Let's Hear It From the Boys

Episode 6 of the You Gotta Try This! podcast, hosted by Katherine Sikma Wadsworth, titled "Let's Hear It From the Boys" was published on September 9, 2025 and runs 76 minutes.

September 9, 2025 ·76m · You Gotta Try This!

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Summary

(This episode contains some profanity.)Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our current series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation I had with Matt, Jonathan, and Aaron, three of my college friends. They’ll share about their experiences with fatherhood and partnership and about the messages they heard in childhood about what it means to be a man. Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast. Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. That’s where you’ll find the video Matt mentioned of his daughter singing. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.Tell us what stuck with you! Send in your experiences, questions and delights to [email protected]. If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!· Follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next· Leave a review (it really helps!)· Share it with someone who needs to hear itThanks to all my guests for sharing their experience, and to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening!

Episode Description

(This episode contains some profanity.)

Welcome back to Waking Up to the Patriarchy, our current series on You Gotta Try This. This season, we’re pulling back the curtain to see how patriarchy is functioning under the surface, shaping our entire society.

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation I had with Matt, Jonathan, and Aaron, three of my college friends. They’ll share about their experiences with fatherhood and partnership and about the messages they heard in childhood about what it means to be a man.

Check out our Bookshop to find all the books we’ve mentioned thus far on the podcast.

Find us on Instagram at Yougottatrythispodcast. That’s where you’ll find the video Matt mentioned of his daughter singing. Watch our story for videos and posts that will help you start to see the patriarchy hiding in plain sight.

Tell us what stuck with you! Send in your experiences, questions and delights to [email protected].

If this episode stirred something in you, don’t keep it to yourself!

· Follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next

· Leave a review (it really helps!)

· Share it with someone who needs to hear it

Thanks to all my guests for sharing their experience, and to Belle Battista for editing and production support. And thanks to you for listening!