Male loneliness is real. Male mental health struggles are real. But somewhere along the way, that pain was hijacked—repackaged as “self-help,” and sold to millions of teenage boys through toxic male influencers. What started in the dark corners of incel forums has gone mainstream, shaping how an entire generation of young men sees relationships, women, and themselves.

In this episode, Mary-Pat sits down with cultural commentator Caleb Angus to unpack the incel-to-influencer pipeline: how algorithms, podcasts, and viral content are turning male vulnerability into a weapon. Together, they explore the crisis of masculinity facing Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the dangers of toxic “alpha male” culture, and what healthier models of manhood could look like in 2025.

Raw, urgent, and unfiltered—this conversation asks: What are we really teaching boys about what it means to be a man?