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A leading advertising firm one day fired five workers - just because they were men.How on earth did our biggest companies decide it was OK to openly discriminate against men?How did diversity policies - that began under JFK in the era of segregation - so lose the plot? This is the first episode of White Men Can't Work! - a five-part series... In which award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions. Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. IN THIS EPISODE Tim meets Chas Bayfield - a top advertising creative whose career was flying until one day his agency decided it was too white and male. What followed was a brutal person takedown - from which Chas is still recovering. With Harvard professor Frank Dobbin, Tim charts the roots of the diversity movement back to the era of 1960s segregation. But this is a story of how an anti-discrimination movement born in that era of Jim Crow and JFK became co-opted by a divisive ideology - blowing its George Floyd moment to make that much-needed difference.  Merely questioning diversity dogma is curtains for your career post-MeToo and Black Lives Matter - but men from the US and UK now speak out on this show. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinity Who Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How a radical, anti-free speech agenda captured our leading universities. Where lecturers are sacked for crazy micro-aggressions - and told not to hire any white or Asian men.And students are punished for private conversations overheard through dorm walls.The story of how group-think spread like wildfire. This is the second episode of White Men Can't Work! - a five-part series... In which award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions. Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. IN THIS EPISODE Tim hears from Rob Ivinson - who was sanctioned by his university for a private conservation overheard through his bedroom wall. Chicago geophysicist Prof Dorian Abbott reveals he was told not to hire any white or Asia men - and what happened when he stood up to this. An English academic was driven out over perceived micro-aggressions - including referring to the ‘male’ and ‘female’ ends of cables. Prof Erec Smith, from York College of Pennsylvania, says this radical intolerance can be traced back to 1970s Marxist-inspired critical race theory. Dr Carole Sherwood, clinical psychologist, explains how this radicalism spread like a ‘contagion’. Social psychologist Dr Dina McMillan compares it mass manipulation. Frank Dobbin, Professor of Sociology at Harvard, continues to track the rise of DEI - from its civil right roots, to running into Reagan. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinity Who Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the death of George Floyd became the moment DEI explodes - and become a global phenomenon. But as we can now see, it’s a story of how the world’s largest companies had a moment to really make a much-needed difference - and totally blew it by opting for a divisive, ideological form of DEI. A psychologist describes how polarising whiteness training was - and how men’s mental health has been sidelined. This is the third episode of White Men Can't Work! - a five-part series... In which award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions. Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. IN THIS EPISODE  Trainee NHS psychologist ‘Simon’ tells Tim he was made to feel ashamed being a white man - on a course that paid scant attention to men’s mental health. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, Lee Chambers - a business psychologist - said he allowed some hope to creep in, but DEI never focussed on meaningful change. Professor Erec Smith says the diversity training companies reached for was rooted in Marxist-inspired ideology. London Business School Professor Alex Edmans notes that companies were in a Black Lives Matter panic - and were desperate to be seen to do something. Dr Carole Sherwood, clinical psychologist, argues that DEI encourages people to think of themselves as victims. Employment lawyer Adrian Scotland reveals big companies are willing to flout employment law to drive a diversity agenda. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinity Who Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police officers, firefighters and doctors say they've been impacted by 'woke' DEI culture. They're not chasing suspects, are getting to fires too late, and wasting resources on diversity training. How far have our emergency services been impacted by DEI? And do these schemes actually work when you crunch the data? (Spoiler alter - not so much.) This is the fourth episode of White Men Can't Work! - a five-part series... In which award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions. Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. IN THIS EPISODE  Police sergeant Sam Pick describes seeing a suspect commit a crime - but then his post-Black Lives Matter concerns kick in. A firefighter reveals entry standards have been lowered - meaning crews are too slow to deal with fires. Former nurse Clete Weigel stood up to being told medical professionals are latently racist. Prof Karol Sikora, an NHS oncologist, questions the fortune being spent hiring diversity officers Medical student Monica Moore talks about the need for doctors to address biases around pain. Harvard Prof Frank Dobbin reveals how DEI schemes are actually counterproductive. Prof Alex Edmans, of London Business Schools, debunks the myth that DEI is good for business. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinity Who Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 30-year career was wiped out in one second over one word for a tech guy in London. Whilst a female mine worker in north America wishes DEI had never been brought in. And young men feel more adrift than ever. This final episode takes stock of the impact that DEI has had; and whether companies are truly abandoning it - or sneakily rebranding. The show asks: what’s a better way to genuinely address discrimination? (Goodbye DEI, hello DEO - Do Everything Obvious.) This is the fifth and final episode of the series White Men Can't Work! In which award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions. Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. IN THIS EPISODE  ‘Sally', an electrician as a vast mine, rues the day DEI came in. Prof Erec Smith, rhetoric guru at York College of Pennsylvania, take a micro-aggression quiz. Carl Borg-Neal reveals how was sacked for using an inappropriate word during an actual DEI training session.  Psychotherapist Phil Mitchell talks about the wider alienation being felt by boys. Lee Chambers, business psychologist, speaks to the exclusion of working lads. Marsha Ramroop, organisational inclusion strategist, makes the case for keeping some form of DEI. Stefan Padfield from the Free Enterprise Project assess whether DEI has become entrenched in HR. Prof Frank Dobbin - from Harvard - lays out schemes that actually work to tackle discrimination - whilst Tim unveils DEO (Do Everything Obvious). Prof Alex Edmans at London Business School and therapist Carole Sherwood muse on how we’ll come to look back at this era. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinity Who Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning documentary-maker Tim Samuels fearlessly investigates what it’s like being a man in today’s woke workplaces. And how a radical form of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) managed to capture our biggest companies and institutions… Costing billions, trampling over free speech, fairness and men’s mental health - all whilst turning out to be counterproductive. The five-part series will reveal: The huge mental health toll on men - who are anxious about doing or saying the wrong thing at workThe ‘reverse discrimination’ that men now face in their careers - and the crazy micro-aggressions that can cost jobsImpact on our emergency servicesSmarter ways to tackle discrimination that actually work Despite having been Race In The Media journalist of the year for his work exposing racism, Tim tells the show he fears he’ll be labelled a ‘far-Right loonpot’ and canned for daring to question DEI. ABOUT TIM SAMUELS Tim has reported around the world for the BBC, National Geographic channel and Free Press - winning three Royal Television Society awards and best documentary at the World Television Festival. He is the author of the best-selling book on masculinityWho Stole My Spear? (published in US as Future Man). Visit Tim's site: https://www.timsamuels.com/ WATCH THE SHOWS ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjRscUKOADVnqIEGjfbMLw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.