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EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 47 MIN

11/17/25 11AM The Totem Pole

from The Truth with Sherwin Hughes · host Sherwin Hughes

Sherwin unpacks the long-standing question of whether men or women sit “higher on the totem pole”—and why that question exists in the first place. Taking a cultural, historical, and psychological approach, Sherwin explores how societies construct gender roles, how power is distributed, and why simplistic rankings fail to capture the complexity of human relationships.

Sherwin unpacks the long-standing question of whether men or women sit “higher on the totem pole”—and why that question exists in the first place. Taking a cultural, historical, and psychological approach, Sherwin explores how societies construct gender roles, how power is distributed, and why simplistic rankings fail to capture the complexity of human relationships.

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