The Sh*t Show: from the manosphere to shattering alliances

Send us Fan MailThe only news story able to break through the cacophony of war is the global conversation happening off the back of Louis Theroux’s documentary, Inside the Manosphere. Every possible view is on the table, and regardless of what that view is, a conversation has begun, which is always a good thing… maybe. Sometimes what begins as positive momentum can turn into backlash, something we saw following the #MeToo movement. We’ll discuss this story and some wider manosphere perspectives, and of course, the war. It’s not looking good, as escalation seems to be the only plan on the table, which is not going to end well. We’ll discuss the various global ramifications happening, from fracturing alliances to what it means to us, as well as dig into the state of the global economy. Since the beginning of the war, economists said it wasn’t going to happen, but this week we’ve learned oil increasing to $150-200 a barrel is now a much stronger possibility, which would cause economic calamity. We also had Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve, use the word “uncertain” seven times in his latest press briefing, and what he is uncertain about is alarming. Our information infrastructure is also under assault, from AI fakes about the war, to influencers calming nerves, but it’s Britain’s GB News in the spotlight – should it be renamed Reform TV? By the time we go live, a category five cyclone will have smashed into northern Queensland, and in the meantime, the expected Super El Niño could increase global temperatures by .3°C, which is HUGE, and gets us very close to the 2°C mark. It’s just us this week and we certainly appreciate the intensity of this moment. We are witnessing the mental health impacts in real-time, and while we don’t sugar coat the news, hopefully it helps seeing all the different threads together, so we can make some sense of it. That’s always our goal. Come and join us this Friday, 20th March 2026, at 7am UK, 8am EU, 11am UAE, 2pm TH, 3pm SG, 6pm AEST. Streaming across various locations, and no doubt about it, we’d love your support. The Sh*t Show is a Livestream happening every Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Dr. David Ko, Richard Busellato and Joe Augustin, as well as special guests, discuss the world’s most pressing issues across all angles of the polycrisis, working to make sense of the extremely challenging and complex times we are all going through, plus what we can do about it. Help us move the needle so we can change the name of the show to something more genteel when (or if) it is no longer a sh*t show. #TheShitShow #UncommonCourageYou can find me Andrea T Edwards | The Digital Conversationalist and Welcome - Uncommon Courage - An Invitation. My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar