ICYMI | The Manosphere That Made Adolescence

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🗓️ 22 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Kate Lindsay and guest co-host senior Slate editor Rebecca Onion talk Adolescence, the new hit Netflix series Onion wrote is “one of the best shows of the year.” What looks on the surface to be a typical murder mystery unfolds as a brutal illustration of the rise of toxic masculinity online. Kate and Rebecca break down the manosphere ideology that radicalized the show’s protagonist, and how key manosphere figures like Andrew Tate continue to indoctrinate young boys. This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Olivia Briley, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At any given moment, there are up to 3,000 people in witness protection in the UK,
0:06.0	giving up their life for a new identity in a safe house.
0:11.0	But what happens when it all goes wrong?
0:15.0	Three shot, two male, one female.
0:17.0	And the detective inspector is Nile.
0:19.0	It's a safe house.
0:20.0	Sheltering, a protective witness and his family.
0:22.8	Who did this?
0:23.4	I am going to find out.
0:24.5	I promise.
0:25.3	Protection starts Sunday the 16th of March on ITV1 and ITVX. Hey, I'm Kate Lindsay.
0:45.4	And I'm Rebecca Onion.
0:46.6	And you're listening to I see why am I.
0:49.0	In case you missed it.
0:50.4	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:52.6	And Rebecca, welcome to I see why am I. Oh, thank you so much. I love
0:56.1	guesting on this show. So Rebecca is a senior editor at Slate who writes about TV and culture.
1:02.4	Most recently, she reviewed Netflix's new limited series, Adolescence. She called it one of the
1:07.1	best shows of the year. She also edits Slate's school and family coverage,
1:11.1	which if you are one of the 24.3 million people who watched adolescence in its first week,
1:16.4	you'll know that makes her the perfect guest for today's episode. But first, Rebecca,
1:20.5	this is not your first time on the pod, but it is your first time with me, and it turns out
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