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Oct 2024
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#858 - George TheTinMen - Why Aren’t Men...

Chris Williamson
About this episode

George from TheTinMen is a content creator, pro-men’s advocate and a researcher.

Why is it so hard to advocate for the problems of boys and men? If truly we care about half of the population flourishing and living lives they enjoy, why is it so unpopular to talk about the challenges they're facing?

Expect to learn what George thinks the current wold of advocacy for men looks like, why the press struggles to define what “healthy masculinity” is, the lessons we can learn from the rise of the Manosphere, the hidden effects of bullying on boys' mental health, whether White Guys For Harris actually helped men and much more…

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