Matthew Polly: THE LIFE OF BRUCE LEE, The Cocaine Letters, StreetFighting, Linda Lee, & Hollywood

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On the latest episode of The AUXORO Podcast, Matthew Polly (author of Bruce Lee: A Life) and Zach discuss the life of Bruce Lee from all angles (darkness and light), Matthew moving to China to train kung-fu with Shaolin Monks, how street fighting shaped Bruce Lee, how marrying Linda Lee was the best decision Bruce ever made, and why at some point we must all rebel against the master.

Guest Bio: Matthew Polly is the best-selling author of American Shaolin, Tapped Out, and Bruce Lee: A Life. A Princeton University graduate and Rhodes Scholar, he spent two years studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Esquire, Slate, Playboy, and The Nation. He is a fellow at Yale University and lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Auxoro Podcast Preview
2:16 - Being drawn to Kung Fu
12:25 - Being in the Shaolin Temple
18:54 - Are Monks really Peaceful?
27:51 - Bruce Lee as a Street Fighter
40:46 - Rooftop Fight between Bruce Lee & Chung
54:02 - Submissive Aspect of Bruce Lee's Nature
1:06:26 - Bruce Lee being a Ladies Man
1:12:53 - Thoughts on Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial
1:18:07 - Bruce Lee's Marriage with Linda Lee
1:23:11 - Bruce Lee Encountering Early Feminists
1:26:41 - Bruce Lee's Relationship with the Stuntman
1:33:23 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
1:40:30 - Criticizable Aspects of Bruce Lee
1:44:03 - The Cocaine Letters
1:51:03 - Bruce Lee's Martial Arts Philosophy
1:58:19 - Going against the Traditional Ways of Life
2:05:06 - Living an Interesting Life
2:08:42 - Outro

MATTHEW POLLY LINKS:

Bruce Lee: A Life: https://amzn.to/3mOVEfR
All Books by Matthew Polly: https://amzn.to/3xuZDmR
Twitter:   / matthewepolly  
Website: https://mattpolly.com/


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