Upswing: A YMRP Podcast

Young Men Research Project

Upswing is a podcast from Young Men Research Project that cuts through the noise on young men and Gen Z, exploring the changing political, social, and digital trends through data and human stories. ymrp.substack.com

Episodes

  1. May 20

    The Political Corruption Account Taking Over Social Media | Upswing #7

    Show Notes * Stocking the Capitol * Political Integrity Project * OpenSecrets * Quiver Quantitative * UMD Poll on Support for Stock Trading Ban * Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker * Washington Post Article * YMRP Summer 2025 Poll * Everyone Is Lying to You for Money This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    39 min

  2. May 8

    The Future of Male Birth Control?

    Show Notes - Dr. Guha - Plan A - How Plan A Works - SNL Weekend Update on Male Birth Control - Recent Study on Male Contraceptives - YMRP Polling on Abortion - Unplanned Pregnancies Over Time - Republicans’ Youth Voter Problem - Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as Trump’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min
  3. Dr. Okey K. Enyia: Why Public and Civic Health Are Inseparable, 21st Century Progress and Continued Gaps on Men's Health, Racial Disparities from the ACA, Supporting Black Fathers | Upswing #5

    Apr 30

    Dr. Okey K. Enyia: Why Public and Civic Health Are Inseparable, 21st Century Progress and Continued Gaps on Men's Health, Racial Disparities from the ACA, Supporting Black Fathers | Upswing #5

    Show Notes * Enyia Strategies * The John Henry Health Equity Playbook * Indisputable: The Story of a Favored Son * “Examining the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Access to Care for Black Men and White Men: Implications for Policy and Practice” * Dr. Enyia’s Substack * 21st Century Cures Act * Virginia Coalition for Boys and Men * Wes Moore’s 2025 State of the State Address * Polymarket Perps Trading Options * “The Job Market for Young People is Brutal” * “Why Higher Pay Hasn’t Made Young Adults Feel Richer” Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    37 min

  4. Mar 31

    Alice Lassman: The Intimacy Economy, The Commodification of Dating and Social Life, AI Loneliness Companions, and Disillusionomics | Upswing #4

    * Young Men Research Initiative: https://substack.com/@youngmenresearchinitiative * The Will to Change, by Bell Hooks- https://www.amazon.com/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084 * “A New Global Gender Divide is Emerging,” by John Burn-Murdoch, in Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998?syn-25a6b1a6=1 * The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny, by Laura Bates: https://www.amazon.com/New-Age-Sexism-Technologies-Reinventing/dp/1464234361 * “Emotional Manipulation by AI Chatbots,” by Freitas et. al, in Harvard Business School (Working Paper): https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=67750 * YMRP Polls- https://www.ymrp.org/polling * “Why the Tech World Thinks the American Dream is Drying,” by Tim Higgins, in Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-the-tech-world-thinks-the-american-dream-is-dying-daf793dc?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqddoNRcCihPiai_Cc_sRztmknKHUf46frA4sJpu9zSYL3plu1QcHFr19utOJdQ%3D&gaa_ts=69cbc9ba&gaa_sig=MQNfK-IijzwF_aOnuctGYZ3wXCmCjKFcTLDrTIa6TQQHnciTBqjpm7XuQ4ZEjWxxJskfWnTTIR2MiPqDuccsEA%3D%3D * Inside the Manosphere: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39792948/ * “Americans’ Trust in One Another,” by Pew Research: https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-one-another/ * Alice’s Translation of Anthropic’s Red Paper: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-lassman-436085128_how-are-we-using-ai-to-replicateenhance-activity-7431756680545218560-RBxU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC57Ug8BR5KF91zKoS77NtwbUwE1F8vyxgQ * “Disillusionomics: The US Economy Isn’t Serving Gen Z,” by Alice Lassman, in The Guardian: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-lassman-436085128_how-are-we-using-ai-to-replicateenhance-activity-7431756680545218560-RBxU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC57Ug8BR5KF91zKoS77NtwbUwE1F8vyxgQ * “Why My Generation Is Turning to ‘Financial Nihilism’” by Kyla Scanlon, in The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/financial-nihilism-gen-z-gambling-meme-stocks-options-kyla-scanlon-7ae4f2aa?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeNa6_Jt8tUfcO1Qeu7YWZT2ELGzjZ03-cn3MGiI-_i4AHkzSZZbv-pBqU7ooo%3D&gaa_ts=69cbbd6f&gaa_sig=jSfvw2AfBNKkfn5D3Hp_yGw9vxaWvUm9nCbvDtJ0cgY9nJpkrYHiFV6z0_kdxl-eVoRdocjXm228k_wSiHC2GA%3D%3D * POLITICO Poll on MAGA and Iran: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/28/iran-trump-maga-men-divide-cpac-00849378 * “Why Are Mostly Men Rushing into the AI Boom?,” by Alice Lassman: https://alicelassman.substack.com/p/why-are-mostly-men-rushing-into-the?r=3abza9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    49 min

