Rainn Wilson: The Unexpected Feminist Hero | The Man Enough Podcast

[@priyankagoradia1646]

What I love about this podcast is that it is unfiltered and raw which makes it relatable 👍

[@ronsparkman4913]

"And coming back to workaholism..." I love that Liz always steers the ship back into the deeper, choppier waters. Side note: I love the way Jamey speaks with his hands, almost like he's conducting a conversational orchestra.

[@marcellaraponi9841]

Lol! He might even have a bit of Italian in him.

[@ConanThreepwood]

omg now I can't unsee it 😆 he is the best

[@teamphelly5228]

As 1 of many woman listening to this podcast, I think it is so cool to see the small percentage of men on this show putting in actual work into their deeper understanding and growth. But as many people have said in the comments, who really is the demographic for all of this information on the pod and how many women are listening in and putting in more work for the sake of the men in our lives.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thank you for your feedback and support. It's not going to happen overnight. We're seeing more and more men join us on this journey and many women bring men in their lives in. Also, the audio podcast has much more even demographics than the video here on KZbin - it's pretty much 50/50 and sometimes skews even more male. So we are reaching men; it will just take some time to continue to grow and get men to embrace the imperative of reframing masculinity.

[@stephankelly9859]

This is a really wonderful conversation that sparks a lot of inspiration for change, both personal and community-based. Thank you for sharing this, I'm very grateful for you all.

[@Fernando-fr5cu]

Rainn Wilson is a GEM. What a special human being.

[@bridgettemkhize2165]

Just wanna say I also felt the bromance - wish I could plant a kiss on Mr JB's forehead! A genuinely sweet man he is. Shout out to Rainn for availing himself to help friends in need of his wisdom. His selfless nature is noted and applauded. Sharing one's vulnerabilities as a man never comes easy. I've seen it with my own brother when his marriage fell apart. This thing of "suck it up, be a man" = epic fail. Baring yourself to 'trustworthy individuals' requires bravery. But it's also therapeutic. It rights the wrongs psychologically, emotionally and otherwise. Salute to the men to choose to go against the tide. They've graduated from being soldiers to commander-in-chief of their own battles. I mean, if this behavior ain't man enough idk what is. That's my 2 cents. As always, awesome podcast, Team!✌️

[@gwenadams4509]

Wow Raine what an Awesome Yet Humble Human you are...Stay Blessed..❤❤

[@dianamailybayeva7206]

Love love love! One of the best episodes of the podcast! Father-son relationships, male friendship, male attitude to the climate... This gives me hope in the better future :)

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thank you!

[@mstewie08]

I really relate to Rainn on growing up. The "Loser's Club" mentality, or maybe just that we all knew none of us were trying to climb "the ladder of manliness". I think it mostly comes down to power dynamics and how personalities tend to clump within those.

[@kristyboule8768]

I love rainn Wilson, I have heard him talk on interviews about a lot of different topics and he is so smart and passionate and open. It of course started with The Office but he really is so much more than that role. I loved Liz geeking out over him.

[@KateStrongHealer]

Great conversation. I felt the same way as Liz, Rainn is a very humble guy and the bromance was palpable. I could feel how much you all had each other's backs and there was a vulnerability in your tenderness towards each other.

[@samanthalangford6325]

This was another great chat. My husband is a workaholic. I would prefer to sell everything, simplify our life and have time together.

[@StimpyRM]

I am really interested to know what is the demographic for these Podcasts - how many of the viewers\listeners are men vs others? I feel I watch this to get a better glimpse from a very versatile group of people on issues that interest me - like it's a bridge between me and my husband, who doesn't feel comfortable (yet *fingers crossed*) talking about these topics. Thank you!

[@WeAreManEnough]

On audio, it's about 50/50. On video and social, it's still a bit more skewed towards women. We make the show for all people, with the knowledge that women will be our greatest advocates in inviting men/male-identifying people to the table. It is really about bringing a diverse range of people from the widest possible range of perspectives to help us all grow and learn together. Thank you for being here and we hope it does offer a bridge between many more people as we go.

[@brettscott7614]

@@WeAreManEnough The comments seem to be predominately women so I'm pretty sure your audience here is mostly women. As a man, I'm giving ya guys a chance but I'm not seeing a lot of topics discussed that seem relevant to me as a guy in this current society. I'll keep checkin in, though. I have plenty of topics I'd love to see you guys discuss.

