Tim Winton laments the power of toxic masculinity on young men | Matter of Fact

“I think boys often just put themselves together from spare parts, and what’s closest to hand is often cheap and defective.” Celebrated Australian author Tim Winton talks to Matter of Fact’s Stan Grant about the journey to manhood, toxic masculinity and how boys have the "tenderness squeezed out of them".

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