The Great Man Within Modern Manhood (Recorded Live at Discerning Dick, feat Cleo Stiller) Part Two
#51: This is the second installment of the two part series on Modern Manhood – filmed live at our Discerning Dick: Sexual Wisdom for the Modern Man event here in NYC.
Now if you're one of those weirdos who's listening to Part Two without having listened to Part One, Modern Manhood is the name of the book written by Cleo Stiller, an Emmy and Peabody nominated reporter.
Modern Manhood tackles conversations about the complicated world of being a good man today.
This episode was filmed in front of a live audience of about 70 men and women. This was our 11th such event and I've gotta say it ranks right up there for both me and Bryan as an all-time favorite because the audience was just lit up to discuss and debate these issues.
So in this episode, we extra deep into the following arenas:
- Why locker room talk, the lowest common denominator of male bonding, serves as a gender divisive and unfortunately effective method of connection between men (and how we change that)
- Why our masculinity is constantly being tested… including a recent example of when one-testicle Bryan was told to "grow a pair" for not having a beer
- Why men's worst behaviors are "tragic expressions of unmet needs," as one of our guests, Shai, said.
- And an emotional moment for me, and many women in the room, where I read a Step 9 letter...which is an apology letter I wrote during my time in Sex Addicts Anonymous to a woman who I'd sexually objectified over a 10 year period of my life.