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This episode was recorded on January 26, 2025. We recap "Things Past," discussing the moral inconsistencies of how DS9 portrays the occupation and all the inconvenient truths fans conveniently forget. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on January 26, 2025. We recap "Let He Who Is Without Sin," where Worf is being a chud, and ask the big question: what do we do with the Worfs in our lives? SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on January 19, 2025. We recap "Trials and Tribble-actions," where the DS9 crew goes back in time again to meet the original Star Trek crew. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on January 19, 2025. We recap "The Assignment." It's a body snatch episode that oddly tackles the racialized Other. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on December 27, 2024. We recap "Nor the Battle to the Strong," where we see the ugly side of space colonialism. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on December 27, 2024. Sam and Scott recap "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places," where multiple love triangles ensue. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on November 19, 2024. Sam and Scott recap "The Ship," where the DS9 crew fails at compromise and takes things. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: ⁠ https://www.southpawpod.com/⁠

This episode was recorded on November 19, 2024. Sam and Scott recap the season 5 premiere, "Apocalypse Rising," where the DS9 crew do Klingonface to save the Federation. SDS9 seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found wherever you stream Southpaw. Season 6 is only available to paid subscribers: https://www.southpawpod.com/

Jason and Sam analyze some notable fights from UFC 317. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans. Find more: southpawpod.com

Butch, a long-time organizer, care worker, and martial arts movement facilitator, shares their journey from the Stop Cop City movement to the Liberation Martial Arts movement approach. It's a journey that spans the deep work of unlearning, care work, grief, healing, conflict resolution, de-escalation, building meaningful relationships, and understanding "community" as more than one t...

New Guy from CC joins Sam to discuss organizing, campus uprisings, and the role of play-based martial arts. Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122593531

Writer and martial artist Chris Gayomali joins Sam to discuss how he went from public libraries to a career in journalism and fighting in the ring. Chris writes the newsletter Heavies. Southpaw: https://www.southpawpod.com/

Award-winning journalist and writer Karen Attiah joins Sam to explore combat sports and the power of storytelling. Southpaw: https://www.southpawpod.com/

Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò joins Sam to explore the intersection of philosophy, radical politics, and martial arts. Fẹ́mi is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and the author of Elite Capture  and Reconsidering Reparations . He recently wrote " The Bad Guys Don't Really Care What Kind of Leftist You Are " for Teen Vogue . He has also trained at the LMA Learning Lab ....

Sam speaks with Thomas Rahontsiiostha and Phillip Raweri:io Barreiro of Good Mind Grappling , a project that aims to guide young people in Indigenous communities to use wrestling as a positive physical outlet for overcoming intergenerational trauma and developing good character. The Barreiro brothers are national wrestling champions from Akwesasne, a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community that straddle...

Sam recaps some notable fights from UFC 310. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans. Find more: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2024 Professor Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project joins Sam to explore martial arts and politics, what martial arts can teach us about power, the "elite" education model, the meaning of Empire, unconscious Western biases, Israel's expansion, the U.S. as the head of Western Empire, and why Empire needs Israel to sustain its global dominance. Substack...

This is the first of a series of interviews with people connected to the LMA and Southpaw sphere. Two facilitators from different red gyms discuss applying the LMA approach to their martial arts training programs that primarily serve LGBTQ+ and disabled participants. Substack: https://liberationmartialarts.substack.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/southpawpod Fighter's Brew: https://www.pat...

Supplements: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88027940 Competition Essentials: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105108325 Nasal Breathing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/104397246

Equipment guide: https://www.patreon.com/posts/96383175

Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115734061

Sam speaks with Justin Podur about the LMA approach. The original interview: https://youtu.be/Xrc5fZKNGxA?si=lafTM3U74yxA-ti0 Liberation Martial Arts: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72505630

Coach Jason and Sam discuss UFC 308, Francis Ngannou's success outside of the UFC, and the challenges of coaching. Fight Study is essential listening for thoughtful martial arts fans. Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114962257

We ran an introduction to Liberation Martial Arts (LMA) for striking academic workers at the University of California, Irvine. These are the highlights. Find the entire session at the SouthpawPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106582824

This episode was recorded on September 19, 2024. Scott and Sam recap the season 4 finale, "Broken Link," and discuss how Garak justifies genocide as self-defense. Space colonizers are taking a page out of the US and Israeli playbook. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/