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Why Men Fight with Thomas Page McBee
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Oct 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
While training for a charity boxing match at Madison Square Garden, writer Thomas Page McBee gained insight into how masculinity operates in the ring and in society— McBee became the first known trans man to box in the historic venue. He stopped by the Library to talk about this experience, the subject of his new book Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man. Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large for the New York Times joined McBee to discuss the meaning of toxic masculinity,violence, and what it means to be a "real man."
Released:
Oct 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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