Episode 24: Boys Are Not Like Dogs with Ruth Whippman
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Show Notes
Sarah and Miranda are joined by Ruth Whippman, author of Boymom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity to talk about how boys need more but get less, the boys who are dying to talk about their feelings, and the radical power of a board book about a boy and his bags. Plus, do we say “no” to toxic-masculinity media or just say “yes” to better things? And a special round of “Marry, F**k, Kill!”
Links:
* Sarah’s piece in the Cut on cross-gender friendships
* Sarah’s piece in Romper on Boymom
* Ruth’s Substack:
Culture recs for boys:
* Clive Board Books by Jessica Spanyol
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