This week the guys wade into the wild self-contained world of narcissists, our experiences from the outside, and the warning signs - including the very obvious, direct, deadpan warning. OTM also chats about things far more illusory, like UAPs (formerly UFOs), a reasonably structured tax rate, and Medicare for All.

Plus, find out why we still use the slur gay...NOT! Green flags, how we have the memories of various small pets, and as ever, joys.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠⁠

Scientific American - Yale study finds 'Medicare for All' could save $1 trillion and ...

AP News - Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase ...Elizabeth Warren - Warren to Yellen: Our Tax Code Lets Billionaires Like ...

Yahoo! Finance - Were High-Income Americans Really Paying 91% ...

Wikipedia - John D. Rockefeller

Mayo Clinic - Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes

The Times - Trump 'berates Pete Hegseth' as US runs out of missiles

BBC - Members of Trump's cabinet remained on decoy plane ...

Eastern Kentucky University - "The Role of the Mirror Neuron System on Antisocial ...

Big Friendship - Shine Theory - Big Friendship

This week on OTM the guys roll around in the news, including the nuances of marshmallow politics and inside smells that have become outside smells. We also talk about Trump decoy action, eclipses, stockpiles, and...the Hunger Games?

Plus, the ever present Joys.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

The Washington Post - Preachers are turning planes into their pulpits

CBS - Trump faces questions about staff, journalists left aboard Air ...

CNN - US weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle with ...

The Daily Show - Wait… is there a Trump body double?

Wikipedia - Stanford marshmallow experiment

The Guardian - Trump's dismal Patriot Games were the Hunger ...

Skip and Carlos cover a loose, chat-style episode that starts with the Tate Brothers and expands into AI cheating in schools, the social risks of outsourcing thinking, and a wider look at climate and economic instability. The recurring thread is accountability - personal, institutional, and cultural.

The boys discuss Andrew and Tristan Tate, a classroom AI cheating trap that caught most of the class, and why letting technology do the thinking for us can leave people intellectually weaker over time. They also talk about Arctic warming, economic precarity, and why the next big pressure points may be food, water, housing, and jobs.

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The Tangled Tale of the Tate Brothers and the Trumps (The Daily Podcast on Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrMaemo7bMk

Americans are losing spending power, say researchers: Most can no longer afford a ‘minimal quality of life’:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/most-americans-cant-afford-a-minimal-quality-of-life-researchers-say.html

This week, the boys play catch up after Skip spends weeks roamin' Romania and Carlos drifts through a staycation.

Also, Europe is on fire, one to two senators/minions of the dark lord are dead, Graham Platner is out, AI is breaking out, DSA is in, and more.

Plus, the guys talk TV, movies, and of course, joys.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

BBC - Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're ...

CBS News - Sen. Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness | Special Report

Mitch McConnell's Obituary - The Courier Journal

BBC - Democrat Graham Platner out of Maine Senate race amid ...

WSJ - Democratic Socialists' Rise Rattles Mainstream Democrats

NYT - Mamdani's Judicial Panel Appears to Be Missing Something

BBC - OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies

In this episode, Skip and Carlos discuss the strategic needling of men by using "microfeminisms" in every day life. Do you want a dude-bro to hang himself with his own rope? Microfeminisms will get you there.

Plus, Supreme Court mixed messages, the red flag of friendships, and of course, joys. Join us now, and see you in three weeks.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

Supreme Court Rulings 2026 - https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-immigration-voting-tariffs-882391a19149fdf14bd417a9ecf9a2f1

Supreme Court Won't Take Up Trump's Appeal in His Sexual Assault Case - https://apnews.com/article/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll-sexual-abuse-1a50d1e9e1d12898e78e0803c4627771

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Corruption - https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

Microfeminisms "Hello Ladies, and Sons of Ladies" - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/26/microfeminism-tiktok-women-men

Can men wear pink? Can women have kids and work? If men watch their own kids, is it babysitting and do they get brownie points? This week, Outside the Manosphere jumps into gender expectations in the continuing exploration of our glorious male privilege.

Plus, we can't comprehend the number 1,000,000,000,000, Carlos begins training to wrestle Skip, reckless driving, vampires and werewolves, green flags, and of course, joys.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

Scientific American - Humans can't contemplate a trillion

OxFam - Soon-to-be trillionaire Elon Musk's wealth grew by over $1 ... 

Nomas.org - ⁠Male Privilege Checklist

This week Outside the Manosphere, the guys talk a history of turbulent relationships, the red flags we blow past on the way into them, and good relationships that just don't work. What's with dudes that play victim by calling all women crazy? Do they have terrible judgement or are they completely powerless within relationships? Let's man up and take responsibility for our relationships.

For pride month Carlos shares a life silly with lesbians, the guys chat about the self-hating gay men of the Manosphere/GOP, growing up queer in different contexts, and the rainbow army of youth experimentation.

Also, Carlos abuses sound effects, Canada moves towards a ban on minors' social media, a hopeful plan for the future, green flags about a little independence in a relationship and joys for the week.

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Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Outside the Manosphere (@outsidethemanosphere)⁠

CBC - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ottawa moves to restrict social media for kids under 16

The Guardian - 'An equal and habitable world is possible': academics set ...

This week the guys talk about the impending water wars, billionaire rats fleeing a sinking ship, safety after dark, vinyl records, and - are we surprised? - a touch of comics are in the mix. Also, Carlos revisits controlling men, Skip talks about being sexually harassed, and the guys espouse about the perils of shopping while male. And, does not having kids make you less of a man?

All this, plus joys, green flags, and a very chill one-armed lady. Join us Outside the Manosphere.

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NYT - ⁠Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World

NYT - The Sinking Arizona Town Where Water and Politics Collide

Nomas.org - Male Privilege Checklist

Fraggle Rock (not the original but the best example of the full song from my 45 album) - Fraggle Rock Theme - The Hit Crew

Telepathy Tapes - The Telepathy Tapes

YouTube - Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 Season 2 | Official Trailer

One armed lady pulled over by cop - Viral body camera footage shows a Florida sheriff's deputy ...

This week Outside the Manosphere: Body Count. Do women have too many? Do men have to few? Does that math even make sense? What's the deal with guys being obsessed with Body Count anyway? Status, conquest, territoriality, good ol' fashioned fun - Skip and Carlos dig into it all.

The guys also chat heatwaves, espouse voting with your wallet, and wax about self-reflection and how the lack thereof can lead to de facto, if unconscious, evil.

Plus, green flags, joys, and Carlos's Primus Playlist.

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The Barbed Wire - ⁠A Timeline of Nearly 20 Years of Ken Paxton Scandals⁠

James Talarico - ⁠Talarico for Texas - Official Campaign Website of James ...

CNN - Mind-bogglingly crazy': Europe's deadly, early heatwave is ...

Primus Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51ALF17ApHqrtBRgqROD0t?si=fjRTedFmT-mz3u9ogLg8HA&pi=NqbrAd28RV2TF

How can you tell the difference between the pure ecstatic joy of new love and the twisting knife of manipulation?

This week Outside the Manosphere: Love Bombs. Skip and Carlos grapple with their history of dropping Love Bombs and try to differentiate where the line is between the Grand Gesture of romcoms and the relationship terrorism lies.

The guys also chat about the Trump Slush Fund, Mamdani's budget, the blatant theft of our joys segment by the NYT Opinions podcast (we see you NYTs), and of course, our joys for the week. Plus, stay tuned after joys for a little book talk.

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Snopes - Would Mamdani proposal eliminate NYC's $12B budget ...

NYT - Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel ...

NYT Opinions - How Strongmen Like Trump Get in Your Head