Manthropology with Holly Solem

Women spend a lot of time wondering what men really think about love and relationships.

In this episode, Christiana sits down with Holly Solem, advice columnist and creator of the social media series Manthropology, to discuss what she’s learned from interviewing men about dating, masculinity, and loneliness. They also play a game revisiting iconic fictional men in pop culture and how they shaped millennial women’s understanding of love and relationships.

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01:19 Meet Holly Solem

06:20 Holly’s move back to LA

07:14 Creating “Manthropology”

11:28 What Holly has learned about men while making “Manthropology”

13:34 How men in LA compare to men in NY

14:45 How women absorb the shame of men

16:09 Misogyny in 2026

18:02 Platonic relationships between straight men and women

22:20 How Holly reacts during Manthropology interviews

23:20 White girlhood vs. Black girlhood

25:51 Fictional pop-culture men game

27:14 Chandler Bing from “Friends”

28:58 Ross Geller from “Friends”

29:39 Batman

30:50 Superman

32:24 Homer Simpson

34:10 Lawrence from “Insecure”

35:13 Big from “Sex and the City”

37:13 Don Draper from “Mad Men”

38:18 Walter White from “Breaking Bad”

40:13 Nick Young from “Crazy Rich Asians”

41:35 Prince Akeem from “Coming to America”

42:46 Austin Powers

43:37 James Bond

46:40 Wolverine

48:13 Adam Sackler from “Girls”

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