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The male anxiety industrial complex

Recode Daily

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Science, Technology, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Health care brands want to leverage young men’s anxiety over erections and hair loss into a multibillion-dollar empire. Reporter Jesse Barron (@_jessebarron) explains. Read Jesse’s story here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/hims-health-care.html Today’s episode was produced by Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes), engineered by Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Rani Molla (@ranimolla). [this episode is from the Recode Daily archives, original airdate 11/01/2021] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.2

It's Rico Daily, I'm Ronnie Mola. If you listen to a lot of comedy podcasts,

0:44.3

especially ones by cis hetero men, you may have noticed a trend in the types of

0:48.4

products they promote. All right guys, this episode is sponsored by Blue Choo. Let's

0:53.2

talk about something we could all use more of right now. That's sex. Now you can

0:57.2

increase your performance and get that extra confidence in bed. Two out of three

1:01.1

men will experience some form of hair loss by the time they're 35 and they're

1:04.8

only two FDA approved medications that can prevent hair loss. Keeps off as both,

1:09.3

keeps off as a simple, stress free way to keep your hair. Hair loss supplements

1:14.2

erectile dysfunction treatments. They've always been sold to men as they get

1:17.8

older, but now younger guys are getting these pills and they're getting them

1:21.3

online. And if you listen closely, there's a feeling of anxiety in the air.

1:26.1

66% of men start losing their hair by the age of 35. I had to go to a doctor's

1:31.6

office and wait in an awkward line and have a conversation with a female nurse.

1:35.7

I'm not gonna lose this hair. I saw some of my hair going. I was like, I got to

1:39.1

get on top of this shit. I am not to be a baldie out here. My ears stick out

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