Welcome to the Manosphere: a journey through modern masculinity
The Story8 Jun 2025

 Welcome to the Manosphere: a journey through modern masculinity

The journalist James Bloodworth has been exploring the manosphere revealing a hidden world of modern masculinity and the anxieties driving it. Charting the history from pickup artists to incels and influencers, he tells Manveen about the attractions of this digital world to young men and his own experiences within it.


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Guest: James Bloodworth, journalist and author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere

To order a copy go to timesbookshop.co.uk. Free UK standard P&P on orders over £25. Special discount available for Times+ members

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Shabnam Grewal

Further reading :

My job at a £7,500 dating boot camp — toxic masculinity rules


Clips: Youtube, Tiktok ,@rich_somers, @BrandonFromILET, @SpartanMomentum, @ChrisWillx, Jordan Peterson Fan Channel

@PsycheMatters, ABC


Photo: James Bloodworth


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