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Andrew Tate and the Problem with Men

Andrew Tate and the Problem with Men

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 In spring 2025, Andrew Tate was linked to a shocking murder case in the UK. Just days later, Netflix released Adolescence, a drama about a young killer seemingly shaped by the online manosphere. In this episode, we explore the history of the men’s rights movement, the politics of the manosphere, and the difficulty of drawing clear lines of influence around figures like Tate, however toxic their public presence may be. Show Notes: Adams, L (2025). 'Murders show online misogyny can cause real harm' BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr2yg58zjo Botto, M., & Gottzén, L. (2024). Swallowing and spitting out the red pill: Young men, vulnerability, and radicalization pathways in the manosphere. Journal of Gender Studies, 33(5), 596–608. Ging, D. (2019). Alphas, betas, and incels: Theorizing the masculinities of the manosphere. Men and Masculinities, 22(4), 638–657. Haslop, C., Ringrose, J., Cambazoglu, I., & Milne, B. (2024). Mainstreaming the manosphere’s misogyny through affective homosocial currencies: Exploring how teen boys navigate the Andrew Tate effect. Social Media + Society, 10(1), 20563051241228811. Ironwood, I. (2013). The manosphere: A new hope for masculinity. Londres: Red Pill. Kennedy-Kollar, D. (2024). Extremism and radicalization in the manosphere: Beta uprising. Routledge. Kimmel, M. S. (2018). The contemporary “crisis” of masculinity in historical perspective. In The making of masculinities Routledge. King, J (2025). Tate and discovering Owen Cooper GQ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/stephen-graham-adolescence-interview-2025 Messner, M. A. (2016). Forks in the road of men's gender politics: Men's rights vs feminist allies. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 5(2), 6–20. Mudde, C The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left Payne, J (2025). No coincidence killer ‘turned to Andrew Tate’ night before murders, court told The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/andrew-tate-kyle-cambridge-crown-court-bbc-hmp-belmarsh-b2712870.html Renström, E. A., & Bäck, H. (2024). Manfluencers and young men’s misogynistic attitudes: The role of perceived threats to men’s status. Sex Roles, 90(12), 1787–1806. Rich, B Bujalka, E (2023). The draw of the manosphere: Understanding Andrew Tate’s appeal to lost men. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/the-draw-of-the-manosphere-understanding-andrew-tates-appeal-to-lost-men-199179 Roberts, S., Jones, C., Nicholas, L., Wescott, S., & Maloney, M. (2025). Beyond the clickbait: Analysing the masculinist ideology in Andrew Tate’s online written discourses. Cultural Sociology. Shorrocks, Rosalind (2018). Young women are more left-wing than men, study reveals. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/young-women-are-more-left-wing-than-men-study-reveals-95624 Siegel, A. J. (n.d.). Facing my own misogyny: A content analysis of personal essays on the subreddit r/ExRedPill. RhetTech, 6(1), 2. https://rhettech.org/issues/facing-my-own-misogyny Thomas-Parr, G., & Gilroy-Ware, M. (2025). ImPerceptible boyhood in a post-Andrew Tate world. Australian Feminist Studies, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/08164649.2025.2320495 Thorburn, J. (2023). Exiting the manosphere: A gendered analysis of radicalization, diversion and deradicalization narratives from r/IncelExit and r/ExRedPill. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2023.2226593 YouTube. (n.d.). Andrew Tate Hustler's University full course part 1 [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoeJBdK36Q&t=140sBottom of Form [Image via https://www.heute.at/i/ich-versklave-die-schlamn-die-tate-anklageschrift-100288002/doc-1h8hfqdbg0] Note: Journal articles are often behind paywalls. If you don't have institutional access but would like a copy of these papers please email Illeffectspod@gmail.com and we will happily send you a copy  Credits:  Hosts – Rich McCulloch and Ben Litherland   Music by - Brutalust (Colin Frank and Maria Sappho), recorded and mixed by Joe Christman  Producer – Caroline Pringle 
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