Manosphere: Debunked
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Do feminists just hate men? Is the gender pay gap even real? Join Aileen (@tindertranslators) and Dan (@the_nice_ish_psychologist) as they take on the myths of the manosphere, one 'fact' at a time. Content note: there will be sexism, and lots of swears.
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Do feminists just hate men? Is the gender pay gap even real? Join Aileen (@tindertranslators) and Dan (@the_nice_ish_psychologist) as they take on the myths of the manosphere, one 'fact' at a time. Content note: there will be sexism, and lots of swears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
Is Misogyny an Ideology?
5/1/2024
Following on from Aileen's last solo episode (episode 18), Dan dives into a look at how and why misogyny could be considered an ideology in relation to extremist attacks by men against women.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Sign up to our Patreon here.
Misogyny Is Ideological — So Why Aren’t Gender-Based Attacks Considered Terrorism?
If extreme misogyny is an ideology, doesn’t that make Plymouth killer a terrorist?
Plymouth gunman: a hate-filled misogynist and ‘incel’
Laura Bates calls for extremist misogyny to be seen as a form of terrorism
Terrorism Act 2000
A Psychology of Ideology: Unpacking the Psychological Structure of Ideological Thinking
Cambridge Dictionary - Ideology
Philosophy Terms - Ideology
Wikipedia - Ideology
Wikipedia - Misogyny
Wikipedia - Misogynist Terrorism
Southern Poverty Law Centre - Male Supremacy
Human Rights First - Extremism Fact Sheet
United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Centre
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Duration:00:23:45
Meet the "anti-feminists" [FULL EPISODE]
4/25/2024
Today we (bring you the FULL episode from behind the Patreon paywall and) enter the surreal universe of "anti-feminist" women with independent incomes and agency preaching about eating raw meat.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Sign up to our Patreon here.
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Duration:00:42:07
Extremist misogyny: the manosphere and the mainstream
4/18/2024
This week it's a solo episode from Aileen, she reflects on the misogyny underlying the attack at Westfield Mall, Sydney, last week and calls out the ways in which mainstream podcasters and celebrities reinforce incel rhetoric.
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Sydney stabbing: Typical Saturday of shopping at Westfield turns to horror - BBC News
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates https://waterstones.com/book/men-who-hate-women/laura-bates/9781398504653
Diary of a CEO https://youtu.be/vHpZEMesriU
Chris WIlliamson https://youtu.be/kbiH7ey0hWA?si=lOh49KF0-uo-Ig-y
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Duration:00:38:30
Meet the "anti-feminists" [TEASER]
4/11/2024
Today we enter the surreal universe of "anti-feminist" women with independent incomes and agency preaching about eating raw meat.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Listen to the full episode here: www.patreon.com/manospheredebunkedpod
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Duration:00:10:54
Do feminists hate men?
3/27/2024
Do feminists hate men? We look at the misandry myth.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Resources:
Debunking the Myth of the Man-Hating Feminist | Psychology Today Canada - Amber Wardell Ph.D. Posted March 8, 2024
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03616843231202708
Misandry (/mɪsˈændri/) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misandry
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Duration:00:31:19
Teaser: Manosphere dating advice
3/13/2024
This week Dan reads out some manosphere dating tips and Aileen... reacts.
Full episode available at patreon.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:10:00
Womb Imprinting...WTF!?!
3/6/2024
Yup, you read the title correctly, and no, it's not a thing. In a solo episode this week, Dan reckons he might know where the manosphere has gone wrong on this one. Have a listen to find out.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on Instagram and Patreon!
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
References:
Why Do Women Continue to Have Kids by Multiple Men? (Original "womb imprinting" blog)
People who were abused as children are more likely to be abused as an adult (ONS Data)
What is the Limbic System (Simply Psychology)
Imprinting in Psychology (VeryWellMind)
Professor Neil Video
Microchimerism: A new concept (research paper)
Do Women Retain DNA from Every Man They Have Ever Slept With? (Snopes fact check article)
How long can sperm live inside the vagina after intercourse?
Does dead sperm leave a woman's body?
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Duration:00:16:51
Bonus 8: Did Victorian women have it good?
2/28/2024
Head to patreon.com/ManophereDebunkedpod to unlock the rest of this episode.
Were women treated with deference in the Victorian Era? Were they just waiting for the "triumph of Western man" to ask for equality? Erm... no.
Click here for Aileen's instagram post with lots of refuting references.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:20:13
Pair bonding - Part 2
2/22/2024
This week we look at the 'studies' that say the less sexual partners a woman has, the more likely she is to get divorced or be unhappy in her marriage. What else is going on here?
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
References:
Pearly – chance of a happy marriage dramatically declined 5 partners https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeBe9hkH/
https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/promiscuous-singles-are-screwing-their-odds-of-a-happy-marriage-study/
https://wheatley.byu.edu/the-myth-of-sexual-experience
https://ifstudies.org/blog/counterintuitive-trends-in-the-link-between-premarital-sex-and-marital-stability
http://before-i-do.org/
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Duration:00:39:04
Bonus Episode: Is dating really harder for men?
