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Oh, Man

An evaluation of modern masculinity


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  • 11. Death

    01:06:34
    In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'death', including men's reactions and attitudes towards it. They explore:Their own experiences of death and how they handled these occasions.Whether death is unmasculine.How men typically handle grief and why.And, whether men need to have a more open attitude to discussing death.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson

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  • 10. Effeminacy

    01:11:30
    In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'effeminacy' in the modern male population. This includes:The origins of homophobia among males going back to WWII.Jack and Rob's experience of homophobic attitudes in school as youngsters and how "gay" meant everything bad.The current state of homophobia in society - have things changed for the better or not at all?And, whether modern man is getting too effeminate and "woke" (whatever that means) and if this is a good thing.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson
  • 9. Strength and Body Image

    01:10:53
    In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'strength and body image' among the male population. This includes:The role of the gym in today's image-obsessed world, and our own 'gym-going' habits.How the male body image has evolved, from 80s and 90s wrestlers to today's Marvel action films.What strength means to today's modern man and what it has traditionally meant.Whether men are setting unrealistic expectations in the search for the perfect body.And, the positives and negatives of men 'looking after themselves' as they seek to become stronger and have a better body.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson
  • 8. Money and Wealth: Part Three

    39:12
    Part 3 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores why wealthy men always want MORE. Rob and Jack discuss:Why rich people crave more wealth, even when they have enough.Why we should all be taught basic financial advice early on.How the aspiring rich try to prove that they're very rich when they're not - e.g. the big Ralph Lauren polo logo.How the already wealth game the system e.g. student loans going to the ISA.Why the very rich don't appreciate culture.And, people's negative attitude towards tax even when it's just targeting the very wealthy.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson
  • 7. Money and Wealth: Part Two

    38:05
    Part 2 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores whether we live in a money obsessed society. Simple answer, yes! Rob and Jack discuss:Billionaire vs Millionaire shortbread (there's a link to wealth there).Whether money actually does buy happiness and the optimum amount of money for true happiness.Whether "playing it safe" should be seen as more masculine than cavalier risk-taking.Whether there should be billionaires and trillionaires.The case of Dan Price (good) vs. Jeff Bezos (bad).And, the worrying influence of the very rich and wealthy across society, and why they tend to be humourless, tasteless and thin-skinned. For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson
  • 6. Money and Wealth: Part One

    44:52
    Part 1 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores:Whether Jack and Rob would ever take a pay cut? If not, then why?Whether men are better with money than women and why some people hold onto this belief.Why men traditionally invest more in women and which one of Jack or Rob is actually an investor in real-life....Whether Kim Kardashian is right and people just need to get off their lazy arses to make a fortune!The case of Elizabeth Holmes and why this put investors off women - would the same happen to a male entrepreneur scam artist?How men make their fortune and why it is often misunderstood by society.Whether rich and wealthy men have sociopathic and sometimes even psychopathic tendencies, and why this is good for investors.And, why we're all just a society of people who think we'll be rich and wealthy one day.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson
  • 5. Sex, Dating and Relationships: Part 3 Relationships

    35:13
    In the final part of the special three-parter on Sex, Dating and Relationships, we explore Relationships. This includes:The division of household chores in relationships - is it still the woman's responsibility to do most of them?Why diamond rings are bad and a run-down of the whole ridiculous engagement process and traditions.Why men moan about the 'old ball and chain', even if they're in a happy relationship.Why getting married is described as 'the worst thing ever' for men. And, some tales from Jack and Rob about their own relationships.For more insights, check us out the Twitter handles @jackmel and @RobertStimpson