Modern Manhood: A Compilation On Redefining Masculinity, True Strength & Igniting Purpose, Community & Vulnerability In Men

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

This Modern Masculinity Compilation features Scott Galloway (ep. 826), Terry Crews (ep. 676), Jonathan Haidt (ep. 827), Arnold Schwarzenegger (ep. 784), John W. Price (ep. 939), John Pearson (ep. 739), and Toby Morse (ep. 816). We explore the friendship recession, boys without fathers facing incarceration, and digital isolation that predated COVID. Men exhausted from cosplaying confidence. The elephant metaphor about young males needing elder presence. Why vulnerability and toughness aren't opposites but partners. These conversations diagnose what's broken and map paths forward through mentorship and connection. Seven voices who showed up and got vulnerable. Pass it on. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Seed: Use RICHROLL25 for 25% OFF your first order👉🏼 https://www.seed.com/RichRoll25 LMNT: Get a free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase👉🏼https://www.drinklmnt.com/richroll Pique: Get up to 20% OFF plus a FREE rechargeable frother and glass beaker with your first subscription👉🏼https://www.piquelife.com/richroll Momentous: High-caliber human performance products for sleep, focus, longevity, and more. For listeners of the show, Momentous is offering up to 35% off your first order👉🏼https://www.livemomentous.com/richroll Rivian: Electric vehicles that keep the world adventurous forever👉🏼https://www.rivian.com Squarespace: Use code RichRoll to save 10% off your first order of a website or domain👉🏼http://www.squarespace.com/RichRoll On: High-performance shoes & apparel crafted for comfort and style👉🏼https://www.on.com/richroll Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at https://www.voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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0:00.0	We need to get ballsyer. We need to get tougher.
0:05.0	We got to face adversity. Don't shy away from any of that because it just makes you stronger.
0:10.0	If you look at the singular point of failure in a young man's life, it's when he loses a male role model.
0:16.0	The thinking about suicide is different in boys and girls, and suicide is especially a plague that is destroying boys.
0:22.0	Men right now have 50% less friends than we did 20 years ago.
0:27.5	When you build community, and especially of men,
0:30.4	I think that's a really powerful thing.
0:32.9	Where are the mentors?
0:34.2	Where are the healthy, masculine men who are helping to guide the next generation?
0:48.1	Hey, everybody, welcome to the podcast. What does it mean to model healthy masculinity? And how do we model a healthy masculinity
0:55.9	for the next generation of young men?
0:59.3	Today, we're going to talk about strength,
1:02.1	we're going to talk about power,
1:04.1	but not the physical kind,
1:06.3	the mental and emotional kind.
1:09.2	It's a conversation about masculinity, both toxic and healthy.
1:13.9	This conversation is pure gold, and it's coming right up, but first.
1:24.5	We're brought to you today by Seed.
1:27.0	I have hosted so many microbiome experts on the show over the years, and the more I learn about this very complex aspect of our physiology, more fascinating it becomes to me.
1:38.6	But there is one thing that is simple.
1:40.9	A happy gut is the foundation for a happy body and a happy life. And to get there
1:46.1	requires care, requires intention. It requires a daily gut health-promoting ritual that,
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