Outside the Manosphere: a Nontoxic Bromance
Welcome to Skip and Carlos Outside the Manosphere — where two friends get to know each other better while unpacking what it means to be a man today. How do you balance strength with vulnerability? Confidence with humility? How do you stay ambitious without becoming an asshole? And is it really so hard to admit that it’s Patrick Swayze you love in Dirty Dancing? Let’s figure this out.
Episodes
In this episode, Skip and Carlos explore the concept of trail magic and synchronicity, sharing personal stories of unexpected encounters and serendipitous moments during their travels. They discuss the philosophical implications of these experiences, touching on happiness and fate while tangling it up in Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave." The conversation also delves into the joys of creative projects, the challenges...
In this episode of Outside the Manosphere, Skip and Carlos chat about hitchhiking, evil cowboys, spirituality, and the moral implications of choosing invisibility as a superpower based on gender. The boys also discuss the stunning views in California, and they answer the tough question, which is more important: continence or eloquent speech?
Items Referenced:
The 36 Questions That Lead to Love: https://36questionsinlove.com/
In this thought-provoking episode, Skip and Carlos take you on a journey through their personal stories and cultural insights. They share travel stories from hitchhiking across the U.S. to exploring Prague, while also diving into deeper discussions on identity and privilege. A significant chunk of their discussion is dedicated to Peggy McIntosh's seminal article on white privilege, "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," ...
A man, whom women wanted to be and men wanted to be with, or something like that; adored, complicated, flawed, amazing, Skip and Carlos fall in love . . . with Pee-wee Herman? In this bonus episode, the unofficial mascot of the podcast, Paul Reubens, is examined in his final movie as well as the recent documentary on his life, all, of course, in relation to the manosphere. Join us!
Items Referenced:
Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (movie): htt...
In this episode, the boys talk at length about Skip’s formative walk across America and how their respective past adventures were so similar. They also discuss a few current events while connecting game theory to global politics and gaslighting.
Items Referenced :
Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma: https://www.phys.lsu.edu/~spathak/Talks/RepGames.pdf
John Forbes Nash Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr.
Nobel Prize contr...
Skip and Carlos peer into the void, ruminate about how the podcast is affecting their lives, spotlight a good man, and talk politics and billionaires. Plus, Carlos endures the trauma of The Little Prince.
Items Referenced:
Employment for computer programmers: https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/computer-programming-jobs-lowest-1980-ai/
ChatGPT model refuses to shut down: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-safety-new-chatgpt-o3-...
Carlos' Joy Principle takes over in Episode 8 as the boys talk about what men need to feel complete and the roadblocks they put in their own way. Can you cuddle with your son if he is 5? What about 14 or 35? Where are men looking for connection?
Items Referenced:
Men drinking from straws: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=714019184458211&rdid=KemCT2CPb3R4FkmQ
Church of Manliness: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30q5...
Skip and Carlos discuss the impact of generational differences on work attitudes, the value of various jobs, and the cultural perspectives surrounding work-life balance. The conversation also delves into the challenges of gender roles in parenting and the importance of education and personal growth. Additionally, they touch on their media consumption habits and how it shapes their views on current events and society. And lastly, ar...
In this episode, the boys consider some of the implications of how artificial intelligence and 3D printing will affect people's (specifically men) sense of relevance as they lose their jobs to progressive technology; they also consider universal basic income, and how the 1972 Burt Reynolds film Deliverance ties into this sense of ineptitude looming on the horizon. Cancel culture and the false war of humor vs. kindness finds its...
The first rule of fight club is . . . feminizing it. Skip and Carlos discuss how billionaires like President Trump and Elon Musk are simply too emotional to hold power. They touch on how Americans are comparing the two men's public disagreement to a "girl fight," while Skip delights in the World Wrestling Entertainment-ness of it all.
Items Referenced:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Outside-the-Manosphere/615766010...
Are trigger warnings still relevant? Have trigger warnings become triggers for some people? Also, can Skip and Carlos sing? They clearly think so. What 80's musician did Carlos have (and still has) a crush on and what does it have to do with Pee Wee Herman? Find out in Episode 5
Items Referenced:
https://36questionsinlove.com/
After some podcast homework, Skip and Carlos go well beyond the manosphere to talk about telepathy and its scientific evidence/lack of evidence, strange action at a distance, the Double-Slit Experiment, and cordial disagreement between two men with their arms folded tightly across their chests.
Items referenced:
https://thetelepathytapes.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/telepathy-is-it-for-real/id1051557000?i=1000703851340
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In this episode, Skip and Carlos discuss the intersection of cynicism and misogyny, Mr. Rogers' "helpers," the origins of gaslighting, and if things do always work out. Plus, difference rears its completely amicable and mature head as Woo and Science collide.
Items referenced:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=92iotrec96g
https://www.magzter.com/en/stories/fashion/Cosmopolitan-US/DATING-ACROSS-THE-LI...
In this episode, Skip and Carlos continue falling in love with 36 questions from The New York Times. They also examine ridiculous communiqué from the manosphere, undercover alt-right dating, Skip's past as a long-haired weird kid, and Carlos' decision to become a vagabond.
Items mentioned:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=92iotrec96g
https://www.magzter.com/en/stories/...
Skip and Carlos define the Manosphere and apply a "whoever smelt it dealt it" sort of approach to homophobia. They reminisce on their "meet cute" in the Czech Republic, where they became friends as expatriates and reflect about life and culture there. They also talk Cryptozoology and close encounters of the rabbit kind.
Items referenced:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/04/17/red-pill-m...
In the first episode of Outside the Manosphere, Skip and Carlos introduce themselves and discuss why anyone would care to listen to two middle-aged men growing their friendship as they discuss the toxic manosphere that we are all navigating through. This conversation includes a nod to the manliness of testicle tanning and how not wiping one's butt is an actual thing in the manosphere. They also start getting to know each other ...
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