Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-03-12
Books mentioned on Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous? - Louis Theroux - #1070
Louis Theroux is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, broadcaster, and author. What is it really like inside the Manosphere?
Louis Theroux discussed Why Women Deserve Less by Myron Gaines (Entrepreneur), The Game by Neil Strauss, and Stiffed by Susan Faludi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Why Women Deserve Less
Discussed“their content is is very extreme and Myron Gaines wrote a book called Why Women Deserve Less.”
Where to get it
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that explores the secretive underworld of pickup artistry and social dynamics.
Discussed“and then using this sort of Neil Strauss the game adjacent techniques in order to say that I can teach you the psychology of women”
Where to get it
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Stiffed
Stiffed by Susan Faludi is an exploration of the cultural, economic, and emotional crises facing American men amidst the decline of traditional manufacturing industries.
Discussed“there's a book I haven't read all of it but I've read in it by Susan Fudi a feminist writer published in the late '9s I think called stiff that talks about the decline of manufacturing and the struggle for male identity in a kind of postmanufacturing era”
Where to get it
