{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c04b727878605e113a85a3/69cfb785ac25e4bf66826749?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A History of Violence - Jim Hamilton","description":"<p>What does it actually mean to be a man today?</p><p><br></p><p>This is Boys Will Be Boys, a new podcast with Matt Pycroft and Ed Jackson, where we sit down with the best men we know to explore masculinity through proper stories.</p><p><br></p><p>This isn’t a podcast about telling you what to think. It’s about hearing honest conversations and deciding for yourself.</p><p><br></p><p>Our first guest is Jim Hamilton, former Scotland international, host of The Big Jim Show, and one of the most physically imposing players of his generation.</p><p><br></p><p>But this conversation isn’t about rugby. It’s about what happens after the identity disappears.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we get into:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Growing up without a father and finding identity through violence and sport</li><li>The reality of aggression in men, and whether it should be suppressed or understood</li><li>Fatherhood, responsibility, and what it means to raise good men</li><li>The transition out of elite sport and the loss of purpose that follows</li><li>Loneliness, relevance, and why so many men feel lost right now</li><li>Marriage, respect, and the role women play in shaping better men</li><li>Why “providing” still matters, and what that actually means today</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is raw, unfiltered, and at times uncomfortable. Exactly how it should be.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode sets the tone for everything that follows.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re not here to lecture.</p><p>We’re on our own journey, to better understand ourselves.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re trying to figure out your place in the world, or what kind of man you want to be, this is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen / Follow / Subscribe</p><p>New episodes weekly.</p>","author_name":"Coldhouse Collective "}