<p>Did Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere go far enough? That's the big question on the show this week as we review his divisive new Netflix doc about male alt-right influencers. We discuss misogyny vs ragebait, the manosphere’s influence on politics and how this all affects young women and girls. Plus: a debrief on the Oscars, Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood career pivot, a Devil Wears Prada 2 update and the ‘bombshell’ new book about Meghan Markle.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/straightupmedia/2113500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">via Ticket Tailor</a> and order your copy of our book pick Hooked <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hooked-gripping-author-global-sensation/dp/0008753830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠</p><br><p>Recs/ reviews</p><ul><li>Train Dreams, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>The Secret Agent, in cinemas&nbsp;</li><li>Kylie Supreme! A Makeup Mogul Enters Her Hollywood Era, Vanity Fair</li><li>Jessie Buckley’s Oscars win is a battle cry for women in their mid-thirties,Grazia</li><li>‘I, too, get to make mistakes’ — how Meghan put herself first, Times&nbsp;</li><li>Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>Louis Theroux On Internet Culture, The Manosphere &amp; Getting "Cooked", The Romesh Ranganathan Show</li><li>Did Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary Change Anyone's Mind?, BBC News</li><li>@YourmoneymateSarah,TikTok</li><li>Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands, Guardian</li><li>I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, Guardian</li><li>GIRLS: Gen Z and the commodification of everything, Freya India</li><li>Why does Bari Weiss keep winning? Vox</li></ul><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>

Straight Up

Straight Up

Louis Theroux, the manosphere and the hell of being a teenage girl

MAR 19, 202671 MIN
Straight Up

Louis Theroux, the manosphere and the hell of being a teenage girl

MAR 19, 202671 MIN

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<p>Did Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere go far enough? That's the big question on the show this week as we review his divisive new Netflix doc about male alt-right influencers. We discuss misogyny vs ragebait, the manosphere’s influence on politics and how this all affects young women and girls. Plus: a debrief on the Oscars, Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood career pivot, a Devil Wears Prada 2 update and the ‘bombshell’ new book about Meghan Markle.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/straightupmedia/2113500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">via Ticket Tailor</a> and order your copy of our book pick Hooked <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hooked-gripping-author-global-sensation/dp/0008753830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</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>Recs/ reviews</p><ul><li>Train Dreams, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>The Secret Agent, in cinemas&nbsp;</li><li>Kylie Supreme! A Makeup Mogul Enters Her Hollywood Era, Vanity Fair</li><li>Jessie Buckley’s Oscars win is a battle cry for women in their mid-thirties,Grazia</li><li>‘I, too, get to make mistakes’ — how Meghan put herself first, Times&nbsp;</li><li>Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>Louis Theroux On Internet Culture, The Manosphere &amp; Getting "Cooked", The Romesh Ranganathan Show</li><li>Did Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary Change Anyone's Mind?, BBC News</li><li>@YourmoneymateSarah,TikTok</li><li>Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands, Guardian</li><li>I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, Guardian</li><li>GIRLS: Gen Z and the commodification of everything, Freya India</li><li>Why does Bari Weiss keep winning? Vox</li></ul><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>