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The real reason American men are struggling

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The real reason American men are struggling

Apple News In Conversation

1 DAYS AGO
Apple News In Conversation

Apple News In Conversation

1 DAYS AGO
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The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean — and what does it look like up close? Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to find out. His new book, American Men, explor...

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This episode dives into the quiet, complex realities behind the loud headlines about a 'crisis of American men'—moving past stereotypes to explore what masculinity actually feels like in daily life.
03:08
Beneath the aggressive exterior of 'incel bros' lies the same sense of inadequacy explored in the book
11:46
Ryan snapped in a fight after someone questioned his masculinity and later realized the power of violence in moments of feeling powerless
14:51
Hitting traditional benchmarks of manhood isn't enough
17:36
John, legally blind due to a medical condition, had to redefine manhood and now wants to teach his son a different perspective
25:37
Jordan hopes his son will realize he's not alone in struggling with male expectations

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What does 'masculinity in crisis' really look like up close?
00:00
How do four very different men rewrite the rules of manhood?
05:48
Can love heal the wounds that success can’t fix?
14:51
Why do men still feel inadequate—even when they 'have it all'?
17:36
What kind of manhood do we want to pass on to the next generation?
20:34

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Sam Sanders: This is In Conversation from Apple News. I'm Sam Sanders, in for Shumita Basu. Today, what the lives of four men reveal about masculinity in America. For a while now, a certain narrative about men has dominated headlines. Men are in crisis. Bo...