MASKulinity Podcast

Continuing with our addiction module this week, we connect with Dennis Shinski, one of the subjects from the documentary Digging in the Dirt, from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. We connect with Dennis on the linkages between maskulinity and addiction. Dennis shares his experience dealing with the subculture of oil rig industry of consumption and how tough it is to reach out. Be sure to che...

We're onto the next module: addiction. Men are twice as likely to be addicted to substances as women are. In our introduction episode, we start by getting the hard facts on the connection between MASKulinity and addiction. Justin Lioi unpacks how substance use compensates for menWe follow it up with the people! New York City residents lend their voices to the conversation, defining addiction, maki...

This week on MASKulinity, we ask some (new and native) New Yorkers to explore what they've learned about masculinity in relationships and what it can expand into. What does it look like to let those notions go and what's expected from a partner? Can one be a man's man and be vulnerable? We also get into whether women actually practice what they preach when they say they want vulnerable men! Tune....

This week on MASKulinity, we are joined by Robert Kandell, business coach, MANtor, author of the book unHIDDEN: a Book for Men and Those Confused by Them . In this episode, we continue to explore how emotional stoicism impacts relationships. Whether it's a sexless relationship, being disconnected, there is an undercurrent of maskulinity hindering authenticity and vulnerability. Robert Kandell walk...

We’re talking about relationships! It’s a new day these days! We’re looking at masculinity in a whole new way. But how has that affected our intimate relationships? MASKulinity is asking all the questions…Does the performance of masculinity drive a wedge in relationships? What’s behind masculine partners being emotionless? Do expectations of traditional manhood allow men to be supported in relatio...

This week, we continue with our sex module and a few responsible citizens join MASKulinity for our first mini field study, to lend their thoughts and experiences with sex! We discuss how humans learn about sex, and the impact that early messaging can have on our understandings of what sexual partners should provide. What is expected of masculine partners and feminine partners during sex, and is it...

MASKulinity Podcast is back and continues with the sex module this week. Following all the commotion about abortion bans, Sex educator and performance artist Wazina Zondon, and former COO of the National Institute of Reproductive Health (not Rights!) Andrew Stern, join the show this week to examine men's understanding of their role in reproduction and in reproductive rights. 

MASKulinity is still talking about sex. This time with an expert. Zat Baraka, men's life and sex coach, joins Samantha and Remoy this week to share what men deal with when it comes to sex. The three explore how men's relationships to their bodies and more specifically to their sex abilities play into performing masculinity and how embracing a new perspective on masculinity can lead to freedom and...

Samantha and Remoy are back!! This season MASKulinity focuses on deconstructing the performance of masculinity in specific spaces and aspects of life, starting with S.E.X. Our culture has such shame around it and before they talk to the experts this season, Samantha and Remoy share their own experiences and how they've come to grips with the ways they personally have been complicit in upholding ma...

Continuing with fatherhood this preseason, Remoy and Samantha meld minds with Pulitzer prize winning-author Greg Pardlo, on his book Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America. His father was one of the 11,000 air traffic controllers fired by Ronald Reagan in 1981, and with this book, Pardlo paints a vivid picture of his family life growing up, providing intimate insight into the con...

MASKulinity's first live show!! Samantha and Remoy had the amazing opportunity to talk about masculinity and fatherhood at First Person Plural, alongside poets and historians! Friend of the show, Mark Pagán, joins them to deepen the question of fatherhood and father figures. Have a listen for a thoughtful conversation on what fatherhood means for them and in their lives. The group also opens up ab...

Special episode! Acclaimed writer and activist Darnell Moore stops by in between seasons to talk about his new book, No Ashes in the Fire! We explore love, loneliness, freedom in his memoir, as Darnell challenges us to face our complicity and hold ourselves accountable by receiving others with love no matter what. Darnell outlines how collective accountability can break men free of the cage that i...

It's been a year since we started this conversation!! Some people are going back to school, some people are coming back from vacation, wherever you are, check out this compilation of notable moments from Season 2! These aren't all of the notable moments, but it's great food for thought. 

With the potential reversal of Roe vs Wade looming, Samantha and Remoy explore the implications of restricting reproductive rights with Heidi Sieck, founder and CEO of VOTEPROCHOICE, which is dedicated to putting votes behind pro-choice candidates. Heidi reveals that the US is actually 70% pro-choice and that patriarchal control maintains the facade. They stress the importance of creating a cultur...

In the second act of Racial Hierarchy, Dr. William Ming Liu breaks down men of color being tokenized, while white men, though still performing masculinity, have more freedom given our white supremacist society. Remoy reveals how exhausting the expectation of working much harder as a man of color is, which Dr. Liu breaks down as the economic and cultural legacy of the US, ie John Henryism. The thre...

Dr. William Liu – psychologist, professor and editor of the scholarly journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity – joins Samantha and Remoy to dissect the connection between White Supremacy and MASKulinity. First, Dr. Liu outlines the framework by exposing maskulinity's racial context. Dr. Liu then unpacks why hegemony can’t exist without a consenting middle class. Lastly, Dr. Liu breaks down how '...

Samantha and Remoy take an opportunity to have a thoughtful phone call about Terry Crews, the importance of someone like him coming forward, someone whom no one expects to be a sexual assault survivor. They speculate on why he's being vilified and mocked and what that says about our culture, and how far we have to go.

This week, Samantha and Remoy talk to Julie Henderson, former NCAA basketball player turned model and Halston Bruce, powerlifter and personal trainer, about how women athletes interact with masculinity. They share about calling on masculinity and femininity differently, they each share the ways that they are supported by men within their athletic communities, as compared to the outside, where they...

This week, Samantha and Remoy are joined by Imran Siddiquee, who writes, makes film, and advocates for fair representation of race and gender in the media. He breaks down how film has instructed society how to be a man, looking back on what was once acceptable in TV and movies but now makes them cringe. Imran stresses how important it is for men to value perspectives other than their own to really...

Samantha and Remoy are joined by Sri Lankan American actor, activist, and comedian D’Lo who speaks openly about his experience being a transgender South Asian-American. First, D’Lo speaks thoughtfully about his family’s immigration from Sri Lanka to Southern California. Then he speaks about his experience of learning maskulinity in a South Asian immigrant community. Lastly, D’Lo eloquently unpacks...

This week, Samantha and Remoy talk about using creativity for support. Matt Nahoum, primary therapist at Integrated Creative Therapy and Recovery Specialist at East Village Access, shares his work using art to tap into the burden of maskulinity, dealing with trauma and addiction. They explore modeling and vulnerability in community, explore the creative tools used to support clients. Remoy gets br...

The show gets personal this week. Samantha and Remoy are joined by Reema Sharma, outreach fellow at SAKHI, a NYC-based organization dedicated to providing support to South Asian women survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The group distinguishes similar patriarchal structures pervading through Western versus non-Western cultures, acknowledging the traumatic impact of process of immigr...

We delve into Washington’s NFL team treating their cheerleaders as escorts! They tackle recent allegations of sexual misconduct against Junot Diaz and his revelation as a rape survivor fit in our upholding of maskulinity. What could society be like if experiences were validated instead of social positions? Owning our privilege helps us hold people accountable. Bonus: Teddy Perkins/Champagne Papi s...

This week, Samantha and Remoy get into how education can be a positive actor in young men’s mental health. What does it look like implement an education system that factors in young black men’s needs? Dr. Obari Cartman, a Chicago-based clinical psychologist and full-range expert, who primarily works with black men and boys, lets them in on the other side of the mask, uncovering the education syste...