This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukIn this bonus episode, Nina Power and I discussed Alasdair MacIntyreâs work and the position of postliberalism in 2025. Is the West excessively individualistic, or actually excessively communitarian? Was the welfare state a terrible mistake? And did liberalism really fail?
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Sex Differences and Psychotherapy - Joe Alto | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 170
This episode is sponsored by Relay. For a 7 day free trial, go to https://joinrelay.app/maiden and use the code âLOUISEâ at checkout.đ° Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com My guest today is Joe Alto, a psychotherapist who specialises in menâs issues, particularly sexual impulse control relating to infidelity and porn use. We spoke about the therapy styles that work best for men, why men so often use porn as a self soothing tool, the false assumptions that women make about menâs porn use, why men tend to go to strip clubs in groups, how porn exposure has replaced traditional rites of passage for boys, and practical means of combating porn addiction. The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarchFollow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:Twitter: @maiden_podcastInstagram: @maiden_mother_matriarchTikTok: @maiden_podcast #LouisePerry #JoeAlto #MaidenMotherMatriarch This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk/subscribe
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BONUS: The Goon Squad
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukIn this bonus episode, I spoke with Meghan Murphy about âgooning.â Discussed on the show: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/
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DEBATE: Abortion
In this MMM episode, Iâm joined by Ann Furedi and Leah Libresco Sargeant to discuss the question âis access to legal abortion essential to womenâs flourishing?âAnn is a writer, activist, author of the book âThe Moral Case for Abortionâ and the former chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, the largest abortion provider in the UK.Leah is the author of âThe Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifestoâ and also of the Substack âOther Feminisms.â She works in family policy in Washington D.C. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.louiseperry.co.uk/subscribe
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BONUS: The Great Feminisation Hypothesis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukIn this bonus episode, I spoke with Rob Henderson about the âGreat Feminisation Hypothesisâ. Discussed in the episode:https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/