What Does Healthy Masculinity Look Like?

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

American men and boys are struggling — in education, employment, relationships and mental health. But just bringing up how to address the “crisis of masculinity” is politically polarized dynamite. In light of that, is there any hope for solutions? On this episode of “Matter of Opinion,” trad bros, sports cars and mobsters in therapy. (A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.) Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp.

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0:00.0	So before we get into today's episode and stick around because it is a good one, I wanted
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1:11.8	From New York Times opinion, I'm Carlos Lozata.
1:14.4	I'm Michelle Cuddle.
1:15.7	I'm Ross Douthit.
1:16.7	I'm Lydia Pullgrain.
1:18.2	And this is matter of opinion.
1:25.7	So today we'll be talking about men and boys.
1:29.7	There is lots of concern and debate right now about American males who are not doing well
1:34.9	by most measures.
1:35.9	They're struggling in school.
1:37.7	They're struggling in the job market.
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