Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Today’s episode is the recording of our recent panel Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, live at SXSW London, in partnership with Sage & Jester. Sage & Jester is an impact-led arts production company that exposes manipulation and misinformation. At Sage & Jester, entertainment sparks critical thinking. Their work blends wisdom and wit to entertain, enlighten, and help you harness your internal BS detector. They're not just storytellers, they are catalysts for a more informed, more engaged society. For this panel, host Sophia Smith Galer was joined by journalist Ash Sarkar, Cambridge University social psychologist Sander van der Linden and documentary filmmaker Matt Shea to shed light on how influencer culture weaponises masculinity, transforming isolation and insecurity into a misinformation powerhouse. Exploring how key figures such as the infamous Tate brothers thrive on grievance and viral distortions, the panel discussed the specifics of misinformation in the manosphere, and how to ‘inoculate’ against these falsehoods. Click here to find out more about Sage & Jester and their mission to fight the misinformation crisis. (https://sageandjester.com/) If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Pamela Anderson.
0:04.2	All thanks to the Dove Self-Eesteem Project.
0:07.1	We speak about the impact Y2K has had on women's body confidence and how Pamela has regained control.
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0:21.4	body confidence-building exercises, go to dove.com forward slash Y2K. That's Y2K spelled W.H.Y.2K.
0:29.8	Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorrenti. Today's episode is the recording of our recent panel, Control
0:40.6	Alt Delusion, Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, live at South by Southwest in London, in partnership
0:46.8	with Sage and Jester. Sage and Jester are the arts production company who create immersive experiences
0:53.4	designed to entertain, enlighten and
0:55.7	help you harness your internal BS detector, arming you with the tools to question, challenge
1:01.0	and pause before you believe what you see and read. For this panel, our host, Sophia Smith
1:07.0	Gala, was joined by journalist Ash Sarkar, Cambridge social psychologist Sanda van der Linden, and documentary filmmaker Matt Shea, to shed light on how influencer culture weaponises masculinity, transforming isolation and insecurity into a misinformation powerhouse.
1:23.5	Exploring how key figures such as the infamous Tate Brothers thrive on grievance and viral distortions,
1:29.3	the panel discussed the specifics of misinformation in the mannosphere and how to inoculate
1:34.3	against these falsehoods. Now let's join our host Sophia Smith Gala with more.
1:41.8	Hello and welcome to the panel control or delusion, resetting reality in the Manosphere,
1:49.4	brought to you by Sage & Jester and Intelligence Squared. As you just saw in that video,
1:54.4	Sage and Jester, this really interesting production company who've been doing a whole program
1:59.0	this summer around tackling myths and
2:02.1	disinformation. The objective being giving you the tools to be able to combat it yourself.
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