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Ministry to the manosphere: What the research says about our young men

Season 1, Ep. 30

Lucy, Rachel and Martin are joined by Dr Hannah Bowden from the Youthscape Centre for Research to look at some of the latest data on what’s happening with boys. Is there a specific role youth leaders can play in championing and getting alongside young men? And is it now taboo to celebrate masculinity when that word is so often prefaced by “toxic”?


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The Lost Boys report: https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CSJ-The_Lost_Boys.pdf


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