The journalist James Bloodworth has been exploring the manosphere revealing a hidden world of modern masculinity and the anxieties driving it. Charting the history from pickup artists to incels and influencers, he tells Manveen about the attractions of this digital world to young men and his own experiences within it.

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Guest: James Bloodworth, journalist and author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere

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Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Shabnam Grewal

Further reading : 

My job at a £7,500 dating boot camp — toxic masculinity rules 

Clips: Youtube, Tiktok ,@rich_somers, @BrandonFromILET, @SpartanMomentum, @ChrisWillx, Jordan Peterson Fan Channel

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Photo: James Bloodworth

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