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Confessions of a Performative Male by Darren McGarvey Episodes

  1. Monday 11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Fear

    1/5 Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey asks hard questions about the crisis of masculinity.

  2. Next Tuesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Fear

    1/5 Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey asks hard questions about the crisis of masculinity.

  3. Next Tuesday 11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Toxicity

    2/5 Is a 1950s cartoon acting as a gateway to the manosphere? Darren McGarvey investigates.

  4. Next Wednesday 00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Toxicity

    2/5 Is a 1950s cartoon acting as a gateway to the manosphere? Darren McGarvey investigates.

  5. Next Wednesday 11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Privilege

    3/5 Darren McGarvey checks his privilege and takes on the elite commentariat over masculinity.

  6. Next Thursday 00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Privilege

    3/5 Darren McGarvey checks his privilege and takes on the elite commentariat over masculinity.

  7. Next Thursday 11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Accountability

    4/5 Author Darren McGarvey wrestles with unsettling questions raised by the Me Too movement.

  8. Fri 31 Jul 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Accountability

    4/5 Author Darren McGarvey wrestles with unsettling questions raised by the Me Too movement.

  9. Fri 31 Jul 2026 11:45
    BBC Radio 4

    Transformation

    5/5 Darren McGarvey seeks out the voices who can help men navigate problematic masculinity.

  10. Sat 1 Aug 2026 00:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Transformation

    5/5 Darren McGarvey seeks out the voices who can help men navigate problematic masculinity.