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Brief: RFK Jr Hijacks the “Crisis in Masculinity” (w/Natalia Petrzela)

Brief: RFK Jr Hijacks the “Crisis in Masculinity” (w/Natalia Petrzela)

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Brief: RFK Jr Hijacks the “Crisis in Masculinity” (w/Natalia Petrzela)

FromConspirituality

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Masculinity, in all its wounded and preening anxiety, is the perennial currency of American populism.
America’s foremost public historian on fitness and education, Natalia Petrzela, returns to the pod to discuss her recent study, with Ilyse Hogue, of the appeal RFK Jr. has with young men, and what progressives can learn from it. 
Show Notes
Bio – Natalia Petrzela 
RFK Jr. has a distinct appeal when it comes to young male voters — Petrzela and Hogue
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | "My Plan To Heal Addiction" | News Nation 
Prior coverage of RFK Jr.
Brief: RFK Jr Flirts with Body Fascism (w/Natalia Petrzela) — Conspirituality
164: The Two Faces of Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. — Conspirituality
Brief: The New Age Origin Story of RFK Jr’s Campaign — Conspirituality
Brief: RFK Jr’s New Director of Propaganda — Conspirituality
Special Report: RFK Jr.’s Independence Day — Conspirituality
Brief: RFK's Health Propaganda Roundtable — Conspirituality
Brief: RFK Jr., The Anti-Vax Candidate — Conspirituality     
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Released:
Mar 16, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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