“Galsplaining”

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit readingthecomments.substack.comIn this week’s episode, we’re unpacking the comments section of a popular article on male loneliness that was—gasp!—written by a woman.Spooky! 👻Read the article, titled “Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Out on the Pickleball Court?”, and peruse the comments if you dare.Or, just listen to us break it all down for you—no prior reading required.As you can imagine, men had thoughts about this piece. Not all positive! But we still found a way to turn this cranky comments section into a fun, thoughtful, and timely conversation on play dates, “women’s issues”, community, gender relations, and of course… pickleball.We recorded this episode a few weeks ago, and lo and behold, male loneliness is back in the discourse again, just in time for the election. Next week is sure to be a wild one for democracy and discourse, but we’ll see you on the other side of Nov. 5 for better or for worse. We’re pretty sure we’ll all need the community and conversation no matter what happens.Subscribe to Reading the Comments 👀 now to listen to the full episode.Show notes:* The Surgeon General’s advisory on loneliness and isolation in the US* Loneliness is, however, a global epidemic* Male loneliness and masculinity have remained center stage as we try to elect the first woman president *sigh** Clara says enough is enough and “white men are inching closer to losing their run of the place, and panic is thus ensuing”* We were thrilled to see this and very disappointed to see this* We shared a bunch of voting resources in the show notes of our last episode* Don’t forget to listen to our previous episodes on parental burnout and marital sexFor those who have not yet upgraded their subscriptions: you’ll see a free preview of the episode until you upgrade your subscription below.It’s just $15 for the whole season or $5/month. You’ll get access to all six episodes, plus every bonus episode, threads, a subscriber chat, and the ability to suggest topics for future shows.If you’re already a paid subscriber to Mad Woman, you can become a paid subscriber to Reading the Comments 👀 at a discount. Info here. And here’s info on how to get every episode on your favorite podcast app once you’ve subscribed.