What makes someone want to walk into a ring and hit someone? Choose to take a punch? Why men — and 
women — fight. And why so many of us like to watch.

*Guests: *

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/kate-sekules" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Sekules</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jonathan-gottschall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Gottschall</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/ronda-rousey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ronda Rousey</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/thomas-page-mcbee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Page McBee</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/charles-monroe-kane" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Monroe-Kane</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/steve-paulson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Paulson</a>

What makes someone want to walk into a ring and hit someone? Choose to take a punch? Why men — and women — fight. And why so many of us like to watch. *Guests: * Kate Sekules, Jonathan Gottschall, Ronda Rousey, Thomas Page McBee, Charles Monroe-Kane, Steve Paulson

What makes someone want to walk into a ring and hit someone? Choose to take a punch? Why men — and 
women — fight. And why so many of us like to watch.

*Guests: *

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/kate-sekules" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kate Sekules</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jonathan-gottschall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan Gottschall</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/ronda-rousey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ronda Rousey</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/thomas-page-mcbee" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas Page McBee</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/charles-monroe-kane" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charles Monroe-Kane</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/steve-paulson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steve Paulson</a>

Why We Fight

”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a <a href="http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/to-the-best-of-our-knowledge">Peabody award-winning</a> national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at <a href="https://ttbook.org">ttbook.org.</a>

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”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a Peabody award-winning national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share. For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at ttbook.org.

”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a <a href="http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/to-the-best-of-our-knowledge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peabody award-winning</a> national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at <a href="https://ttbook.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">ttbook.org.</a>

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