Jun 2

Does football bring out the best and worst in people?

Football (or soccer) is more than just a game; it's a global phenomenon. Today, as football club ownership, team talent and the fandom all evolve, have the meaning and merits of the sport also changed? What can we learn about ourselves and our world by examining the current state ... Show More

1h 54m

May 26

Is having children a moral obligation?

In many places around the world, birth rates have dropped to historic lows. Some argue this is a good thing in a world grappling with environmental crises and waning resources. Others fear the loss of legacy and even the extinction of humanity. In this episode, we explore the mea ... Show More

2h 25m

May 19

Who decides which forms of resistance are legitimate?

History is full of resistance movements that were condemned in their time but later celebrated, including the French Resistance, women’s suffrage and the fight against apartheid led by Nelson Mandela. This begs the question: Which modern resistance movements will the world honor ... Show More

2h 3m

Sep 2025

Masculinity

Performative males, hustle bros, sissies, and manfluencers. In episode 140 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss masculinity. What does it mean to be a man, and how has the concept of masculinity changed over time? They look at the male loneliness epidemic, the current influx of ... Show More

58m 58s

Jul 2024

The Gender Expert: Men Are Emotionally Dependent On Women & We're Treating Them Like Malfunctioning Women! Richard Reeves

500,000 men are dying by suicide, and 6% of men are unemployed, is masculinity in crisis? And what is the cure? Richard Reeves is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and President of the American Institute for Boys and Men, an organisation that researches and addresses ... Show More

2h 5m

Aug 2023

A Crisis in Masculinity?

This week, Eric and Dan are joined by Sarah Isgur, senior editor of The Dispatch, to examine whether there’s a crisis in masculinity. With the successes of feminism and the shift in gender roles and expectations, how do men grapple with society’s needing less of what they traditi ... Show More

58m 33s

Mar 2025

Masculinity Debate: Are Dating Apps Creating A Generation Of Incels?! Lonely Men Are More Dangerous Than Ever!

Are we raising a lost generation of men? Is society failing young boys? In this emergency discussion, Steven sits down with expert guests to explore the recently published ‘Lost Boys Report’. Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and a memb ... Show More

2h 26m

Jul 2024

A Surprising Solution for Disordered Masculinity

There has been a lot of media coverage and dialogue about the struggles men are facing in the modern day. There's been some solutions forwarded to these struggles as well. Among these, Dr. Anthony Bradley has a more surprising idea that you don't hear every day: revitalizing coll ... Show More

53m 29s

May 2025

Cyber brothels, AI girlfriends and misogynistic algorithms: Laura Bates on the new age of sexism

The Netflix show Adolescence opened up the conversation about male violence and the radicalisation of young boys online into the mainstream. But how much do we really know about what young boys are viewing online and the effect is has on them? This week, we're joined by someone w ... Show More

53m 25s

Jun 2024

How To Speak With Men In Your Life About Domestic Violence - Uncut with Tarang Chawla

<p>We've had conversations about men's violence against women and domestic violence on this podcast for 5 years, but to say that it's still a huge problem in Australia would be an understatement. Many people feel as though we've been speaking about this for decades. It's time tha ... Show More

1h 1m

Mar 2016

Raewyn Connell: Masculinities

Many questions women ask ourselves about how to achieve equality can only be answered if we understand men and masculinity. The Women’s Liberation Movement triggered a worldwide debate about men, and a generation of research about what proved to be masculinities - in the plural. ... Show More

51m 29s

Sep 2023

EP285 Why boys are struggling (and what educators can do about it)

<p>I recently read a powerful book called, <a href= "https://amzn.to/45OPy3U">"Of Boys and Men: Why They're Struggling, Why We Should Care, and What We Can Do About It" by Richard Reeves</a>. It's not the first piece of media I've consumed about the crises men are facing in the U ... Show More

55m 50s

Aug 2022

Best of The Women’s Podcast: How women can save the planet (and why they shouldn’t have to)

<p>We cannot resolve the climate emergency without fighting for gender equality. Women, especially poor women of colour, are suffering most as a result of the climate crisis, our highest-profile climate activists are women and girls and yet, at the top table it is men who are dec ... Show More

1h 4m

Modern men: Is masculinity in crisis?