Jonathan Gottschall

Survival of the Fittest in the English Department: Jonathan Gottschall Tried to Save Literary Studies. Instead he Ruined His Career.

via The Chronicle Review

Starred Review of Professor in the Cage

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What's Right When You Are Left?

via Radio Lab


Like Fight Club but for English Professors

via Washington Post


The Savage English Professor: A Conversation Between Sam Harris and Jonathan Gottschall

via The Daily Beast


My Own Personal Fight Club: An Excerpt from the Professor in the Cage

via Salon


Something In Us Likes Violence: Why A Professor (And Others) Would Climb Into a Mixed Martial Arts Cage

via The National Post


K.O. In Under 60 Seconds: An Excerpt From The Professor in the Cage

via The National Post


When Writer's Attack: On Boxing, Norman Mailer, and the Art of Getting Hit

via Jonathan Gottschall at Lithub.com


Interview on NPR's Only a Game

via NPR's Only a Game


Joe Rogan Experience

via Vimeo


Art of Manliness Podcast

via Art of Manliness


W&J Professor Enters MMA World to Study Why Men Fight

via KDKA TV, Pittsburgh


Why We Crave the Drama of the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight

via Jonathan Gottschall at CNN


Hey UFC, Bring Back Bare-Knuckle Fights to Stop Brain Trauma

via Jonathan Gottschall at Daily Beast


Mailer Loved Getting Punched in the Face

via Jonathan Gottschall at Daily Beast


Episode 92

via The Fighter and the Kid Podcast

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