Apr 2026
Ho-fung Hung, "The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
"The contempt and naive idealization of China are two sides of the same coin. The latter cannot be an antidote to the former." So argues Ho-Fung Hung in the conclusion of The China Question: Eight Centuries of Fantasy and Fear (Cambridge University Press, 2026). For centuries, We ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 17
Night Hawk: A Nineteenth-Century Superhero and the Dawn of American Mass Culture with Matthew Warner Osborn (U Chicago Press, 2026)
On July 5, 1828, more than a century before Superman arrived on Earth, a superhero took flight in Philadelphia’s night sky. Buried on page three of a small local newspaper, the announcement of his arrival appeared under the title “The Night-Hawk, No. 1” with a cryptic epigraph fr ... Show More
38m 10s
Nov 2024
Sabrina Strings, "The End of Love: Racism, Sexism, and the Death of Romance" (Beacon Press, 2024)
More men than ever are refusing loving partnerships and commitment, and instead seeking out “situationships.” When these men deign to articulate what they are looking for in a steady partner, they’ll often rely on superficial norms of attractiveness rooted in whiteness and anti-B ... Show More
33m 58s
Sep 2024
Buck Brief - Trump's 'Alpha Retro Masculinity' Scares the Libs with Caitlin Sinclair
Buck Sexton is joined by Caitlin Sinclair, spokesperson for Turning Point USA, to dive into the left's portrayal of masculinity and its impact on modern men. They discuss how terms like "alpha retro masculinity" are being used to characterize Trump, and how the left's focus on to ... Show More
13m 11s
Mar 2025
Why does dating suck for guys?
The rules of romance have changed, and many young men feel they can't keep up. We get some tips from a Texas men's relationship coach.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Carla Javier, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Melissa Hirsch, mixed by Patrick Boyd, an ... Show More
26m 59s
Feb 2025
how to date straight men: challenge level impossible
<p><strong>podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat:</strong> spiralling on the dating landscape in 2025, the horrors of educating men in their 20s, accepting the bare minimum, the vulnerability of infatuation, and everyday misogyny. ✷</p><br><p>see more ✷ youtube @sephyandwing ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2023
How Sexual Racism Affects Online Dating | Beyond the Scenes
We all have preferences when choosing who to date, but when do they cross the line into sexual racism? Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng, UMass Amherst sociology professor and associate dean, Jennifer Lundquist, and “Dates & Mates” podcast host, Damona Hoffman join Roy Wood J ... Show More
56m 54s
Mar 2023
Celeste Vaughan Curington et al., "The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance" (U California Press, 2021)
The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance (U California Press, 2021) is the first comprehensive look at "digital-sexual racism," a distinct form of racism that is mediated and amplified through the impersonal and anonymous context of online dating. Drawing o ... Show More
48m 30s
Apr 2025
The Psychology of Modern Men and The Relationship Recession | Matt Monday
<p>If finding love feels harder than ever in 2025, it’s not just you.</p><br><p>In today’s episode, I explore the cultural shifts and challenges that are fueling the “relationship recession.” Drawing inspiration from the Netflix series <em>Adolescence</em>, we’ll dive into t ... Show More
25m 19s
More men than ever are refusing loving partnerships and commitment, and instead seeking out “situationships.” When these men deign to articulate what they are looking for in a steady partner, they’ll often rely on superficial norms of attractiveness rooted in whiteness and anti-Blackness.
Connecting the past to the present, in The End of Love: Racism, Sexism ... Show More
