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#1013 - Scott Galloway - How to Fix a Culture of Emasculated Men

Modern Wisdom

2025/10/30
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

2025/10/30

Shownote

Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, a public speaker, entrepreneur and an author. Why are so many young men struggling today? In a world that often focuses on the oppression of others, it’s easy ...

Highlights

In this thought-provoking discussion, Scott Galloway examines the growing crisis facing young men in modern society, exploring how shifting cultural norms, economic pressures, and evolving gender dynamics are contributing to a widespread sense of disconnection and purposelessness among men.
14:28
Paying for dinner offsets the greater biological and social risks women take in relationships
23:40
Affirmative action should be based on class rather than race because the academic gap between rich and poor is now greater.
28:25
Mandatory national service can reduce depression and build character in young men.
53:24
Great successes often follow numerous rejections, but modern men are averse to risk due to the perceived high cost of failure.
55:16
Big tech connects shareholder value with enraging and isolating young men
1:08:41
Marriage is now a luxury item, accessible primarily to economically stable men.
1:17:00
The only time I feel peace is when I'm protecting my family
1:27:09
Being a man means being a provider, protector, procreator, and adding surplus value.
1:42:09
Never let a woman be cold or hungry—it prevents conflict and shows care.

Chapters

Why are We Inserting Women into Men’s Issues?
00:00
The Quiet Return of Soft Bigotry
15:03
Are Progressives Finally Ready to Talk About Men’s Issues?
25:47
Are Men More Emotionally Fragile Than Women?
33:23
How #MeToo Movement Rewired Male Behaviour Around Women
44:41
Why Male Friendships are So Hard to Build
55:16
What is Broken in Modern Manhood?
1:03:23
Why Women Seek a Provider and Protector
1:11:56
How Sex Motivates Men
1:22:01
Kindness is a Man’s Secret Weapon
1:31:06

Transcript

Chris Williamson: Scott Galloway, welcome to the show. Scott Galloway: It's always great to see you, man. Great to see you here in London. Chris Williamson: Better to see you in person. It's the first one that we've done all the time, that we've hung out...