The Life N Times Network
The Life N Times Network is an independent media network covering combat sports, music, anime, culture and the lives of the people shaping them. Founded and hosted by Natheer Brunson Jr., LNT brings together original commentary, interviews, debates and honest conversations across The Fight, Of Music & Men, LNT Anime and the flagship Life N Times Podcast.
Year 6 is here. Six years of conversations, opinions, arguments, laughs, interviews, fight nights, music debates, anime talks and plenty of chaos along the way.
Thank you to everyone who has tapped in, listened, watched, shared an episode, joined a conversation or supported Life N Times in any form. And thank you to everyone who has collaborated with the network over the years, including early and current collaborators Nima, Dre, Carlos and Aaron, who each played a part in helping build what LNT became.
Year 6 is another chapter. More stories to tell, more conversations to have and plenty more Life N Times ahead.
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Episodes
303 episodes
Of Music & Men # 53
A rumor can travel faster than a verse, and once it does, it stops being “just rap.” We dig into the YG and Draco the Ruler situation as both a cultural flashpoint in Los Angeles hip-hop and a warning about what happens when street politics, cl...
LNT Anime #15
Adult life can feel like you got promoted into harder missions with no squad, so we start there: taxes, schedules, Outlook, and the brutal truth that co-op hangs now need appointments. From that very real vibe, we swing back into what keeps us ...
The Fight LNT # 106
UFC Fight Night China gave me plenty to talk about for Episode 106. The finishes came fast, the mistakes were obvious, and some fighters paid hard for habits that were already on tape.I break down Bilal Hassan’s knockout, Lou’s first rou...
LNT Anime 14
A sequel can be nostalgic and still feel stuck, and that’s where we start: why some big-name franchises refuse to let characters age, evolve, and deal with real consequences. From classic Disney comfort-watching to the hype around The Incredibl...
The Fight #105 LNT
One night of boxing can teach the whole sport’s lesson: risk gets you glory, but only skill keeps it. We jump on right after The Fight Episode 105 to unpack Teofimo Lopez vs Rolly Romero and the undercard that set the tone. If you love boxing a...
The Fight #104 LNT
Nobody wants to spend a Saturday night watching a “mid” card that plays it safe, and that’s exactly why this UFC Fight Night hit so hard. We walk through a night where the undercard energy carries straight into the main event, with finishes tha...
LNT Anime 13
Tom Holland might be the best modern Peter Parker, but does that automatically make him the most relatable Spider-Man? We kick things off with birthday banter and travel talk, then jump straight into our Spider-Man: Brand New Day review, rating...
The Fight LNT #103
Claressa Shields is doing something rare in modern sports: she’s dominating in the ring while also forcing a real conversation about how we treat greatness, confidence, and representation. We get straight to the point on why so much of the onli...
The Fight #102
Philly showed up like it always does, and UFC 330 felt loud, gritty, and personal from the jump. We talk about the hometown energy, the “Rocky” feel in the building, and why the night worked so well when the fights stayed wild and decisive. If ...
Of Music & Men # 52
We kick things off by asking why some people chase the most dangerous rooms for the loudest kind of attention, then we track how delivery can wreck any message, no matter how “real” it sounds. From there we bounce through streaming politics, ra...
The Fight LNT #101
The belt was on the line, but the bigger story was what happens when different styles collide at full speed. We’re recapping a night of boxing that starts with a reminder of what championship craft looks like, detours into a fight that feels li...
The Fight #100 LNT
Episode 100 lands like a checkpoint and a promise: we’ve built this boxing podcast on real fight talk, week after week, and we’re not slowing down. We start by showing love to everyone who’s been tapping in, because consistency only matters if ...
Of Music & Men #51
A rap legend drops a hair routine and suddenly we’re supposed to call it growth, culture, and family values. We slow the whole thing down and ask what’s real, what’s packaged, and who the story is designed to persuade. That leads us straight in...
LNT Anime #12
Ghost in the Shell is back, and it instantly raises the bar for what a “reboot” should feel like. We talk about the new animation, the mature detective vibe, and why its AI driven future feels uncomfortably close to real life. If you’ve ever us...
The Fight LNT #99
A “clean win” can still leave a messy feeling, and that’s where we start. After a crazy weekend in boxing, we sit down and ask the uncomfortable questions: What did Tyson Fury’s latest performance actually prove, and how much of it was just the...
The Fight #98 LNT
A fight can end in one minute, but the mistake that caused it usually starts weeks earlier. We come in late-night and go straight to the UFC main card with a blunt theme: having “more talent” means nothing if you can’t execute when it counts. F...
The Fight #97 LNT
A young champion can look great when everything goes right, but the real test is what happens when the rounds get tight, the opponent won’t fold, and you have to change your plan. That’s why we dig into Abdullah Mason vs Albert Bell, a fight wi...
LNT Anime ep 11
The wild part about pop culture right now is how fast it moves and how expensive it’s getting at the same time. We kick things off with World Cup energy, why the games feel more competitive than ever, and how much pride comes with seeing differ...
The Fight LNT 96
Boots drops a champion early, controls the range with a clean jab, then chooses to make it messy anyway. That tension is the heart of our breakdown of Jeron “Boots” Ennis vs Xander Zayas: elite talent on full display, plus the risky habits that...
The Fight LNT 95
A guillotine so tight it ends the fight on the spot. A technical shutout that proves there are still real levels in the UFC. And a main event where Rafael Faziv has no room left for mistakes and answers with a Round 2 knockout. We run through t...
LNT Anime 10
They can’t stop arguing about a woman lead in games, so we decided to say the quiet part out loud: if the story is good, the protagonist’s gender is a non-issue. We jump right into the rumored new God of War direction with Faye at the center an...
Of Music & Men 50
A rap story can be funny for about 30 seconds, then you notice what’s actually sitting underneath it. We start Episode 50 with the Sauce Walker and Drake Houston backstory, how early relationships form in hip hop, and how money changes the rule...
The Fight #94 LNT
UFC Freedom 250 sounded like a gimmick… until the cage door closed.A UFC card at the White House. $250,000 finish bonuses. Nonstop stoppages. Real consequences.This episode, ...
