{"id":319279,"date":"2026-02-19T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-manosphere-lead-to-clavicular-the-global-story-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:00:11","slug":"how-did-the-manosphere-lead-to-clavicular-the-global-story-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-manosphere-lead-to-clavicular-the-global-story-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How did the manosphere lead to Clavicular? | The Global Story Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2kMmbPLKGjI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did the manosphere lead to Clavicular? | The Global Story Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2kMmbPLKGjI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A controversial internet streamer who goes by the name Clavicular has taken the internet by storm, going to extreme lengths to try to enhance his looks \u2013 from using steroids and testosterone to hitting his face with a hammer.  <\/p>\n<p>Clavicular has become the poster boy for an online movement called \u2018looksmaxxing\u2019, centred on maximising physical attractiveness. <\/p>\n<p>Like many subcultures, it has given rise to a whole new lexicon which is gradually migrating from the margins of the internet to the mainstream.   <\/p>\n<p>Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman speak to journalist and documentary filmmaker Matt Shea to find out whether Clavicular \u2013 and the movement he champions \u2013 is just another viral curiosity, or a strange symptom of modern masculinity.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. <\/p>\n<p>If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 What\u2019s the context?<br \/>\n01:39 Who is Clavicular?<br \/>\n02:45 When did Clavicular become popular online?<br \/>\n05:00 What does Clavicular look like?<br \/>\n09:00 What does Clavicular believe?<br \/>\n12:57 The Kanye West controversy<br \/>\n16:00 Does Clavicular have political views?<br \/>\n20:30: What does this mean for the future?<\/p>\n<p>#Clavicular #Manosphere #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A controversial internet streamer who goes by the name Clavicular has taken the internet by storm, going to extreme lengths to try to enhance his looks \u2013 from using steroids and testosterone to hitting his face with a hammer. 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