Have you seen #HeatedRivalry yet? I for one found it hugely affecting. As Landon Kenney discusses on #NowandMen, it simultaneously shows us the beautiful love, tenderness and intimacy men are capable of - and all of the patriarchal barriers that get in the way: nowandmen.net/episode/land...
Episode 63 of the Now and Men podcast with Landon Kenney from the Sexual Assault Support Centre of the Waterloo Region
New #NowandMen episode with Landon Kenney, Male Allies Program Coordinator at Sexual Assault Support Centre of the Waterloo Region! We discuss engaging with men about consent & preventing sexual violence, including in ice hockey, as well as #HeatedRivalry & Mark Carney! nowandmen.net/episode/land...
Masculine pressures to be strong, stoical & self-reliant are combining with the judgement of individual health & appearance within neoliberal society to create increasing anxiety among men & boys about their bodies. Prof Brendan Gough explains more on #NowandMen! nowandmen.net/episode/bren...
Episode 62 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Brendan Gough
Many men now worry about their health and appearance. But what is driving such practices, and do they challenge masculine norms? We explore with Prof Brendan Gough in episode 62 of #NowandMen, highlighting the pressures men now face to be fit, strong and self-reliant: nowandmen.net/episode/bren...
After 5 years, we finally have a new trailer for #NowandMen! If you're interested in men's role in gender equality, then give us a listen, wherever you get your podcasts - we have 61 episodes so far! And if you know someone else who might be, then share it with them too! 💜 nowandmen.net
Episode 61 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Anna Tarrant
Fathers on low incomes & young dads are often portrayed as 'failing', & father absence blamed for a 'crisis of masculinity'. Yet many are seeking to care for their children despite the hurdles, so how can we support them? @profatarrant.bsky.social explains on #NowandMen nowandmen.net/episode/anna...
It was inspiring to learn about the social movement that rose up to stop martial law this time last year in South Korea, with Goldie Kim for #NowandMen. And to learn about the central role of young women - who have also driven the 'feminist reboot' in the country: nowandmen.net/episode/gold...
So many fascinating and important issues – and so much more to understand, investigate & address! So we’ll be back with more episodes of #NowandMen soon. In the meantime, thank you to all our brilliant guests for coming on the show, and to all of you for tuning in. Here’s to a more peaceful 2026! 💜
Happy new year one and all! A lot has happened in public discourses about masculinity over the last year. These shifts can be traced through the interviews we have conducted on #NowandMen in 2025, with some hugely knowledgeable people doing vital work with men and boys and for gender justice...
It was moving to talk to Goldie Kim for the 60th episode of #NowandMen. She has been engaged in activism for gender justice in South Korea for 30 years, including the forming of @menengage.bsky.social Korea this year, as more young men start to recognise feminism offers solutions to their problems.
What a privilege to talk to @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social for #NowandMen. We discussed how men's violence impacts on *everyone*, but also the seeds of hope found in young working-class masculinities, and Steven's experiences of both - in his own life and his research: nowandmen.net/episode/stev...
We got pretty emotional on the latest #NowandMen talking to Prof @steven-d-roberts.bsky.social about his amazing life & work, which illuminates both the sexist ideas being fed to young men, and the seeds of hope in how many are challenging rigid notions of masculinity. nowandmen.net/episode/stev...
We are still living in the shadow of ideas about masculinity enforced during colonialism. That men should be able to control the world around us, and never show 'primitive' emotion. On #NowandMen, Prof Kopano Ratele powerfully discusses why we need to decolonise gender: nowandmen.net/episode/kopa...
Episode 58 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Kopano Ratele
How can we as men learn to love & be vulnerable with others, and why is love a transformative social force against violence? Why do we need to decolonise gender? We discuss on the latest episode of #NowandMen with the hugely insightful Prof of Psychology Kopano Ratele! nowandmen.net/episode/kopa...
