August 17, 2026
The Masculinity Crisis Is Worse Than We Think
With Allan and Corri Hunsperger · Guest: Leighton Grey
Leighton Grey, lawyer, author and host of The Grey Matter Podcast, discusses his new essay, Led Astray: The Toxic Assault on Masculinity and Muscular Christianity. He explores why young men are searching for meaning, how self-improvement culture can become self-worship, and why being a “good man” isn’t the same as being a faithful one. The conversation also tackles passive Christianity, the loss of male mentorship, and what happens when men stop accepting their God-given responsibilities.
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In this episode
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- 00:00 Canada needs revival, not just better politics
- 03:43 Guest comes in
- 04:17 The self-improvement lie
- 05:47 The problem with being a “good man”
- 08:33 What passive men cost their families
- 10:58 What biblical masculinity requires
- 13:41 When self-improvement becomes self-worship
- 15:41 What young men are really searching for
- 18:59 Why young men need mentors
- 21:27 The “mission audit”
- 23:10 Have we forgotten how to grow up?
- 24:04 What happens when men abandon their role
- 26:24 Mentorship and spiritual fathers
- 27:31 Supporting Talk Truth and the Allison Inquiry
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