In this episode, we welcome Howard Stevenson, Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education at the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss Professor Stevenson’s family history and connection to the Philadelphia community; gender roles and subverting them; men’s friendships; the PLAAY Project; the importance of emotional regulation; and the wisdom of an African proverb about the lion’s story. You can see more of Dr. Stevenson’s work in…
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Talk Like a Man is a social norms "marketing" campaign designed to show that the majority of masculine-identified people view their masculinities as complex and fluid rather than rigid and limited/limiting. Our cultural idea of masculinity is often very restrictive, but this project's aim is to show that idea to be inaccurate. Masculinities of the world, unite!
Podcast Season 2, Episode 2: Charlie Glickman
I have been trying to get Charlie Glickman on the podcast since I started this project, and he finally said yes! Our conversation, ranging from how to navigate sexual consent to the importance of being connected with one’s own body and the importance of shame resiliency, is not to be missed. Talk Like a Man is the podcast of the Men’s Center for Growth and…
Podcast Season 2, Episode 1
At long last, the first episode of Season 2 is ready for your consumption! We open Season 2 with our co-hosts, Alex Bove, PhD and Brother Robb Carter, MSW, interviewing each other. Their long-reaching conversation touches on issues of men’s work, families of origin, male role models, shame and resiliency, and more. We are also happy to…
Season 2 of the Podcast is Almost Here!
In April, Season 2 of the TLaM podcast will launch. This season, we welcome co-host Brother Robb Carter, a community leader, counselor, and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania whose work focuses on anger management and intimate partner violence reduction through a trauma-informed lens, as well as anti-racism and social justice. He is also a Director and Clinical Coordinator for the Men’s Center for Growth and Change.
Podcast Episode 9
We’re back! In this episode, a panel discussion with Robert Heasley, Brother Robb Carter, and Robert Garfield, three members of the leadership group of the Men’s Center for Growth and Change in Philadelphia. The three Roberts discuss a recent photography exhibit featuring images of men’s intimate friendships as well as their own experiences with men’s…
Podcast Episode 8
In this episode of the TLaM podcast, I talk with Dianne Browne, PhD, CFLE, CSE, project director at Camden Healthy Start and adjunct faculty member at Widener University’s Center for Human Sexuality Studies. We discuss her work with young fathers of color, the importance of male role models in the lives of young men, research…
Podcast Episode 7
This episode features my conversation with Rabbi Shawn Zevit of Miskan Shalom and Menschwork. We discuss his work with congregants of all genders, his personal history in the men’s movement, relationships between fathers and sons, the limitations of language, and how to (and how not to) engage men in consciousness-raising work.
Podcast Episode 6
At long last, my interview with Jase Lindgren, one of the co-hosts of the Multiamory Podcast. Jase is a relationship and dating coach, masculinity educator, and sex-positivity advocate. He is trained in positive psychology, Emotional Freedom Technique, consent education, and Buddhist mindfulness practice. Jase and I talk about his work as coach, much of which…
Podcast Episode 5
In this episode, I talk to Al Vernacchio, Sexuality Education Coordinator for Friends Central School in Wynnewood, PA. We discuss the pitfalls and joys of adolescent masculinity, educating about consent, and the relationship between spirituality and sexuality, among other things. If you’d like to support the show at Patreon, here is the link.
Podcast Episode 4
Episode 4 is out! I talk to sex educator and researcher Darius Mooring about his work in communities of color with Widener’s Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative, how masculinity functioned in his family of origin, and his manly hobby of crochet.
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