Modern Manhood: The Podcast

David was one of the first person’s I thought of when I thought about making Man V/s Machine because I wanted someone to talk about the weird political climate that was happening online and he didn’t disappoint. In this interview we talk about how we started on the internet since we’re about similar ages, as well as how gender plays into how we think about politics, as well as thinking about how w...

There’s a common sentence you hear that the online world is not real. That whatever happens in social media is not real. This is factually incorrect, everything that happens online is part of the world world whether we like it or not. and if we take his statement at face value, this can be dangerous. Our social lives revolve around the technology we have, s well as our business, our careers, our f...

On this Bonus Episode of Modern Manhood, we give you the full interview with Tyler Prochnow who is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.  He was my main voice in the Group Chat episode and we spoke a bit to his research in the online gaming and chat space.  His research interests include the social dynamics which drive health behavior. Tyler has also done work with local Boys & Girls Clu...

When we think of an all male group chat, does your mind wander to places of toxicity, misogyny and overall bad behavior? or does it go to a place where people find a community, where guys lift each other up, and police their language? Well it can be both. Let’s explore how the group chat is today’s digital third place, and how men and boys have found toxicity or a healthy community in them RESEARC...

Today on Modern Manhood, a bonus episode for you with Iliana Depounti who is a researcher out of the University of Loughborough. She was one of the main writers of the research around Replika, an AI companion chat bot.  Ever since I thought about doing a season on tech I wanted to do an episode on AI companionship, because it’s so god darn interesting in regards to how people, especially guys oper...

Ever since the internet has arrived, sex has been the thing that has powered it’s evolution. From how fast the internet goes, to the regulations that policy makers have to make. however it’s not just sex that’s causing people to turn to the internet, it’s also relationships. and how people use the internet for relationships right now tells us a lot on how gendered it is. This is a story about chat...

Alice's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelle Alice's Book - Collapse Feminism - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734146/collapse-feminism-by-alice-cappelle/ This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join You can also subscribe to the Substack at https://theferdinand.subs...

Books: Alice Cappelle's "Collapse Feminism" Kaitlyn Tiffany's "Everything I Need I get from You"  Links: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23158503/one-direction-fandom-book-kaitlyn-tiffany https://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13659634/alt-right-trolling https://archive.ph/riYJt https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-seven-criminal-fraud-counts.html https://www.youtube.com/wat...

On today’s Modern Manhood, it’s a bonus episode that we’ll do after each regular episode of the season, where we’ll release most of the interview with our guest from the episode. This time it’s with Paris Marx. Paris is a Canadian based writer, podcaster, and leftist opinion maker, who I first heard of from his podcast “Tech Won’t Save Us.” Right now he runs the newsletter “Disconnect.” Paris has...

References for this episode:  https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_en.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/well/mind/burnout-online-dating-apps.html https://doniveson.ca/2015/01/21/the-night-uber-came-to-town/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html "Please Unsubscribe, Thanks" by Julio Vincent Cambuto Technolopy by...

What does it mean to find love, community, knowledge, and power on the internet? How was my digital experience different or the same as every other guy I know? And how has that shaped our culture. Join me as I find out how masculinity shaped the internet and the internet shaped masculinityThis podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our o...

Before we begin the new season, let's have a little fun. ⁠ ⁠ Join Remoy, Samantha, and myself as we dissect, debate, and delve into the news of Masculinity and gender and catching up Remoy on what tech is and who Andrew Tate is. And also previewing the new season of Modern Manhood: Man v/s Machine Expect a few lightbulb moments! 💡⁠ ⁠ Listen, reflect, and hit us up with your thoughts! And don't fo...

On this week’s episode, we’re talking about Jonathan Majors again, this time, not for great reasons. On the heels of box office success “Creed III”, Majors was accused of strangulation and intimate partner violence, so we will be talking about it. We are also going to get into another movie starring Jessie Buckley, MEN, written, directed and produced by Alex Garland. If you want more Cold Takes in...

