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The premise of Breaking the Boy Code has always been that boys’ voices are worth listening to—even when it’s not easy or convenient. Their lives and their stories matter. These boys matter. So without further ado, I’m honoured to introduce the voices of season four.
Read MoreHip-hop in its Essence is Real.
If you’re a hip hop fan, you might know that that’s what “H.E.R.” stands for in Common’s 1994 ode to hip hop “I Used to Love Her.” It’s a classic that perfectly charts hip-hop history through a love song—but not necessarily a happy one. Let’s explore this love story, and what it can reveal about MASKulinity.
Read MoreIs masculinity innately spiritual?
If you’ve scrolled on Tik Tok you will find no shortage of very aesthetic-looking videos outlining the ways to ‘tap into your divine masculine and divine feminine’ or what it means to be a ‘high-vale male.’ The idea that fostering your ‘divine gendered energy’ as a way to heal yourself may be going viral now, but it has roots going all the way back to the 80s.
Read MoreThe Men’s Rights Movement.
For a period of time, when people heard of a bunch of guys talking about gender, Men’s Right Activists or MRA’s were usually the first thing they thought of. Regardless of what we think about Men’s Rights Activists (and trust me, I have a lot to say about them— and usually nothing good), they have been part of the men’s movement for over a hundred years now.
Read MoreIn a previous episode of Modern Manhood we discussed the 1900s to set the scene for men’s involvement in the suffragette movement; now we’re moving on to the Men’s Liberation in the 1970s.
Read MoreIt is fascinating that ideas of male liberation were being discussed more than a hundred years exactly before Next Gen Men began. It encouraged me to dig deeper from the history that I already knew about male movements.
Read MoreWhat would you want to know about from the perspective of young Black or South Asian boys? Now is your chance to hear it from boys themselves. We have a group of five energetic, thoughtful and passionate seventh- and eighth-graders, and we want your questions!
Read MoreBut most of all, it’s a story of change. It’s about the distance you travel when you’re 11-turning-12, what it takes to be true to yourself on that journey and the kind of mentoring relationship that can bring you closer to who you want to be.
Coming soon wherever you listen to podcasts.
Read MoreAn interview with 15-year-old Chad in which he talks about being hazed, explains the fear underlying boys’ choices to stay silent and describes what it takes to stand up to a culture of violence.
Read MoreThis is a real story, from a 14-year-old boy named Eli who is transgender and going to high school for the first time.
Read MoreThe Future of Masculinity sat down digitally with Danny Pérez, in Quito, Ecuador, where he and his team are producing the first episodes of Oreja Peluda, or “Hairy Ear,” a Spanish-language, NGM-backed podcast helping to undefine and reimagine what it means to be a man.
Read More"You love California," I said. You love your friends and it might be hard to find the same level of connection you've built over the last few years, I didn't say.
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