Conversations about the issues we face while defining and shaping what it personally means to be masculine. We talk about coping with anger and stress, parenting and fatherhood, relationships and friendships, and everything else involved in molding masculinity.

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This week we discuss several recent topics under a lens of fatherhood and parenting. We talk about hobbies, extracurricular activities, and the importance that this topic has within the framework of childhood. We talk about teaching healthy relationship behaviors and processing our own issues before our negative behaviors re-emerge in our kids. We also talk about consumerism and how... weird... the world we live in is.

Fatherhood: Hobbies, Relationships, and Consumerism

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This week we discuss the impact of hobbies on mental health. Along the way we discuss the value and social constructs of labor, as well as the complicated milieu around monetizing hobbies. We give tips on how to keep your hobbies as hobbies when you monetize them, and we discuss the social value of hobbies like D&amp;D.

Hobbies, Labor, and Life

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This week we discuss data and personal experiences around sexual harassment, and how to become safer coworkers and friends.

Sexual Harassment: at Work and Everywhere Else

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This week we sit down with Chad from Polyamfam and discuss the structures of healthy interpersonal relationships within both the scope of monogamy and polyamory. Along the way we discuss toxic masculinity and how it lends itself to toxic jealousy and toxic monogamy.

Building Healthy Relationships: Polyamory and Monogamy

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This week we discuss marketing strategies that raise prices for gendered products and the effect that consumer capitalism has on our society. We discuss strategies for revolutionary change and how to avoid grifts and dishonest marketing.

Consumerism: Pink Tax, Rainbow Capitalism, and More

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This week we discuss the past three episodes under a lens of fatherhood and mentorship. We also discuss the importance of honesty and building trust, and of having discussions with folks from differing perspectives.

Fatherhood: Violence, Appearance, and Testosterone

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This week we discuss testosterone with special guests Alli (She/Her) and Jack (They/He). We unpack gender dysphoria and gender socialization, and the role of testosterone levels in regards to anger, libido, and physicality.

Testosterone: A Gender Inclusive Perspective

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This week we discuss appearance, fashion, grooming and more.

Appearance: Is it Masculine?

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This week we discuss the fact that men in our current society commit more acts of violence than women, and what the root causes of that behavior might be. We discuss the roles colonization, media, and social expectations play, and we look at whether testosterone is a valid culprit. In conclusion we discuss how we can all work to be more functional, safe, productive members of our communities without resorting to violence to solve every crisis.

Violence: Societal Causes and Biological Scapegoats

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Join us as we explore the topics of the last few weeks under a lens of fatherhood and mentorship. We discuss how to foster better body images from a young age, how to encourage a culture of safety, and we emphasize the importance of laying the groundwork for understanding consent.

Fatherhood: Body Image Issues, Safety, and Pornography

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This week we discuss the tendency of masculine presenting folks to engage in unsafe behaviors and neglect safety precautions. We talk about personal experiences, how it plays out in the workplace, how it is represented in media, and how we can all do better about it.

Safety

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Is porn bad for your physical and psychological health? Is it a maladaptive presence on relationships? This week we discuss these common questions, as well as discussing ethical consumption, endemic problems in the academic field of psychology, and healthy communications we should be having with our partners.

Pornography

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This week we discuss body image issues related to weight, muscle mass, hair loss, and everything in-between. We talk about how to process our insecurities, and what steps we can take to move beyond those insecurities. Oh, and we also talk a bit about getting hung up on penis size.

Body Image Issues

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This episode we&#39;ll revisit the past three topics under the lens of fatherhood, and discuss teaching the concepts we&#39;ve discussed to our kids.

Fatherhood: Anger, Emotions, and Sexuality

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In this episode we discuss the stereotype of the hyper-sexual male and the pitfalls that come with that myth.

Hyper-sexuality

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In this episode we discuss the importance of emotional intelligence and range. We parse apart societal expectations that we have faced, and how to improve and move forward in a way that allows us to grow as individuals.

Emotional Intelligence

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In this episode we discuss the importance in understanding where our anger comes from, and the effect it can have on the folks around us. We talk about strategies for better managing anger, and our own personal experiences learning the ropes.

Controlling Anger