Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
To listen to an audio only version of our conversation, please click on the “>” symbol that is below the video image of this post.
LeRon L. Barton is a writer from Kansas City, Mo that currently resides in San Francisco, Ca. He has been writing poetry, screenplays, and short stories since he was way young. LeRon’s essays have appeared in Salon, The Good Men Project, Those People, Alternet, SF Bayview, Buzzfeed, Gorilla Convict, and Elephant Journal. His first book, Straight Dope: A 360 degree look into American drug culture was released in Feb 2013. LeRon’s new book, All We Really Need Is Love: Stories of dating, relationships, heartbreak, and marriage is available at Amazon.
Recently, Mr. Barton was on our show talking about his article MEN AND THE NEED TO BE VULNERABLE.
During our conversation, Mr. Barton talked about:
– Why he wrote about the this subject
– The importance of the question “What if we just let men be free from all the identity destroying expectations we have placed on manhood?”
– Some his manhood journey
– When he became vulnerable did he loss his male friends?
– “Many men need to leave the garden of adolenscense (boyhood) and step into adulthood.”
– The need for men to have fellowship with other men
– Why he cannot stand the terms like “Man Up”, “Boys don’t cry”
– The first time he saw a man tell another man “I love you”
– Some of the root causes of men not being vulnerable
– Suggestions on how men can become vulnerable
– What is society going to be like if men cannot be more vulnerable? What is society going to be like if men become more vulnerable?
You can connect with Mr. Barton via:
Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com
Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page here
God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Dr. Vibe
dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com
Producer of Google+ Hangouts – The Good Men Project
The Dr. Vibe Show™ At “The Good Men Project”
One of the first Brand Ambassador’s – Cuisine Noir Magazine
The Dr. Vibe Show™ Channel
Dr. Vibe – Producer And Co-host of Black Men Talking On WJMS Radio
Dr. Vibe on HuffPost Live – August 2, 2013
2013 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast)
2012 Black Weblog Awards Winner (Best International Blog)
2012 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast)
2011 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best International Blog and Best Podcast Series)
Black Blog Of The Day – Black Bloggers Network – June 23, 2011
Twitter
Twitter hashtag: #DrVibe
The Dr. Vibe Show™ – iTunes
Dr. Vibe Media – You Tube
Google+
The Dr. Vibe Show™ – Stitcher Radio
The Dr. Vibe Show™ – TuneIn Radio
The Dr. Vibe Show™ – Google Play Music
The Dr. Vibe Show™ – iHeartRadio
Linkedin – The Dr. Vibe Show™
Instagram
The Dr. Vibe Show Facebook Fan Page
Most Viewed Posts Over The Last 24 Hours:
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: ZaZa Ali And Dr. Tommy Curry “Are Black Women Leaving Black Men Behind?”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Cathy Tollefson – Coordinator “Daughter Project Canada”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Ray Collazo And Dr. Tommy J. Curry “The Obama Legacy And The Future Under Trump”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: What’s Behind The Rise Of Interracial Marriage In The US?
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Craig McClain “Proposal For A White House Council On Boys And Men”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Jason Rosario “The Lives Of Men”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Quianna Rodriguez “Millennials And The Modern Workplace”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Molly K. Olson Of Leading Women For Shared Parenting “Proposal For A White House Council On Boys And Men”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore “Will Driverless Vehicles Put Black People Out of Work?”
- The Dr. Vibe Show™: Marv Brown
