Thomas Yarrow
Professor of anthropology at Durham University whose ethnographic research into male friendships and heritage railway volunteers informs the episode's analysis.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 27min
The men trying to do friendship, better – podcast
Thomas Yarrow, an anthropology professor studying male friendship and volunteer cultures, and Josh Halliday, a journalist who shares personal struggles with family illness, explore how men connect. They discuss WhatsApp banter, a transformative men’s retreat, heritage railway volunteers, silence as care, and activity-based camaraderie as alternatives to emotional disclosure.
