Closing One Door, Opening Another: Men's Advocacy Initiative

What if the struggles of boys and men were more than just isolated incidents but part of a larger, often-ignored narrative? Join us for the season finale where we not only reflect on a stellar lineup of guests like Glenn Greenwald and Brad Palumbo but also share a monumental announcement. After four impactful seasons, we’re hitting pause—not for lack of passion, but to channel it into a cause close to our hearts: boy's and men's advocacy. We'll be launching a new initiative called "Men of Tomorrow," aimed at addressing the unseen challenges faced by this demographic. Tune in to understand why this shift is crucial and how we plan to foster meaningful dialogue around these pressing issues.

This episode is more than just a farewell; it’s an invitation to embark on a new journey with us. Learn about our upcoming project, “Men of Tomorrow,” set to debut on June 27th 2024 with a team dedicated to exploring and addressing the complexities boys and men face today. Hear firsthand why we believe this cause deserves more attention and how we plan to make a difference through roundtable discussions and expert insights. Your support has been invaluable, and we hope you'll continue to join us in shining a light on this significant yet often overlooked topic.

Recorded 6/3/2024

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:03

Hey everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying their week. I mentioned that a special announcement was coming Tuesday the 4th for the show and we're going to get to that in just one moment. But I first want to say to everyone listening I kind of reiterate this time to time but nonetheless I'll do it again Thank you for the support, Thank you for all the outreach that has occurred during season four guests from across the political spectrum, some more high level renowned guests such as Glenn Greenwald, Brad Palumbo and others but it was a fantastic season, Thoroughly enjoyed it and really appreciate all the feedback that people provided throughout this season. So just want to say thank you there.

Speaker 1: 1:01

Now, getting on to the announcement so the show is going to take a indefinite pause for putting out all content that includes episodes, but also reels, updates, stories. So it's going to take a pause for indefinitely. In essence, Now, this isn't due to some oh, my full-time job, I'm just getting pulled into too much. It's actually because I'm going to dedicate a large portion of my focus and free time into another project endeavor actually a couple, but one mainly and before I allude to what that project is, I just want to say that the past really four years of doing this have been extremely illuminating. The conversations I've had and debates have been nothing short of fantastic and really honed in on how I speak or talk to people or just try to learn about things. So, doing this if anyone is listening to this who wants to do like a podcast or just have a channel, I would highly encourage you doing it. The only thing is just know the commitment that is going to come with it, which isn't to scare anyone away, but more so, just you know, be aware of. Nonetheless, back to the point. So this show has been nothing short of fantastic and extremely rewarding, for lack of a better term. And the reason I'm going to put a pause on the show and the project I'm going to be looking more towards is boys and men's advocacy. Now, when I say that, some people wince, sneer or just blow it off altogether, Like what the hell are you talking about? Boys and men's advocacy? What does that even mean? And the project I'm working on will. We'll get into all of that, but that's kind of the reason why I'm doing it, because there is so little legitimacy into this issue and it's really pushed off as something that's non-existent, even though there's empirical studies and anecdotes and just all around a number of evidence that indicates that boys and men are struggling in a number of domains. So that's one reason why I want to move into this, because it's one I'm passionate about.

Speaker 1: 3:14

But two, I don't really see a lot of people doing this. For example, I'm also extremely passionate about free speech, almost a free speech absolutist, and definitely a free speech absolutist to the extent of the law which is protected under the First Amendment. But there's great organizations and people who are in this space already doing fantastic work. Fire, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, is one of those organizations and they're doing great work. Then another issue I'm pretty passionate about is geopolitics. So then I hear people such as Sagar and Jetty, who speaks on this issue rather well, on breaking points, and I'm sure who he actually is quite persuading. But when I see this issue, the only person who I actually see dedicate their pursuit towards this issue is George the Tin man. I actually had him on and that was one of the most listened to episodes that I've ever done I believe way over 500 listens, and then not including any reels or shorter videos I made from it. So that was a highly listened to episode and received a great number of feedback on that, mostly positive.

Speaker 1: 4:26

So that's what brings me here today, because the project I want to move into is called Men of Tomorrow. I'm doing it with three other people. In terms of how it's looking at the moment, it's a roundtable discussion where we dissect the contemporary landscape for boys and men. The first episode is coming out June 27th and then there will be a few other episodes coming from that. But this is just the beginning. This is the beginning of something big. This is the beginning of a journey that's going to take me, I'm sure, and anyone else who would like to join and participate and help to raise awareness to this issue. This may, most likely, will, involve educational programming, advocacy, even to the point of legislation.

Speaker 1: 5:08

I envision it as, and also just a fighter and when I say by a fighter is not in like the physical way obviously maybe not obvious, but not in the physical way nonetheless way obviously maybe not obvious, but not in the physical way nonetheless, but someone who will unapologetically advocate for boys and men's issues. Now you have something like Richard Reeves, who's done a great amount of work in this boys and men's space and I've learned so much from. But when I listened to him at length, especially on podcasts and other, say, TV shows he will do. Time to time he approaches this issue from a project tone, as if, like I know, women and girls have these issues. This is why people should care about these issues. That's 100% true. There are obviously specific issues that affect men and women differently and there has to be the appropriate response towards that and resources available to address it and the work and so on. But there has to be someone out there who's just advocating for boys and men unapologetically and doesn't have to kind of take this subservient position when they do so and that's the mission I plan to embark on. It doesn't mean that women's and girls' issues are less important at all. That's not even the slightest, I would say, implication of this. But that's kind of part of the problem, which is there's a zero-sum interpretation. When you talk about boys and men, that automatically in some people's minds means that you don't care about girls and women. Once more, not the case Now.

Speaker 1: 6:47

What happens next is this roundtable discussions will be rolled out June 27th the first episode, but the Instagram page and YouTube channel has been created. So if you're listening to this, please go and follow those pages on Instagram and YouTube and also TikTok, where content will be added to on a consistent basis, moving forward. And if you have any questions or would like to support in any way, please reach out because, as mentioned, I'm still figuring a lot of this out, but I still have a path I'm walking on and think it's the right one. But if you have any ideas or something pops in your mind, please feel free to reach out on my personal Instagram at Dan Corcoran I think it's Dan Corcoran 28. But, yeah, we'll much appreciate it and follow the page at Men of Tomorrow on Instagram and on YouTube, plus TikTok. So, if you listen to this, thank you.

Speaker 1: 7:41

This is not to say that the podcast will never come back or overcoming the divide will never come back. This is not to say that the podcast will never come back or overcoming the divide will never come back, Just for the foreseeable future, as we put on a pause so I can dedicate my efforts elsewhere. But, yeah, thank you for listening to this. Thank you for the support. If you have been listening to this podcast throughout the years, it's much appreciated and I will say the best is yet to come. So I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Thank you all and take care.