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

Every once in a while, I am invited to speak to a civic group or in a school classroom about Sulphur Dell and Nashville’s excellent baseball history, including Negro Leagues baseball. When my friends at the Nashville Stars office allowed me an opportunity to speak to kids, I immediately said, “Yes!” Two fourth-grade teachers, Ms. Plemon and Mr. Fie…

Is sparring in fight camp a smart move or a dangerous gamble? As fight night gets closer, every decision you make in training counts, and few choices are as critical—or risky—as sparring in fight camp. On one hand, it’s an opportunity to refine your timing, reactions, and technique under pressure. But on the other, there’s always the looming risk o…

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

In January of 1969, Herschel Greer, vice-president of Vols, Inc., the stock corporation that owned the now-defunct Nashville Vols and the property known as Sulphur Dell, announced the ownership group approved a sale to Frederic Gregg, Jr. Gregg was a financier and owner of Lin Broadcasting Group. According to Greer, Gregg paid $255,000 for the land…

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/…

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "Body Parts" and discuss colonial capitalist debt and death. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "The Quickening" and discuss disease and germ warfare as Western colonial tools and the US soldier mentality to cancer treatment. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on September 12, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "To the Death" and discuss how culture, drugs, and disassociation have been used as means of control. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on September 1, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "For the Cause" and discuss how just as Killmonger was right, the Maquis are right. ACAB includes the Federation. We're a different kind of Trek show. Support the show and find season 5 at:

This episode was recorded on September 1, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "The Muse" and discuss how DS9 really doesn't understand consent. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on August 22, 2024. Scott and Sam recap "Shattered Mirror" and discuss Sisko's sexual assault and how Trek fandom does a lot of bypassing. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on August 22, 2024. CW: The episode and our recap have discussions of self-harm Sam and Scott recap "Hard Time" and discuss the US settler-colonial prison system, the Western biomedical diagnostic model, and the trauma-informed lens to mental health. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/…

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Rules of Engagement," in which Worf is charged with destroying a Klingon civilian transport and faces an extradition hearing in which the Klingon Empire seeks to have him tried in Klingon court. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/…

This episode was recorded on July 11, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Accession," in which Sisko is given an opportunity to relinquish the title of Emissary but soon regrets it. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on July 2, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss the much-anticipated "Bar Association" episode, in which the employees of Quark's bar go on strike in protest of unfair treatment by management. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on July 2, 2024. First, Scott and Sam discuss the similarities between DS9 and Battlestar Galactica, and then they discuss "Sons of Mogh," in which Worf receives a visit from his brother Kurn. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on June 13, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Return to Grace," where Kira helps Dukat return to grace. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on June 13, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Crossfire," in which Odo deals with his unrequited affection for Kira and his jealousy over her relationship with the Bajoran First Minister, Shakaar. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on June 4, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost," in which Sisko and Odo go to Earth after a terrorist attack. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on May 20, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Our Man Bashir," in which Bashir plays a 1960s secret agent in a holosuite game accompanied by his friend Garak. After a transporter accident, the data of several crew members are temporarily stored as characters in the holosuite, and Bashir and Garak must prevent any of them from dy…

This episode was recorded on May 20, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "The Sword of Kahless," where Kor returns to the station to recruit Worf and Jadzia Dax to help find the ancient Sword of Kahless. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Little Green Men," where Quark and Rom are bringing Nog to Earth to enroll in Starfleet Academy and are accidentally sent back in time to 1947 and become the supposed alien invaders in the Roswell UFO incident. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/…

This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Starship Down," where the DS9 crew hosts secret trade negotiations with a Dominion subject aboard the starship Defiant, but the ship is heavily damaged in an attack by the Dominion's Jem'Hadar. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/…

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Rejoined," where Dax is reunited with Lenara Kahn, the widow of one of the symbiont's former hosts. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on April 16, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Indiscretion," where Kira Nerys goes on a mission with Gul Dukat, the Cardassian former overseer of Bajor, to look for survivors of a destroyed ship. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/

This episode was recorded on March 21, 2024. Scott and Sam discuss "Hippocratic Oath," where Dr. Julian Bashir tries to do good, and Chief Miles O'Brien doesn't. Support the show and find season 5 at: https://www.southpawpod.com/