Playboy founder Hugh Hefner passed away last week. There’s been a ton of debate about his impact on women: did he treat them as sex objects or did he liberate them from strict sexual values? And people have also been talking about his contribution to civil rights.

We decided to take a different approach on this episode, and instead to delve into his vision for men. Hugh Hefner thought the modern man could be sexually liberated and sophisticated and interested in women and into material success whilst also being into intellectual pursuits. We explore what this actually means and how it impacted Hugh Hefner’s own life by talking to Nathan Robinson, editor of Current Affairs Magazine, and we also hear from comedians and podcast hosts Daniel Carroll and Andy Haynes on how Hefner went down for them.

Host Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far

Co-producer Cady Voge

Guests Nathan Robinson, editor of [Current Affairs magazine](https://www.currentaffairs.org/) 

Daniel Carroll and Andy Haynes, comedians and hosts of the podcast Fine and Dandy with Dan and Andy https://fineanddandypod.com/

Relevant links:

Nathan Robinson’s essay ‘Good riddance to an abusive creep’ https://bit.ly/2fwPqPp  

The Gender Knot https://www.thegenderknot.com/