#855 - Richard Reeves - Why Do Modern Men Feel So Left Behind?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Richard Reeves is a writer, researcher and the Founder of the American Institute for Boys & Men. Men have been struggling for a long time. What exactly is going on? What resources can genuinely help modern men, and how can we better understand the dynamics that are driving this decline in male wellbeing. Expect to learn why Obama endorsed Richard’s book, the scary trends about male suicide, why it's important for humans to feel needed, whether the Harris-Walz campaign has even considered men's existence, if this upcoming election will be decided by masculinity, Richard’s thoughts on therapy for men and much more…. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box at https://factormeals.com/MW50 (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.9	Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Richard Reeves. He's a writer, researcher, and the founder of the American Institute for Boys and Men. Men have been struggling for quite a long time. What exactly is going on? What resources can genuinely help modern men and how can we better understand the
0:19.0	dynamics that are driving this decline in male well-being?
0:21.8	Expect to learn why Obama endorsed Richard's buck,
0:25.0	the scary trends about male suicide,
0:27.0	why it's important for humans to feel needed,
0:30.0	whether the Harris-Waltz campaign has even considered men's existence, if this upcoming election
0:35.1	will be decided by masculinity, Richard's thoughts on therapy for men, and much more.
0:42.1	But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Richard Reeves. Oh, I'm not. Obama endorsed your book.
1:07.0	Yeah, that was a bit of a surprise.
1:09.6	I mean, possible, it was also a year late.
1:11.8	I don't want to criticize, I don't come out
1:13.6	the gate criticizing, but the book came out in 2022 and so when his 2023
1:18.2	list came out, everybody who'd written a book in the previous year or so was like,
1:22.1	well I make it, I didn't so was like, will I make it?
1:23.2	I didn't make it.
1:24.8	I wasn't surprised, but then 2024 comes around.
1:27.9	Ta-da, there it is.
1:28.7	Has that been the growth of this discussion about boys and men men has it been one of those little
1:33.7	compoundy things that didn't spike super hard but it's been building I think so yeah
1:38.0	what my sense of this is the I mean even since we spoke when did we speak couple years?
1:43.4	About about maybe 18 months a little bit more between 18 months and two years ago.
1:48.8	I think even since then the permission space around this conversation has widened.
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