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  • SDS9 – S1E9: "Move Along Home"

    We're discussing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Move Along Home." You can watch it first and then listen to this episode, you can listen then watch, or you can skip it altogether and just listen to us give you the play-by-play of each episode along with color commentary (from a Third-World communist lens). New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hosted by Angel and Sam. (Note: We are going by the Netflix order of episodes.) 

    We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

    You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

    48 min
  • 123 – Taekwondo and Korean History Explains Everything (Part 2) w/ Jay

    On Southpaw, we speak to Jay from Red Star Over Asia (@RedStarOverAsia) about his article "When Taekwondo Ruled the World": https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/when-taekwondo-ruled-the-world-by-jay 

    In part 2, we discuss:

    • Ethnonationalism vs. international communism
    • Americanization of South Korea
    • Martial arts, martial leader, and martial law
    • Yushin Constitution and Westernized conservativism
    • National Security Act and anti-democracy
    • South Korea as model minority country
    • The erasure of south Korean communists
    • Anti-Americanism and pro-democracy
    • Projecting Western anticommunist politics onto Korea
    • Toxic masculinity expressed in statecraft
    • The West leaving collaborators and Nazis in charge
    • The trauma of US occupation
    • Park's Korea
    • The use of Koreans in Vietnam and bringing fascism back home
    • Support for northern forces in the south
    • Racist stereotypes, internalization, and orientalism
    • Cults and anticommunism
    • KCIA, taekwondo, and factionalism
    • Martial arts and showmanship

      • We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com

      • Part 1: https://ko-fi.com/post/122-Taekwondo-and-Korean-History-Explains-Everyt-T6T6AN2BF 
      • Red Star Over Asia: https://anchor.fm/red-star-over-asia
      • Yoga's Colonial Past & Present: https://ko-fi.com/post/Yogas-Colonial-Past-Present-R6R44DJCQ 
      • Settler Colonialism and Decolonization w/ Mylan Tootoosis: https://ko-fi.com/Post/84-Settler-Colonialism-and-Frantz-Fanon-Part-2-D1D44116Z 
      • 100 – Racism, Capitalism, and Boxing w/ Dr. Gerald Horne: https://ko-fi.com/post/100-Racism-Capitalism-and-Boxing-w-Dr-Gerald-O4O14GDRT 
      • A Killing Art by Alex Gillis: https://amzn.to/3LI2D5I
      • Cobra Kai, the Twilight of American Empire, and the Allure of Paramilitary Violence: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cobra-kai-the-twilight-of-american-empire-and-the-allure-of-paramilitary-violence/
      • 120 – Squid Game and the Long Shadow of American Empire: https://ko-fi.com/post/120-Squid-Game-and-the-Long-Shadow-of-American-E-W7W27LG4S

        • You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod

        50 min
      • SDS9 – S1E8: "The Passenger"

        We're discussing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "The Passenger." You can watch it first and then listen to this episode, you can listen then watch, or you can skip it altogether and just listen to us give you the play-by-play of each episode along with color commentary (from a Third-World communist lens). New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hosted by Angel and Sam. (Note: We are going by the Netflix order of episodes.) 

        We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

        You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

        42 min
      • FS 119 – Makhachev vs. Green, UFC 272 Preview

        On this Fight Study, we break down Makhachev vs. Green, then preview UFC 272. 

        We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

        Find Jason on Twitter: @JasonSargus 

        You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

        32 min
      • SDS9 – S1E7: "Dax"

        We're discussing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Dax." You can watch it first and then listen to this episode, you can listen then watch, or you can skip it altogether and just listen to us give you the play-by-play of each episode along with color commentary (from a Third-World communist lens). New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hosted by Angel and Sam. (Note: We are going by the Netflix order of episodes.) 

        We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

        You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

        51 min
      • FS 118 – UFC 271, Walker vs. Hill, Makhachev vs. Green

        On this Fight Study, we break down UFC 271, Walker vs. Hill, then preview Makhachev vs. Green. 

