The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast Bringing You Real Stories From Real People A series of true and gritty life stories from a carefully selected set of guests chosen by Tony Murrell. Each episode, we dive into the home life, the journey they took to get to now and the lessons they learnt that they want to share with the world.
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly podcast, Tony Murrell chats with Anthony Grice, the owner of Fika Coffee in Liverpool. Anthony discusses his journey in building a popular local café inspired by the Scandinavian tradition of "fika," where people gather to enjoy coffee and good company. Learn about the chall…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly podcast, Tony Murrell sits down with boxing commentator Andy Clarke. Andy discusses his journey from covering football on TalkSport to becoming a key voice in the boxing world. He also opens up about his battle with alcoholism and his path to recovery. Tune in for an inspiri…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly podcast, Tony Murrell talks with comedian and actress Crissy Rock. We flew to Benidorm to shoot this episode, where Crissy shares her experiences both on and off the screen. Known for her role in the hit show "Benidorm," Crissy opens up about her journey of finding strength …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly podcast, Tony Murrell talks with former Premier League referee Mark Halsey. Mark shares his inspiring journey through the highs and lows of his career, from officiating major matches to his courageous battle with cancer. Join us to hear his remarkable story of resilience and…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" podcast, Tony Murrell talks with Andy Woodward, who courageously exposes the dark side of football. Andy shares his harrowing experience of enduring years of abuse by coach Barry Bennell and how his brave disclosure sparked a movement for justice and change. Join us to hea…
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Send us a Text Message. Christopher Spry is a survivor of horrific childhood abuse at the hands of his foster mother, Eunice Spry. His harrowing experiences are detailed in his memoir, "Child C: Surviving a Foster Mother's Reign of Terror," where he shares his journey of enduring and overcoming unimaginable cruelty. Christopher joins us on The Good…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 29 - Business Mentor - Ibby Aslam
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Send us a Text Message. This weeks guest is Entrepreneur, Ibby Aslam. Ibby has overcome incredible obstacles and struggles throughout his life. early in life, he failed nearly every subject at school and then spent time in a foreign jail as well as serving a 10 year term in a UK prison. Not only did he experience the loss of his mother while in pri…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 28 - Mothers against knife crime
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast Episode 27 Ex Boxing Promoter Kellie Maloney
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Send us a Text Message. Kellie Maloney retired as a boxing manager and promoter. She was active in professional boxing for nearly thirty years under the name Frank Maloney, most notably managing Lennox Lewis to the Undisputed Heavyweight World Championship. Maloney worked with Lewis for over 10 years before moving on to manage four additional world…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 26 - Survivor Ciara Redmond
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Send us a Text Message. We're going to hear Ciara Redmond's terrifying story today. Ciara's attitude to speaking about this subject is nothing short of brave. Her strength of character is evident in the fact that she was able to share her experience after surviving such a harrowing encounter with a serial predator. Thank you for tuning in! To recei…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 25 - Writer Producer Daniel P Lewis
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Send us a Text Message. Daniel.P.Lewis is a Actor, Writer and Producer from Liverpool, England. Best known for his multi award-winning performance as 'Thomas Reilly' [Thomas - short 2016] - 'Billy Smith' [Billy Smith 2023] and 'Thomas Reilly' [Our Kid - feature 2023]. Daniel is the Co-Founding Director at 'Keystone Pictures ltd', a Liverpool based …
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 23 Film Writer Paul Connolly
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Send us a Text Message. The film Big Boys Don’t Cry is based on the true story of one man’s childhood and early adult life. The British drama was released in 2020, but was only added to Netflix on 23 December and has fast become one of the most popular films on the streaming platform. Its storyline follows a man who recalls his harrowing experience…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 24 Author Lee Marvin Hitchman.mp4
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Send us a Text Message. Harrowing, heart-breaking and often horrific were the challenges that confronted Marvin after his birth in prison. Born in distress, Marvin was wrenched from his drug-addicted parents and deposited into an orphanage. Mistreatment led to him wetting the bed, for which his tyrannical adoptive father would rub Marvin’s face in …
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 22 Ex Detective Jon Wedger
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Send us a Text Message. This week we interviewed the Former Scotland Yard detective Jon Wedger campaigns for the protection of whistle-blowers & justice for the victims and survivors of child abuse. Exposing an establishment cover up of child abuse. Jon takes us on a journey into his childhood, his education and the road he took to become one of Sc…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 21 Vanessa Frake
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Send us a Text Message. This week we have Vanessa Frake. AKA the governor. Vanessa was one of the UK's most well known Prison Governors. During her time as governor, she was involved with some of the most high profile prisoners such as Myra Hindley, Rose West and many more. In this episode we learn about the private journey she undertook in life to…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast Episode 20 Bobby George
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Send us a Text Message. This Darts legend and TV personality needs no introduction. Shooting to fame in the 70s, Bobby became the rising star of the Darts world and the household name for the sport, appearing on people's living room television sets across the world for decades. Recognized for his charisma, comedy timing, his unbeatable skills as a …
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast Episode 19 Marty Murrell
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Send us a Text Message. On the first day of a new year, we have a special family episode with no other than Marty Murrell! This is a roller-coaster of laughter, sadness and real gritty moments from prison, the army and family life. What a perfect way to start 2024. What an amazing story too. Click here now to listen on Spotify too https://linktr.ee…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast Episode 18 Steven Fortune
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Send us a Text Message. Life can be great. You find your calling, everything is working out amazing. But then something happens. Whether it's a crises, injury, outside influence, it can be anything in the world... It turns your life upside down. What do you do? For Steven this exact scenario happened to him. Join us as we learnt from him how you ca…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 17 Derek Rowe
