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836. Life & Life Only with Antony Rotunno [Part 2] David Blaine, Food & Diet, The Shining, Conspiracies, Comedy, Happiness
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[Part 2 of 2] Since recording part 1 of this conversation, Antony caught COVID-19 and lost a bit of weight, but he managed to talk for about 100 minutes here about more topics he has previously covered in episodes of his podcast "Life & Life Only". Here we discuss diverse things including the extraordinary feats of endurance by David Blaineπ΄π», food and dieting π, Stanley Kubrik's film "The Shining" πͺ, the term "conspiracy theory" π€«, the ways that comedy shows can reveal the truth π, and the complex art of happiness π.
π Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sQ4
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