Toxic Masculinity: Knowing It and Learning How to be a Better Man With Josh Gannon, Creator of “Boys Will Be Human” Podcast

Class: Relationships 101

Episode summary: Josh Gannon, creator of the “Boys Will Be Human” podcast, defines what toxic masculinity is and shares his advice on how to improve our perception and expression of masculinity.

Bio: After the summer of 2020, Josh decided to leave the film industry and embark on a new career. He hopes to get his MA in Social Work and help boys with their emotional intelligence in some capacity.

Topics discussed:

• Josh’s Intro - [1:13]
• Why You? Why Now? Why This? - [3:28]
• Toxic Masculinity in Media - [7:04]
• A Brief History of Josh - [10:02]
• The Definition of Toxic Masculinity - [15:13]
• Redefining Masculinity - [20:14]
• Masculinity Around the World - [22:38]
• The Future of Masculinity - [27:31]
• Masculinity and Relationships - [29:32]
• Overcoming Toxic Masculinity - [36:05]
• Masculinity and Therapy - [39:30]
• A Life Lesson From Josh - [42:00]
• Josh’s Podcast - [43:03]

Where to Find Josh’s Podcast

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

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Good Quotes

• “The goal for now is to work with boys and younger men on their emotional intelligence because  I know we aren't taught how to be emotionally intelligent and I think if we are, there'd be a better world or a better community at least and the community can build  larger and larger.” - [14:13]
• “I think you can be masculine, but… that doesn't mean you have to be toxic.” - [17:03]
• “I just realized that a lot of men have the same, if not more insecurities about themselves as anyone else. We want the same things, but we're just afraid to say it because we'll look weak and we'll look, you know, feminine, which is not a good thing for some reason.” - [30:15]
• “We're all the same, but… we don't give ourselves a chance to truly be ourselves because we don't want to be ridiculed.” - [32:02]