The Lonely American Man

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Arts, Science, Performing Arts, Social Sciences

4.6 • 40.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Boys get the message at a young age: don't show your feelings. Don't rely on anyone. This week, we bring you a favorite 2018 episode about misguided notions of masculinity in the United States. We explore how these notions create stressed-out romantic relationships, physical health problems, and a growing epidemic of loneliness. Plus, we consider how we might begin to tell a different story about what it means to be a man.

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0:00.0	This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedanta.
0:03.5	It's a Friday evening at an apartment in Lower Manhattan.
0:06.7	Two friends are looking forward to unwinding after a long week.
0:11.6	Their names are Ansel Shoal and Mateas Corona.
0:14.9	And they can teach us all something about friendship.
0:18.4	They've been friends for half their lives.
0:22.5	Like seven years.
0:24.4	No, because of its second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade, sixth year.
0:29.4	Six years.
0:30.8	Doing the math?
0:32.1	That means they're now 12.
0:33.8	And like ever since second grade, even close friends.
0:36.6	By fourth grade, I mean, I knew that this is going to be my best friend.
0:41.2	Their best friendship has involved doing lots of homework together, video games.
0:45.6	We FaceTime, we help each other, he helps me, I help him.
0:49.8	We give each other advice.
0:51.5	Sleepovers like the one they're going to have tonight.
0:54.4	And Legos.
0:55.4	I think you have to push it.
0:57.1	It's not going to go on.
0:58.9	When they're not doing homework or playing together, the two friends are supporting each other.
1:04.1	So my great-great-father died like a few weeks ago.
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