While the boys prep for Outside the Manosphere's second season, enjoy a favorite episode in case you missed it.

In this thought-provoking episode, Skip and Carlos take you on a journey through their personal stories and cultural insights. They share travel stories from hitchhiking across the U.S. to exploring Prague, while also diving into deeper discussions on identity and privilege.

A significant chunk of their discussion is dedicated to Peggy McIntosh's seminal article on white privilege, "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," as they explore its relevance and implications in today's world.

With a blend of humor and introspection, they encourage listeners to reflect on their own experiences and the societal structures that influence them.

As the boys prep for Outside the Manosphere's second season, here's a favorite episode in case you missed it.

In this episode, Skip and Carlos dive into "menodivorce," a term describing the rising divorce rates among those over 50, potentially linked to menopause. The boys explore how hormonal changes during menopause can lead women to reassess their life choices and relationships, often resulting in significant personal and marital transformations. They emphasize the importance of communication and mutual understanding in navigating these changes.

They also discuss Skip's new venture into vegetarianism, and with horror and laughter, they reminisce about Skip’s experience as a high-rise window washer, and Carlos’ challenging time working in a call center.

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36 Questions That Lead to Love: ⁠https://36questionsinlove.com⁠

Expert issues warning to couples as 'menodivorce' becomes increasingly common in relationships: ⁠https://www.unilad.com/news/sex-and-relationships/warning-menodivorce-common-trend-846252-20250828⁠

Welcome to the 'menodivorce'. Why women aren't sweating marriage in a sea of hot flashes: ⁠https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/08/14/divorce-women-perimenopause-menopause/85622804007/

Season One - a season of love, exploring masculinity, and self-discovery - ends with three (or four) little words. I love you . . . man. The guys of OTM graduate from the 36-questions-to-fall-in-love gauntlet and become full-fledged professors of love, or at least better friends.

The guys also talk about Alpine divorces; Skip takes jealous pot-shots at Carlos' AI romance, and they both reflect on nearly a year of conversations about masculinity.

Finally, OTM wraps it all up with a pretty bow for the final joy of season one.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠⁠⁠

Falling in Love - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠36 Questions - How to fall in love with anyone⁠⁠

New Scientist - AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game ...

The Daily (NYT) - Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: Inside the Battle Over A.I. ...

Yahoo News - What is 'alpine divorce'? The viral TikTok term is bringing ...

Robert Barr - An Alpine Divorce Robert Barr

The Interview (NYT) - 'The Interview': Rebecca Solnit Says the Left's Next Hero Is ...

Thich Nhat Hanh - The Next Buddha May Be a Sangha

Smashing your face with a hammer isn't necessarily a behavior synonymous with beauty . . . or is it? Skip and Carlos dive into the weird world of "Looksmaxxing," a strange but growing corner of the manosphere where men want desperately to dominate other men ("mogging"). The guys talk about the problems inherent within Looksmaxxing and reclaiming the values of being a good person, aka, Kindmaxxing (an OTM original).

Also, OTM is . . . in love? . . . ending? . . . What's even happening? As the boys finish up their 36 questions to Fall in Love, Season 1 is also coming to an end. But have no fear, Season 2: Red Flags, is just around the corner.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠⁠

Falling in Love - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠36 Questions - How to fall in love with anyone⁠⁠

PBS - Trump says he's not mulling a draft executive order to seize ...

NYT - Lifestyle

BBC Podcast, The Global Story - What 'looksmaxxing' tells us about modern masculinity

Wikipedia - Goodhart's law

Wikipedia - Overton window

YouTube BBC - ⁠Bigorexia: Never Buff Enough | BBC Newsbeat

Chris Hemsworth is ruining everything. Okay, not really, but he might just be iconic of the unrealistic body that young men are now told they should have. OTM dives into the underreported and underrepresented topic of male body dysmorphia and the uniquely dude-specific form it takes in Bigorexia.

Skip and Carlos reflect on their own trials and travails with body image at a young age (and now) and the role that social media plays.

Also, in the news items: James Talarico, Bari Weiss...and Mickey Mouse? Plus, the guys run into the first love question they've got no love for.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠⁠

YouTube - Watch James Talarico fight Republican extremism

OxFam - ⁠A person from the richest 0.1% produces more carbon ...

