i was thinking last night about how sad it is that the main content out there for our young men to consume is basically reactionary dumbasses interviewing celebs or athletes or whatever. i was thinking it would be cool if a podcast existed that was just like regular dudes and getting their thoughts on masculinity, the family, relationships etc

the types of topics young men might be interested in and look to their fathers for guidance but not everyone has that, or some fathers are shitheads

is there anything like that out there? and if not would anyone be interested in recording some interviews and seeing if its any good?

i was thinking about trying to come up with like 3-4 questions to start as a template to ask everyone then following the conversation and seeing where it goes from there

i also just had a high abv beer and have adhd so i might never follow up on this lol

  • darkmode [comrade/them]
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    17 hours ago

    The problem i think here is the framing. In terms of media, the young man view is basically the default. Virtually any interest you can look up and your perspective is gonna be catered to.

    The reactionary dumbasses have a monopoly on that because explicitly stating it’s a “man’s podcast” or however you want to call it is a signal towards the chauvinist patriarchal, right wing or whstever. it’s incoherent but vaguely pointed in that direction. The media world is basically set up for that demographic as a baseline so you can’t really go “looking for it”.

    What i would look for are interviews with specific people whose lives you’re interested in. Or experts on some kind of topic. “Being a man” is a loaded term. I guess i would like a more specific definition on what it is you’re looking for. I think the issue i have with this framing is that definition of what a dude is or isn’t suppose to be or be into is so broad that i wouldn’t even know where to point

    • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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      12 hours ago

      Street fight is actually probably the best analogue come to think of it but less focused on current events and more focused on self improvement

      The reactionary dumbasses have a monopoly on that because explicitly stating it’s a “man’s podcast” or however you want to call it is a signal towards the chauvinist patriarchal, right wing or whstever

      This is correct and a problem; the difference here is it would be explicitly leftist, feminist and queer friendly

      What i would look for are interviews with specific people whose lives you’re interested in. Or experts on some kind of topic

      Yes it is this exactly but the interviews are with regular people, folks who work for a living, and focus on talking about/understanding their lives. What were their key decisions points? What would they have done differently? And what do they think it means to "be a man?"