Can You Learn To Be A Man?
Time columnist Joel Stein talks about trying to make himself into father -- and manly man -- material after learning he was having a son in his new book, Man Made: A Stupid Quest for...
View ArticleIs the Recession Redefining American Masculinity?
Economists consider workers between 25 and 54 to be in their prime, and though America follows the national unemployment figures each month, a better indicator of economic health is the percentage of...
View ArticleMan Up
Carlos Andrés Gómez, poet, actor, activist and the author of Man Up: Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood, wants to redefine masculinity and offer young men options beyond the hyper-masculine scripts he...
View ArticleA Hero, Removed: A. E. Hotchner on Hemingway's Role as "Emissary of Other...
A.E. Hotchner, a friend of Ernest Hemingway during the last 14 years of the writer's life, reminisces about their relationship in this Books and Authors Luncheon appearance promoting his memoir, Papa...
View ArticleIs America Too Familiar with Guns?
Bruce Holbert discusses his recent New York Times opinion piece and describes a childhood growing up around guns.As a sophomore in high school, he used to sleep in the room where his father stored...
View ArticleSounds of Masculinity
The concept of masculinity is purely sociological and unconscious. Its meaning has evolved over the centuries and varies from one culture to the next. In Somalia for example, men customarily hold...
View ArticleA Touching Father-Son Story
This story by Roddy Doyle is part of the SELECTED SHORTS program “How to Be a Man,” hosted by Colum McCann and featuring stories from the anthology The Book of Men. The reader is Gabriel Byrne.Guest...
View ArticleLady Liberty’s Secrets Revealed by Ben Fountain
This story by Ben Fountain is part of the SELECTED SHORTS program “How to Be a Man,” hosted by Colum McCann and featuring stories from the anthology The Book of Men. The reader is Stockard...
View ArticleIt Takes Two to ????
This story by Vanessa Manko is part of the SELECTED SHORTS program “How to Be a Man,” hosted by Colum McCann and featuring stories from the anthology The Book of Men. The reader is Gabriel Byrne.Guest...
View ArticleThis Guy is Having a Really Bad Day
This story by Ian McEwan is part of the SELECTED SHORTS program “How to Be a Man,” hosted by Colum McCann and featuring stories from the anthology The Book of Men. The reader is Rebecca Naomi...
View ArticleSelected Shorts: How to be a Man
Guest host Colum McCann curates a show with many takes on masculinity.Readings are drawn from the anthology, The Book of Men, created with Esquire magazine and the storytelling collective Narrative 4....
View ArticleThe Study of Men
Second wave feminism started "women's studies" as an academic subject in response to the social sciences written by and for men. Michael Kimmel, professor of sociology and gender studies at Stony Brook...
View ArticleRobert Coover Reads “Invasion of the Martians”
Robert Coover reads his story “Invasion of the Martians,” from the September 19, 2016, issue of the magazine. Coover is the author of ten novels, including “The Origin of the Brunists, “The Adventures...
View ArticleKids and the Election, Russia Tension, Analyzing 'Locker Room Talk'
Coming up on today's show:How do you teach the election when it has become largely confined to personal attacks that are inappropriate for many young Americans? John Dickson, a history and social...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Billy Bush, and The Real Problem With 'Locker Room Talk'
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.At this point, we've all heard the 2005 tape of Donald Trump and Billy Bush making lewd comments about women on an Access Hollywood bus,...
View ArticleHow Sexual Coercion and Rape Culture Surfaced in the 2016 Election
Author and contributing writer to The New York Times MagazinePeggy Orenstein talks about the feminist response to Donald Trump and the sexual assault allegations, as well as rape culture and her recent...
View ArticleDear President: 'For Black Men Like My Grandfather, Being Gay Equaled Failure...
Robert Jones, a writer and winner of the 2014 Black Weblog Award for Best LGBT Blog, discusses his essay about growing up as a gay black man, and the expectations around race and masculinity.This is...
View ArticleLearning to be a Black Man in America
Mychal Denzel Smith, a Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute and a contributing writer for The Nation, discusses discuss his book, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's...
View ArticleMillennials: More Sexist Than You'd Expect
Millennials are known for being liberal. But new research might upend that assumption.
View ArticleRewriting the Masculinity Rulebook Post-Weinstein
WNYC has been asking for your input in planning more conversations about sexual harassment and assault. We're combing through your voicemails and comments (keep 'em coming!), but we couldn't help but...
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