Proxy Podcast (Mickey Mouse Voice) - Brian Can't Stop Fact-checking His Mother-In-Law

Falling in Love - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠36 Questions - How to fall in love with anyone⁠⁠

YouTube BBC - Bigorexia: Never Buff Enough | BBC Newsbeat

In this short episode, the guys reflect on Obama, the audacity of hope that he brought to the US, and that one time that we had a President who could actually speak correctly. Now it's word salad for every meal, SAD!

Also, OTM talks Turkey, hope in the fight against unhealthy social media, Fraggle Rock, and travel styles.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠

Scientific American - AI tool decreased political polarization from social media ...

Reuters - Europe squares up to Big Tech, risking ire of Washington

Yahoo News - 'This is how a wave starts': Democrats win another special ...

Olympics, Bad Bunny, Crotch-gate, and Nicholas Cage Noir...it's a wild time to be alive. The guys dive into some current events and...a fiery house?

Also, OTM rummages around in the invisible knapsack to examine Black Excellence, how the bar is much higher, what racism looks like today, and assimilation through the eyes of the movie Sinners.

And finally, tattoos and, of course, joy.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠

Falling in Love - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠36 Questions - How to fall in love with anyone⁠⁠

The Guardian - 'Penisgate' at the Olympics: why inject acid into your penis, ...

APA Psych - ⁠White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack.

Mucha (tattoo) - Moon - Mucha Museum E-shop

Half-time (w/subtitles) - Bad Bunny Superbowl 50 Halftime Show with subtitles! : r ...

Wikipedia - Göbekli Tepe

This week Outside the Manosphere dives into The PITT, Wonder Man, and messages from beyond the grave. Meanwhile, inside the Manosphere, Trump maybe pooped himself on TV? They'll also dive into that. Ahem, phrasing.

The guys have a late kick off of Black History Month by diving back into a perennial favorite, the invisible knapsack and unpacking representation (or lack thereof) in curriculum, comics, and film.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

SNL - Mom Confession - SNL

Forbes Video - POTUS Poops his Pants (0:34) and Press Corps is ..

Instagram (PITT Clip) - BINGE on Instagram: "Ho'oponopono: A few things you can ...

APA Psych - White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack.

Legal defense Fund - Brown v. Board: The Significance of the "Doll Test"

The guys talk fascism, racism, comedy, and the lack of male mentors in kids' lives. One thing is clear: the guys in ICE (or Kavanaugh Cops) never watched the Highlander, where moral tales were deftly woven around regular decapitations.

Also, Carlos' grandma teaches him how to be a (well-mannered) man, the guys receive listener mail, and we let you know where to find a hilarious story about Skip's spirit celebrity, Richard Kind.

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

Wikipedia - Killing of Alex Pretti

The Atlantic - Yes, It's Fascism

Falling in Love - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠36 Questions - How to fall in love with anyone⁠⁠

The Guardian - Dave Chappelle's 'reckless' #MeToo and trans jokes have ...

BBC - Tina Fey apologises as blackface episodes are withdrawn

The New Yorker - The Campaign to “Cancel” Colbert

SYFY - Yvette Nicole Brown Talks That Pulled 'Community' Episode

RAND - The Limited Presence of Male Mentors in the Lives of Boys ...

Smartless - SmartLess Podcast: George Clooney Punks Richard Kind

Outside the Manosphere welcomes back Dr. Pete Fisher, Research Fellow at The Movember Institute of Men's Health, for the second of a two-part interview on Masculinity and The Real Face of Men's Health Report, of which he is co-author.

Men are lacking social connections and dying prematurely (and those things are related). Dr. Pete and the guys talk over some of the many factors contributing the 'loneliness epidemic.' And spoiler alert: women are lonely too!

The good news, Dr. Pete shares what Movember is already doing to combat these issues including some early wins. And of course, stay tuned for our Joys for the Week (including Pete).

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Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

Wikipedia - Goodhart's law

Movember - ⁠Movember - Changing the face of men's health. - Movember⁠

The Real Face of Men's Health Report - ⁠The Real Face of Men's Health report⁠

The Movember Institute of Men's Health - ⁠The Movember Institute of Men's Health⁠

Dr. Pete - ⁠⁠Peter H. Fisher, PhD

Movember's Making Connections Program

Movember's Young Men and Media Collective

Movember's ⁠Men in Mind - Training to Better Support Male ... - Movember