Ep 38: Manhood and Masculinity in 2021

Unlatched Mind

Ryan Michler, founder of The Order of Man podcast and movement, joins Unlatched Mind to discuss the critical tenets of manhood and what being a man looks like in 2021. We discuss how society looks at masculinity, life’s rat race, leadership, ego, and some of the potentially damaging messages about men and boys coming out of the American Psychological Association.

Check out the Order of Man movement at https://www.orderofman.com

Show Highlights:

• 01:40 - The mission of the Order of Man movement
• 05:59 - Masculine traits and the typical man’s life
• 07:40 - Escaping life’s “rat race”
• 11:00 - Ambition at home and work
• 13:15 - The myth of work-life balance
• 18:16 - Leadership and ego
• 20:55 - Is masculinity under attack?
• 24:30 - Society’s left-right pendulum, the media and systematic racism
• 28:03 - Problems vs Challenges
• 31:12 - “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times”
• 34:22 - American Psychological Association (APA): “…traditional masculinity…is harmful…”
• 42:45 - Home environment trumps political environment
• 44:45 - Mandatory U.S. military service
• 47:25 - Tools of the Order Man movement
• 50:15 - Ryan and his son build a canoe!
• 51:50 - Men are confrontational; Women are relational