Dec 21, 2022
Brooke Binowski is a journalist specialising in debunking disinformation and misinformation. She has worked for Snopes and is now the managing editor at TruthOrFiction.com. In this episode we talk about Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, how disinformation campaigns are structured, white supremacists, why the wellness...
Nov 21, 2022
BJJ black belt Elliott Bayev and I discuss the minimum knowledge set required to be a competent blue belt, including...
- The 8 basic positions in jiu-jitsu
- A 3 phase strategy for beating a bigger person
- The real purpose of the guard
- The 2 types of submissions
- The hierarchy of positions
- How to stay safe in bad...
Nov 6, 2022
In episode 379 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk with podcaster, martial artist, and history professor Daniele Bolelli about the characteristics of fascism.
This is a loaded topic for both of us, because both of our families lived in fascist states during World War 2 (mine in Germany, his in Italy). Which is why I...
Oct 20, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
John Will trained in Southern California in the late 80's, was one of the first 12 non-Brazilians to get a BJJ black belt, and then went on to create the largest jiu-jitsu association in Australasia.
We talked about how the art has changed, how to be 'centrist' in the sport vs self defense debate, teaching elite...