{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66226b6a2f4034001161df9b/6a676916cc8464e5cd91272f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 43: Looking at Men","description":"<p>Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This week, we're talking about men, and how to lessen the weight of the burdens of masculinity. First, we chat about the men of the World Cup and why they give us hope for masculinity, and then we advise a letter writer who wants to look--and feel--sexy but isn't sure how.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for putting up with our slightly less regular schedule of late! We appreciate you and also we want your questions! We're down to the bottom of our mailbag so we need more in order to keep advising you:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Stuff We Talk About:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reels/DafyuFbBVgb/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bellingham and Haaland</a></p><p><a href=\"https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/footballers-showing-positive-masculinity/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The World Cup Has Given Us A Win We Didn’t Expect – For Modern Masculinity</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/22/argentina-black-americans-spain-world-cup-messi-silence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/pushing-protein\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pushing Protein</a></p><p>Sita Balani, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781839761027\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race</a></p><p>Sarah: <a href=\"https://progressive.org/magazine/heterosexuality-during-wartime-jaffe-20260603/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heterosexuality During Wartime</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0nlx18rz0o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/confessions-of-a-semi-professional-dk-pic-critic_uk_65a1456fe4b07bd6950c8f35\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions Of A Semi-Professional D**k Pic Critic</a></p><p><br></p><p>We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and<a href=\"https://sarahljaffe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠</strong></a>, a journalist and author based in London.</p><p><br></p><p>Buy Craig's Book: <a href=\"https://www.versobooks.com/products/2958-cyberboss?srsltid=AfmBOopgqob5MW3Rm5d0L_X6dEJlkYKDmvV-KQUdF_RtHooAi5bAnDVV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cyberboss</strong></a></p><p>Buy Sarah's Book: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/1518/9781541703490\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>From the Ashes</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>You can send us your questions at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at<a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;⁠</strong></a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠</strong></a><a href=\"https://patreon.com/HeartReacts%E2%81%A0.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>.</strong></a>&nbsp;You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps!</p>","author_name":"Craig Gent and Sarah Jaffe"}