Hi! I'm John Gooden a telly person and sports commentator. This podcast mixes entertaining and insightful conversations I have with interesting people and world class performers that I have met from the world of sports, arts, music, television and more. I hope the chats that we have will inspire others and sometimes tackle important subjects of our time. Plus, I will also be sharing short daily doses of my thoughts and tips from reading and listening to the words of some of the world's most ...
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Willy B and Davey G came over. I failed a geography quiz (again), Dave details his new head of hair, Will won at question time and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gooden's thoughts - UFC Auckland
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I'm back from Auckland with tales to tell and to give my thoughts on an incredible experience in New Zealand. From that fight between Felder and Hooker to bloopers... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Felder heads down under to face Hooker in his home town of Auckland. Two violent Lightweights looking to keep on the march to the championship. Here are you vital facts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fwends Podcast Episode 2
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I'm back with Willy B and Davey G. We have more structure this time: quizzes, Q&A and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Here are your big numbers for the UFC 247 headliner between Jonny Bones Jones and D~Dominick The Devastator Reyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Event number 2 for the UFC and the big boys headline. It's a number 3 versus number 4 match up as Blaydes look to extend his winning streak against the former champ. Here are you vital facts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is my verbal kick about with my mates, the handsome Willy B and the outrageous Davey G. We talk a little about parenthood, lazy naming of our children, polyamory, nutrition, 1998 World Cup football, dating in the 21st century and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ahead of the UFC's maiden voyage into the Czech Republic, I give you a bunch of facts and thoughts about the main event Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On Sunday 10th February UFC 234 takes place in Melbourne. Here are a bunch of facts and thoughts about the main event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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UFC Fortaleza Recap + I Answer Your Questions!
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Fresh from the city of Fortaleza, I share a few stories about the trip, talk about some of the fights and then answer your questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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UFC Brooklyn is just around the corner so I thought I'd deliver you a whole bunch of stats around the event! This is my first release of its kind so let me know what you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fight Night Brooklyn Preview: I answer your questions
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In the first of my attempts at a Q&A, I take your questions on UFC Brooklyn! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hello friends. It seems like I just sneaked inside the qualifying date to enjoy Father's Day as an actual dad! In this podcast I share the crazy experience of the birth of our daughter when we were on holiday a few weeks back! Totally unprepared with no appropriate bag, a dog in tow and no local knowledge we were facing a pretty nervy and stressful…
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Spending The Day With Vegan Fighter, Tim Barnett
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After noticing BAMMA fighter Tim Barnett shared a couple of my interests- a love for martial arts and also vegan food- I knew I had to go hang out with him for the day. I visited Liverpool, trained with Tim at The MMA Academy, spoke at length about life, fighting, eating, his philosophies and more! We also got together with Tim's nutritionist and h…
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Week 1 - Monday: Mental Health
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We introduce a new week with a new season For this next season I'll be untying myself from my daily themes and reducing the number of short episodes a week to focus on better quality and more video content here on The Journey Of Discovery. Today I start a new week with a heavy heart after learning of the passing of a friend, which then had me think…
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A new Spring week is upon us! Today's Monday musing talks about a mixture or hardship, tactical thinking and gratitude spoken around topics like building sites, stoicism and Jocko Willink! Listen for more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It's Friday!! Happy weekend friends. Now I often get asked to recommend recipes etc for people that are experimenting with vegan friendly food. Now I obviously have a few to share, but like most things there are levels to the food game! So my go-to is Brett Cobley otherwise known on Instagram as @epivegan. Brett is a friend, a chef, a YouTuber and …
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How's it going amazing listeners of this here podcast? Its the hump day, otherwise known as Wednesday and it's time for a little wellbeing. What do you know about mediation? Have you tried it? Are you all about it? Well I'm setting a challenge today to embark upon a 2 week journey of meditation together. I truly believe its helps the mind to give i…
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The week is well and truly underway now and I've already found myself chasing the clock. It made me consider how many hours roughly we get to do stuff we want or need to get done. I'll leave you with this number: 51. You'll have to listen to find out what I mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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It's Monday and new week! My weekend was mostly spent working on our house and whilst I was knocking things down, stripping wallpaper etc, it had me thinking about the amount of money we spend. I watched a documentary about minimalism about a year ago and it made me make some changes. I think I need to rewatch it...listen for what I mean! Hosted on…
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Happy Friday! The weekend is here, which means you have more time to go check out my follow Friday! This one is a strictly instagram follow and it's Platon. Listen for more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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KHABIB VS HOLLOWAY BREAKDOWN WITH DAN HARDY
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Here is a little bonus podcast for you! The video is available on YouTube, but here is the audio from my conversation with Dan Hardy about this weekend's main event fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway. This is NOT UFC INSIDE THE OCTAGON: no cool screen, fancy studio or sharp clothes, just 2 UFC commentators on a grand sofa with a dog…
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The weekend is upon us, but there is still space for a couple more podcasts! With the holiday season underway and summer approaching I thought it might be a good time to offer some travel tips that I have learned from a fairly decent amount of regular travel over the years. From how to pack to combatting jet lag, listen on for more!! Hosted on Acas…
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Welcome to Wednesday! Wellbeing Wednesday in the world of this podcast! Today I share my thoughts about being flexible in both the mind and the body to get the most out of life. Listen for more.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How are we after the Easter break? Today we delve into Time For Tuesday and I follow up on an idea that Dr Dre spoke about during the Netflix series- The Defiant Ones- where he speaks about the creative process. There are some scientific studies out there which indicate how the brain fires at different times of the day and when we are most likely t…
