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Louis Theroux on the Manosphere (Inside Toxic Masculinity)

Published April 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:09

And I sometimes say the weirdest thing about weird people is how normal they are. This isn't the manosphere. This is the boyosphere. It's more of a grift than an ideology. These guys are selling, selling, selling, selling, selling, selling, selling. So those of you who've tuned in to the podcast know we've dove deep into the issue of the crisis of men and boys. (00:09–00:14)

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Asserts that [people in the manosphere] are primarily focused on selling rather than ideology.

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“We've dove deep into the issue of the crisis of men and boys.”
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“Richard Reeves and the Institute of Men and Boys talked to Scott Galloway, a number of other guests also talked about the manosphere.”
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“Just completed this really insightful documentary about the manosphere.”
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“It's more of a grift than an ideology that these guys are selling.”
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere (Inside Toxic Masculinity) | Uploaded April 23, 2026 | 26:42-26:46
“It's not necessarily right wing conservatism, but it is misogyny.”
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“The numbers, the algorithms, everything's dialed up, the rage is dialed up.”
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“He claims that he deleted it, only to find out that they clipped the heck out of it and monetized.”
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“There's kind of split personalities. These guys are performing.”
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere (Inside Toxic Masculinity) | Uploaded April 23, 2026 | 38:50-38:54
“The grievance that is our algorithm. It's just, it's finding us.”
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere (Inside Toxic Masculinity) | Uploaded April 23, 2026 | 43:58-44:02
“Many, many of us are trying to lead the [discussion on] what is positive masculinity.”
Louis Theroux on the Manosphere (Inside Toxic Masculinity) | Uploaded April 23, 2026 | 49:48-49:51
“How do we address the crisis of our men and boys?”
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