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Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad

Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad

Father Figure offers a badly needed update to our collective understanding of fatherhood—and masculinity in general.

2021

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No, Big Dad Energy Does Not Disrupt Toxic Masculinity

But it might inspire some desperately-needed introspection.

Aug 9, 2024

No, Big Dad Energy Does Not Disrupt Toxic Masculinity

Aug 9, 2024

A College Assignment for the A.I. Era

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the robots.

Jun 23, 2024

A College Assignment for the A.I. Era

Jun 23, 2024

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Preventing Digital Harassment with Trisha Prabhu

Trisha Prabhu, an innovator and anti-cyberbullying advocate, join us for a powerful discussion on combating digital harassment. Trisha…

Nov 1, 2023

Preventing Digital Harassment with Trisha Prabhu

Nov 1, 2023

Empowering Children’s Voices with Amanda Third

In this episode, Laura and I are joined by Amanda Third, Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney and co-author of the UN’s…

Nov 1, 2023

Empowering Children’s Voices with Amanda Third

Nov 1, 2023

Building Child Safety into Digital Platforms

Jennie Ito, a developmental psychologist and expert in children’s media and content appropriateness, joins Laura and myself in a compelling…

Oct 18, 2023

Building Child Safety into Digital Platforms

Oct 18, 2023

Into the Digital Future: Raising Teenagers in a Digital Age

This week, Dr. Hina Talib, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, joins us for an enlightening discussion on raising teenagers…

Oct 10, 2023

Into the Digital Future: Raising Teenagers in a Digital Age

Oct 10, 2023

Online Safety and Security for Today’s Kids: When Government Gets Involved…

In our new podcast episode, Laura Higgins and I discuss online safety with Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s esteemed eSafety Commissioner…

Oct 3, 2023

Online Safety and Security for Today’s Kids: When Government Gets Involved…

Oct 3, 2023

What Daughters Need to Know About Dad Psychology

It’s not you he hates, it’s all the things about himself that he’s been trained to hide away.

Jan 19, 2023

What Daughters Need to Know About Dad Psychology

Jan 19, 2023

Lessons From Mozart and His Dad

Leopold was overbearing — relentless in his demand for perfection. But thankfully, his commitment to excellence nurtured the most…

Oct 19, 2022

Lessons From Mozart and His Dad

Oct 19, 2022

Men Are Coddled

We’re living at a time of unprecedented phallic comfort.

Oct 15, 2022

Men Are Coddled

Oct 15, 2022

8 Easy Ways to be a Feminist Dad

Recognize that parents are on the front lines of gender socialization and commit to doing it better.

Mar 15, 2022

8 Easy Ways to be a Feminist Dad

Mar 15, 2022

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Andrew Yang Is Wrong About Boys and Men

Check your math, Andrew. Men feel wounded because they’re unprepared to navigate a culture that’s shedding its old sexist ways.

Feb 11, 2022

Andrew Yang Is Wrong About Boys and Men

Feb 11, 2022

13 May Be Too Late To Learn Good Online Habits

There’s no right age to introduce technology. So, start early.

Feb 4, 2022

13 May Be Too Late To Learn Good Online Habits

Feb 4, 2022

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Manhood and Masculinity

The poet Robert Bly — who died on Nov. 21, at the age of 94 — was best-known for his controversial work of archetypal psychology, Iron…

Dec 4, 2021

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Manhood and Masculinity

Dec 4, 2021

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Stop Blaming Social Media for Patriarchy’s Evils

The entire world is organized in a way that makes teen girls feel bad about their bodies. Instagram is not the problem.

Oct 10, 2021

Stop Blaming Social Media for Patriarchy’s Evils

Oct 10, 2021

The Backyard Isn’t Dad’s Arena

Competing against your kids can be another way of dominating them

Jul 26, 2021

The Backyard Isn’t Dad’s Arena

Jul 26, 2021

Men, Let’s Revisit the Narratives of Our Childhoods

It’s not easy to acknowledge problematic behaviors, especially when it comes to romance & sex. We’ll gaslight our way out of…

Jun 30, 2021

Men, Let’s Revisit the Narratives of Our Childhoods

Jun 30, 2021

Everything We Think We Know About Testosterone is (Mostly) Wrong

The surprising way testosterone actually relates to “masculinity”

Apr 28, 2021

Everything We Think We Know About Testosterone is (Mostly) Wrong

Apr 28, 2021

Masculine Identity is a Myth

It’s time to teach children about power dynamics, not gendered views of what it means to be a man

Apr 22, 2021

Masculine Identity is a Myth

Apr 22, 2021

Sometimes, You Need a Last Minute Do-Over

People in positions of power, such as authors and publishers, must be willing to make inconvenient choices.

Mar 8, 2021

Sometimes, You Need a Last Minute Do-Over

Mar 8, 2021

Jordan Shapiro

Jordan Shapiro

he/him

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I wrote some books - Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad & The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World. I teach at Temple University.

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