As a culture, we are obsessed with penises. Our society often associates the phallus with social power and worth. And the pervasive focus on the phallus has a greater and potentially more negative impact on a plethora of issues, such as the self worth of women and men and gender equality, than many realize.Today I am talking to an expert on all things penis.Emily Willingham is the author of Phallacy: Life Lessons From the Animal Penis. Her writing has also been published in the New York Times, Scientific American, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and many others. She has a PhD in biological sciences and a BA in English literature, both from The University of Texas at Austin.In Phallacy, Emily Willingham explores animal genitalia while also delving into the social and cultural significance of penises as symbols of power and identity. She challenges the notion that the penis makes the man and the fallacy sold to many of us is that the penis signals dominance and power.In short: Emily Willingham thinks it's time to put the human penis into perspective ... for the sake of all of humanity.In this episode, you'll hear:The roots of our culture unhealthy obsession with Penises...02:25Book: Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal PenisAnthropologist, Wednesday MartinRoman beliefs of the male rolePenis trees and plantsHow the human penis measures up to the animal kingdom?...08:10The human penis is not so spectacular in comparison to some animalsDr. Emily breaks down the vast diversity of penises in the animal kingdomWhy men are deathly afraid of losing their manhood...12:10Witches would gain more power by eating a man's penisThe glamour of penises stems from witches and fairy talesWhy penises have been historically more fascinating than vaginas...14:10The truth behind the roles the penis and vagina play in evolutionary biologyThe sexism of the female cycleYouTube of pink plastic gloves on SharTtankHow menstruation was viewed as something unclean and shamefulWhat the experts get wrong about female sexual desire...20:35The narrative imposed on women is completely contradictory to how women were biologically wiredBook: The Pleasure Gap by Catherine RolandHow differing narratives on the human sexuality inform public policy...21:25Sexual politics + building roles around penisesSocioculturally and psychologically, we need an intentional language shiftHow the social discussion around transgender roles contradict biology...23:35Biology does not support binary gender rolesHow the mighty phallus has fallen...25:00The fall has come as men send pictures of their penises rather than their facesWe should focus on the brain, not the penisHow to shift the assumptions that the penis = masculinity...27:40Shifting the language will create a cultural shift and acceptanceConstraint in our culture about how boys and men are allowed to express themselvesParental support in gender identificationHow the discussion of size is detrimental to self-worth...30:45Humans don't have super large penises relative to the animal kingdom"Small dick" vs "Big dick" attitudesDr. Emily talks about her new book...32:55Being published later this year: The Tailored BrainMicro-dosing, Ketamine, pets and companionshipUplifting others allows us to uplift ourselves as wellEmily's best practices...35:15Non-negotiable daily walks with her partnerTwitter: @ejwillingham

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