Luke Ablett on detoxifying masculinity

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How does sport elevate and constrain our understanding of what it is to be a man? What do grievances about emasculation tell us? Luke Ablett is a former professional football player, who played for the Sydney Swans from 2002 to 2009. In his post-AFL life, he took in an arts degree, a year spent volunteering in Vanuatu to deliver a violence prevention program, and since then a number of roles advocating for gender equality. In this episode, Luke talks about what led him to his current work and the questions raised by toxic masculinity. Theme: Aces High by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com under CCBYA 3.0 licence.