Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Anita and new cohost Kat Spada start off the season strong with an episode all about the allure of toxic masculinity onscreen. Special guest Dave Proctor returns to discuss why male characters embodying cisheteronormative values can be so obviously problematic, but often still manage to be attractive and compelling to us a viewers.

Time Stamps:
54:36 - What’s your Freq Out?
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