This week, we’re joined by photographer and filmmaker Stephanie Graham to get to the bottom of Pick Me culture. We uncover exactly what the kids mean by “Pick Me” and the ways that women sometimes perpetuate patriarchy. Tune in!

Well, we’re finally inching up on Samantha’s nuptials and it’s time to talk MASKulinity and marriage. Sociology Professor LaToya Council joins the pod for the last episode before our nuptial hiatus to help us wade through how Black marriage in the US has evolved. And Remoy walks us through some marriage traditions; for example, why do women wear white on their wedding day? Tune in!

How have our favorite TV shows impacted our views of gender and of ourselves? This week, we’re graced by illustrious media scholar and psychologist Soraya Giaccardi to help Remoy and Samantha look back on how their fave, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, shaped their own views. Tune in!

This week, we explore military service and masculinity. Dr. Ray Hinojosa joins us to talk military recruitment, masculinity as a key luring point for men to join the armed forces, and what support looks like for them—so many are so young—once they’re out. Tune in and Happy Fourth!