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Pop Syllabus with Christiana Mbakwe Medina
Manthropology with Holly Solem
53 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 7:05 am.
Meet Holly Solem
Holly’s move back to LA
Creating “Manthropology”
What Holly has learned about men while making “Manthropology”
How men in LA compare to men in NY
How women absorb the shame of men
Misogyny in 2026
Platonic relationships between straight men and women
How Holly reacts during Manthropology interviews
White girlhood vs. Black girlhood
Fictional pop-culture men game
Chandler Bing from “Friends”
Ross Geller from “Friends”
Batman
Superman
Homer Simpson
Lawrence from “Insecure”
Big from “Sex and the City”
Don Draper from “Mad Men”
Walter White from “Breaking Bad”
Nick Young from “Crazy Rich Asians”
Prince Akeem from “Coming to America”
Austin Powers
James Bond
Wolverine
Adam Sackler from “Girls”
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Show notes
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.
Holly’s Vogue essay
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