The Penis Dialogues

By: Chris Young
  • Summary

  • Men are in crisis In the UK we are responsible for 130k rapes a year, 850 incidents of domestic violence, the vast majority of fatal road accidents and most reported hate crimes. 95% of the prison population are men; we account for three quarters of the 6 thousand suicides in the UK every year. The majority of people suffering from addiction are men. Weirdly, men are in control. 95% of CEOs are men & two thirds of our MPs are men This podcast is not a home for trans exclusionary people - I believe trans people, more than any of us, consider the question, 'What does it mean to be a man?'
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  • What is it like to be a man with a disability in the UK today? Simeon Wakely talks about his experience of life with Spina bifida
    Aug 28 2023

    In this week's episode, I speak with the delightful Simeon Wakely about what it's like to be a man with Spina bifida in the UK today.

    I'd love to hear your thoughts on our conversation.

    You can find me at thepenisdialogues@gmail.com or on the platform previously known as twitter @dialoguespenis

    I'm particularly interested in hearing from men who are, or have been in any of the forces.

    If that's you, or someone you know - you know what to do.

    Please like, or subscribe or share, or rate, it really does wonders for my algorithms.

    Until the next time,

    I've been Chris Young, and you've been right-dead lovely,

    See you next Tuesday

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Mark Carey, Benny Hill and Cancel Culture
    Aug 21 2023

    Welcome back to the Penis Dialogues! Didja miss me? Didja? What do you mean you hadn't even noticed? How very dare...

    In this episode, I speak with my lovely friend, the actor and all round good-guy, Mark Carey about what it's like to be a man in the 2020s and his new stage show, 'What's Wrong with Benny Hill?' where he explores the rise and fall of this once celebrated comedian.

    You can find more details about his show, including upcoming tour dates, here

    I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, or any of the other episodes in the series. You can find me at thepenisdialogues@gmail.com or on the social media platform previously known as twitter @dialoguespenis

    Until the next time...

    I've been Chris Young

    and you've been rather fabulous

    thank you so much for listening

    see you next Tuesday

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • What's the worst thing you've ever done
    Jul 11 2023

    This episode comes with a content warning, during which I talk about experiences of childhood sexual abuse, neglect, bereavement, poverty and physical violence.

    Hi folks, sorry about the recent silence, occasionally my mental wheels fall off - on this occasion it took a little longer to put them back on.

    The Penis Dialogues - more questions than answers! Have I been asking the wrong questions? Or have I been avoiding the key questions? Is this little more than an echo-chamber for my own confirmation bias?

    In this episode I've asked myself some of the questions that I perhaps could have asked my previous guests. That said, it does get a bit uncomfortable in places so...let's see how we go.

    I mention Caitlin Moran's book 'What about Men?' and the disgruntled responses from men who've been talking about this kind of stuff for decades, for example Ally Fogg's piece in the Guardian from 11 years ago about International Men's Day

    Please like/ follow/ comment/ review - you can find me @dialoguespenis and @walkamileuk on twitter or you can email me at thepenisdialogues@gmail.com

    See you next Tuesday

    Chris

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    27 mins

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