[@WeAreManEnough]

@@brettscott7614 Most comments online and on social media are from women. The statistics are overwhelming to that end. We get an immense number of private messages via direct messages and emails from men. It's interesting how that plays out. It's interesting to hear that you don't find these topics relevant to you as a guy. This show is absolutely made for men first and foremost. We are creating a safe place to explore questions around equality, gender identity, what it means to be a man in a way that allows for self-care, love of oneself and others. We'd love to hear your suggestions for what would be of interest to you, as we continue to produce new episodes regularly. Thank you for being here and for continuing to come back. These conversations are often uncomfortable and take work, as there's a lot of unlearning to do and different ways of looking at things. We don't profess to have the answers; we're just trying to create an open conversation where all viewpoints are welcome so that we can explore and grow together.

[@WeAreManEnough]

@@brettscott7614 Checking back in. Did you listen/watch any additional episodes? Curious to hear your thoughts. Thank you for being here and giving it a chance.

[@brettscott7614]

@@WeAreManEnough Thanks for reaching out. I'm still trying to get into your content. I'm still watching. As far as subjects I'd like to see you guys cover: 1. Men dropping out of college(down to 40%). The degree isn't getting us the money we want and college debt is not worth it. 2.) Women calling men with degrees, looks and confidence "golden penis syndrome" trying to shame us...yet that's exactly the type of guys they all want and will mostly date. They won't date "down" 3.) This troubling relationship with Jada and Will. Will adores her and she still dreams of Tupac. She says so in her public forum even. Ouch! this is literally a top .1 percent of all men and wife is bored and wants an open relationship. Can't say he's not sensitive or emotional. These are current top subject me and the fellas text and talk about over drinks.

[@belledelemos9615]

What Ana amazing conversation the level of vulnerability and transparency is insane

[@Pedr4m]

Thanks for a wonderful episode. It was great hearing Rainn's thoughts on the topic along with everyone else's.

[@vanhoudtshoorn]

Thank you❤🔥. Inspiring, authentic, meaningful and beautiful DEEP conversations as always🌟💖

[@Lil4C7233]

I love Liz she is so thoughtful and asks the most perfect questions.

[@Xthewp]

Incredible episode as always! Love the conversations that you guys get into, and I love how you break everything down and move through the topics so openly and intimately with yourselves and your guests. Such great examples to lead for anyone out there that might need some inspiration, or nudge in a positive direction. I will come back every week no hesitation! And I also would like to mention that I have initiated these conversations with my friends and family and I have gotten so much amazing feedback and interaction from them. It’s refreshing to be able to talk about these things with the people you love, and feel your relationships grow stronger. 🙏🏽❤️

[@lesley-ann320]

❤️Yes Rainn. Thank you for saying that.

[@ronsparkman4913]

Hear me out here: This show is so great about bringing out the deep side of comedians like LilRel, Rainn, and Eugenio, I think there's someone that would be perfect for it. Bo Burnham, as far as I can tell, hasn't done a single interview since releasing his masterpiece Inside on the Covid-weary world. If there was ever a show for him to come on and go deep about what it took to make that work of art, to unpack all of the feelings Inside it, I can't imagine a better one than Man Enough.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Great idea, thank you. Appreciate the kind words and feedback.

[@Ninthsignmusic]

That’s honestly a great idea Ron

[@coppersense999]

10:20 good point about therapy. Next level is group therapy, where you have the opportunity to hold space for others. 👍 Gives you perspective too, as well as being of service. It is said suicidal people use the pronoun "I" more often than other people.

[@aravindkrishnasaravu2223]

Humbling Amazing Enthralling!Says it all!

[@iuliasima3599]

Hey, dears! I just want to make a suggestion, after watching some of your shows in a raw and of course, being a supporter of the show and the necessary debate about masculinity. You should invite Wil Weathon also. He is a feminist, committed to authenticity and working on himself and he has a very interesting personal story. It would be so interesting to hear a high level discussion between Liz, Justin, Jamye and him.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@lorileenew9227]

One of my favorite episodes. Love what you are all doing. ❤️

[@daniestrada8977]

Wow, I love every minute! And Jamey's voice its soooo perfect like a radio show hahaha. Love you guys, thanks for this episode. ❤

[@angelmae989]

Can you guys please reach out to simu liu for an interview? He's the newest rising mainstream male asian actor in us/western media (he plays shang chi!) for the first time EVER and he is breaking stereotypes and breaking molds for us young Asian Americans. He has such an interesting perspective on life, feelings, and how he navigates his life. Asian americans have always been swept under the rug, mistreated, and misunderstood. It would mean the world to us Asian american viewers as well as opening people's eyes to our culture and our lives. Idk if I'll even be alive right now if it wasn't for yall 😭

[@WeAreManEnough]

We have! Hopefully we'll get him, and many other Asians and Asian Americans, on the podcast soon. We agree that these communities need much better representation, including not putting an entire continent into one group!

