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When & why did circumcision begin (it’s not what you think)? What are the arguments for it & what are the experts saying? Sugar water instead of anesthetic??
Brendon Marotta is a filmmaker whose feature-length documentary, American Circumcision, won multiple awards & can be found on Amazon & YouTube. In this episode, we talk about the surprising history of circumcision, the practice today, parental consent & why this is so hard to talk about, but female circumcision isn’t.
This episode originally aired March 13, 2023.
If you like this episode, you’ll also like episode 293: THE SECRET LIVES OF MEN: MENTAL HEALTH CONFESSIONS!
Guest:
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00:00 — Why Americans still circumcise
02:00 — Thought barriers around foreskin
04:30 — Cultural hypnosis at work
07:00 — The ripple effect on men’s lives
09:00 — Masculinity, shame & silence
13:00 — Who really benefits?
14:00 — Circumcision’s strange beginnings
16:00 — From “cure for masturbation” to medicine
18:00 — Parental choice or medical coercion?
21:00 — Relative vs absolute risk explained
23:00 — Science, politics & cultural blame game
27:00 — The baby restraint nobody wants to see
28:00 — Sugar water instead of anesthetic
29:00 — Trauma that lives in the body
30:00 — Physical consequences & lost sensation
33:00 — When men discover hidden trauma
35:00 — Anger, intimacy & what’s really missing
36:00 — The simplest solution of all
37:00 — Where to find Brendon’s work
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