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. Holly’s Vogue essay Follow Holly on Instagram Follow Mathropology on Instagram Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: advertise@companionarts.com If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: hello@popsyllabus.com  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” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices