203 episodes
Southpaw Sam Yang
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4.9 • 55 Ratings
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Mixed Marxist Arts and interviews. It's two shows on one channel. Southpaw features interviews and thoughts from a liberation martial artist, and then there are the Fight Studies where we talk about combat sports.
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85 – Into the Weeds of Anarchism, Marxism, and Identity Politics, Part 1 w/ Zoe Baker
We brought anarchist scholar Zoe Baker (Anarchopac) to take us into the weeds of anarchism, Marxism, the origins of communism and how the USSR never claimed to have achieved it, and why the 19th century socialists argued over every detail of Left politics.
If you don't want to wait for part 2, it's available now on Patreon.
We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce the show but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon and swag at: https://www.southpawpod.com
Find Zoe on Twitter: @anarchopac and on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/anarchopac
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You can also find Sam on Twitter and Instagram: @StuffFromSam -
FS 83 – UFC Fantasy Lightweight Grand Prix
With Khabib Nurmagomdeov retired, what would a potential UFC lightweight grand prix look like? A visual transcript of this episode is available on Patreon.
We can't continue to produce episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce the show but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon and swag at: https://www.southpawpod.com
You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod
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Liberation Martial Arts and Meme Deconstruction (Bonus)
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84 – Settler Colonialism, Frantz Fanon, and Decolonization, Part 2 w/ Mylan Tootoosis
This is part two and the final part of our conversation with Mylan Tootoosis. Since we defined a lot of concepts and terms in episode one, part two explores those ideas and their applications. We dive into racism and white supremacy, how colonization erases and rewrites Native culture, double consciousness as a way to understand code-switching and white gaze, land-based education (education outside of the classroom), oral tradition, pressures of being nonwhite, and living with the Zapatistas.
When we think of the Left, we think of the Marxist to Anarchist binary. Some might generously even include liberals. However, with these two episodes, we'd like to illuminate how anti-imperialism/colonialism is a primary radical tradition with overlaps to the European radical traditions, rather than a subset. Capitalism is a problem, but the oppression of racism, imperialism, and colonialism are timeless.
We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce the show but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon and swag at: https://www.southpawpod.com
Find Radicle Narrative at: https://radiclenarrative.com
Find Mylan at: https://www.mylanmurdo.com
Find Idle No More at: https://idlenomore.ca
Books to Read
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon: https://amzn.to/2GL0sBA and free audio version: https://youtu.be/vDjRF17Ea3c
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon: https://amzn.to/36jZsgM
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann: https://amzn.to/2GTDUP8
The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois: https://amzn.to/3kWCt0f
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Fight Study 82 – UFC 255
Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Alex Perez and Valentina Shevchenko (c) vs. Jennifer Maia.
We can't continue to produce episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce the show but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon and swag at: https://www.southpawpod.com
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You can also find Sam on Twitter and Instagram: @StuffFromSam -
Preview: Evolution of Team Oyama
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Customer Reviews
Super necessary
This podcast is a totally unique, and on the surface, a non-sequitur melding of martial arts and leftism. Once you dive in though, you’ll never see the 2 areas of interest separately. Southpaw is a critical voice in today’s world of combat sports where Q-Anon-riddled and reactionary voices have become the loudest. Also, they happen to have the 2 best fight analysts in the game as co-hosts.
One of the most unique and informative podcasts out there!
Southpaw gives a leftist perspective on combat sports, politics, physical and mental health, and pop culture. Sam and Paul are wonderful hosts and the guests are excellent. This is one of the best, most informative podcasts out there. You'll learn everything from striking and grappling tactics to what is Marxism to how eugenics and white supremacy infect the world of wellness culture. Netflix has caught on to the dark side of wellness culture with its (Un)Well series, but these guys did it first. Check out 65 – History of Eugenics & Fascism for more. Enjoy the ride!
Racist Rants on Social Media
It’s hard to listen to this podcast after seeing Sam Yang railing about people not of his race as if all white Americans are racist. This spoiled things for me. Hard to listen to a man who is hateful like this. Some may have insulted or warped his life but to act like everyone of a race is bad or evil is racist of Sam.