uncommon People: Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs, a time spent watching, interviewing and hanging out with the collection of misfits and outsiders fast becoming the last great musical mo…

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#677 - Jack Kelley. The Atlantis Puzzle - Unlock the Secrets of Plato's Final Legacy 1:50:01

15d ago1:50:01

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Interview starts at 28:50 Jack Kelley joins us for a chat about his latest documentary. The Atlantis Puzzle - Unlock the Secrets of Plato's Final Legacy is a great look at Plato's works on Atlantis from another angle and a different take on where the lost Civilization might have been from. We chat about new interpretations of Plato, Greek history, …

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Zappa and Elvis as fathers (!), Billy Joel’s house sale and the curse of too much choice 44:18

16d ago44:18

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Our record-breaking partnership faces a fresh set of spin bowlers on the rock and roll pitch but rifles a few shots over the pavilion roof, among them … … the time Elvis let his daughter ride her pony through the house. … when Moon Zappa (10) found naked hippies making candles in the garden. … “Can you get that? It might be someone important.” The …

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Hugh Cornwell on how the drummer has the best seat in the house 24:03

20d ago24:03

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Hugh Cornwell is preparing for his “All The Fun Of The Fair” tour which begins in November and here he talks to David Hepworth about: ….why rehearsals are best in bursts ….why he no longer carries keyboards ….the special magic of going to see Chuck Berry with Richard Thompson ….how the two of them have recorded “Tobacco Road” for an Alzheimers bene…

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#676 - Dennis J. Henson - Real Impact - Daily Inspiration 2:01:11

22d ago2:01:11

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Dennis J. Hensen joins us for a great chat about of finally publishing decades of collections of inspiring stories. We chat about the importance of daily reading - even just a short quick one, his upcoming 7 secrets of success, the old school guys like Napoleon Hill and Zig Ziggler, and the practice of gratitude. We also go a little deeper into suc…

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Kris Kristofferson, a lost Tom Petty film and rock stars and the curse of the selfie 45:18

23d ago45:18

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We aimed the airgun of enquiry at this week’s rock and roll side-stall and dislodged the following coconuts … … sports star, Rhodes scholar, bohemian: why Kris Kristofferson was a whole new breed of American hero. … the letter his parents wrote disowning him. … how he invented the crossover hit. … echoes of his life in Five Easy Pieces. … Fellini’s…

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How Christine McVie saw Fleetwood Mac and the real reason she left them – by Lesley-Ann Jones 37:56

26d ago37:56

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Christine McVie - one of only two British girl rock musicians in the ‘60s and part of the greatest pop soap opera of all time. Neither in the backline or the frontline but occupying a unique middle ground. Packed it in for 16 years then returned to the fold. Lesley-Ann Jones’ fresh and emotional memoir Songbird follows “the trajectory of a male roc…

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Workhorse - E40 - Haybales and AME with Jack Foley 1:15:02

1M ago1:15:02

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In this episode, John 'Jack' 'Axel' Foley discusses his career in the C-130 world, including: - Haybale drops during the 1990 floods - A very unique AME out of Mount Hagen, PNG - Op Vista - Command in the Middle East and at 285SQNBy Bill 'K9' Kourelakos

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Nick Heyward dressed like Cary Grant – then the Jam, XTC and Talking Heads. “It’s all about clothes, hair and shoes.” 33:12

27d ago33:12

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Nick Heyward was one of our favourite cover stars when we were at Smash Hits in the ‘80s, the days when hardcore Haircut One Hundred fans turned out in Fair Isle sweaters and Sou’Westers. He now lives mostly in Florida, he’s made nine solo albums – one magnificently titled Open Sesame Seed - and he’s toured again with his old band after ten years’ …

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In the studio with Nick Drake, Fairport, John Martyn & the String Band: John Wood remembers a golden age 48:44

28d ago48:44

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“There was no Command-Zed back then!” John Wood engineered or produced some of the most magical, timeless and affecting records ever made - by Nick Drake, John Martyn, the McGarrigles, Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, John Cale, Squeeze and many more. He’s 85 now and looks back here at a luminous career that started with mastering singles at Decca…

