4 chapters across the catalog
During a televised town hall, a male audience member asks Kamala Harris how to respond to people who claim a male nominee has a better chance of defeating Donald Trump. The hosts mock the question as extreme "virtue signaling" and "mansplaining," suggesting the questioner was scripted to help Harris appeal to the Democratic base.
Kathy Griffin appeared on BBC HardTalk to discuss the fallout from her controversial photo featuring a severed head of Donald Trump. During the interview, she accused the host of "mansplaining" and blamed photographer Tyler Shields for the copyright issues surrounding the image. The hosts describe Griffin as "toxic" and "off the rails" while predicting she may still find a niche audience.
Producers from Austria, Canada, and the US are thanked for their donations, with one listener comparing the show's deconstruction to high-quality "Intel briefings." The segment includes several birthday shout-outs and a "douchebag call-out" for a non-donating listener accused of complaining about "mansplaining."
Kay Hymowitz, Manning Up, The Decline of the Authoritative Male
Author Kay Hymowitz discusses her book "Manning Up," which argues that the rise of women has turned men into "child-men." She cites sitcoms like "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Simpsons" as examples of media portraying men as incompetent or effeminate. The term "mansplaining" is identified as an attack on male authority.
