What does it mean to be a man? Depends on who you ask. Depends on *when* you ask, because masculinity has always been a moving target. In this episode we travel back to ancient Rome, where manly men loved war, violence, and sexual conquest. Professor Mike Pope says this history has powerful relevance for us today. We're talking about his book, Lucretius and the End of Masculinity.

Eris Young wrote the go-to book on everything non-binary. They break down the basics of how we experience gender to paint a more expansive, inclusive, and accurate picture of human identity. What's it like to be nonbinary? What challenges do they face? What about healthcare? Pronouns? All this and more with Eris Young, author of “They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities.”