The Masking Tapes

The Masking Tapes
Podcast Description
The Masking Tapes, hosted by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe, dives into the rapidly shifting changes to gender norms, connections, and expectations. On this podcast, we listen to insights from everyday individuals, from fathers to sons, organizers to engineers, and those with the questions and some answers.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as grief, masculinity, and generational perspectives on manhood. Specific episodes include discussions on intentional grieving with Ryan Drysdale and the influence of compassion in masculinity with Oscar Romero. The content aims to unpack notions of male friendships and societal expectations across different generations.

The Masking Tapes, hosted by Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe, dives into the rapidly shifting changes to gender norms, connections, and expectations. On this podcast, we listen to insights from everyday individuals, from fathers to sons, organizers to engineers, and those with the questions and some answers.
On this episode, Carolina and Alice unpack ‘The Great Gen Z Gender Divide.’ Together, they explore current research around men, relationships, and the manosphere. They dive into discussing the emotional labor carried by women amidst the ‘masculinity crisis’ and what it means to be a woman doing this work.
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Alice Lassman is a researcher and policy expert on economic policy and societal dynamics, with experience at McKinsey, the United Nations, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and work featured in major publications and media.
Carolina Hidalgo-McCabe, your host, has local, national, and global organizing and programming experience. Her expertise lies in communications, community mobilization, and masculinity studies.
Alice’s latest pieces:
https://www.newsweek.com/left-paying-high-price-getting-men-wrong-opinion-2060735
https://www.newsweek.com/tech-bro-masculinity-sets-men-failure-opinion-2038049

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