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October 12, 2022 47 mins

“Masculinity is a lot like Fight Club. The first rule is that you don't talk about it.” In this episode, we’re breaking that rule, examining what Fight Club has to say about the emotional lives of men, the links between masculinity and extremist violence, and the path out of the darkness.

TRANSCRIPT: HERE

CREDITS:

Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas

Showrunner: Colin McNulty

Producers: Sabrina Fang and Taylor Jones

Production Assistant and Fact Checker: Stella Hartman

Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis

Studio Direction and Theme Music: Dan Leone

Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair

Editor: Jamie York

Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable

Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna Levin

Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara, Corinne Gilliard

Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman 

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