With special guest: Dr Arne Rubinstein …in conversation with Bill Kable, Ken Thompson, and Glen Poole “If we don’t initiate our boys they will burn down the village to feel the heat.” This is an African proverb quoted by our guest today Dr Arne Rubinstein that could describe the situation for young men today in Australia and other societies far from Africa. The Making of Men is a book that Dr Arne Rubinstein has written after seeing first-hand in his medical practice the disasters that can befall boys who are not initiated into life as a man in the community. Arne recognises the qualities valued in young boys when they are naturally loving, energetic, funny, creative and sensitive. What happens then, when so many kids get into trouble as teenagers? In this program we talk about one of the most important ways in which the community or village can play a role in bringing the boy through to being a valuable man in the community. Podcast (mp3)