Recent Radio Shows & Interviews
Dr. Will is a Host and Producer of the radio show About Health on the public radio station KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley, California. About Health is a one-hour call-in show that airs at 2pm PT on Mondays.
In this short, 2-minute Perspective, Dr. Will contends that in order to end sexual violence against women and girls, we need to define it not only as “women’s issue,” but also as a “men’s issue” and a problem with the social conventions of masculinity that normalize sexual abuse.
DreX spoke with The Men’s Doc about contemporary fatherhood, and the show took calls from listeners.
Hear Dr. Will in conversation with Dr. Niinana Kweku and Nurse Rona Renner, Host of About Health, discussing fathers and men’s health in honor of Fathers’ Day and National Men’s Health Month on this hour-long, call-in radio show.
Chip Franklin of the Chip Franklin show on KGO radio has an entertaining and informative discussion with Dr. Will about the differences between male and female physicians – and who makes the best doctor. The answer might surprise you.
About Health invited Dr. Courtenay to discuss mental health disparities among men and boys, and current strategies that are being implemented to reduce suffering and strengthen wellbeing.
Are men the stronger sex? You can hear Dr. Will’s short, 2-minute Perspective about this, in honor of Men’s Health Month.
Nurse Rona, host of About Health on KPFA, interviewed Dr. Will, along with Gary Thompson, about how men and their kids influence each others’ health.
Hear Dr. Michael Lenoir interview Dr. Courtenay on the radio call-in show “About Health” discussing how to raise boys to be healthy men.
Hear Dr. Will in conversation with Dr. Michael Lenoir on the radio call-in show, “About Health.” They discuss men, depression and suicide in the wake of Robin Williams’ death, as well what can been done to alleviate depression and prevent suicide.
The new parent who’s experiencing postpartum depression isn’t always the mother. Hear a short Perspective on this subject by Dr. Courtenay.
Nurse Rona interviews Dr. Courtenay about parents can raise boys to be healthy men – and his new book, Dying to Be Men.
Men and boys are more likely than women and girls to think they’re invulnerable to health risks, which only increases their risks. We all contribute to perpetuating this inaccurate belief. Find out why in this brief commentary by Dr. Will Courtenay.
Hear Peter B. Collins interview Dr. Courtenay about a recent PEW survey on U.S. fathers.
Masculinity gets challenged constantly, so men are compelled to constantly prove manhood – often to the detriment of themselves and others. Hear a short Perspective on this subject by Dr. Courtenay.
Hear two brief reports by KGO’s Katy Leaver with commentary by Dr. Courtenay about suicide, men’s depression, and the death of Broncos 23-year-old wide receiver Kenny McKinley.
Hear Dr. Courtenay on Parent Talk interviewed by Susannah Baldwin about paternal postnatal depression.
Nurse Rona interviews Dr. Courtenay and Paul Kivel about fathers and sons.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay’s interview about postpartum depression in dads on “Your Time With Kim Iverson.”
A bad economy means more than financial adversity. For out-of-work fathers, it can mean a loss of identity and self-worth as family provider. Dr. Will Courtenay comments.
Hear a short Perspective on KQED radio about suicide and the myth of men’s invulnerability.
Listen to Liz Saint John from Sunday Magazine interview Dr. Courtenay about men’s health, men’s greater risk of accidents and disease, and his upcoming book.
Hear Dr. Courtenay, along with Bruce Collins of the Fatherhood Collaborative, interviewed by Nikki Thomas.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay as guest host on Childhood Matters interviewing Jeremy Adam Smith about his book, The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-Home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, and Shared Parenting AreTransforming the American Family.
Hear Dr. Courtenay interviewed by Allison Murphy and Susan Deixler discussing fatherhood and men’s postpartum depression on KWMR — West Marin’s community radio station.
Join Dr. Courtenay in conversation with Nurse Rona, and fathers Glenn and Kevin, celebrating Fathers’ Day and discussing the importance of fathers and changing attitudes about fatherhood.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay as guest host on Childhood Matters talking with his guests about the economic crisis and its impact on fathers and their families.
Dr. Courtenay provides some brief tips for women on Green 960 about what they can do to help their partners to become more involved dads with their kids.
Hear Dr. Courtenay interviewed Mr. Dad, Armin Brott, about men’s postpartum depression on the radio program Positive Parenting.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay as the Guest Host of Childhood Matters taking calls from listeners and talking with Lee Safran, Marriage and Family Therapist, and David Klinker, founder of PostpartumDads.org, about the experiences of male partners of women with postpartum depression – and what fathers can do to support these new moms.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay as the Guest Host of Childhood Matters taking calls from listeners and interviewing Dr. Bruce Linton and Saul Godinez about how fatherhood changes men.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay in conversation with Ronna Renner, nurse and host of the popular program “Childhood Matters,” talking about the emotional needs of new fathers.
Hear Dr. Courtenay interviewed by Christy Cuellar-Wentz, co-founder of www.Mommy-Muse.com and host of Mommy Muse Is In on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness. They discuss the rarely-acknowledged challenges men face while journeying into new fatherhood, and offer strategies that can make a difference.
Listen to Dr. Courtenay in conversation with Dr. Michael LeNoir on the program “About Health” in a special Fathers’ Day edition.
Listen to a recent interview of Dr. Courtenay talking with Peter Finch of the KFOG Morning Show about men’s depression. Listen below for the complete interview.
Listen to a recent interview of Dr. Courtenay talking with Peter Finch of the KFOG Morning Show about men’s depression. Listen below for the short version.