Wanted to drop an episode of Cold Takes for you all. If you want to check out the Cold Takes feed, do so here: https://pod.link/1637740882 On this week’s episode, we’re talking about the Oscars snubbing some important movies and recognizing some others, including Women Talking, which we’ll get into. Chris Rock has a new Netflix special out where he finally addresses the infamous slap. We’ll also t...

References:  The Will to Change - bell hooks We Real Cool - bell hooks Dude You’re a F*g - CJ Pascoe Masculinities - Raewyn Connell The Mask You Live In - Movie Some Men - Michael Messner, Max Greenberg The Macho Paradox - Jackson Katz https://remakingmanhood.medium.com/the-history-of-the-man-box-e6eed6d895c4 (Man Box History) http://paulkivel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oaklandmensproject.pdf...

Relevant Links:  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/proud-boys-far-right-group-1183966/ (Rise and fall of Proud Boys) https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/the-secret-history-of-gavin-mcinnes (Gavin Vanity Fair) https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/06/inside-vice-media-shane-smith.html (Vice history) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/nyregion/proud-boys-gavin-mcinnes.html (NY...

Relevant Links:  https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/manosphere-mens-rights-movement-terms/ https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/ICWSM/article/download/18053/17856/21548 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/GamerGate (GamerGate) https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/20/20808875/gamergate-lessons-cultural-impact-changes-harassment-laws https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/14/the-red-pill-reddit-m...

Relevant Links:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/02/03/mens-movement-stalks-the-wild-side/83d3e85f-1384-484c-8e43-c4e30e1229f4/ https://medium.com/the-establishment/meet-the-new-masculinity-same-as-the-old-masculinity-25dc5a65c7df https://nymag.com/article/2016/06/how-poet-robert-bly-started-the-drum-thumping-mens-movement-of-the-90s.html https://www.the-numinous.com/2015/12/...

Related Links: https://gynocentrism.com/2015/12/19/a-word-for-mens-rights-1856/ (A Word for Men’s Rights) https://www.bustle.com/articles/65536-7-feminist-moments-from-the-1980s-because-the-decade-wasnt-just-about-spandex-and-hairspray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement http://menstuff.org/columns/overboard/farrell.html https://xyonline.net/content/book-review-myth-male-power-wh...

Relevant Links:  https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/09/archives/mens-lib-almost-underground-but-a-growing-movement.html (NYT Article 1974) https://www.vice.com/en/article/eve7zk/the-mens-liberation-movement-time-forgot   (Vice magazine article)  https://books.google.ca/books?id=RUAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&source=gbs_toc_r&hl=en&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false (LIFE magazine 1972) https://people.com/archive/...

Relevant Links:  https://www.contrapoints.com/transcripts/men https://thebaffler.com/ancestors/feminism-for-men https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/progressive-era-to-new-era-1900-1929/womens-suffrage-in-progressive-era/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/190086 https://www.jstor.org/stable/189564 https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/theodore-roosevelt...

Welcome back to a new season of Modern Manhood. Where we will look at the history of men's movements starting from the 1900's all the way to now in 2022. Episode 1 will drop tomorrow Oct 16th. This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join You can also subscribe to the Substack at https://theferdin...

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new season of Modern Manhood, where we're going to go through important sections of history and talk about the men's movements that were important during those times. However before we do that, I wanted to share a discussion I did back in April with the awesome people in Reddit's Men's Lib. There's a lot of people who joined and asked questions which not only talks abo...

On Today's Cold Takes we talk about what the hell is going on in the US and now in Canada about the "discourse" around drag shows. Why is everyone upset at them all of sudden? And why is it important to keep vigilant. Plus we also talk about sports and why cheering for any type of sports can seem like a non ethical breach. This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you...

Today we are joined by Samantha Nzessi and Remoy Philip to do an an emergency Cold Takes to talk about Jerrod Carmichael's special "Rothanial" where he breaks down his vulnerabilities in a unique and special way. CW: We spoil the special, so make sure you watch it before you listen, but please watch it because it's great. This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you c...