I'm Glad You Exist

Friend of the show, Lee Alexander, pops by for a chat, no more than week since he returned to Jersey after a whirlwind 9 months in Vancouver. Lee is a qualified cocktail mixologist, semi-professional poker player and snowboarding instructor; basically the career aspirations of many a 12-year-old boy.

In this episode we're talking about the adage of 'the grass isn't always greener', and what that means when we apply it to large scale life changes and career choices; how we often project our insecurities into our environment, placing blame in the place rather than ourselves.

Bit of swearing, so block your freakin' ears if that's a concern, but for the rest of you, sit back and enjoy!

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If you've got any comments or questions about this episode please feel free to get in touch at my instagram, @johnliot

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We've got a doozy of an episode today!

Joining me in studio is local renaissance man, Rick Jones.

I was introduced to Rick as an incredibly talented and soulful songwriter, but he's known throughout the world as, literally, one of the UK's strongest men. If ever the adage of 'gentle giant' was appropriate, it's here. But don't mistake stoicism and modesty for a lack of conviction, Rick is happy to speak his truth and let others decide how they feel on that. It culminates in a fascinating conversation about life, the natural laws of reality and how we see each other.

Content warning for this episode: This episode contains some swearing and we also dive into heavy topics including child abuse, pedophilia, rape culture and political ideologies. If those subjects are potentially upsetting or distressing for you then it might be worth giving this one a miss. We don't linger in any one topic too long, but it's worth being aware.

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Rick's Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/codexaionicus/

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If you've got any comments or questions about this episode please feel free to get in touch at my instagram, @johnliot

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"WHERE DOES THE BEST FULL-ENGLISH BREAKFAST IN JERSEY?!"

Calm down, we're on it.

Who are 'we'? Co-workers, John Liot and Chris Mutton; one's a Jersey-boy, the other's from the West Country, but both are joined by a love and admiration of the full-English.

What began as a work-place discussion (which we were scalded for conducting during business hours) became a journey, an exploration, to find and review every full-English breakfast available in Jersey.

Episode 2, a hidden gem on the south coast of St Helier, The Good Egg.


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Music credits:

intro/Outro | 'Beans - Theme Tune' by Sam Delanoe

And we're back!

It's been a minute but Excessive Rumination is back in your ears. In this episode I'm joined by London-based actor, Linda Louise Duan.

Linda is five years into a professional acting career and yet, in such a short amount of time, has already worked with Marvel, acted a stunt performer on Bohemian Rhapsody and is getting pitch meetings with some of the UK's most prominent film and TV producers. She also went to mime school which is both, a thing, and fascinating.

Linda is a friend of mine I met years ago after she responded to an open-casting I put out for headshots during a trip I took to the capital. She's remained a friend ever since and it's been great having her on the podcast.

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Please follow Linda on her socials for more information on upcoming projects:
Instagram.com/lindalouiseduan | Twitter.com/lindalouiseduan | Facebook.com/lindalouiseduan

I hope you enjoy, more content coming soon!

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In this episode of Excessive Rumination I'm joined by the show's first guest, all the way from New York City via the magic of the internet, Jonathan Brookins.

Jonathan is a professional MMA fighter who won the 12th Season of the reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter, in 2010.

In this episode we chat about Jonathan's early career, why he became a fighter, his experience fighting for the world's largest MMA promotion (the UFC) and his spiritual pilgrimage to India after a skid of back-to-back losses in 2011.
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Jonathan's podcast, 'The Work'

https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Work-with-Jonathan-Brookins-id2731873?country=us

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"WHERE DOES THE BEST FULL-ENGLISH BREAKFAST IN JERSEY?!"

Calm down, we're on it.

Who are 'we'? Co-workers, John Liot and Chris Mutton; one's a Jersey-boy, the other's from the West Country, but both are joined by a love and admiration of the full-English.

What began as a work-place discussion (which we were scalded for conducting during business hours) became a journey, an exploration, to find and review every full-English breakfast available in Jersey.

With an intricate and iron-clad scoring system, John and Chris will deliberate and converse on the pros and cons of each breakfast. 

Episode 1, our maiden voyage into the sea of grease, is the island-favourite, The Gunsite cafe.

But what do we think of the breakfast??

Let's find out.

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Music credits:

intro/Outro | 'Beans - Theme Tune' by Sam Delanoe

A new podcast out of Jersey, on mental health, from writer & photographer, John Liot.

Excessive Rumination Episode 0 is an introduction to the format of the podcast, as well as some backstory on who your host is.

Content Warning: Topics around mental health
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DON'T THINK ABOUT THE EVENT!

How could it all go so wrong? Well, you'll find out.---

Episode 1 established mine and Ollie's friendship, but Episode 2 shines a light on the reality of what happened within the rest of our university tenure. This story is largely unknown, even by close friends - ooo, aren't you lucky to be privy to such information?!---

The truth is, as cathartic as it has been for Ollie and I to revisit these memories, we do believe there's something tangible to take away from our conversation. Namely, sometimes relationships conclude, even the closest ones - but life has a funny way of bringing people back together. Embracing positivity as well, never typically a bad move.---

We hope you enjoy the conclusion of our origin story ---

John & Ollie (Bones & The Wasp) ---

Content warning: Swearing, topics of suicidal ideation and poor mental health.---

Intro/Outro music 'Mahalo Screweyes' by Sam Delanoe 

In Episode 1 of the Bones and The Waspcast, best friends John Liot and Ollie Watts deep dive into the history of their friendship. Through a common desire to make sketch comedy videos, to eventually going to Uni together, John and Ollie had a friendship akin to brothers.

But, it wasn't always that way.

Episode 1 lays the foundation of who these stalwart mavericks are, as well as giving you a taste of the things to come on the BATWcast (yes, there'll be more).

Content warning: Swearing