Gratitude Is the Attitude

It’s almost curtains on 2023, but before it’s over, we had to share some things we’re grateful for. With a game, naturally! We’re playing a lil guessing game, but of course, the number one thing we’re grateful for is everyone who’s taken the time to listen to this podcast, comment on social media, share this conversation with others. We’re most grateful for you. THANK YOU.

• Jake Stika, executive director and cofounder of Next Gen Men, joins us this week to close out the year. He shares the importance of including different perspectives in the books we read, as he, Remoy, and Samantha all share their book gratitudes. SPOILER: Remoy continues to deny his literati status even as he shares a 700-page book.

• The crew has a moment of gratitude for mental health and Remoy shares his personal experience.. 

• Jake goes Beyond Our Own Knowledge, getting into some dope Next Gen Men initiatives

• The crew stresses the importance of saving publications with factual information in this age of misinformation and disinformation as Next Gen Men completes a very important campaign. They shout out truthtellers holding dudes in outdated systems accountable.

Referenced in this episode

• Badass journalist Sarah Kendzior, who wrote Hiding in Plain Sight, cohosts Gaslit Nation with Andrea Chalupa

• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, a rich story of multidimensional male characters

• B.O.O.K. Club

• Meghann M. Cuniff, the reporter who brought accurate information about the trial  to social media in response to Tory Lanez’s team’s misinformation campaign against Megan The Stallion

• Therapy and mental care

• Voice Male Magazine

• The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye 

• More on the Delhi street theatre company Janam

• See No Stranger A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valerie Kaur

• MASKulinity Podcast being back - you know where to go.

OUR GUEST THIS WEEK:

Jake Stika

As Next Gen Men's Executive Director, Jake is a passionate speaker and facilitator focused on gender-based issues related to the social and emotional development of young men, the health and well-being of men in communities, and gender equity in workplaces for a future where boys & men experience less pain, and cause less harm.

Jake was named one of Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, as well as having earned recognition from Ashoka, the British Council, and the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. He has spoken at the United Nations as part of the Canadian Delegation, and participated in the UN Women Safe Cities Initiative Global Forum. He is also a proud advisor to the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association, Canadian Women & Sport, as well as the Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter.

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