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The ManKind Podcast
The ManKind Podcast is a space where modern masculinity gets redefined by real men doing real work.
In a world full of outdated blueprints and noisy stereotypes, hosts Brandon Clift and Boysen Hodgson unpack what it means to be a man today with humor, honesty, and heart.
This isn’t about telling you WHO to be. It’s about helping you pick up the pen and write your own story of manhood. Whether we’re breaking down leadership blind spots, sharing the messiness of personal growth, or talking to mission-driven authors and change-makers, this show offers tools, stories, and soulful conversations to help you show up as the man you're destined to become!
If you’re ready to stop performing and start becoming, tune in. We’re here for the messy, meaningful, and often hilarious journey of becoming the kind of man and human you actually want to be.
Created by the ManKind Project USA.
Hosted by Brandon Clift & Boysen Hodgson.
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255 - This Is Your Calling To Become A Mentor - Why The Next Generation of Boys & Men Need You with Jordan Bowman
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Young men are drowning, and the algorithm is doing it on purpose. Within 17 seconds on YouTube, three-quarters of a young man's suggested content steers him straight into the manosphere. Meanwhile, the men who've actually done the inner work are sitting on the sidelines. Jordan Bowman isn't waiting for a viral moment to fix it. He's been in the field for over a decade building something that actually works.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
- Why mentorship is your civic duty — and why it matters more than voting or paying taxes
- The simple first step any man can take today to connect with a young person already in his life
- How to show up as a mentor without giving unsolicited advice or projecting your own experience onto him
- Why "presence over perfection" is the only qualification you actually need to get started
- The Frodo-to-Gandalf arc: how to transition from hero of your own story to guide for the next generation
- What Jordan's father did when he was 14 that changed the entire trajectory of his life — and how you can recreate it for the boys in yours
If this conversation fires something up in you, don't sit on it. Find the most accessible way into mentorship and go give your gifts.
Resources Mentioned:
- Journeyman Triangle — https://journeymantriangle.org
- CoGenerate (intergenerational collaboration resources) — https://cogenerate.org
- American Institute for Boys and Men, Richard Reeves — https://aibm.org
- Boys to Men Mentoring Network — https://boystomen.org
- Movember Foundation — https://movember.com
- Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice — https://equimundo.org
- Michael Mead, mythologist and author — https://mosaicvoices.org
- ManKind Project — https://mankindproject.org
- Next Gen Men — https://nextgenmen.ca
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