After careful reflection, we have chosen to release the conversation exactly as recorded. It felt important and uncomfortable then; in light of recent events, it feels even more necessary now. For months, Pete has been exploring an urgent question: Are we experiencing a crisis of masculinity, and what lies beneath it?
Informed by my experience spaning emergency medicine, elite sport, veterans’ health, public health and strategic advisory—we unfold male violence, trauma, emotional development, cultural conditioning, responsibility, and what it means to be a “good man” today. We understand this conversation may be challenging to listen to, but it is necessary.