This season, we've discussed ways men and boys are struggling in important ways that hurts everyone in our society. Boys are being left behind in our education system and men are more likely to die by suicide than women. Men are also most likely to be both the victims and the perpetrators of violent crime in this country.
On this episode of Unsettled, we hear from men from a variety of different backgrounds, as they reflect on what it means to be a man at this moment.
Guests:
- Cody Howell, student care coordinator, University of Iowa
- Giorgi Gagua, senior, Iowa State University
- Rev. Abraham Funchess, Jr., human rights director, City of Waterloo
- Chuy Renteria, author, arts and culture editor, Little Village
- Romen Borsellino, comedy writer
- JJ Kapur, PhD candidate, University of Iowa
- Kevin Nordmeyer, principal architect, BNIM
- Bill McAnally, energy efficiency consultant and former carpentry instructor
- Evander Ellsbury, musician and caretaker
- Andre Wright, co-founder of Humanize My Hoodie and executive director, Wright House of Fashion
