
My Best Life Lived
Tony Hughes
Show overview
My Best Life Lived launched in 2023 and has put out 45 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 9 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 13 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2024, with 36 episodes published. Published by Tony Hughes.
From the publisher
I publish a new podcast every week on Monday at 9 am. My podcast is about living my best life in spite of myself. It's stories about my journey as a creative, a musician, a band leader of a 14 piece band for over 18 years, recording and releases 24 cd's, touring the west by motorcycle. My experiences, the accomplishments and struggles, Sharing the lessons I've learned and the mistakes I've made over the past 6 1/2 decades. Thanks for taking some time to have a listen. I'll be posting new episodes each week. Thanks for taking time to have a listen.Intro & Outro Music by: Wayne Detroit. Other music by Jesus Presley, Wayne Gacy Trio & Vampires from Uranus
Latest Episodes
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S2 Ep 44Episode #44 It's Been Fun
First off, I want to thank those that decided to take some time to listen to my podcast. It's been a great experience for me and I hope for you as well. I've learned some things and I hope you have not only enjoyed it, but maybe just maybe took something away from it. This is my last podcast, or at least I think it is. I'm thinking about doing my podcast on YouTube in 2025, no telling.I want to thank you for taking time to listen and remind you to be a good human, and do the best you can

S2 Ep 42Episode #42 Come on, enough is enough
Well it's sad that we now aren't able to respect each others opinion, fighting over that seems to be the way most people now spend their time. When did these all happen. Look if you think one way, have an opinion that's different than someone else, believe in something that others don't it should be ok.

S2 Ep 41Episode #41 I just Dont Get It, Oh Yeah, Im old
Ok, its true, well as far as pop culture goes, in fact I have a new helper at work and Im 50 years older than him. Hard to keep up with things these days by all means, if fact I was sent a link to a couple Chappel Roan videos, and to be honest, not my cup of tea so to say, guess its cause Im not a lesbian. But I have a lot in common with them, see I love woman too.

S2 Ep 40Episode #40 Oh, it's Autumn
Knee deep into Autumn

Episode #40 Oh, it's Autumn
I love Autumn, 2 reasons, one, it's an amazing season and second its about change. Change is an amazing thing, it allows for growth and improvement. To understand that change is a good thing, yes its hard, but dont let fear be your driver.

S2 Ep 39Episode #39 Are you Reacting or Responding to life
Well its a long hard road to be able to respond instead of reacting. Why because somethings just piss us off, but with some practice it gets easier, just like everything.

S2 Ep 38Episode #38 Its Hard Not To React
Well, it so true, the goal is to learn how to respond, even to the things that trigger you. I work on it almost every day, Im thinking one day I'll figure it out.

S2 Ep 37Episode #37 You Can Do It
Yes , its true, now it might take some time, some learning and by all means some confidence, but yes you can do it. So get after it.

S2 Ep 36Episode #36 Sometimes I Have To Work Harder
Its true, I get caught up with stuff and have to decide what I can do and what I wont be able to do. It takes some arranging and when I don't get it all done, I remember it's ok.

Episode #36 I just Can't Help It
I can't, this episode is revisiting the concepts of being creative. I think all of us have that desire. Those abilities, for some it's what we do and for others maybe they just indulge in that, well they should. All in all, we need to, its one of the parts of living a full life.

S2 Ep 34Episode #34 On The Flip Side
It's hard to remember sometimes there's always two sides to everything. Yes most things that is. I work hard at really seeing that in everything. So unless you make a choice to go through life crabby, this is a must.

S2 Ep 33Episode #33 Excuss Me, Can I See The Desert Menu Please
Yes the fine art of asking, it's really simple for some, but for others, it's terrifying. "Oh my lord asking for something? What if the answers no?" What if the answer is yes. Guess that's really what it comes down to a person who leaves by the motto what if. At no point should we be afraid of the word no. As the old saying goes if you don't ask, you don't get.

S2 Ep 32Episode #32 Who Needs Humanity?
well that's an easy answer, everyone. I've noticed a lack of it and it made me think is it real, does it still or has it ever existed? I like to think so, at least for me. Humanity is simple, it's free, you can practice it everywhere and anytime, so why have we started to have it fade in so many?

S2 Ep 31Episode #31 Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself
Fear is something we all have in common, the difference is some live in it some frozen by it, some are motivated by it and some create it in others. I know that it serves a purpose also, it keeps us safe, it reminds us to stay out of trouble by what can happen. It can and is part of the human experience.

S2 Ep 30Episode #30 Back In The Day
Its easy for us to think about the past in a way that features only the best parts, like a memory editing machine. However sometimes it stops us from the reality of why we moved on or what it was really like.

Episode #30 Back in the Day
Funny how we forget the bad parts of the past and remember only the good parts, or maybe we selectively disregard those parts and pretend they ever existed. I call that selective memory but in some cases dealing with addiction recovery they are called Euphoric Recall.

S2 Ep 29Episode #29 Gay Hockey Novels
Well its really about some of things we all hate and how it's easy to fall victim to joining the haters these days. But when we really look deep into why people hate things its simple, sometimes it's fear or misunderstanding things or just using the word hate without understanding what that word really means.

S2 Ep 28Episode #28 Hello Friendo
Having friends is amazing and sometimes we can lose contact with some of the people we meet along the way, then again we can also maintain friendships that last for decades maybe even a lifetime. I've been thinking about that and how friends can bring so much love and joy in our life and how some friends can also be a pain in the ass.

S2 Ep 27Episode #27 It's No Big Thing, It's a Chicken Wing
Vacations are a requirement by all means. Since we just spent 10 wonderful days traveling around down south. We drove around 1500 miles, visited old friends, went to some new places and all in all had a great trip

S2 Ep 26Episode #26 What Was Left Behind?
As I get older, I have new questions, I've always had questions and of late this is one of the new ones. What was left behind? Is there something were suppose to be doing were not or a secret meaning to this amazing opportunity called our life?