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[aydian_dowling_]: Welcome to the State of Men. I'm Aydian Dowling,

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[mike_watts]: And I, Mike Watts, Aydian, tell the people what the state of man is about.

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[aydian_dowling_]: I will. The State of Men is hosted by us two elder millennial work from

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[aydian_dowling_]: home, dads, and we want to create a fun and real life approach to being men

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[aydian_dowling_]: in to day's world. This podcast is where we will be taking a deep dive into

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[aydian_dowling_]: masceliney, to talk about what we do and why we do it. We truly believe a

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[aydian_dowling_]: better future for our world is in part the responsibility of the men in it.

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[aydian_dowling_]: That's us. We're inviting all men to do the work and fix their shit so we

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[aydian_dowling_]: can leave a legacy we're proud of. societally. Men have been brainwashed

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[aydian_dowling_]: into a narrow view of masculinity through which they can't see their full

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[aydian_dowling_]: potential. Gender norms are changing. The glass ceiling is shattered and

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[aydian_dowling_]: home life has been reinvented, So what does it mean to be a man in this new

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[aydian_dowling_]: world? The state of men is a funny, honest, real world. Look at the stigmas

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[aydian_dowling_]: that exist around men. The truth is men want to fix their shit, but where

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[aydian_dowling_]: do we even start? We are two busy dads and we want to take you on a journey

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[aydian_dowling_]: exploring masculinity. In the next three episodes we'll talk about who we

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[aydian_dowling_]: are Why we're here and bring on an amazing guess. So make sure you stay

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[aydian_dowling_]: tuned. Subscribe to the podcast. Follow us on Instagram at the State of Men

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[aydian_dowling_]: and we're so happy you made it here to day. We can't wait to catch you in

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[aydian_dowling_]: the next episode.