In the first bonus episode dedicated to information about masculinity, we talk to Veronika Illich who is diving deep into the Alberta Men's Survey done in 2015. Specifically looking into the question: "What does it mean to be a man?" Find out what Veronika noticed.

Also at the end I'm going to share some feedback received from one of our guests' father after listening to the show.

You can check out the Alberta Men's Survey at albertamen.com and you can check out Men Edmonton at menedmonton.org

A couple of weeks ago I emailed the offices of David Shepherd, the MLA for Edmonton-Center, the reason being was that he recently made a speech during the Black Lives Matter rally held on July 8th, giving a voice to People of Color in Edmonton and throughout Canada. His speech was interesting and thought provoking, but I knew that he also spoken out about his struggle and barriers surrounding his own mental health, something that might be seen as weak for a politician, but in his words they are as liberating and strength giving as anything he could hope for.

Mr. Shepherd was happy to sit down with me and talk about his identity, politics, mental health and race.

Stick around after the interview because we’ll have some exciting news about The Modern Manhood Podcast, and other ways you will be able to be informed and enlightened.

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On this episode we'll talk to father, educator, and awesome person in general, Chris Corley about his journey on understanding on what being a man is really about. Also talk about his barriers in being a stay at home dad.

Stay tuned as we'll also talk a little Pokemon Go at the end.

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On today’s show I wanted to explore an area where men I feel are less likely to show their vulnerable side, that’s the cutthroat world of business and finance. Join me as I talk to Mike Payne who is the co-founder of Fancy (thisisfancy.ca), a company that helps startups brand and market in Saskatoon and in Calgary.

He’s helped many start-ups get off the ground with his work in marketing, and also found a home for them to work under. He’s a young millennial with a good heart, strong values, and as you will hear, a general quote machine. He's been a speaker at countless of places, most notably TedX in Saskatoon, and I was lucky to speak with Mike not just about the business world, and their views on vulnerability, but his own views on gender stereotypes, brotherhood, and his father. 

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We're very lucky today to have one of the founders of Men Edmonton, Ryan Valley, and the powerful story he shares about his path today as a well rounded man. Just a warning, it might be triggering for some (abuse), but it's very encouraging. 

Today's podcast focuses on the Edmonton born, Vancouver residing, but all world raised, Jose Figueroa. The youth pastor from Vancouver came by to chat about spirituality, what it means to be a man of faith that is conscious about his own fallacies, transitions from city to city, and of course marriage. With this, we try to answer the question, how does spirituality affect your manhood? 

On today's episode we talk to Matt Souch, a mid twenties man working for media in Edmonton, inspired to make his life the best it can be, and doing things that "typical" mid twenties guys might not be doing. I loved his perspective on friendships and on his family. We will also highlight some of the events going on in #yeg!

Also if you want to help fund the start up of this podcast, please help me help you. Go to https://www.gofundme.com/modernmanpod to help. 

Jason is a unique voice in that he is a queer, latino, feminist. So saying that I had to get him on the show to express his views on masculinity. He will talk about his culture, being a feminist, and campus life in Edmonton. If you want to have your voice heard, please email me at [email protected]

We begin the Modern Manhood Podcast speaking to Spencer Clarke,