'The Good Men Project'

" Thanks very much decimated their mission to get guys to start talking they compiled stories about manhood what -- takes to be a great father great husband even. The great American -- here's a sample."

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" Pop up yeah. James -- and Tom matte black are co editors. Of the good men project real stories from the front lines of modern manhood a new book and still hey guys welcome. Thanks David -- to -- on here thanks yes sure we can't wait to hear about your findings is you interviewed men from all walks of life rich core. Black white sports stars service members were there some common threads that you've found about manhood. "

" Yes so we actually wasn't so much we interviewed them exit 31 man from all walks of life contribute essays to -- book an -- And of those are in our documentary film. Both the words are now out and available on Amazon on our website -- project dot org. And always now is that across the country amendment really is up for grabs -- that this kind of turning point and for men you know being good father -- a good son being good husbands and then being good worker. On this something no we're all thinking about house and trying to figure out as on the economy has. You know created my own job losses were fighting in these wars. I'm -- as we're trying to live up to our responsibilities. As fathers and -- husband."

" Yeah -- 70% of ago lays out layoffs in this recession have been men James let me ask you. As Allison said is there a common thread when you look at these 31 -- the ten examples that are in your book. Of something that all agreed upon there's one thing that requires to be a good man."

" I think that's what's been so interesting for -- that in fact. Everybody expects this to come up with the answer and there really is note. Good answer about what being a good man is all about it's it's it's what everybody I think the real the real issue is -- actually taking the time to sit down and think about. What that means for them and it's Tom alluded we have store reason. I mean these SA isn't and then dvds from guys from all walks of life and I think it's so inspiring to me is that despite the differences in and in all of our stories. Despite the differences -- challenges -- phase of the choices we make. There is an essential. Sameness about. All of all of all of our experiences and so for us -- this is really -- about is the is the celebration personal narrative. As a way to recognize our shared humanity."

" And you know it's no secret that women are much more comfortable talking about themselves. -- about. A motion. As evidenced by Oprah and her success of how hard was it to get men to open not."

" So that that's sex or uninteresting because one of our one of our hypothesis which I think has become -- evidently true with the reacts toward getting the book and dvd is that. You know women have a varied developed sense of emotional vocabulary and men don't necessarily I'm talking the same way although -- issues are very some warm and women for 25 years I've been working on their -- in the liberation and on this idea that that we have. That women have expectations that are in conflict. Men actually have the same set of issues but you know we are typically Simon and we didn't wanna scare men off thinking that they had to use that same female vocabulary and end up on Oprah's couch crying her eyes out. I'm and so we did as we've done that in story is real men talking about real this is whether it's. Some of in the 82 airborne coming back Morocco or a father and Iowa taking custody of -- seven year old daughter. Or son I'm losing losing -- spotted alzheimer's. That real stories that are told. -- was brutal honesty are -- men react to and are and can listen zoo and can then be inspired. And informed as to what it is -- stands mentioning what really needs to be a good man what it means being -- following the news -- husband and there is no one answer. And yet these stories allow each individual man and frankly women because women have this much it's spent at stake here has as men. To -- their own answers."

" James where can we get more information."

" I'm well we have our book and dvd -- both available on Amazon.com. Or on our own let's say which is good -- project dot org and I encourage everybody together there we have lots of the lots of it SA is a great blog. And also information about a foundation which he set out we're all proceeds from the book and yeah. We'll have little doubt."

" We will check all that out James Houghton. Tom that -- thanks for coming nine sharing your findings with us."

" They've announcement Amazon's reviewed it yet thank you and I as Garrick."