In our conversation with Allan Ball, Director of White Ribbon Australia, we talk about our epidemic of male violence against women and why men must take responsibility for ending it. Over the last 15 years, Allan Ball has led social movements, frontline service delivery and international community engagement projects to assist women and children who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse. He has previously worked for Local Government, State Government, Federal Government and the Corporate Sector; and is now the National Director of Australia’s largest social movement asking men to interv ..read more

WHY MEN DON'T TRUST EACH OTHER. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we explore why so many men struggle to trust each other, the price we pay for this, and how we can do our work to form meaningful caring friendships with other men. Join  us for powerful conversations with the men and women leading the  heal ..read more

WHY SOME MEN MANSPLAIN. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we offer our thoughts on some root causes for why men mansplain. We look at how men can learn the skills we need to end our reliance on such transactional forms of dialogue. Join us for powerful conversations with the men and women leading the  heal ..read more

WHY SOME MEN LIE. In our new short form 15 minute episode, Charles and Mark explore a single issue that is harming men and all those whose lives we impact. It's an opportunity for us as men to acknowledge an issue that is often there for many of us, take on the work to make changes, and live richer full lives.  In this episode, we explore what's driving men men to lie to others and to ourselves and how men's work can help us to move into authenticity and honesty.  Join  us for powerful conversations with the men and women leading the  healthy masculinity movement. For gener ..read more

Our schools, public or private, primary or secondary, rich or poor are in tumult. They were already institutions that semi-unintentionally bred dominance hierarchies and reinforced unhealthy gender roles, but now the fake controversies around curriculum and teaching are inhibiting the kinds of conversations that can actually make schools safer, more welcoming AND can actually improve test scores. In this episode, Mark and I have a virtual sit-down with “faculty whisper” and school culture expert Jason Ablin. Jason Ablin is the author of The Gender Equation in School: How to Create Equity and F ..read more

Finn Cox is a transgender man, personal trainer, and content creator committed to activism through outreach. He began his YouTube channel, Finntastic Mr. Fox, in 2020 with the goal of providing resources for trans and cis people alike, which has since evolved into a means of connecting and educating through introspection.  He holds firm to the belief that building bridges is a better use of time and energy than building walls, and has recently focused this effort on the topic of masculinity. Having lived experience being perceived as both a woman and a man, Finn hopes to bring insight to ..read more

Mark and Charles share what men get back when we break out of Man Box culture. It's a deep dive exploration of the anxiety and disconnection created by Man Box culture, and what changes when we do our men's work, come in out of the cold, and reconnect with our communities. We share our own stories of what happened in our lives when the Man Box lost its hold on us.  As a writer, speaker and consultant, Mark Greene has spent over a decade deconstructing our binary-riddled dialogues around manhood and masculinity. He consults to organizations world wide on diversity, inclusion and mascu ..read more

Jason Rogers joins us for a wide ranging discussion of the deeply human challenges in hyper-masculine sports culture, both during and after Olympic level competition. Jason is an Olympic Medalist and freelance writer for publications like Men's Health. His writing and speaking focuses on the evolving state of masculinity. You can follow Jason's work by signing up for the Mandate Letter, a newsletter about masculinity and mental health. *** As a writer, speaker and consultant, Mark Greene has spent over a decade deconstructing our binary-riddled dialogues around manhood and masculinity. He cons ..read more

This heartfelt and often funny conversation, Mark, Charles and Brian share stories about the new co-created ways of fathering that healthy masculinity gives rise to. This emergent fatherhood of playful collaboration is leading to more agentic, empowered children and happier more relaxed parents. Brian Anderson is a husband and father to two spirited daughters that keep him inspired and exhausted every day. He started Fathering Together to provide a community for connection and education for fathers everywhere. Prior to Fathering Together, Brian Anderson has been a social worker, university cha ..read more

How do we, as men, help other men put down the unhealthy attitudes and behaviors that are limiting them and hurting others? How do we call men in to the challenging work of crafting individual masculinities that include connection, inclusion, empathy and care? In this episode, Mark and I get to have another rich, insight and laughter filled conversation with a powerful, engaged men's work practitioner. Our guest is Mark Winkler, who, after finishing up a successful career as a musical talent agent, developed an intensive Life Skills program to empower At-Risk young men to adopt safe and produc ..read more