Episode 717: Men and shame

Episode 717: Men and shame

From Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen by Andrea Owen

March 4, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

Andrea Owen explores the themes of shame and silence in conversations about patriarchy and harassment in this solo episode.

In this solo episode, I’m unpacking the silence, the rage, and the tension showing up in conversations around the Epstein files and patriarchy. The idea came to me after I got a thinly veiled death threat in my DM’s a couple of weeks ago (you can scroll through the carousel of memes I posted in the link below to see it). I’m exploring what’s underneath the harassment, the absence/silence of men in certain spaces, and why shame is such a powerful, and often invisible, force in all of it. I also want to remind you that I’m on Substack! It’s not perfect over there, but I decided to start before I was ready. You can check out some of my writing and subscribe HERE. No paywall as of now, but that may change later as I write more. I have no plans to put the podcast behind a paywall though! What you’ll hear in this solo episode: When systems are exposed, identities feel threatened and shame gets activated. The difference between and shame and guilt, and how it’s organized by gender Shame shows up as silence, defensiveness, or aggression. Patriarchy shames everyone, it just looks different for men and women. Questions you can ask the men in your life to start having important…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Owen

Topics covered

  • shame
  • patriarchy
  • men's silence
  • emotional dynamics
  • harassment
  • guilt vs shame

Keywords

  • shame
  • patriarchy
  • men
  • harassment
  • guilt
  • emotional dynamics
  • conversations

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