The Modern World is infinitely more complex than it's ever been, we as individuals must navigate this the best that we can with the unlimited tools at our disposal.
In this podcast, you'll find us over-analyzing anything and everything, mostly related to topics on the very things that make us human: romance, identity, passions, culture and more.
These perspectives and discussions are brought to you by an Asian-Australian 1st generation immigrant male that now lives in the US.
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The men’s rights movement is concerned with social issues affecting men and policies that specifically target men. This may be surprising to some, but many men in modern society are struggling across a wide range of metrics.Iain and I go over men’s issues, feminism, polarizing male figures and then buzzword topics such as redpill, incels, mgtow (men going their own way) privilege and more.
8 Mar 2023
Welcome to OTMW!
I go over who I am and what this podcast is about. Welcome.
8 Mar 2023
#10: Modern Feminism ft. Professor Martha Rampton
Martha Rampton, a professor of social history and director for gender equity at Pacific University and I discuss the topic of modern feminism. In the modern day, feminism has become a polarizing topic, the goals are more fractured and more complex.
Women would not be where they are today without feminism. The ability to vote, own property, have bodily autonomy and more were gained from the unified social movement towards progress in the form of gender equity. We talk about the waves of feminism, the core issues affecting women today, concepts such as patriarchy and privilege, global feminism and touch on how men come into play in all this.
31 Jan 2023
#9: Political Polarization
Political polarization is tearing at the seams of democracies around the world, from Brazil and India to Poland and Turkey. It isn’t just an American illness; it’s a global one.
It is very natural for humans to tie their associate their identity with their convictions, and thus, political polarization is a reflection of the division of humans. In this episode I go through three main factors contributing to political polarization, popular figures, past and present such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate. Lastly, I discuss how division is a natural human tendency.
16 Jan 2023
#8: The State of American Policing ft. Dr David Thomas
Dr David Thomas is a Black American who was a police officer for more than 20 years, was the author of an award winning book: The State of American policing, is also a professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf University and even runs his own Police Counseling services. In this episode we talk about his theory of the cyclical nature of police brutality, his time as a police officer in different agencies, the Black Lives Matter movement, the effectiveness of community policing and the relationship between policing in America to broader Black American issues and much much more.
5 Jan 2023
#7: Gay Love ft. Rye Tran
Abhijit Naskar said “In the unification of two minds, orientation of sexuality is irrelevant.” Homophobia has existed since the Middle Ages, and following that there has been a long history of discrimination against queer people that still stands today.In (http://today.In) this episode, Rye Tran and I discuss the holistic experience of a gay man, trying to fit in, trying to find love, struggling to grapple with conventional ideas of masculinity and more.
29 Dec 2022
#6: Higher Education ft. Botong Cheng
Horace Mann said education is the great equalizer of the conditions of men. It has the immense power to change the way we think, the core of what makes us human. In this episode, Botong Cheng and I discuss higher education systems, the deficiencies, the role of technology, MOOCs and innovation.
20 Dec 2022
#5: The power of Sports ft. hooper Andre Calloway
Sports has an immensely powerful ability to unite people, whether that is the athletes themselves or spectators. In this episode Andre Calloway and I look at what competing has taught us, the consumerism of sports, what Aussie sports looks like, esports and some great sporting icons such as Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant.
9 Dec 2022
Episode #4: Hyperconsumerism
"We buy things we don't need, with money we don't have, to impress people we don't like" - George Carlin. It seems like everything is trying to get a sale out of you these days...that's actually pretty accurate. The idea of hyperconsumerism is more relevant than ever and hyperconsumption is almost encouraged. Even content as potentially toxic as pornography is deemed as standard material to consume.
2 Dec 2022
#3: Modern Dating ft. Josh G
Love is a fundamental human desire, and dating is conventionally the means of getting there. This episode, we dive deep into modern dating; the shift in dynamics and relationship roles, perspectives on sex, the effect digital communication has had and naturally, online dating.
18 Nov 2022
#2: Journey to the West ft. Dr Josh C
The story of the Asian immigrant in the West is a story that is not told often but is an extraordinary one. Each individual story encompasses venturing into the unknown and creating one's own identity in a foreign land. This episode features my own brother Dr Josh C and we try our very best to tell the story and discuss the many quirks and fascinating dynamics that come with being an Asian immigrant.
10 Nov 2022
#1: Modern Complexities
Is the world now better or worse than it was 20, 50 or 100 years ago? Who's to say. What we can guarantee is that the world is immensely more complex, the internet has taken over. Social media, online dating and the infinite content now at the reach of our fingertips has created a more connected, disconnected society than ever before. With every advantage the internet has brought, another edge of the blade has appeared.
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