Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank #104: The Art of War with Greg Jackson

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Greg Jackson of Greg Jackson’s MMA met me in a hotel room in Vegas a few hours before UFC 156. Greg has always asked me about standup comedy and how comics will handle different situations. After some time he told me why he was so interested. He sees similarities between all art forms. He tries to find universal truths that apply to many art forms so he can apply that knowledge to MMA fight theory. It’s really fascinating stuff. We’ve been talking about this stuff for years now and it’s so interesting to me. If, like me, you thought everyone associated with cage fighting were meatheads, you’re about to get a beautiful reminder of how people from all walks of life can offer you growth and knowlege.

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Episode Details

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (commonly GEB) is a 1979 book by Douglas Hofstadter

The Book of Five Rings (五輪書 Go Rin No Sho) is a text on kenjutsu & the martial arts in general, written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645

The Music

I’m from Barcelona – The Painter

The Band – When I Paint my Masterpiece

Sabaton – The Art of War

Daniel Johnston – Story of an Artist

Pete Seeger – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

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