Miss Amanda Chen Show

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series, where I anonymously interview different men from all walks of life about self identity, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth. 

Masked Man #61 is the Feeling Man. He shares his perspective on why he has more female friends than male friends mainly because he can talk about feelings. We get into the idea of competitiveness as a form of camaraderie among men and the confusion of what the role of men might be when interacting with women.

I'm very interested in the idea of what the role of men is and whether that confusion is a factor in the search of self identity. What are your thoughts? 

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all walks of life about self identity, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth. 

Masked Man #60 is the Only Child. In this episode, we hear the journey of a father-to-be reflecting on his childhood and his experiences that brought him to where he is today. I know some of you have been asking for some more practical stuff, and I am really glad there were a lot of practical strategies shared about this man's personal practice in self love and personal development.

I'm really glad to hear that there is more of a desire for guys to want to talk to each other about self awareness. And if you are someone or know of someone that would love to expand on the topic of practising this closer connection and conversation among male peers, send me a message at missamandachen on Instagram. Make sure to subscribe to the show and I'll see you next Wednesday with more episodes of 100 Masked Men. 

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Miss Amanda Chen Show. I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Cleo Stiller, author of Modern Manhood. As I just crossed the halfway point with interviewing over 50 men, I thought I’d get another perspective on the journey of interviewing men as a woman.

What’s really cool is that Cleo received countless messages from men responding to the wake of the Me Too movement in 2017 with men wanting to speak out, while I experienced resistance, hesitation and general silence as I was the one seeking particular men.

We talk about our role as women and what we can do to not have to have this conversation again 10 years from now. Can we be better today? Let’s get into it. I hope you enjoy the show.

Find out more about Cleo:

Website: CleoStiller.net

Get her book: Modern Manhood

Follow her: @CleoStiller

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all walks of life about self identity, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth. 

As you know I went on a pretty spiritual journey here in Mexico, and had a chance to sit down with some men from the 10 day silent retreat I was on here in Mazunte. 

Masked Man #59 is the Spiritual Man. He shares his story from living in Communist Romania and starting a new life in America, his battle with his own ego, and the idea that if everyone is wearing a mask, then we are all interacting mask on mask, the expectations to appear as someone else and the growing rejection of authenticity results in this frustration and pain.

Not sure how we ended up spinning the mic on me and my pain with this show, but it was a great reflection on my own struggle with trust and love. Let's get into it. I hope you enjoy the show. 

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all around the world in an open conversation to learn more about what it's like to be a man in the modern world today. 

This week I caught up with some beautiful souls from the 10 day silent retreat I went on here in Mazunte, this tiny little town on the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico. And from this experience there was a resounding desire to talk about self love and reflect on sex and relationships.

Masked Man #58 is the Nonsexual Man. What are the chances I would find another Toronto boy? He was my little slice of home, my twin, my mirror, we were instant bffs as soon as we broke out of silence. In this episode, he shares his spiritual journey and we reflect on how we were both using sex and dating to fill in the void of self love. We talk about the choice to be nonsexual and the power in that ownership of ourselves, of choosing to love ourselves first, and how that love then extends to others. This is such a beautiful conversation. I hope you enjoy the show.

Welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all walks of life about self identity, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth. 

This week was an open invitation for male travellers living in Puerto Escondido to have an open and honest conversation with me. 

Masked Man #57 is the Farm Boy. He shares his perspective observing the relationship dynamic of his parents and the relationship between his father and his new wife. And of course we talk about communication and how things might be misunderstood.

I love how we get into a discussion about the idea that consent is ever-changing. We often think we have one conversation and that's it, we never speak about it again. Like i already did that, Now you're making me prove myself time and time again? But why do we think that way? Why is it a reflection of your worth? Let's get into it. I hope you enjoy the show.

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all around the world to challenge gender roles and expectations in the modern world today. 

This week was an open invitation for male travellers living in Puerto Escondido to have an open and honest conversation with me. 

Masked Man #56 is the Heartbroken Man. I met up with this man within a couple hours of arriving in Puerto Escondido. We hiked to see the sunset, learned about each other, and then sat down to record his pandemic love story. In one swift year he sacrificed so much for this woman that he believed he loved so much and I hope this makes you ask yourself the question - what does true love mean to you?I hope you enjoy the show.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Miss Amanda Chen Show. Today’s episode is a reflection on talking to strangers. If you’ve been following this podcast I’ve spent the past 6 months interviewing men.

It’s a different world out there now. We already look away when we pass others on the street, pretend we don’t notice anyone, stick to our own personal space, but now with the pandemic we are super aware of keeping our distance. 

And as we all congregate in our little bubbles, it gets increasingly difficult to meet new people. Let alone schedule an interview with them, ask them about themselves, get vulnerable with them, connect with them on a deeper level, and record it all to share with the public. I have no idea why I decided to speak to 100 men during the time that we are all meant to self isolate, but here we are. And it’s been a weird time, sending cold DMs to randoms on Instagram, asking female friends to connect me with men, texting exes, even using dating apps to find fresh meat.

The next couple episodes are a free flow of first-time engagements with men during my travels. It has been incredible capturing this intimate moment and I’m so excited to share it with you. I look at it like a verbal dance, asking questions, re-framing questions, feeling the flow of the other person and finding a groove. And just getting entranced in this other person’s energy, not knowing where it’s going to go. We usually talk to people with intention. We often want something out of them, or assume they want something out of us, an answer, a decision, something concrete to move forward with. But when the conversation is just for nothing, the conversation has room to play.

With season 3 being all about liberation through dialogue, let’s free ourselves from the constraints of expectations out of conversation. Let's stop rehearsing how we plan to speak to someone in our heads and just see what happens. 

Hello and welcome back to the Miss Amanda Chen Show. We are now in Season 3 of the 100 Masked Men series this week, where I anonymously interview different men from all walks of life about self identity, expectations from society and how that affects our self worth. 

This is the first time I have heard of this, but it looks like we are entertaining a Sexual Renaissance. Or it might only be a Tulum 2021 thing, who knows.

Masked Man #55 is the Sensual Man. We talk about how we are breaking free from the repression of sexuality, where some perversions are no longer accepted, that we are more mature in our understanding of our sexual selves where we can now start to challenge the types of relationships and sexual interactions we have with others. He shares his perspective on breaking down the old perspective on sex and creating a new, blended, more inclusive one. I hope you enjoy the show.