To Be A Boy

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• Sadiq Khan: Saving Boys from the Manosphere

  September 8, 2026 · 37 min

  How do we stop boys being pulled into the manosphere, without making them feel blamed or shut out? In this episode, Elliott sits down with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to talk about online misogyny, positive masculinity and why listening to…

• The Summer Holiday Survival Guide

  July 21, 2026 · 44 min

  Let them be bored! Six weeks, endless snacks and the nagging feeling that you should be running a children’s cruise ship from your kitchen. Playworker Amber joins Elliott to explain why parents can lower the bar and why boredom, messy…

• Masculinity Education

  July 14, 2026 · 47 min

  Masculinities educator Lewis Wedlock joins Joeli and Elliott to talk boys, schools, online influence and why the best conversations start with curiosity rather than condemnation. From “borrowed phrases” on the internet to helping young men…

• Nothing Is Ever Too Bad: Boys and the Adults Who Don’t Give Up with Professor Seán Redmond

  July 7, 2026 · 51 min

  In this wonderfully hopeful episode of To Be a Boy, Joeli speaks to Professor Seán Redmond about boys, belonging and how children can be drawn into criminal networks. Drawing on decades of youth justice experience and his landmark…

• Raising Boys Without the Tough-Guy Act: Alex Tripper!

  June 30, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  In this episode of To Be A Boy, Joeli and Elliott are joined by podcast BFF, couples coach, father of three and Be a Happier Parent host Alex Trippier for a raw (seriously, get your tissues READY), funny and deeply honest conversation…

• Sent to Stare at the Wall: The Social Media Ban

  June 23, 2026 · 37 min

  In this episode of To Be A Boy, Joeli and Elliott unpack the newly announced social media ban for under-16s: from TikTok, YouTube and Roblox to VPNs, WhatsApp and the very real risk that teenagers are simply left to “stare at the wall”…

• Inside the Mind of a 16-Year-Old Boy with Shuab Gamote

  June 16, 2026 · 58 min

  Joeli and Elliott are joined by Shuab Gamote, advocate for young people, strategic adviser to the NEETs Commission, and co-author of Inside the Mind of a 16-Year-Old. Shuab has spoken to more than 1,000 young people across the UK, and in…

• Raised by the Internet? A Movember Conversation About Boys

  June 9, 2026 · 38 min

  In a world of social media, body pressures, dating confusion and manosphere content that’s only getting louder, what does it mean to be a young man right now? In this episode, Elliott and Joeli speak to Ricardo Barcello, a 19-year-old…