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Mantor: The Masculinity Conversations
by Story Machine Productions
James McDermott explores the many forms, messages, and experiences of masculinity in the 21st century. Through incisive, authentic, and compassionate conversations he digs into the challenges, pitfalls, privileges, and opportunities of being a mxn, and what it is like to live in a society dominated by men. A new podcast from Story Machine Productions for anyone who has ever wanted to get under the skin of modern masculinity. Hosted by James McDermott: www.jamesmcdermottwriter.weebly.comProduced by Story Machine Productions: www.storymachineproductions.co.uk
Episodes
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18 - James Dean
James McDermott talks to fitness advisor James Dean about gym culture, masculinity, and the value of talking for mental and physical health.
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17. David Whitney
'I sometimes say to my current partner, 'I'm very camp. Are you sure you want to be with me?' And she says to me: 'those are the things I love about you.' I now present myself as a man in a way that makes me feel comfortable.' James McDermott talks to theatre maker David Whitney about the...
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16. Andy Wood
'If we want to start turning out well-balanced young men, we need to mentor boys into adulthood.' Andy Wood, founder of Menscraft, talks to James McDermott about peace, love, and the difficult relationship between aggression, cowardice, bravery and masculine identities.
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15. Katy Jon Went
'I don't have gender dysphoria. I have gender euphoria!'
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14. Chris Gribble
'I always had this sadness mixed with pity for men as a child. I remember thinking "it would be so much better to be a girl"'. Chris Gribble James McDermott talks to Chris Gribble, Chief Executive of National Centre for Writing, about gender, sexuality, and the opportunities and limitations of...
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13. Freya Gallagher-Jones
'We still have this sense that working class males are disposable cogs in a machine. Working class men are too often told to shut up.' James McDermott is joined by Freya Gallagher-Jones to discuss working class masculinity, intersectionality, and power. MANTOR is hosted by James McDermott:...
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12. Alan Buys
'I truly believe that community is going to be one of the things that enables masculinity to be whole.' James McDermott is joined by Alan Buys to discuss masculinity, feminism, faith and community. Hosted by James McDermott: www.jamesmcdermottwriter.weebly.com Produced by Story Machine…
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11. James McDermott on MANATOMY
'There is such an immediacy to poetry. I wanted to say "this is me, this is my experience." James McDermott discusses and reads from his debut poetry collection, MANATOMY. Hosted by James McDermott: www.jamesmcdermottwriter.weebly.com Produced by Story Machine Productions:...
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10 Charlie Caine
'This is where trans people’s perspectives on gender become really interesting; because for a lot of us we have been thinking about the concepts of what it really means to be a man or a woman since our earliest memories. At the age of six I knew I was a boy.' James McDermott is joined by trans…
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09 James Wong
'It is okay for me not to be perfect. It is okay for me to reach out for support. And it okay for me to be vulnerable...At the same time it is okay for me to be magnificent. To show up brightly, with intent and integrity in this world.' James McDermott is joined by James Wong from A Band of...
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08 Lewis Buxton
'I am not just man. I am not just masculinity. Those boxes of gender are so unhelpful to me. I want to collapse them and in that way become less lonely, and more comfortable with myself.' James McDermott talks to poet and educator Lewis Buxton about the pressures and responsibilities of being…
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07 Paul Wheeler
'Stop running. Ask who you are. And don't be afraid to ask for help. The brilliant thing is that when you ask for help you usually get it.' James McDermott talks to Paul Wheeler of Ascend Adventure about young men and the call to adventure. Hosted by James McDermott:...
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06 Dan Simmons
'Everything was insanely full. And I could tell myself this story that it was all good and I was doing well. But my body knew otherwise. There's wisdom in our bodies that our minds aren't yet aware of.' James McDermott speaks with writer and coach Dan Simmons about his journey to living his own...
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05 - Nisha
'I had to ask myself: who are the people who are happy to keep using phrases like "man-up", "men don't cry", "you're crying like a girl". These phrases make me feel uncomfortable.' James talks to Nisha, an occupational therapist, about her experiences of gender and race. Hosted by James…
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04 Ben Richardson
'I wish I had been more myself when I was going through school. You just try to fit in. If we all realised that at 16 then those formative years would be a lot easier.' James McDermott talks to Ben Richardson, bookshop manager and father, about his journey to manhood. Hosted by James McDermott:...
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03 Yogesh Mistry
'I sat there for an hour, crying. Every vulnerable thing that I'd stopped myself from being came out. And it felt amazing!...My breakdown was one of the best things that every happened to me. That is when I started being me.' James McDermott talks to Yogesh Mistry, about his experiences of...
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02 Sam Ruddock
‘I felt like I was smoke and mirrors: putting on an act to try to be what I thought a man should be, rather than having any sense of who I was as me.’ James McDermott talks to podcast producer Sam Ruddock about addiction, fertility, male potency, and moving away from ego. Hosted by James…
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01 James McDermott
‘I hope by talking to other men about that baggage about being a man, we can get rid of the stuff that isn’t useful anymore, put back stuff that is useful, and acquire new things from each other that might help us as well.’ Before talking to other people, host James McDermott explores his own...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
James McDermott explores the many forms, messages, and experiences of masculinity in the 21st century. Through incisive, authentic, and compassionate conversations he digs into the challenges, pitfalls, privileges, and opportunities of being a mxn, and what it is like to live in a society dominated by men. A new podcast from Story Machine Productions for anyone who has ever wanted to get under the skin of modern masculinity. Hosted by James McDermott: www.jamesmcdermottwriter.weebly.comProduced by Story Machine Productions: www.storymachineproductions.co.uk
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James McDermott explores the many forms, messages, and experiences of masculinity in the 21st century. Through incisive, authentic, and compassionate conversations he digs into the challenges, pitfalls, privileges, and opportunities of being a mxn, and what it is like to live in a society dominated...
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