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Ian Hunter – joining Mott The Hoople, Bowie, Hamburg and being “enthused into craziness”. 31:19

29d ago31:19

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Ian Hunter – an image so familiar you’d recognise his silhouette - now lives in Connecticut and he’s just released expanded versions of two of his best-selling solo albums, You’re Never Alone With A Schizophrenic and Short Back N' Sides. He’s 85, born before any of the Beatles. We talk to him here about life growing up in the ‘40s and ‘50s when you…

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#675 - Anton Bueckert - Shame day, A Grave Error... Was it? 2:01:11

30d ago2:01:11

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interview starts at 21:20 Anton Bueckert aka Crow Qu'appelle joins us for another Shame Day chat. This time things have changed a bit. The book Grave Error is out, and we also talk about the book Wilful Blindness by Sam Cooper that came out in 2021 and the connection between these. We chat about the sovereign land he is working on in BC, the TRC Co…

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Bryan Ferry, Maggie Smith and why Ian Hunter is a movie in waiting 46:44

30d ago46:44

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As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness draws in, we poke the embers of this week’s rock and roll bonfire and rake out the following chestnuts … … Maggie Smith on ‘70s chat shows. … when Radiohead meets Shakespeare. … the strange, circuitous and downright disgraceful launch of Francis Ford Coppola’s majestically bonkers Megalopolis. … Chappe…

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When Cocteau Twins followed the Ramones onstage and why 1979 was the Golden Age - by Simon Raymonde 45:10

1M ago45:10

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Simon Raymonde’s affecting and beautifully written memoir ‘In One Ear’ records life in the ‘60s growing up with a father who wrote and arranged for Dusty Springfield, Helen Shapiro and the Walker Brothers, the impossibly shy promotional activities of the Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil and the struggles and eventual jackpot of the Bella Union re…

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The deep secret of Abba’s “music without nostalgia” and the time they met the Pistols 46:59

1M ago46:59

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Abba’s biographer Jan Gradvall met and interviewed Abba many times and builds a fresh picture of their internal chemistry in his new book Melancholy Undercover. Highlights of this illuminating pod include … … how Sweden rejected their early hits for not being sufficiently “socialist”. …. the discomfiting early life of Anni-Frid Lyngstad. … what Max…

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#674 - James Arthur Ray & Bersabeh Ray - From Marriage to Marxism, How the Destruction of Nuclear Family Has Ripple Effect for Society 2:18:26

1M ago2:18:26

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Interview starts at 43:50 James Arthur Ray & Bersabeh Ray join us for a great chat about what "The Secret" missed, and the fall and comeback of James since that infamous movie and the sweat lodge accidents. We chat about the similarities in their journey facing propaganda from TPTB, Iran democracy, the media using his story to push back on all kind…

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HNT 267: Golden Girls in Vegas. Chat GPT AI. Micro Blackholes. Cats. 53:51

1M ago53:51

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My buddy and I hit Vegas for our yearly trip to play slots and eat Nacho Daddy’s. We even broke even on the slots. It was great. Hank loves Chat GPT but I’m convinced SkyNet is about to slaughter us all. We need some ethical bumpers on life. Aliens are huge in the news right now. Someone is watching. And now I’m paranoid about being swallowed by a …

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Fond memories of lost ‘80s London, Morrissey v Marr and the film they should make about Toyah 55:54

1M ago55:54

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A free-form spontaneous jam this week - the Dark Star of podcasts – which navigates the outer reaches of the rock and roll stratosphere by way of the following … … was Michael Stipe’s father a military helicopter pilot in Korea? … our fantasy Odd Couple tragi-comedy: Morrissey and Marr in a thin-skinned middle-aged flat share. … how the Golden Egg …

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Swinging London & the Wombles seen from an electric-blue Rolls-Royce. Mike Batt looks back 30:10

1M ago30:10

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Mike Batt still wrestles with the emotional legacy of the Wombles, the act that simultaneously made him and cast a shadow over the rest of his career, not least his early days as a songwriter at Liberty Records, discussed here, hired after he’d answered the same ad as Elton John and Bernie Taupin, a time when A&R men wore kipper ties and had Picass…

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Workhorse - E39 - MARSURV vs the Pong Su with Nick McCowan 1:04:36

1M ago1:04:36

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The Pong Su was a drug-running freighter that was chased down by Australian authorities and apprehended under the ADF's Operation Tartan (2003). That operation required 24/7 surveillance, and 36 Squadron participated by conducting two maritime surveillance missions with one of its C-130Hs (A97-006). In this episode, Nick McCowan relates his mission…

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Joe Boyd – Little Richard, Nick Drake, Tight Fit and why everything sounds the way it does 48:18

1M ago48:18

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Joe Boyd produced Fairport Convention, Nick Drake and many others, released acts from all over the globe on his Hannibal label and has just written a mighty and definitive account of the history of popular music, And The Roots Of Rhythm Remain, tracing the way different sounds from different countries became interwoven. Nobody is better qualified t…

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Screaming Jay Hawkins 75, Dave Grohl 1 46:11

2M ago46:11

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With Mark Ellen rambling in the West Country it’s left to David Hepworth to talk Alex Gold down from the ledge in the light of the Dave Grohl news and discuss: •⁠ ⁠just how many offers come the way of rich and famous rock stars •⁠ ⁠whether his recent admission will in any way detract from the most winning smile in rock •⁠ ⁠is this an opportunity fo…

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#673 - Marc Emery - The Prince of Pot 1:13:15

1M ago1:13:15

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Interview starts at 12:15 Marc Emery joins us to talk about his journey on the front lines of weed legalization in Canada and getting arrested for selling seeds in the USA. We chat about his view on drugs nowadays, some old stories from the 90's, his political life, what has happened to the weed business, immigration and his cyclical booms and bust…

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One Day author David Nicholls – prog rock, Live Aid and making tapes for girls 35:11

2M ago35:11

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The Netflix series of David Nicholls’ worldwide hit novel One Day was Top Ten in 89 countries and he’s been heavily involved in its soundtrack album, a process as enjoyable, he says, as devising the compilation tape the fictional Emma made for Dexter in 1989 featuring the Smiths, Prefab Sprout and Public Enemy. We talk to him here about the gloriou…

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Nick Lowe – war stories, wise decisions and the event in 1970 that made him think again 32:27

2M ago32:27

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Old friend of the podcast, Nick Lowe has just released his 15th solo album, Indoor Safari, and he’s about to tour with Los Straitjackets. This absorbing conversation looks back at 60 years onstage and takes in the following … … the secret of a long career. … why he resolved “not to get that famous again”. … touring Germany aged 15 in Brinsley Schwa…

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The Buskers’ Hall of Fame – from Moondog and Billy Bragg to Don Partridge and “the skating Sikh”. 39:03

2M ago39:03

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Louis Armstrong, Wild Man Fischer, Irving Berlin and Lucinda Williams all started out as buskers and Cary Baker’s ‘Down On The Corner’ traces the romance and influence of street players from Ancient Rome via Chicago’s Maxwell Street to Elvis Costello outside the CBS conference and beyond. Cary, David and Mark chuck coins in the conversational hat, …

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#672 - Bec Mylonas - Diamond Light Oracle - Reclaim Divinity and Awaken Ancient Wisdom 1:49:01

2M ago1:49:01

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Interview Starts at 27:55 Bec Mylonas is back to chat about her new book "Diamond Light Oracle - Reclaim Divinity and Awaken Ancient Wisdom". We chat about claiming Oracle, the under rated ancient Oracles, manifestations, she the rebel, demonic attacks, Codex, visiting hell, masculinity and femininity now, creation through destruction, mystery scho…

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Who should follow John Lydon with a Spoken Word spectacular? 38:09

2M ago38:09

38:09

We applied dynamic pricing to this week’s news and various stories trebled in value, among them … … further adventures in the Oasis ticket fiasco. … the greatest band name ever. … the only rock star born under Adolf Hitler. … Marianne Faithfull? Ian Anderson? Elvis Costello? Musicians you’d rather hear talk than play. … rock stars telling jokes. … …

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