EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 53 MIN
Anxious Masculinity: How Social Media Markets “Low T” And Shapes Men’s Health with Emma Grundtvig Gram
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Send us Fan MailWe chart how social media turns low testosterone into a crisis, selling masculinity, anxiety, and medical fixes to healthy men while skirting regulation. Emma Grundtvig Gram joins us to unpack overdiagnosis, celeb MRI scans, and the manosphere’s grip on health norms.• harms of screening and the right to balanced information• direct-to-consumer tests, devices, and influencer advertising• celebrity-promoted full-body scans and overdiagnosis risk• low T marketing as a lifestyle and masculinity product• gendered parallels with menopause messaging and diet culture• regulation gaps on social platforms and undisclosed conflicts• cultural costs: emotions framed as failure and narrowing normsUndisciplinary - a podcast that talks across the boundaries of history, ethics, and the politics of health. Follow us on Twitter @undisciplinary_ or email questions for "mailbag episodes" [email protected]
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Send us Fan Mail We chart how social media turns low testosterone into a crisis, selling masculinity, anxiety, and medical fixes to healthy men while skirting regulation. Emma Grundtvig Gram joins us to unpack overdiagnosis, celeb MRI scans, and the manosphere’s grip on health norms. • harms of screening and the right to balanced information • direct-to-consumer tests, devices, and influencer advertising • celebrity-promoted full-body scans and overdiagnosis risk • low T marketing as a lifes...
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