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Recently, in The Free Press, the writer Chris Arnade penned an essay asserting that “Every Man Wants to Be a Hero.” So, this week, we’re discussing if that’s true, along with what heroism means, the attraction of the anti-hero, forming little boys to be heroes, and why or why not women have the same desire for heroism. Nazis, video games, the Manosphere, and mermen also somehow figure in to the conversation. Because why not!
Show Notes:
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade
“All Men Want to Be Heroes,” by Chris Arnade
Interview with Louise Perry on Honestly (February 14, 2025)
“Warbloods”
Childcraft 1984: Great Myths and Legends
Wall-E
By Emily Stimpson Chapman, Chris Chapman, Kate Stapleton, Casey Stapleton5
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Recently, in The Free Press, the writer Chris Arnade penned an essay asserting that “Every Man Wants to Be a Hero.” So, this week, we’re discussing if that’s true, along with what heroism means, the attraction of the anti-hero, forming little boys to be heroes, and why or why not women have the same desire for heroism. Nazis, video games, the Manosphere, and mermen also somehow figure in to the conversation. Because why not!
Show Notes:
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America by Chris Arnade
“All Men Want to Be Heroes,” by Chris Arnade
Interview with Louise Perry on Honestly (February 14, 2025)
“Warbloods”
Childcraft 1984: Great Myths and Legends
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