Michael (Red State Democrat and entrepreneurial thinker) and Nathaniel (Brooklyn-based “crunchy granola” socially conscious skeptic) first met two decades ago studying acting at NYU Tisch. They reconnected after drift and divorce, and are now bringing their deep and irreverent male-friendship dynamic – and complementary “woke dude” perspectives – to The Beta Boi Breakdown. Each episode takes listeners into the origins and ripple effects of cultural phenomena rooted in masculinity, gender, an ...
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What is empathy? How’s it shown up in the betas’ lives? What do a former hostage negotiator, Brené Brown, and Philip Seymour Hoffman have to teach us about understanding one another? Hitch a ride with the betas as they mansplain the mountain of vulnerability and enlightenment, because the first step toward understanding the red-pilled manosphere do…
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Lo and behold, there’s more than one flavor to the fastest growing trend in post-feminism female empowerment. Some flavors stretch back decades, others melt across centuries, some are wholly new, sprinkled with bad tuna casserole recipes and tight, tight blouses to saturate the algorithm. Grab a spoon and join the betas as they sample the strange a…
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What if there were a can’t-miss playbook to winning women’s affection? (There is.) What if it didn’t work all of the time? (It doesn’t.) What if, either way, it created estrangement where there should be connection and gave rise to entire subculture of resentment, shame, and gamified misogyny? Join the betas as they make whoopie with a steampunk ma…
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Who are these betas? What happened in their lives to make them spend hours and hours mapping out the red-pilled manosphere? How expensive is an onion in Brooklyn these days and which pro wrestler once epitomized positive masculinity for the BBB's resident red-state democrat? There’s a pie-in-the-sky ambition at the core of this show: this episode d…
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Who is empathy for? Here's a sneak peak from Season 1's episode "Mansplaining Empathy." Welcome to The Beta Boi Breakdown, "A Woke Dude Deep Dive into the Manosphere and Masculinity." Each episode takes listeners into the origins and ripple effects of cultural phenomena rooted in masculinity, gender, and power, “maxing” the audience’s empathy muscl…
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How did a Red State Democrat discover empathy with those in the manosphere? When did empathy become a dangerous word? Welcome to The Beta Boi Breakdown, "A Woke Dude Deep Dive into the Manosphere and Masculinity." Each episode takes listeners into the origins and ripple effects of cultural phenomena rooted in masculinity, gender, and power, “maxing…
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Welcome to The Beta Boi Breakdown, "A Woke Dude Deep Dive into the Manosphere and Masculinity." Each episode takes listeners into the origins and ripple effects of cultural phenomena rooted in masculinity, gender, and power, “maxing” the audience’s empathy muscle and critical thinking. {[*]} Follow, subscribe, and rate The Beta Boi Breakdown five s…
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