Podcasts by Breaking the Boy Code
A podcast on the inner lives of boys.
Further podcasts by Supported by Next Gen Men
Podcast on the topic Mentale Gesundheit
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Introduction from 2023-12-13T18:10:15.650187
How do you stop a man from being violent? How do you stop the college student who’s taking things to far, or that guy at the bar who won’t back down, or the dad whose words are fists? On one han...
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Introduction from 2022-03-07T06:21:53.504418
How do you stop a man from being violent? How do you stop the college student who’s taking things to far, or that guy at the bar who won’t back down, or the dad whose words are fists? On one han...
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Introduction from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.251133
Introduction episode for a new podcast on the inner lives of boys. Dedicated to Bryson, who suicided on February 11 at age 12.
“Our boys deserve more. More respect. More attention. More ro...
I Couldn’t Be Who I Wanted to Be: Boys and Stress from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.248549
Michael offers a glimpse of stress at age fourteen—how it led to struggles with his self-esteem and body image, and how he’s learning to cope with it. Joined by Phyllis Fagell, who runs a boys’ gro...
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What About the Boys from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.246013
Introduction episode for season two. A look back on my own adolescence, a story from the past few months and a call for parents and educators to join the conversation on boyhood masculinity.
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I’m Becoming More Like Them: Boys and Belonging from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.244593
Fifteen-year-old Logan talks about moving across the country and leaving behind the openness and warmth of the friendships he used to have. Joined by Dr. Michael Reichert, author of How To Raise A ...
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I Want to Make a Name for Myself: Boys and Competition from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.241458
Fourteen-year-old Joseph shares his thoughts and experiences on training, competing and envisioning himself as a high-level athlete competing at a national level. Joined by Jason Rogers, Olympic me...
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New School, New Friends from 2022-02-21T12:23:12.239907
Eleven-year-old Louis begins his story by describing what it was like to start at a new school, how he initially avoided connecting with any classmates but pretty quickly fell in with a group of fr...
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Four Broken Ribs from 2022-02-15T14:00
(Trigger warning: homophobia, physical assault) Louis comes close to tears as he explains how he and his friends ended up putting another young boy in the hospital, and landing themselves in court.
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Louis’ Story from 2022-01-21T20:19:14
(Trigger warning: suicide ideation) This is a story of friendship, belonging, violence and guilt. It’s a vulnerable unearthing of a young boy’s fears and joys, his deep shame of who he was in the p...
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I Can’t Focus: Boys and Online Learning from 2021-03-10T22:09:31
Jack describes his experience with online learning, social distancing and starting high school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joined by Jon Harper, assistant principal, author and host of M...
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I Can Show Them Every Side: Boys and Theatre from 2020-04-26T00:37:48
Thirteen-year-old Evan talks about the sense of belonging he’s found in musical theatre. Joined by Jen Kuhl, a facilitator and musical theatre choreographer.
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Inside, I Really Feel Hurt: Boys and Islamophobia from 2020-01-13T06:50:13
Rehan describes Islamophobia from the perspective of a thirteen-year-old Muslim boy. Joined by Fatmeh Kalouti, a youth worker at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.
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We Don’t Exist: Boys and Patriarchy from 2019-06-10T04:55:43
Ash sets the foundation for an exploration of how homophobia and patriarchy in India connect to colonial history, white supremacy, and adolescent boy culture in North America. Guided by the perspec...
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In That Moment You’re Scared: Boys and Hazing from 2018-12-18T05:54:32
Fifteen-year-old Chad tells his story of being hazed, explains the fear underlying boys’ choices to stay silent and describes what it takes to stand up to a culture of violence. Joined by Clementin...
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I Miss Him So Much: Boys and Friendship from 2018-05-29T20:37:09
Fifteen-year-old Sebastian describes the heartbreak he feels after losing the closeness he used to have with his best friend. He leads a discussion on intimate friendships between boys, why they ma...
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