Remaking Manhood: The Healthy Masculinity Podcast

In our conversation with Allan Ball, Director of White Ribbon Australia, we talk about our epidemic of male violence against women and why men must take responsibility for ending it. Over the last 15 years, Allan Ball has led social movements, frontline service delivery and international community engagement projects to assist women and children who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse. He...

Niobe Way, NYU professor, researcher, and author of Deep Secrets, joins Charles and I to talk about boy's crisis of connection. Way's book Deep Secrets is the inspiration for Director Lukas Dhont's 2022 film Close, nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 95th Academy Awards and winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. In this wide ranging conversation we pose a simple quest...

This heartfelt and often funny conversation, Mark, Charles and Brian share stories about the new co-created ways of fathering that healthy masculinity gives rise to. This emergent fatherhood of playful collaboration is leading to more agentic, empowered children and happier more relaxed parents. Brian Anderson is a husband and father to two spirited daughters that keep him inspired and exhausted e...

On this episode of Remaking Manhood, a wide ranging conversation with Jackson Katz, PhD. Katz takes us through his own history in the feminist movement, as well as a crucial exploration of why feminist thinkers have long contributed to a healthier and more connected culture of masculinity. Plus we deconstruct an active bystander moment, showing how Katz's active bystander training can be used...

WHY MEN DON'T TRUST EACH OTHER. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we explore why so many men struggle to trust each other,...

WHY SOME MEN MANSPLAIN. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we offer our thoughts on some root causes for why men mansplain....

WHY SOME MEN LIE. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we explore what's driving men men to lie to others and to ourselves an...

Our schools, public or private, primary or secondary, rich or poor are in tumult. They were already institutions that semi-unintentionally bred dominance hierarchies and reinforced unhealthy gender roles, but now the fake controversies around curriculum and teaching are inhibiting the kinds of conversations that can actually make schools safer, more welcoming AND can actually improve test scores....

Finn Cox is a transgender man, personal trainer, and content creator committed to activism through outreach. He began his YouTube channel, Finntastic Mr. Fox, in 2020 with the goal of providing resources for trans and cis people alike, which has since evolved into a means of connecting and educating through introspection.  He holds firm to the belief that building bridges is a better use of t...

Mark and Charles share what men get back when we break out of Man Box culture. It's a deep dive exploration of the anxiety and disconnection created by Man Box culture, and what changes when we do our men's work, come in out of the cold, and reconnect with our communities. We share our own stories of what happened in our lives when the Man Box lost its hold on us.  As a writer, speaker a...

Jason Rogers joins us for a wide ranging discussion of the deeply human challenges in hyper-masculine sports culture, both during and after Olympic level competition. Jason is an Olympic Medalist and freelance writer for publications like Men's Health. His writing and speaking focuses on the evolving state of masculinity. You can follow Jason's work by signing up for the Mandate Letter, a newslett...

We are releasing this special episode in partnership with Speak Up at Work and in recognition of Workplace Bullying Awareness week. How does a dive into WPB fit in with a podcast on Healthy Masculinity? Well, one in three people are bullied at work and, as we’ll hear, male targets of bullying often experience the most significant impacts… up to and including suicide and premature death. The preval...

In this episode, Mark and I explore the roots of domination culture and how men’s response to that culture can lead to acts of violence and rape. Just a heads up… although the targets of male violence deserve attention, humanization, and support, in this conversation we do center the discussion on men - the men who allow or perpetuate violence against women, even if we think we don’t. We unpack me...

High School Head Football Coach Erik Becker is teaching his players not only how to win games, but how to lean into love, service, compassion and justice as values central to becoming men. Listen now to hear about Coach Becker's program for growing boys' character and integrity both on and off the football field.  *** As a writer, speaker and consultant, Mark Greene has spent over a decade de...

How do we, as men, help other men put down the unhealthy attitudes and behaviors that are limiting them and hurting others? How do we call men in to the challenging work of crafting individual masculinities that include connection, inclusion, empathy and care? In this episode, Mark and I get to have another rich, insight and laughter filled conversation with a powerful, engaged men's work practiti...

Our very young sons are hiding their powerful capacities for connection. Relying on years of research, Judy Chu explains exactly why this is happening and what the cost is to boys and men. This is a crucial listen for parents, but also for any who want to better understand the powerful internal emotional lives of very young boys and the ways in which we train them out of connecting. Judy Chu is th...

In this episode, Mark and I get to have a warm connecting talk with Graham Goulden a leadership and violence prevention trainer from the United Kingdom. Graham spent thirty years as a Scottish police officer and Chief Investigator specializing in criminal investigation, training, and crime prevention. During that part of his career, Graham noticed an important reality: almost all of the criminals...

The exuberant and savvy Lisa Hickey, CEO of the Good Men Project, talks about tactics, media platforms, culture hacking and the joy of building a media company which pioneered the conversation "no one else is having." Mark Greene, longtime GMP Senior Editor, Charles Matheus, and Lisa compare notes on the Good Men Project's decade long history in the trenches of the masculine culture wars. *** The...

What will the long term impact of the growing movement by men to be more engaged fathers to our children? Dr. Kevin Shafer , an associate professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University, is conducting ongoing research which reveals the surprising impact of engaged fathers and how that engagement later shows up in the adult lives of their sons. Hint: It's really good news for gender equity. Join...

How do we encourage healthy masculinity in an organization the size of Virginia Tech, which serves 34,000 students? Byron Hughes, Dean of Students at Virginia Tech, and his team are addressing this fundamental question. The answer? You do it one conversation at a time. Hughes and his team are creating an organizational culture of connection that is interwoven into the mission and goals of the univ...

Over forty years ago, in partnerships with the Oakland Men's Project, author and activist Paul Kivel conceptualized "the act like a man box" putting into motion a central frame for the healthy masculinity movement. In this interview, Kivel talks about his history in men's work and his regrets about what remains to be done. Namely, collective action and a broader response to all forms of oppression...

In our latest podcast, Charles is kind enough to host Mark for a deep dive titled "Deconstructing Man Box Culture." How does man box culture drive male and white supremacy? Here's how. Our deeply isolating dominance-based culture of masculinity suppresses boys ability to form and care for healthy relationships, while also insuring that women and girls, BIPOC, LGBTQI+ people, and immigrants bear th...

Ray Arata, founder of The Better Man Conference and long time co-leader of Mankind Project New Warrior Trainings, explores the meaning of men's power and how men can use it, or misuse it. Join us for a discussion of what happens when men fail to understand how to stand in their power in healthy ways. *** Join us for powerful conversations with the men and women leading the healthy masculinity move...

We have a virtual sit-down with Jan Darwin Hutchins. The conversation is wide ranging, warm, and open. Just a group of guys, sitting in front of a hearth, sharing ideas and support. Charles first met Jan when he was co-facilitating a Mankind Project men’s initiation weekend. Jan’s been involved with MKP for decades and has helped scores of men down a path toward a more authentic and balanced mascu...

Getting real in a conversation about masculinity and race with Jose Alejandro. Jose’s masculinity story is both typical and unique. At a very young age he "had it all," a six figure salary, good looks, a healthy body, and a gorgeous girlfriend.   But something was missing... and something was preventing him from really succeeding at work and in his relationship. Fortunately Jose took the time...