Is there a right way to be masculine?

While job hunting have you ever spotted a job ad that never seems to go away? When you apply you don’t get a reply, let alone a rejection. You may have spotted a ghost! Or a ghost job.In fact, it’s happening so much ‘ghost jobs’ was on the shortlist for Collins dictionary word of ...  Show more

Modern Warfare 4 - the latest Call of Duty game - was already deemed controversial before its release. The main storyline depicts a fictional conflict in the Korean Peninsula, with North Korea invading the South. That’s upset many Koreans: More than one million people died in the ...  Show more

Performative males, hustle bros, sissies, and manfluencers. In episode 140 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss masculinity. What does it mean to be a man, and how has the concept of masculinity changed over time? They look at the male loneliness epidemic, the current influx of ...  Show more

Have you ever come across a so-called masculinity influencer on social media?Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250731SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://w ...  Show more

There's too much negativity in the world, and a big source of that negativity is "toxic masculinity." In this episode, Arnold discusses where men have lost their way, with help from bestselling author Brad Stulberg. He'll share why he "never felt the nee ...