Southpaw

Sam sits down with writer and mental health advocate Michelle Yang to discuss her upbringing, the pressures of growing up Asian American in a white suburb, the pain and stigma of an undiagnosed mental health condition, her transition into writing, systemic issues associated with mental illness, misconceptions and negative stereotypes, the romanticizing of trauma, and ultimately, that if you let go...

We study Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje and how pressure busts pipes. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell them they're missing out. Also, rate and review us. Be detailed, and tell us about yourself and how you heard of us. This lets Apple and other podcasting apps know that they should be telling their other users about us. Support Southpaw on Patreon: https://www...

Sam Yang and physicist David Yang talk about everything you didn't know you needed to know about artificial intelligence or Sam Yang and David Yang discuss Andrew Yang or the Three-Yang Problem. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell them they're missing out. Also, rate and review us. Be detailed, and tell us about yourself and how you heard of us. This lets Apple and o...

We study Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier and Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell them they're missing out. Also, rate and review us. Be detailed, and tell us about yourself and how you heard of us. This lets Apple and other podcasting apps know that they should be telling their other users about us. Support Southpaw on Patreon: h...

Since we're a podcast run by politically left martial artists (hence our name), thought we'd share some social justice oriented reasons for training martial arts (besides self-defense paranoia and competition) that should be acknowledged and encouraged. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell them they're missing out. Also, rate and review us. Be detailed, and tell us ab...

We sit down with comparatist, martial artist, and mixed mental artist Cherie Hamilton (AKA the antidote to Jordan Peterson). And in this episode we break down all that goes into thinking about things critically. Not the lazy version of critical thinking, but the rigorous academic version of it, where you think about things through multiple disciplines, contexts, languages, and lenses. This is your...

How did Weili Zhang defeat the juggernaut known as Jessica Andrade? Well, if you listened to our previous episode on Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade, you heard us talk about the things Andrade needs to start fixing if she wants to remain champions. Yet the flaws remained and Zhang and her team seemed to have noticed them as well. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tel...

Sam sits down with veteran screenwriter and lifelong competitive martial artist Brian Herskowitz on how he applies his concepts from competitive martial arts to lasting success as a storyteller, keys to competing for over 50 years, maintaining your body, applying the same mindset to everything, upgrades in regenerative medicine (prolotherapy, PRP, stem cells), giving yourself as a writer and marti...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. We start the show giving a Southpaw salute to all the sports entertainment overlords, the benefits of slapping a Nazi over punching one, then a critical anal...

We brought back sociologist and MMA coach Justen Hamilton to discuss with us the thesis behind his new martial arts academy, as well as his thesis as an instructor, how the modern martial arts instructor has to allow the students to define their own learning, and how play is essential not only for children but especially for adults. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tel...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. Paul takes a look at Valentina Shevchenko vs. Liz Carmouche 2 to highlight the importance of good coaching and game planning, while stressing the hazards of...

We sit down with comic book writer Aubrey Sitterson to talk about his new comic book "No One Left to Fight" which is a riff on Dragon Ball Z, with the premise of: what do you do when you've already won? Then we go into the weeds about the genre of fight mangas, and if there is an audience for that here in the US, how mangas and American comic books are different, and the process of becoming a comi...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. Paul takes a look at wrestler vs. striker match-up of Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell t...

We bring back David Christian of the Modern Martial Artist YouTube channel and Emon Rashid (Vloshry) to talk about their new graphic novel "Mortal Weapons," which is basically a martial artist and fight fan's wet dream. It's about the techniques and concepts that David covers in his YouTube videos, taught through an epic story, with the art of martial arts artist Emon Rashid. Then we break down wh...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. Paul takes a look at Max Holloway vs. Frankie Edgar, and also how Cyborg vs. Spencer is a good example of how the fight you watch and the fight you listen to...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. On this episode, since there were two different combat sports events (boxing and MMA), Sam compares two different types of southpaws from two different sport...

Sam chats with Eivind Dahl of the Leftist Gaming Club and Red Plateaus YouTube channel to discuss online communities, content moderation, gaming culture, anarcho-communism, why even politicos need other interests besides just politics (you're still human), and why allowing all views is like mixing ice cream with poo—all you get is poo. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word....

We speak with trainer, fitness writer, and gym owner Chris Bathke to go over three different training scenarios: a young athlete looking to improve their athleticism, a middle-aged person looking to lose weight and get fit, and an older person (or a person coming off of injury) looking to reclaim their strength. From there we branch off into various other situations that commonly arise. And by usi...

We sit down with author and sociologist Nadia Y. Kim to discuss Asian Pacific American history, Asian Pacific representation in mainstream media (e.g., Crazy Rich Asians, Always Be My Maybe, Sorry to Bother You, Do the Right Thing ), the 1992 Los Angeles unrest, racial triangulation, model minority divide & conquer, colorism amongst East Asians and South Asians, racism as a part of neoliberal...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. On this episode, we analyze Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos, Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm, Jorge Masvidal vs. Ben Askren, Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez, and Gi...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. On this episode, we analyze Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos, and how intimidation factors into fight strategy. And if you love the show, tell your frie...

Today we talk to mental health expert and internationally best-selling author Amy Morin about how the Internet made her famous (in a good way), how as therapist some of her best lessons didn't come from school but from the strength of her patients, and how when you're dealing with grief, even a small amount of control can help you feel less powerless. Prepare to take notes because we cover a lot i...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. We analyze Renato Moicano vs. "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung, Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr., and Paulie Malignaggi vs. Artem Lobov. We also discus...

Today we sit down with historian, author, and podcaster David Parsons of the Nostalgia Trap podcast to cover a variety of topics that are rarely discussed in-depth: from the nostalgia trap of Ken Burns documentaries, anti-capitalism, the Vietnam War, loneliness and the search for community, Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky as gateway to psychedelics and Terence McKenna, reactionary hippies, and then t...

This is fight study, where we use professional fights to study the science and art of fighting. We go layers deep, not just to go inside baseball for the superfans, but also to give rich insight for those who want to improve their own skills. We analyze MacDonald vs. Gracie and the limitations of being a Gracie, Machida vs. Sonnen and the importance of making adjustments, Tyson Fury vs. Tom Schwar...