The goal of Fighting Matters Podcast is to combat extremism in martial arts like BJJ & MMA featuring hosts Steve Kwan & Jesse Walker (both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts).
Topics discussed on this episode (each link is an article I’ve written):
The Tumbler Ridge shooting and the pattern behind it
How the True Crime Community (TCC) radicalizes teens online
Roblox as a grooming and recruitment platform
The Discord pipeline from mainstream social media to extremism
Trans shooters and what the data actually says
Why expelling a troubled kid can make things worse
How BJJ gyms provide the belonging that prevents violence
David Riedman, PhD is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database, Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm, and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my podcast—Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education & Security—or my interviews on Freakonomics Radio and the New England Journal of Medicine.
