For years, we’ve been told men are angry.

But what if they’re not angry at all — just exhausted?

In this episode of Generation Uncharted, Lewis Oakley speaks with Dr. Richard Blake about the real state of men’s mental health in 2026.

From the rise of the manosphere to optimisation culture, loneliness, porn, therapy dropouts and the pressure to constantly level up, this is a calm, honest conversation about what’s really going on beneath the surface.

Why are young men drifting?
Why does self-improvement become self-pressure?
And what actually builds resilience?

This isn’t outrage.
It’s clarity.

For decades, democracy meant voting every few years and hoping for the best. But what if that model no longer works?

In this episode of Generation Uncharted, I speak with Charlie Jobson from House of the People about whether representative democracy is outdated in a digital age.

We explore:

• Why trust in institutions is collapsing
• Whether citizens should vote on laws directly
• The rise of digital democracy
• The generational divide in political power
• Are politicians becoming obsolete?
• Can technology remove political intermediaries?

Is this democratic renewal… or the start of something far more radical?

Subscribe for conversations about modern power, agency and navigating systems that no longer feel built for us.

About House of the People

House of the People is the UK's first platform letting verified citizens vote on real parliamentary bills and see how their MP actually voted. It measures the gap between what the public wants and what Parliament does. Free, politically neutral, and built on the principle that democracy shouldn't only happen once every five years. Sign up at houseofthepeople.com.

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Apple wants your ID. AI is taking over your feed. And NASA is heading back to the moon… what’s actually going on?

Matthew Russell-Jones joins Lewis Oakley on What’s Trending? to break down the biggest conversations online right now — from Apple’s controversial age verification rollout to BBC fallout, AI influencers, and the return of space exploration.

Featured in this episode:

• Apple’s new age verification system and why people are pushing back
• The deeper concerns around privacy, data and digital control
• BBC Radio 2 fallout and the reality of modern cancel culture
• How allegations, media and public opinion collide
• NASA’s Artemis mission and whether space exploration still matters
• Growing backlash against AI-generated influencers and content
• How algorithms are reshaping what we see online
• The bizarre KitKat heist and why the internet loves stories like this

YouTube Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:30 Apple’s Age Verification Backlash
03:00 Privacy, Data & “Digital Control” Concerns
06:00 Why This Feels Bigger Than Apple
08:00 Risks for LGBT Privacy & Data Leaks
13:05 BBC Fallout & Cancel Culture Debate
16:00 Allegations vs Evidence – Where’s the Line?
20:00 Age of Consent, Power Dynamics & Society
26:15 NASA Returns to the Moon – Why It Matters
30:00 Should We Focus on Earth Instead?
36:10 AI Influencers & The Growing Backlash
39:00 Are Algorithms Killing Real Content?
42:30 The Future of AI Content & Creativity
43:25 The KitKat Heist Explained
47:30 What Would You Do With Stolen KitKats?
48:30 Outro