[@angelmae989]

@@WeAreManEnough thank you guys SO SO SO MUCH and many blessings to the cast of Man Enough ❤ the work you folks are doing are a true godsend to me personally and a wide audience of individuals who are seeking truth and deep healing 🙏❤💚💜

[@WeAreManEnough]

@@angelmae989 Very kind of you to say. We're so happy to hear that. We just recorded an episode with an incredible Asian American today; can't wait to share it with you and the world later this year.

[@GretchenHewitt]

I have come away from this conversation filled with the excitement of life and what it can be for us all! (Rainn, I have a funny story about your dad.)

[@Keepsmilingboo]

This was so great In so many ways!!! I need to re watch a few times and really write out all of the inspiration and ideas that we’re racing through my mind as I listened. You guys and gal are impacting this world in ways I can o let dream of doing RN

[@MichelleEstrada]

Lmao I agree with Jamey on not fully believing Raiin when he said he didn't ever have that struggle of wanting to fit in with the guys when he was younger i would argue maybe respectfully that he might just be unaware of it.. def don't think he's intentionally lying either. Lol

[@MichelleEstrada]

Um can you please do a full episode on the phrase "nice guys finish last" we all know intuitively that that's false.. i would love to hear your guys's inputs on why and how that phrase came about and affected each of you in your personal lives??? Also I would love it if you could all talk about ways in which you are dismantling? that belief if you will. Thank you for the videos! Raiin was amazing!

[@The_Egyptian_queen]

Absolutely agree 👍 and if the " nice guys finish last" for real then why most of women prefer romantic actors and musicians over the gangster type of actors and musicians and why women on general are goshing over men who participated in artistic fields like theater, music industry, film industry, dancers etc than men who participate in sports and wwe , the answer is clear and most men knowns the answer but they don't want to admit it because they prefer to think that women would like the egoistic stereotypical image they construct for themselves and that provides to them some sense of ego

[@jaimesalgadoakajaime_the_d7537]

😂😂😂 this is hilarious people I like it.

[@tobiasrubaja]

i loved this interview, it make me see a lot of things, great combo whit raiin, love from Argentina.

[@StardomSpace]

Stoked for this one. 😎

[@The_Egyptian_queen]

35:06 Important point and yes the moral panic about men being " feminized " has no other equivalent moral panic about women being " masculinized " and that tells a lot about how people see femalehood is down and words like " backlash against masculinity" and " war on men " have no similar equivalent phrases when describing the dynamic changing in the collection image of femininity and what it means to be in fact second wave feminism was focusing on criticising femininity and no one pointed at them with words like " the backlash against femininity" and a " a war on women " because society sees women and womanhood is not something that actually worth to held a war on cz it's not that important and worthy value.

[@The_Egyptian_queen]

35:01 Very important spot on ❤️ point from both you and liz

[@cafferacer]

Guys dudes network. "Ohhhhhhhh oooooooooooooooooooo" Jesus Christ this is funny

[@marcellaraponi9841]

Great pod! I’d love to see Camila Cabello on your podcast and hear her perspective of being in a relationship with Shawn Mendes especially since we got a few intimate details of they’re relationship. Thanks and congratulations on a great podcast and all that you’re doing for society! 🙏🏻

[@lesley-ann320]

❤️Beauty❤️Love❤️. Excellent. Thank you.

[@Land-Tech-fl7cu]

This group has to be in California

[@hopecanaday5287]

I would buy that T shirt btw 😉

[@Larindarr]

nice guys finish last because they are not actually nice. It is transactional and they assume we are oblivious to it... and it is obviously disingenuous. And self interested again pointing back to the patriarchal schemes of competition comparison and manipulation. This is why I'd rather have a bad boy tell it like it is because they do than a "nice guy" printed he cares when he is too absorbed in what he wants what he thinks what he does instead of getting to genuinely know each other.

[@lindseyedward9775]

Are you sure you're not a unicorn?

[@suzettephinn7829]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MrRobinThornton]

Rather masculie/feminine how about subjective/objective?

[@Neha-sn3ce]

Wearing a mask means “caring for others”, and men seems to have been fed this idea that it’s not their responsibility/it’s not “manly” to care about anyone other than yourself and protecting the thing that gives you the power to think only of yourself aka “the patriarchy”

[@Land-Tech-fl7cu]

This group failed to say when the successful man moved on from the wife who got him there that exwife got a ton of money from the divorce

[@warithabdullah8179]

Bring tyrone hayes!!

