18. Toxic Masculinity

How, and why, does masculinity turn toxic? What does it actually mean to be a man? What's the deal with big bushy beards? Join Mae, Bisha, Ned and Steve as they wrap their interesting heads around all this. This week, Mae tries to define toxic masculinity, Bisha investigates where cliché machismo intersects with mental health and Ned's been thinking about sex robots. Journalist and man Mic Wright joins the gang in the studio and Steve Ali puts everything into perspective.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

Featured in this episode:

Woman's Hour (31/08/2017)

The Long View 01/08/2017)

The Male Room (12/12/2016)