        We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

        Find Jason on Twitter: @JasonSargus 

        You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

        1 hr 34 min
      • 122 – Taekwondo and Korean History Explains Everything (Part 1) w/ Jay

        On Southpaw, we speak to Jay from Red Star Over Asia (@RedStarOverAsia) about his article "When Taekwondo Ruled the World": https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/when-taekwondo-ruled-the-world-by-jay 

        In part 1, we discuss:

        • Churches, cults, political sects, and taekwondo
        • Taekwondo's final form: juche
        • How romanization sucks
        • Using karate against the Japanese
        • Showmanship and mythmaking
        • The Bruce Lee template
        • The Great Man rightwing mythology
        • Belt wrestling
        • The myth of democracy in Korea
        • Martial arts as a rightwing tool
        • Taekwondo's historical baggage
        • Kanto massacre and Korean ethnic cleansing
        • Decolonial movements and sabotage
        • Brazilian jiu-jitsu using the same anticommunist ethnonationalist template, except Brazil admired Japanese Imperialism whereas Korea tried to distance itself from it
        • Syngman Rhee's role in taekwondo mythic origin story
        • The myth of Hwarang aristocrat warriors
        • A Japanese collaborator's coup and taekwondo's acceleration
        • Korean social movements and land redistribution from collaborators
        • Toxic masculinity admiring your oppressors
        • Cobra Kai
        • Ethnonationalism and pro-Americanism
        • Anti-Americanism as a red flag for international rightwingers
        • Korea as a US project in neoliberalism, anticommunism, and ethnonationalism run by former Japanese collaborators

          • We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

          • Part 2: https://ko-fi.com/post/123-Taekwondo-and-Korean-History-Explains-Everyt-X8X3BE8QR
          • Red Star Over Asia: https://anchor.fm/red-star-over-asia 
          • A Killing Art by Alex Gillis: https://amzn.to/3LI2D5I
          • Cobra Kai, the Twilight of American Empire, and the Allure of Paramilitary Violence: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cobra-kai-the-twilight-of-american-empire-and-the-allure-of-paramilitary-violence/ 
          • 120 – Squid Game and the Long Shadow of American Empire: https://ko-fi.com/post/120-Squid-Game-and-the-Long-Shadow-of-American-E-W7W27LG4S 

            • You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod

            1 hr 3 min
          • SDS9 – S1E6: "Q-Less"

            We're discussing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Q-Less." You can watch it first and then listen to this episode, you can listen then watch, or you can skip it altogether and just listen to us give you the play-by-play of each episode along with color commentary (from a Third-World communist lens). New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hosted by Angel and Sam. (Note: We are going by the Netflix order of episodes.) 

            Financial Education: How the Sausage Is Made: https://ko-fi.com/post/114-Financial-Education-How-the-Sausage-Is-Made-T6T66ZEG4 

            We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

            You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

            51 min
          • Working Stiff Radio 2 – Wrestlers Aren't Good Friends

            In this episode, we catch up on what we've been watching, what we're excited about, and some of our favourite wrestling moments from 2021. Sorry it's been so long between episodes! 

            Find Working Stiff Radio on Twitter: @WorkingStiffFM or at: [email protected] 

            Find AJ on Twitter: @MoreGuillotines 

            Find their bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WorkingStiff 

            Find ways to support the Southpaw Network at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

            Album Art by @sangrebomb on Twitter 

            2 hr 7 min
          • FS 117 – UFC 271 Preview & Hermansson vs. Strickland Breakdown

            On this Fight Study, we break down UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland, then preview UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2. 

            "UFC actually likes bad judges because then they can tell fighters to fight with no defensive responsibility and not leave it in the hands of the judges."

            We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com 

            Find Jason on Twitter: @JasonSargus 

            You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod 

            1 hr 8 min

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