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thanks for this great recommendation!

[@christinastirrup1272]

I would love to see more of a voice of decent represented on this podcast. Too much agreement. It seems like an echo chamber. Good conversation. However, more diversity of thought would make it more interesting.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Hi Christina, thank you for your feedback. Sometimes our hosts and guests agree, and often they challenge each other with different perspectives. It really depends on the episode. This one certainly showed the group to be largely on the same page. Check out Andy Grammer's and others, as well as many yet to be released. We really appreciate your input.

[@leedarkfeathers]

Is the hypothetical geriatric covid patient they keep referring to a female by design or out of irony?

[@danbris325]

That’s nice that the show has LA industry type, if you’re gonna title towards men can we get construction workers or divorced fathers. Let’s get some men that speak their truth not having to be polite because it’s all wrapped in show biz. The problem of men is women’s broken expectations not patriarchy, you could add corporate manipulation as a problem too.

[@WeAreManEnough]

Thanks for your perspective, Dan. We appreciate you for watching and offering your point of view. We're just getting started and have already shot a number of episodes with non-celebrities. There will continue to be more, as our mission is to include the widest possible range of perspectives and types of people. It's not about agreeing; it's about learning and growing together. We don't need everyone in the world to agree to create a better, more equitable world. We just need more listening and acceptance of each others' truths. Please stick around. We need you as much, if not more, than all the people that agree and love what we're doing as we get started.

[@danbris325]

@@WeAreManEnough Thank you for inclusion without mandating my thoughts being of similar perspective.

[@WeAreManEnough]

@@danbris325 Always. Keep bringing it, please.

[@Bossslaydee_Bailey]

Mmmm... You literally just said "the problem with men is that it's 0% their problem. It's 100% to blame on women & maybe corporate manipulation a little bit too.. We, as men, shouldn't be held accountable for any of our actions or statements. Past or current." Ok, well, then you've got nothing to fix then. What're you doing here? You're not ready for this podcast if you can't take ownership and accountability - you're not ready to be called on you're shit man. Plain and simple. Sorry. --& aren't ready to take a deep introspective look inwards at yourself and a lot of subconscious learned behavior that is literally ingrained within all of us due to society & our parents generation's subconscious poor traits passed onto us as children without them even being aware. Do women a favor & stay single & do some serious self care + self reflection for a while and circle back Good luck man

[@danbris325]

@@Bossslaydee_Bailey I don’t believe I need to write an essay on my perspective. Thanks for the moral ego drop. I stated the show is hosted by and guests rich LA elitist. I stated they should have the working class men as guest if they’re really trying to target men. I did say women’s broken expectations are a problem for men. As in modern White American women only view life through their perspective and don’t consider what their male counterparts have gone through in providing the care free lives they seem to be in even though if you ask a white girl she’s the most underprivileged in modern times (a joke but also a partial truth). Corporate manipulation: Vulture Capitalism is destructive, to humanity, relationships, our everyday lives. Patriarchy isn’t the problem like feminists would like to dumb down and lead you to believe. It’s greed, the greed of the 1% that has everyone living a dog eat dog world and pointing blame at each other. I believe you’re smarter than to think 50% of humanity is the issue (patriarchy). If you use patriarchy to explain only a few rich white men then you’re not intelligent and are essentially using punch lines and bully tactics to get a undeveloped ideology across. Women can be amazing, though in my generalization of current American females, these girls are lost in ego. I know who I am, I am accountable, and don’t need a show that’s feminists propaganda telling men to be accountable like they (men) are the cause for the worlds issues when it’s hosted by rich kids who don’t live a standard reality as it is. Both men and women have issues as we all seem to be dumb ass’s lately. The show is called “Man Enough” and seems too have to men that are just grown children living up to their mistakes. I know women love to hear stories they can empathize with but this does the majority of men no service. Men are facing hurdles in every direction for generations and need advice and direction not some LA rich kids that still need growing to do and are trying to nationally apologize for it.

[@danbris325]

women are choosing the men they want to be with, if they ask for idiots that how men are gonna behave to get ah date. I’ve never gone to a bar, met a girl and swooned her with talk of electricity, construction, politics, or humanity. Women want entertainment, music, and to laugh (me being a jackass to entertain).

[@07Flash11MRC]

Women aren't a hive mind. Your biggest enemy is your own attitude. If you want women interested in the same things as you, then join political orgs, join groups interested in "electricity" (whatever you mean by that) and construction.