Men and Meat: Culture, Identity, and Politics with Jan Liband

Men and Meat: Culture, Identity, and Politics with Jan Liband

March 12, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 132

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The episode discusses the cultural and political shift towards meat consumption as a symbol of masculinity, featuring guest Jan Liband.

On this episode we are tackling the cultural and political shift back to meat, saturated fat, high-protein diets and the connection to hyper-masculinity. The US is seeing a resurgence of meat-eating as a symbol of masculinity, masculinism, meat connected to identity politics and the “culture wars”. Our guest, Jan Liband, will explore the social factors driving this backlash and explore how social media, economic uncertainly, and fear are motivating this trend. Jan and Hope talk about ho...

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