Tuesday was #InternationalPodcastDay! For the last 4 years, Sandy Ruxton and I have been privileged to have 57 reflective, critical, generative conversations about masculinity, men's lives, and our role in gender equality on #NowandMen, with some amazing people doing inspiring work: nowandmen.net
Episode 57 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Cynthia Enloe
What a joy to speak to feminist legend Cynthia Enloe for a bumper episode of #NowandMen! Cynthia is a ray of inspiration & wisdom amidst times of militarisation & war. How can we nurture feminist curiosity & resist the permeation of patriarchal militarism in our lives? nowandmen.net/episode/cynt...
Listen to @claremcglynn.bsky.social discuss how the online world turbocharges sexism and misogyny, on #NowAndMen with @thedailypanda.bsky.social
On #NowandMen, @claremcglynn.bsky.social argues that the online world doesn't just reflect sexism & misogyny in society more broadly. From 'nudify' AI apps to strangulation in pornography it *turbocharges* it, because that suits the business model of the tech companies: nowandmen.net/episode/clar...
Clare is a Professor of Law at @durham-university.bsky.social, and has long been a trailblazer in shedding light on how tech and pornography companies are feeding sexism and misogyny with proliferating issues such as image-based sexual abuse. It was such a privilege to speak to her on #NowandMen!
We have to push back against 'boys will be boys' narratives suggesting boys & men are inevitably violent, risk-taking, unemotional, silent about their own struggles, etc. @finnfox.bsky.social powerfully challenges this essentialist thinking on episode 55 of #NowandMen: nowandmen.net/episode/finn...
A beautiful and powerful poem by Blake Morrison in Saturday's @theguardian.com letters. It was such a privilege to interview him for episode 37 of #NowandMen. nowandmen.net/episode/blak...
Episode 55 of the Now and Men podcast with Dr Finn Mackay
We had a barnstorming conversation with @finnfox.bsky.social for the latest episode of #NowandMen, on why 'positive masculinity' is too limited an aspiration; the hope radical feminism offers boys & men; the UK Supreme Court's decision on 'biological women' & much more! nowandmen.net/episode/finn...
One of @cordeliafine.bsky.social's points on #NowandMen which impacted me most was her critique of 'business case' DEI. She argues we need to go much deeper in changing the conditions of 'Patriarchy Inc', & employers should support gender equality even if it costs them: nowandmen.net/episode/patr...
Episode 54 of the Now and Men podcast with Prof Cordelia Fine
Why do men still benefit from higher pay, status and power in the workplace? Why is the gendered division of labour so persistent, and how does it end up holding all of us back? We discuss with the brilliant @cordeliafine.bsky.social in the latest episode of #NowandMen! nowandmen.net/episode/patr...
Recently on #NowandMen we spoke to Tarang Chawla about Dutton's attempts to contrast his 'toughness' with the supposed 'weakness' of Albanese, which clearly didn't work, and what the next govt should do to address the scourge of men's violence in this country: nowandmen.net/episode/tara...
It was enlivening to have Jackson back on #NowandMen to discuss his new book, 'Every Man: Why Violence Against Women is a Men’s Issue, and How You Can Make a Difference'; the positive impacts feminism has had on his life; the history of the bystander approach; the masculinism of Trump 2.0, and more.
In one way or another, men's violence impacts upon every member of our communities. We as men and boys need to start talking about this so much more with one another, and - Tarang Chawla argues - turning the emotions it makes us feel, into positive action. #NowandMen nowandmen.net/episode/tara...
Episode 52 of the Now and Men podcast with Tarang Chawla
I've seen few men talk as passionately & insightfully about ending men's violence as Tarang Chawla. It was therefore a privilege to speak to him on #NowandMen about Australia's gender-based violence crisis, and how we can reach out to boys & men in all their diversity: nowandmen.net/episode/tara...
Episode 51 of the Now and Men podcast with Aleks Dimitrijevic
How can we make sense of the backlash against gender equality? Who is pushing the 'anti-gender' movement, and how is it exploiting the insecurities of men and boys? And how can we respond in this critical moment? Aleks Dimitrijevic shares vital insights on #NowandMen: nowandmen.net/episode/back...
Caring for other animals and the environment can offer a positive, reciprocal way of being for boys and men - but how are masculine expectations getting in the way? We discuss a topic very close to our hearts with Dr Cassie Pedersen in the 50th episode of #NowandMen! nowandmen.net/episode/care...
