BBC investigative reporter Jacqui Wakefield spent a year inside the global manosphere — travelling to Kenya and Mexico to track how Western influencer culture is radicalising young men at scale. She shares what she found in the data when young men handed over their full social media histories, what happened when she confronted influencer Andrew Kibe on camera, and why it's women who ultimately pay the price for content that targets male vulnerability. A necessary conversation for every parent.
Episode Summary Jacqui breaks down how the manosphere has gone from niche forums to mainstream culture, how algorithms pipeline boys from gym content to misogyny within weeks, and what parents need to understand about the financial machinery behind these influencers. She also speaks honestly about what a year embedded in these spaces does to you as a woman — and why female reporters in this space see something male reporters don't.
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