Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast Emerson,

famously said, society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.

I guess day says things have gotten a lot worse since Emerson uttered those words over

a century and a half ago.

Name is Robert Twigger.

We last had him on the show to discuss his book Micro Mastery that's episode number 528

if you want to check that out.

Today we discuss a book he wrote 20 years ago called Being a Man in the Lousy Modern World.

We begin a conversation discussing how the modern world infantilizes men so they're easier

to control and whether Robert thinks things have changed since he initially published the book.

We then dig into the four factors Robert says need to be in place for a man to feel like a man

and why experiencing these qualities has become a lot harder to do in the present age.

We then discuss what Robert did to counter the currents of modern malaise like hiking the

Pyrenees Mountains and learning to martial art and whether doing those things actually made him

feel manlier.

We enter a conversation with what men can do to start fighting back against the conspiracy

against their manhood.

Out of the shows over check out our show notes at aam.is slash twigger.

All right Robert Twigger welcome back to the show.

Thanks for having me always always glad to to be to be talking to the art of manliness.

Well we had you on the show last year to talk about your book, Micro Mastery and that's

episode number 528 for those who want to check it out. It's all about learning new skills by

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