1 July 2023
Episode 567
33 minutes
We speak with the director and producers of ‘All Man: The International Male Story’, a documentary about a catalogue that changed men’s fashion and the perception of masculinity in the US. Plus: Lane Greene updates The Economist’s bestselling book ‘Writing with Style’.
1 July 2023
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We speak with the directors of a documentary about ‘International Male’, an iconic menswear catalogue that changed perceptions of masculinity in the US.
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We speak with ‘The Economist’ language columnist about his 21st-century update of the magazine’s classic book.
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