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Send us a Text Message. A life of drug dependency, drug dealing and escapism from problems. Derek has led a colourful life to say the least. Join us on this epic and dark journey, with unbelievable but true stories and confessions that take a lot of courage to tell the world. Now Derek is a reformed person, helping countless others get of the drug …
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 16 Brad Robinson
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Send us a Text Message. The never ending circle and slippery slope. The story of the coming of age, adulthood, freedom. Also the story of regretfully making the wrong choices during this new found freedom in life. Why were those choices made... This week we are with Bradly Robinson. It takes a lot of courage, sacrifice and personal strength to turn…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 15 Michael Branch
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Send us a Text Message. Michael Branch was in his element. It was all beginning to work out. A better life, a new career in Premiership Football. Then it all came crashing down. Join us on this amazing story of courage in the face of adversity, of a struggle to regain the power and control over ones life and the plan to make a new future by helping…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 13 - Ian Leivers
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Send us a Text Message. Dealing with the death of someone you know, whether it's a colleague or a friend is always going to be hard to cope with, but to also be drawn into the circumstances of how those deaths happened too can break a person. @leiversian is this week's guest. There's not much we can say about this story, it's honestly left us speec…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 14 - Jail Tales Jamie
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Send us a Text Message. This week's guest literally needs no introduction. Jamie from Jail Tales has made a name for himself as the guy who reports from outside the gates of UK's most notorious prisons, interviewing newly released inmates as they set foot back into the real world. But for this episode we want to know the man behind the camera. We f…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 12 - Vicki Scott AKA Toriah
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Send us a Text Message. Rivalry, jealousy and the trudging daily chore of just trying to stand out above the masses of other talent out there are but a few of the hurdles life throws at you on your journey to become a world class Music Producer. This episode we look into the highs and lows of this Journey with Music Producer and DJ Vicki Scott, AKA…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 10 - Rob O'Brien
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Send us a Text Message. This week we talk to Rob O'Brien. We take a deep journey into the life of the self confessed compulsive gambler Rob O'Brien. How secretly gambling, hiding it away from everyone he knew not only cost him the loss of his closest friends and most of his family, it almost cost him his life. We talk about his long struggle back t…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 11 - Rhodri Giggs
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Send us a Text Message. Whether something happens to you in life just last week or 12 years ago... It can stay with you forever. For Rhodri Giggs, that something was an affair that shook the tabloids across the United Kingdom. We not only delve into this scandalous story, but into Rhodri's personal life growing up and younger years on and off the p…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 9 - GoPro Bri
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode is a very heartfelt and inspirational story. We talk about that treacherous road less travelled. How we can all regain control by slowly retracing your steps in life until you find yourself on the right track again. So many of us hide from our problems and bury our heads until it feels like it's too late.…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 8 - Elusive Child Protection Unit
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Send us a Text Message. This week is a deep one. For this week's episode we go behind the scenes with Elusive Child Protection Unit. We learn about the ahrd work they do in keeping predators away from our children online and on the streets. Working closely with parents, local police and supportive locals, the team works tirelessly without funding. …
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly - Episode 6 - Tin Hat Andy
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Send us a Text Message. This explosive interview with @debeave05 Andy Dunn aka Tin Tandy is an epic one. This one is huge. Andy delves into the dark underbelly of the workers unions throughout UK and the real story behind Britain's labouring scene. Finally, we would like to thank our new sponsor, Zorb Events Ltd for sponsoring this show and the nex…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 7 - Michael Bennett
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Send us a Text Message. This episode we pick through the most interesting life of Michael Bennett. Michael's youth drove him into a life of drugs and crime. A direction which brought him into spending almost 2 decades in prison. The story doesn't end there though. In this episode we see how Michawel turned such a negative situation into one of the …
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The Good The Bad The Ugly Podcast Episode 5 - X Factor Star Kiera Weathers
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Send us a Text Message. British vocalist Kiera Weathers is a soulful performer who first came to the public's attention as a contestant on the U.K. version of The X Factor in 2015. After gaining attention for her striking vocals on the show, Weathers began touring as a solo artist throughout the U.K. and Europe, and collecting millions of streams o…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 2 - Keelan Densmore
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Send us a Text Message. Keelan Densmore, currently spending every day of his life improving the lives of others through 1 to 1 social awareness classes and mental health groups. Keelan is a fine example of someone who's done it all to become the wise person he is today. This episode we dive into some dark times and some true lessons on growth and s…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 3 - Neil (Sam) Samworth
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Send us a Text Message. Neil ‘Sam’ Samworth spent eleven years working as a prison officer in HMP Manchester, aka Strangeways. A tough Yorkshireman with a soft heart, Sam had to deal with it all – gangsters and gangbangers, terrorists and psychopaths, addicts and the mentally ill. Men who should not be locked up and men who should never be let out.…
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The Good The Bad & The Ugly Podcast - Episode 4 Derry Mathews
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Send us a Text Message. This week's episode, we have the boxing legend Derry Mathews. Derry Mathews is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the WBA interim lightweight title in 2015 and has challenged, twice, for lightweight world championships, the WBO title in 2016, and the vacant IBO title in 2012. In this …
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The Good The Bad The Ugly Episode 1 - Jon Edge
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Send us a Text Message. This week we enter the mind of and talk about the life of Jon Edge. We delve into his family life, his days in the Liverpool underground scene and life in Liverpool clubland throughout the 90s and onwards. Follow us on Instagram for news on the latest episodes and interviews: @tgoodtbadtuglypodcast We also now have 3 new Epi…
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