Machismo is a word often used to laude a true manly man. We’ll hear why its use is complicated. Plus, a young artist finds connections between sexuality and the Sonoran desert.
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Getty ImagesWith the nature of masculinity up for debate, there’s been a widely-reported cultural resurgence of a very particular form of male identity. -
Getty ImagesEric Garcia has been writing about the ways that men with autism express their gender identities. Garcia himself grew up autistic, and joined The Show to discuss how he sees a lot of overlap between the struggles men with autism have been dealing with for decades and many of the current issues confronting young men in general. -
Eric VitaleMark Pagán, creator and host of the podcast Other Men Need Help, describes the show as an investigation of the “emblems, habits and struts of the male performance.” -
Getty Images/StockMachismo, it's a word that's been used a lot recently, but there are two distinct origins of the word. -
Nic OwenNic Owen, a recent University of Arizona graduate, created a film that combined images of the Sonoran desert with original poetry about his evolving relationship with his gender identity and sexuality.
