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The State of Men

By: Mike Watts & Aydian Dowling
  • Summary

  • The State of Men is hosted by two Elder Millennial work-from-home-Dads, Mike Watts (cis man) and Aydian Dowling (trans man). A funny and real-life approach to being Men in the 2020s The State of Men is taking a deep dive into masculinity to talk about what we do, and why we do it. We believe a better future for our world is in part the responsibility of the Men in it. We invite all men to do the work and fix their shit, so we can leave a legacy we are proud of. Societally, men have been brainwashed into a narrow view of masculinity through which they can't see their full potential. Gender norms are changing, the glass ceiling is shattered, and home life has been reinvented. So what does it mean to be a man in this new world? The State of Men is a funny, honest, real-world look at the stigmas that exist around men. The truth is men want to fix their shit, but where do we even start.
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Episodes
  • The Last Episode: The Time Has Come To Step Away
    Mar 1 2022

    Mike & Aydian discuss in this podcast our dreams and how we have been limiting ourselves in our life. We evaluate how impactful we are being with this project, The State of Men. We are explaining why this project or podcast isn’t the right project for us at the moment. We both want to be doing something that is empowering for both of us and we explain what this means for us.


    Thank you so much for being with us along the journey. We are very grateful for your time and for helping make this community something special.


    • What to do when you and your partner are in a heated discussion?
    • Why is it so hard for men to dream?
    • How to dream bigger instead of being stuck in the ‘how’ of our dreams?
    • How Aydian is creating something that is bigger than him to have a greater impact on the trans community?
    • Mike explains how he hasn’t been all in with himself for his business projects
    • How we both had the same feeling around the Christmas break but didn’t talk about it.
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    1 hr
  • 30. Why Sometimes You Need to Step Away in Order to Truly Step Up with Jason Rosario
    Feb 22 2022

    Jason Rosario is Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at BBDO Worldwide. Today, Aydian and Mike talk with Jason about the power of Vulnerability, what it means to have outlets for our emotions, and why sometimes you need to step away in order to truly step up. Listen to hear more of Jason’s personal journey of how he got to be the man he is today, and why he knew he needed to give men a guiding light on their journey to healthier masculinity.


    Top Take-Aways:

    • Have you ever tried journaling as an outlet for your emotions?
    • Social Media wreaks havoc on our in-person relationships.
    • Sometimes you have to step away to focus on doing the work.
    • If vulnerability is our superpower, why are men so hesitant to share what it’s really like for them?
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    40 mins
  • 29. What is the importance of Bitcoin with Larry Moore?
    Feb 15 2022

    Summary

    In today’s episode, Mike & Aydian interview Larry D Moore about crypto and its future. He explains how he transitioned into full-time trading after entering the crypto rabbit hole. He also dives into the complete shift that is happening inside of our financial systems. We also covered the importance of having access to things.

    - We define what crypto & blockchain is and how we will use this technology in the future.
    - What decentralized currency means and how the technology works
    - How the bitcoin network and how that
    - Why this technology is going to be the gamechanger for the smaller countries around the world
    - Is bitcoin more valuable because of the scarcity of availability?
    - Why bitcoins market cap will exceed Apple & Gold, and how that will happen
    - Why the financial system isn’t working for everyone

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    1 hr and 11 mins

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