Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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ONE “Pursuit of Power” Q&A with Dylan Bowker
Friday, July 13th marks the second foray into Kuala Lumpur for ONE Championship in 2018. Hometown warrior Agilan Thani tops the card against knockout artist Zebaztian Kadestam. The ONE Super Series brand will also be spotlighted with several high level Muay Thai and Kickboxing bouts on the card. LMM’s Dylan Bowker was able to…
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Krome talks representing the Montreal battle rap scene, blue waffle references, and battle methodology
On Bowks Talking Bouts #96, I welcomed GZ/ DMS battle rapper Krome onto the program. We discussed catching a bit of the recent I Battle event, his Big Valley Battles match up with Jaws and the methodology of Krome’s writing process (2:59), being nominated for KOTD’s breakout battler of the year in 2017 (6:55), appreciating…
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Caustic discusses being the last minute king in battle rap, being heavy into DragonBall Z gaming, and being immortalized in the Marvel Universe
I caught up with battle rapper/ career killer Caustic on this BTB episode (Bowks Talking Bouts #95). We discussed the first time Caustic was exposed to battle rap, his goals to release an album this year (2:17), his recent efforts in standup comedy and with commentating fighting games (3:08), being offered a URL battle…
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Liberty Music: Sarah McQuaid
I had a great talk with Sarah McQuaid on this LM installment. We talked about early communal spaces for music fans in her area, sketching the art for her latest record If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous, the pros and cons of the modern system for musicians getting their material out there,…
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Albert Onolunose discusses his NABO title, Bowmont Boxing Club, and representing Western Canada as a top ten international Middleweight
I caught up with Albert Onolunose ahead of his rematch with Francis Lafreniere for the NABO Middleweight title on June 29th in Laval, Quebec. On Bowks Talking Bouts #94, we talked about: The narrative that the last fight was an upset for Albert and the (possible) respective strategies of both heading into this…
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Jon and Sal discuss issues with Rikishi, Johnny Devine’s harsh criticisms, and Iron Sheik being on shrooms in Oshawa
This BTB installment was a reunion episode as I welcomed Jon and Sal onto the show……Bowks Talking Bouts #93. We discussed Triple H taking on more of a leadership role in things, crowds trying to get themselves over with chants nowadays, MMA and pro wrestling overlap nowadays, the perception that certain modern workers aren’t…
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ONE: Pinnacle of Power Q&A w/ Dylan Bowker
Geje Eustaquio What are your feelings on competing at the Studio City Event Center in Macau, China? “I am already looking forward to it. Many described Macau as the Las Vegas of Asia. It’s every fighter’s dream to compete in Las Vegas, which is considered as the fight capital of the world. I…
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Alejandra Lara talks about vying for a Bellator title at 23 years of age, training at Roufusport, and the Women’s MMA Flyweight class
On this BTB installment, I was happy to speak with Alejandra Lara ahead of her title bid against Flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in the main event of Bellator 201 on June 29th……..(Bowks Talking Bouts #92) We talked about being in a main event title fight at 23 years of age, Alejandra training with Alexa Grasso and…
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Liberty Music: Dave Weckerman
I had a great time speaking with Dave Weckerman of Yung Wu/ The Feelies. We discussed influential artists from growing up, his recent re-issue project through Record Store Day, taking part in various side projects which usually involved the same cast of characters, preferring occasional local shows to steadily touring, living the log cabin life with a…
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Jerin Valel discusses the learning curve for MMA judging, the musicality of grappling sequences, and advice for prospective MMA referees
Bowks Talking Bouts #91 showcased a super artistic/ insightful talk with well regarded MMA referee/ judge/ analyst Jerin Valel. We got into several topics throughout. We talked about how he got into mixed-martial arts despite initially finding it barbaric, why Jerin gravitated towards becoming an MMA referee (5:35), Jerin’s experiences as a pro fighter and…
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