In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Rachel Allison all the way from Mississippi about her research on women's sport. Rachel is the author of 'Kicking Center: Gender and the Selling of Women's Professional Soccer' and she takes a particular focus on the structures and formation of women's soccer leagues and the impact this can have on attendances and public interest in the sport.

In this episode, Matthew talks to anti-Feminist Judith Charpentier. Judith explains why she feels that Feminism is not achieving its goals of gender equality and why it is often hypocritical in its judgments on men. Judith also questions many of the claims made by the Feminist movement and considers if many western countries truly are still patriarchal.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Jenny Van Hooff from Manchester Metropolitan University. Jenny's work looks at issues of Intimacy, couples, sexual practices, commitment and in this podcast the discussion flows from how relationships have changed, the fascination with monogamy, reasons for infidelity and how traditional gender roles persist in many relationships.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Ali and Reece about studying A-level Sociology. Ali is currently a year 12 completing the end of year one of a two year course and Reece is now a third year degree student having completed his A-levels previous to this. Ali and Reece give their advise on how to navigate the A-level course, some tips on revision and how to deal with sensitive discussions.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Ruth McKie about her work on climate change denial, delay and obstruction. Ruth explains how issues around climate change are controlled in the media and how those with power can push back or deny the evidence of climate change. Ruth also explains the positive changes in the movement especially in terms of the future and the importance of youth demonstrations.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Wendy Podd about the benefits of a Sociology degree. Wendy discusses some examples of famous people who have studied Sociology and then explains findings from her research on Sociology graduates in terms of what they are doing now and how they use their Sociology qualification in their current employment.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Mark Doidge from the University of Brighton about the proposed new European super league within the world of football. Mark outlines what the new competition was planned to look like, why it is so controversial and why it began to collapse as soon as the plans were revealed across the media. Mark applies some Sociology to the events from the likes of Grmasci and Durkheim.

In this episode, Eric Miller discusses the importance of the socialisation process, gender expectations during this period, feral children and also the fundamentals of the nature versus nurture debate.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Male Sexual Abuse Specialist - Phil Mitchell about men's issues and the recent explosion of misandry on social media. Phil discusses examples of misandry and explains why it is often ignored or dismissed but also how this can be damaging to the self identity of boys and young men.

You can find out more about Phil and his work here - https://counsellorinleeds.co.uk/

Apologies for the sound quality on some parts of the pod, the interview cut out a few times.

Before we head off for an Easter Break - a very quick update and a call out for your own Sociology podcasts.