Keyword: gender

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The Masculine and Feminine Within with Daphne Rose Kingma December 19, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Daphne Rose Kingma
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Men carry a hidden wound from early separation, and it shapes everything from sexuality to emotional avoidance. Daphne Rose Kingma, Psychotherapist and Author, joins Armand to examine how men seek reunion with the feminine through sex and intimacy, why women often misread male emotional needs, and how genuine wholeness requires owning both masculine and feminine within ourselves.

Why We Search for Mother and Father in Sex March 14, 2012

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Sexuality & Desire

Armand DiMele argues that compulsive sexual behavior in both men and women is really a search for a missing parent: women seeking the nurturing of an absent mother, men seeking the masculine affirmation of an absent father. Callers push back, share personal stories, and probe the theory’s limits.

Hormones and Female Addiction with Emily Anthes April 13, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Emily Anthes, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, The Mind & Neuroscience

Estrogen makes drugs feel better, and progesterone can counteract that effect. Emily Anthes, Science Journalist and Author, joins Armand to explain why female addicts are biologically distinct from male addicts, why teenage girls now use drugs as often as boys, and how hormone-based treatments might one day help women quit.

Do Men and Women Hate Each Other September 5, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Do men and women harbor genuine hatred toward each other, or is it fear wearing hatred’s mask? Armand DiMele traces misogyny and misandry through evolutionary biology, phobia research, and caller stories, arguing that what looks like contempt between the sexes is often unacknowledged fear of the other’s power.

The Social Power of Reputation July 26, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Society, Culture & Current Events

Why does reputation matter so deeply? Armand DiMele traces the primal need for social acceptance from tribal survival through modern credit scores and gendered slurs, arguing that obsession with how others see us can hollow out intimacy and drive social phobia. Callers share their own struggles with image and belonging.

What Bonobos Reveal About Human Nature Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atin
Category: Sexuality & Desire, Society, Culture & Current Events

Our closest genetic relative isn’t the violent, male-dominated chimpanzee but the bonobo, a peaceable ape in which females run the group and sex defuses conflict. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti draw out what this means for human assumptions about aggression, gender, and our own nature.