<p>Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back with a divisive new series about toxic masculinity: should Half Man be mandatory viewing for men or is it just trauma porn? Also on the show: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz seem to be engaged, what the explosive I’m a Celeb live show fallout says about reality TV and the Bloomberg expose into Alex Cooper’s company. Plus, Dan Levy’s new crime comedy, Netflix thriller Unchosen and a look at some of the creepiest real-life British cults.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and ad-free listening<a href="http://patreon.com/straightuppodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> patreon.com/straightuppodcast</a></p><br><p>Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with the code straightup10 at <a href="https://swyfthome.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">swyfthome.com</a></p><br><p>Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/straightuppod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@straightuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @straightuppod</a></p><p>Find us on YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@straightupmediapod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @straightupmediapod</a></p><p>Email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠</p><br><p><strong>Recs / reviews:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Strangers, Belle Burden&nbsp;</li><li>Big Mistakes, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>Unchosen, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>Transmissions From Jonestown</li><li>Inside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the Exit, Bloomberg</li><li>I Read Russell Brand's Unreadable New Book, For My Sins, New Statesman</li><li>Half Man, Netflix</li><li>Half Man review – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer, Guardian</li><li>Half Man Is Masochism at Its Absolute Worst, Esquire</li></ul><p>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>