Ep. 117: "Welcome to the Men's Group": How to be a Man
Guest: Joseph Culp, director
What does it mean to "be a man"?
That is the question posed by Joseph Culp, who wrote, produced, directed and stars in "Welcome to the Men's Group," a social commentary on the state of masculinity in western culture.
He says, "We were the soldiers, we were the breadwinners, we had to be stoic and be strong, and we didn't want to be weak, which means showing your feelings and being vulnerable. Well, guess what? Evolution is here. And we're changing, and life is changing, and women changed too. And I think the significance of feminism in the last 40 odd years has put a kind of demand on men to investigate their own way of relating to each other."
"Welcome to the Men's Group" takes viewers deep inside the confusing lives of eight men who lay it all out there. It is a sobering look at "male vulnerability" and it's also funny, using humour and irreverence to celebrate the zaniness and extremes of men. Through the characters, however, viewers will find pieces of themselves and the men who are a part of their lives.