  5. Mar 20

    Rachel Janfaza: Gen Z and Iran, The Compassion Recession, The Gamification of War, Gen Z 1.0 vs 2.0 | Upswing #3

    New Upswing episode with Rachel Janfaza of The Up and Up - make sure to check out her work on Substack and elsewhere, and to leave a review on Spotify, Apple, or other streaming platforms if you enjoy the show! Feel free to message Charlie at csabgir@ymrp.org for any questions or suggestions for future shows. — Show Notes: * “Gen Z Really Doesn’t Want to Go to War,” by Rachel Janfaza, Vox. https://www.vox.com/politics/477327/gen-z-doesnt-want-war-trump-foreign-policy * “Will Iran Be The Last Straw for Young Men?” by Charlie Sabgir, Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-iran-last-straw-1235527012/ * Gen Z 1.0 vs 2.0- https://www.upworthy.com/chart-explaining-why-gen-z-should-be-divided-into-1-0-and-2-0-sparks-generational-debate/ * The Up and Up Substack- https://www.theupandup.us/ * “What If Gen Z Is Actually Moderate on Foreign Policy?” by Rachel Janfaza, The Up and Up. * “Isolationism Tempts Gen Z,” by Charlie Sabgir and Young Men Research Initiative. https://open.substack.com/pub/youngmenresearchinitiative/p/isolationism-tempts-gen-z?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer * NBC News Poll on Israel- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-israels-standing-plummets-democrats-fueling-primaries-left-rcna262995 * Inside the Manosphere- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39792948/ * AIBM/Ipsos Poll on Prediction Markets- https://aibm.org/research/most-americans-see-prediction-markets-as-more-like-gambling-than-investing-new-aibm-ipsos-poll-finds/ * SAVE Act- https://responsivegov.org/research/the-save-act-how-a-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-would-impact-elections/ * “We Investigated The Shady Business Behind The UFC”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKoH6LceBo * “‘Is This Insider Information?’ The Prediction Market Bets Driving a Campus Frenzy,” by Katherine Long, Kevin Dugan, Dana Mattioli, and Angel Au-Yeung, The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/business/media/prediction-markets-campus-e57cd19f * Aidan Walker Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV9nngJkQew/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    31 min

  6. Mar 4

    The Dark Money Behind Clavicular's Rise to Fame, The Clipper Economy, and Meta-Nihilism | Upswing #2

