This week’s episode is awesome. My guest is Alex Manley, the author of The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood— a guidebook for men today who want to escape the shackles of toxic masculinity. In this episode, we discuss this book extensively—why Alex wanted to write it, how coming out as non-binary influenced their perspective on masculinity, what challenges men today face, who they hope to reach with this book, why it’s important to write for people who don’t agree with you, and more. Alex is so smart and knowledgeable and brings such a constructive voice to the conversation on masculinity, which makes for a really wonderful episode.

Alex is a prolific writer and editor whose work—including essays, translations, poetry, and more—can be found on their website below.

Get Alex’s book here: https://ecwpress.com/products/the-new-masculinity

Find the rest of their writing here: https://www.alexmanley.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_icon/

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