Ex-AFL player and author Brandon Jack tackles the peer pressure guys feel to fit in and some of the problematic ways men perform masculinity in their friendships - in his new book Pissants.

In this ep, he chats to Dee Salmin about the novel, the ‘male loneliness epidemic’ and how guys can create more vulnerable and meaningful relationships with each other.

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SHOW NOTES:

Pissants - https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Pissants/Brandon-Jack/9781761633072

Micheal Kimmel research ‘Masculinity As Homophobia’: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1997-97379-006

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Male Friendships, Loneliness and AFL Culture w/ Brandon Jack