Today's episode focuses on the toll homophobia takes on society, with a focus on its effects on straight men. The harm goes so far beyond the harm to gay and queer men. Straight men need to examine how they are perpetuating homophobic behaviors and how they can experience more pleasure, connection and wellbeing by escaping them.

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Today's episode tackles the vulnerable and complex topic of men's relationship with beauty and aesthetics. Men are encouraged away from aesthetic pursuits and towards concretely productive pursuits. This focus denies many men from experiencing beauty, or feeling beautiful. This in turn prevents men from experiencing pleasure and from exploring their tenderer selves.

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Today's episode looks at men's health through the lens of average life expectancy. The episode is informed by this article in the Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/04/17/mens-health-longevity-gap/

Using the statistics in this article as a baseline, Arjuna explores the ways that men are not showing up for their wellness and self care. The episode lays out a number of ways men can create more wellness and resilience in their lives.

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Join Arjuna in going through his 4 Tenets of 21st Century Manhood. These are 4 categories that, when focused on, can help men transform their lives and their relationships. The 4 categories are:

1. Do no harm
2. Contribute
3. Work on yourself
4. Develop social awareness

When men embrace and work on these 4 tenets, they will see huge positive change in their lives. They will start to feel like more responsible and empowered participants in their families, relationships, communities and workplaces.

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Gentle Man returns – new, updated, reinvigorated! Today, Arjuna tackles the big picture question troubling lots of men: is manhood shrinking? Are the parameters of acceptable behavior narrowing in the wake of the #metoo movement and other 21st century criticisms? Are men less today than they once were?

This show presents a counterpoint – rather than getting smaller, manhood is growing in the space it provides men to experience rich and fulfilling lives. Men today have more space to feel their feelings, express themselves, get the support they need and live healthier lives than they have at any other time in recent memory. This show will explore the ways in which manhood is expanding and affording men more opportunities for self-knowing and self-expression.

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This episode goes into what is missing from the cultural dialogue about what men need – missing not from the conversation entirely, but underrepresented by the main information outlets. With the advent of generations of young men growing up in the 21st century who feel the world doesn't have a place for them, a number of personalities and organizations are capitalizing on the trend to recruit from among these men. Organizations such as the Alt Right, and people such as Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Andrew Tate are appealing to this generation. To understand what's really going on, we profile why those people have been successful in their recruitment - and the more important conversation in desperate need of being had.

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On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was murdered in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. This murder spurred huge riots, brought a resurgence to the Black Lives Matter movement, and was one of the more galvanizing events of the COVID era. In this episode we explore what police violence has to teach us about men's behavior. Male violence is a deep topic not easily understood by one point of view or one biological explanation. It has a long history and an unfortunately heavy precedent. We also explore the role of man as protector and the dubiousness of uniformed killers. This is a heavy and unflinching look at male violence in policing.

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Today, we discuss what it means to fit in and be "one of the guys." There's a surprising amount of misconception when it comes to what this means or looks like. We take the example of a young trans man trying to understand what being "one of the guys" means to explore the broader conversation about manhood and male behavior.

How can men wield power and yet feel so disempowered? Why do somany men feel threatened by the idea of women gaining power? This episode is a meditation on the nature of power and how it is healthily and unhealthily expressed. There is a power struggle, both real and perceived, happening in cultures around the world at this stage of human history. It is the struggle of women (and many other marginalized people) asserting their rights and their need for a greater consideration in cultural practice and public policy. Many organizations, such as the Alt Right in the Western world, are using this moment to target young and vulnerable men with sexist and antifeminist rhetoric. They are weaponizing contemporary cultural shift in an attempt to enroll a next generation in their ideologies. It's a confusing time to be a man, and this episode explores the just and unjust use of power as it concerns men and male privilege.

We hear it our whole lives – "If only you were man enough." This damaging phrase is at the heart of a lot of compensating – and ultimately harmful – behaviors that men exhibit. The suggestion that manhood can somehow be measured is as hurtful as it is ridiculous. It results in men who push themselves too hard, disregard their own needs and desires, and sometimes end up hurting others in the process. Let's dive into 'man enough' and see what's really there. And in case you didn't already feel this – you are already man enough.

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