2/8/2024
Aileen flies solo this week and discusses a topic close to her heart - the shit show that is dating as a straight woman.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:22:34
Pair bonding - Part 1
2/1/2024
Podcast bros with misogynist inclinations have a strange fascination with pair bonding and its apparent implications for female sexuality. But what, if anything, do they get right about it?
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
This week's sources:
What impact does hypersexuality/promiscuity have on individuals / their relationships? ‼️ The more partners someone has, the more… | Instagram
TikTok – Oxytocin explanation
The Neurobiology of Love and Pair Bonding from Human and Animal Perspectives - PMC (nih.gov)
Medium spiny neurons and pair bonding in the prairie vole - Journal of Neurophysiology | Podcast on Spotify
Equality and polyamory: why early humans weren't The Flintstones | Science | The Guardian
Love hormone claim is simply bonkers – Australian Associated Press (aap.com.au)
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Duration:00:28:15
Bonus Episode: Matt Rife meets Jordan Peterson
1/25/2024
Dan and Aileen give their views on the conversation between "cancelled" comedian Matt Rife and uncancellable psychologist-turned-misogyny-grifted Jordan Peterson. The will be orangutans.
Referenced in this episode:
Problematic, Matt Ride - Netflix
The Jordan Peterson podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB65W73uQQ8
The orang-utan mating system and the unflanged male: A product of increased food stress during the late Miocene and Pliocene?
When Ape Sex Isn’t Simple - Anthropology News
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:40:59
Evolutionary Psychology and the Manosphere
1/18/2024
What does the manosphere get wrong about evolutionary psychology? Spoiler alert: everything.
The main article referred to in this episode is: The use and misuse of evolutionary psychology in online manosphere communities: The case of female mating strategies (Bachaud & Johns, 2023)
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Ramblings Substack page here.
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Duration:00:42:58
Question Time Part 2
1/4/2024
This week, Aileen and Dan answer some listener questions. They offer their views and advice on topics like:
Die Hard
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Thanks for listening.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:22:51
Question Time Part 1
12/21/2023
What motivates two strangers to start a manosphere podcast? This week Dan and Aileen interview each other!
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/manospheredebunkedpod
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:27:57
Do feminists refuse to debate because they know they'll lose?
12/14/2023
This week it's Aileen's turn for solo episode. She looks at how the dude bro 'debate me!' culture baits us and is largely a waste of energy.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
We’re now on Instagram!
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
This week's resources:
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
No Offence But - Gina Martin
The reel that got Aileen noticed by Brian Atlas (lol)
The reel of the dude who doesn't feel.
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Duration:00:26:03
Dan talks to a robot about men being feminists
12/7/2023
In this week's podcast, Dan rides solo - well, sort of. Due to Aileen being poorly, Dan decided to have a conversation about the reasons why men should be included within feminism... with a robot. And the robot is surprisingly insightful.
If you enjoyed this week's episode, please rate and review it wherever you listen. Also, you can send questions, suggestions and thoughts to manospheredebunked@gmail.com.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
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Duration:00:11:22
Bonus Episode: The comment section
11/23/2023
Aileen takes Dan through a few comments she's gotten on her Instagram posts about the manosphere. Fun times!
See the post we're discussing here.
You can now follow us on Instagram @manospheredebunkedpod
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Duration:00:26:17
Does no one care about men's mental health? Part 3
11/16/2023
In this final episode around the manosphere narrative of men's mental health, Aileen and Dan delve into the evidence that highlights that there is a significant amount of concern, conversation, and support for men's mental health. Once again, the fact that this episode was released in the month of Movember was unintentional, but the irony is... well, ironic.
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Show notes:
Movember (Wikipedia)
Movember Website
International Men's Day (website)
Men's Health Month (example artice)
Understanding Suicide: Why Gender and other Protected Characteristics are Important to Consider - Part Two (Blog)
Calm Instagram Post
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Duration:00:27:55
Bonus Episode: Whatever Podcast
11/9/2023
You may not know you've heard of the Whatever podcast, but if you're online a lot you may well have seen it. Aileen and Dan look at the dynamics and strategy of the pod and debunk some of Brian Atlas's thoughts on war (wild).
Manosphere: Debunked is hosted by Aileen Barratt (@tindertranslators) and Dan, the anonymous psychologist (@the_nice_ish_psychologist).
Aileen's book, Tinder Translator: An A-Z of Modern Misogyny, is available here.
Visit The Nice-ish Rambling Substack page here.
Referenced in todays episode:
War Clip - Instagram
whatever - YouTube
The ‘Whatever’ Podcast Is Bait to Make Women Look Dumb (vice.com)
Ukraine’s female soldiers: Nobody will tell you, ‘You are a chick, so you are not going to fight and save me’ – The Irish Times
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Duration:00:29:58