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Finally, I'm back connected to the digital world. Apologies for my absence, but hopefully I'll be able to make it up this week with some cool daily doses. Today I wanted to talk about some of the inspiring messages I heard whilst watching The Defiant Ones on Netflix. Its an excellent series featuring many music stars, but focussing on the story of …
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Happy Monday! I'm back from London after commentating the awesome event at the O2 and I have a couple of take-aways from the event. Listen to find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Check out this week's Follow Friday- Prince Ea. He is a spoken word artist who uses his music to inspire change. Check him out on Facebook for his video and also Instagram with the same name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wellbeing Wednesday is all about our gut health! Listen to discover more where I pluck some info that I learned from a few places including The Diet Myth by Prof Tim Spector. Our micro biome is being linked to so much more than our tummies including mood, brain function, immunity and more. Time to get wise about our micro biome and how to keep our …
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It's Tuesday! Here's a question: do you get distracted by social media when you should be concentrating on something way more important? I certainly do, so I have implemented a few practices and tools to help. Listen on to discover more and then check out: Spotify, Noisli, Hootsuite, Freedom To and Stayfocused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…
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Welcome to a new week and a new few daily doses. I trying to buy a new car, but have faced a few a struggles with my choices due to my vlaues. If you want to step into my brain for a few minutes listen on as I talk about leather, diesel and liars! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Happy Friday! Check out my follow Friday who happens to be Jonny Juicer (@Jonny_Juicer on instagram). He prodicers brilliantly entertaining videos with his rescue yorkshire terrier, Noah. Jonny is a juicing expert, a vegan (as is Noah) and a pretty creative guy. Go check him! have a great weekend. See you Monday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…
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Hello! Daily dose time and today is my tip for Thursday. Every had an idea but never got it off the ground. Always find yourself combing through every single detail which leads to big delays and inactivity? To some extent I have suffered from this in the past. After reading and following some pretty decent achievers that changed. Check out this sho…
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Today is all about #WellbeingWednesday. How do we truly now if we are in good health? And how do we monitor changes in our bodies?Check out this episode where I talk about blood markers and the companies that I have chosen to go to in order to monitor my blood markers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today's #TimeForTuesday is all about getting good quality sleep and how I set up for this. Check it out and let me know what you do to set up for the best possible rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to week 3 of The Journey Of Discovery! Big week ahead with a new interview released and lots of Daily Doses coming your way. Today however I take the opportunity to honour a man that passed away last week, Bruce Connal. He was a senior producer for the UFC (as well as many other big sports productions) that I was lucky enough to work with. …
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Endometriosis awareness and fertility with my wife, Vicky Gooden
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This week I speak to my wife! Vicky suffers from Endometriosis and was only diagnosed in 2016 after years of misdiagnosis and unexplained pain. As March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, I thought it a timely conversation to be having with the aim to raise awareness of this debilitating disease that effects around 180 million women worldwide. More …
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This week's follow Friday is for all those with aches and pains and also those that want a little variety to their exercise routines. Go follow Dr Jacob Harden on Instagram. He will help you live better 1 minute at a time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Thursday and my tip! This one is an important one and its about investing. I've read a few books over the years around this subject, but Tony Robbins' book Unshakeable came at it from a completely different angle. A regular consumer's angle. Beware of investment managers, believe in compounded interest, be in the market and diversify thr…
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Today is #WellbeingWednesday and I recommend a bit of rolling! Listen to the audio to find out more! Or click this and cheat GO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today's daily dose: #TimeForTuesday talks about a couple of pieces of technology that have made my life way more productive so that I earn back more time. They are Evernote (https://evernote.com/) and dual screening (plus the Duet app https://www.duetdisplay.com/). I'll let the words explain more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…
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It's a new week and we start with Monday musings. It is also my birthday, so thanks for sharing a few minutes with me! The feedback and interactions I had last week very much influenced today's daily dose. I wanted to share some thoughts about self compassion and vulnerability. As humans we tend to be pretty cruel to ourselves so I examine this a l…
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My #FollowFriday this week is a fun one: Macka B. The man uses the power of music to engage us in the benefits of fruits, vegetables and spices. He has been a massive hit online and has now developed his brand offering merchandise, supplements and more. Check out the daily dose to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
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Today's daily dose promotes a daily routine where I describe my own routine based around science and taste! From making the bed to cold showers, listen to this short podcast and see what you might be able to add to your morning routine and the reasons behind it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today I share my experience of something that has improved my wellbeing: CBD oil or Cannabis oil. Check out this short daily dose to understand it a little better and find out how supplementing with CBD oil has helped me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tuesday's daily dose or #TimeForTuesday focussing on the value of time and finding ways to take control of more time but also use it meaningfully. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to the very first Daily Dose of The Journey Of Discovery! I kick off with #MondayMusings by considering a thought from Seth Godin who featured in Tim Ferriss' book, Tools of Titans. He asks us to examine what we monitor on a daily basis and how it affects our perspective on life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Talking MASCULINITY with UFC fighter, author & philosopher, Dan Hardy
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This is my very first interview for The Journey Of Discovery and I wanted to start strong with an important topic and a powerful mind, so I looked no further than UFC analyst, fighter, author and amateur philosopher, Dan Hardy (@danhardymma on twitter and instagram). I asked Dan to talk through some of his insecurities that he experienced through h…
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