We have a guest! Not since the incredible Meredith Burgmann lent us an hour of her time back at the very start have we let someone into our closely guarded house. But Kesting is a legend. He could snap us like a twig on a whim but spends his time teaching others to become better grapplers and debunking covid related myths. He's got a masters of biology and he's not afraid to use it - in his futher education he learned how to read science - not just the abstract and the conclusion - but the actual bloody research. I personally find this incredibly boring and I'm glad it's him not me.

For this he has taken a walloping. The MMA community is deeply pilled. People have accused him of trying to destroy the sport because he thinks covid is real and vaccines work.

Jump in for a great chat with Stephan about how this has changed his life, how he handles the kickback from idiots and his thoughts on the pandemic in general.

In the news I express my general disgust toward covid deniers hot takes on the horrific second wave currently ravaging India and Jack has a look at the Luna Park Ghost Train tragedy and whether the recent documentary got it right.

I like this episode, I reckon it's a cracker. Enjoy!

Stephan's podcast is The Strenuous Life - can be found on your podcast app or at https://www.grapplearts.com/tag/podcasts/

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For more from Stephan, check out his website at https://www.grapplearts.com/ where you can find all sorts of info on BJJ and safe ways to continue training.