    Hey everyone — check out Upswing’s latest podcast episode with Minh Tran, author of the “coulda been at the club” Substack and producer of Victory Light with Kid Mero, a pop culture podcast that has featured guests Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, Letitia James, Kenan Thompson, Eddie Huang, and other big names in pop culture, politics, sports, and entertainment. In this episode, we dig into the (somewhat) hidden economy fueling Clavicular’s rise to fame, how gambling money is bankrolling some of the most influential figures for young men, and what this says about internet nihilism. Show Notes- * “I Paid $49 for Clavicular’s ‘Looksmaxxing’ Academy. What I Saw Should Scare Us All” by Charlie Sabgir https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/clavicular-looksmaxxing-acadamy-influencer-1235504022/ * “The Internet That Made Clavicular” by Minh Tran, * “Clavicular is Brutally Frame Mogged on Stream”- * “Child’s Play,” by Sam Kriss- https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/ * “Crypto Casino Stake Pays Drake and Other Stars to Bet, with Clips of Big Wins Spreading to Impressional Gamblers. The Numbers Show Surprising Luck at Work.” by Cecilia D’Anastasio, Olivia Solon and Leon Yin https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-stake-drake-crypto-casino-adin-ross-gambling/ * Nothing but Respect- * Monitoring the Situation Meme- https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/1ri1ouc/whats_up_with_monitoring_the_situation_memes_on/ * “What Are Young Men Seeing about The Epstein Files on Reddit?” by John Ray https://youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/what-are-young-men-seeing-about-the?r=42ahc5 * “Trump’s Iran War Is Uniting a Strange New Anti-War Alliance” by Christian Paz, https://www.vox.com/politics/481208/trump-iran-war-podcast-manosphere-influencer-maga-america-first-war-neocon Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    33 min

  7. Mar 2

    Upswing Kickoff Podcast: Eight Months from the Midterms, Where Do Young Men Stand?

    Thank you for tuning in to the first podcast from Upswing: A YMRP Production! This episode features Charlie Sabgir, the Director of YMRP, and John Ray, the Senior Director of Polling at YouGov and a Senior Advisor for Young Men Research Project. Sabgir and Ray discuss where things stand politically with young men, a key swing demographic, eight months away from the midterm elections. Below you will find the pieces mentioned at the end of the podcast: “The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters” by By Sarah Longwell https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/gen-z-trump-red-wave/686006/ “Trump’s Support Among Young Men Goes Up in Flames as Midterms Loom” by Martha McHardy https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-support-among-young-men-goes-up-in-flames-as-midterms-loom/ “Young Voters Are Turning Away From Trump. Here’s Why” by Rebecca Schneid https://time.com/7378792/trump-young-voters-polls/ Third Way: “Where Do Young Men Stand Ahead of the 2026 Midterms?” By Lucas Holtz https://www.thirdway.org/memo/where-do-young-men-stand-ahead-of-the-2026-midterms Resist and Unsubscribe by Scott Galloway https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ Video of Kash Patel in the US Men's Hockey Locker Room https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrqzQqcWmx4 “Jordan Peterson Ruined my Relationship” by ✰Laura Phillips-Alvarez✰ and Equimundo https://open.substack.com/pub/equimundo/p/jordan-peterson-ruined-my-relationship?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web “Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own Success” by James Surowiecki https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/crypto-crash-bitcoin-value/685994/ YMRP Reports https://www.ymrp.org/reports YMRP Polling https://www.ymrp.org/polling Catalist Report: What Happened in 2024 https://catalist.us/whathappened2024/ “Senate Democrats press CFTC chair on prediction markets” by Max Rego https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5752451-senate-democrats-urge-cftc-clarification/ “What the online trend of ‘looksmaxxing’ means for young men” by 1A Radio Show, Lauren Hamilton https://the1a.org/segments/what-the-online-trend-of-looksmaxxing-means-for-young-men/ “Of Boys and Men” by Richard V. Reeves https://www.brookings.edu/books/of-boys-and-men/ “More on the two gen zs” by The Up and Up https://www.theupandup.us/p/the-two-gen-zs-ai-tech-american-dream “What are Trump accounts? What are Baby Bonds?” by Andrew Rosin and David Wessel https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-are-trump-accounts-what-are-baby-bonds/ “America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs” By Josh Tyrangiel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/ai-economy-labor-market-transformation/685731/ “Young Men Go Blue” by Charlie Sabgir and Young Men Research Initiative https://youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-go-blue Get full access to Young Men Research Project at ymrp.substack.com/subscribe

    38 min
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Upswing is a podcast from Young Men Research Project that cuts through the noise on young men and Gen Z, exploring the changing political, social, and digital trends through data and human stories. ymrp.substack.com

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