- What makes a good hug

- "The Tap" and men ending physical intimacy

- The lack of reference points for intimacy as a man

- Intimacy through combat

- The balance between "your truth" and "the truth"

- Navigating information

- How subjectivity can be a barrier to progress

- The merit of trying to find wisdom when you are surrounded by difference

- The Gillette Ad

- Jordan Peterson

- The way "what it means to be a man" has changed over time

- The 'gentleman' and the French Revolution

- The balance between biological and cultural influences on masculinity

- Trump as an opportunity to consider masculinity

- Using Feminism and a framework for thinking about masculinity

Suggested materials from Will:

- Go The Way Your Blood Beats (Michael Amherst)

- Mixed-Race Superman (Will Harris)

- Mixed Race Faces Insta account

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