Why Young Men Are Struggling Right Now with Oprah & Scott Galloway

The Oprah Podcast

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Oprah and a live audience of mostly men are in a lively conversation with author, entrepreneur, NYU professor and podcaster Scott Galloway about his new book, Notes on Being a Man. Galloway’s #1 New York Times bestseller has ignited a nationwide discussion around what many see as a crisis facing young men today. In this candid discussion, men open up about manhood, vulnerability, and the unique challenges facing young men in modern America. Scott answers questions from the audience and opens up about his own personal journey of being a man and a father to two sons. BUY THE BOOK! 'Notes on Being a Man' by Scott Galloway: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Notes-on-Being-a-Man/Scott-Galloway/9781668084359 Chapters: 00:00:00 — Intro: Scott Galloway, Notes on Being a Man 00:01:20 — Why anger is the only “allowed” male emotion 00:02:40 — Men want role models 00:05:10 — Male friendships in decline 00:07:25 — Screen time and declining well-being in young men 00:09:40 — Why many young men don’t ask women out 00:11:38 — Relationships are life’s greatest reward 00:12:36 — Scott’s upbringing 00:13:50 — Rule #1 of being a good man 00:17:45 — Building a personal code of conduct 00:20:50 — Moms are sounding the alarm too 00:22:38 — Learning to be vulnerable 00:26:27 — Balancing self-love with finding love 00:27:52 — The 3 things women want in men 00:30:48 — Why taking risks is difficult 00:32:42 — Staying on the right path 00:36:30 — Scott on toxic masculinity 00:39:26 — How men can show up for each other 00:43:10 — What Scott would tell his younger self 00:46:42 — Is dating getting harder? 00:50:38 — How parents can support young men Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just to be raw about this, would you have sex with you?
0:03.0	Can't believe I just said that on Oprah.
0:05.0	Yeah.
0:06.0	Hi everybody. Thanks for joining me here on the Oprah Podcast.
0:18.0	I am just delighted to be on the road in New York City
0:22.1	with this fantastic audience. Thank you so much. If you're watching us on YouTube, you'll notice
0:28.6	that we have more men than usual in our audience. That's because we invited them here, because we're
0:35.6	talking about the alarming statistics that show that
0:40.2	many men, especially young men, are not okay. And actually, in what some people believe is a dire
0:50.0	crisis. Before I introduced my guest today, I want to just hear from some of you here so what's on
0:56.2	your mind what's your reaction to all of the headlines you all have been seeing the headlines
1:00.0	yourselves and how is that impacting or reflecting on your life so max what do you want to say
1:05.6	first off thank you both so much you know I think this is such an important conversation
1:10.6	I'm 23 I'm a senior at NYU, and I think I'm speaking for all of my friends when I say that we feel lonely. You know, young men, anger is really the only societally acceptable emotion that we can express or confused, and we kind of need a voice in this wilderness
1:30.4	and and you are that and that's why this conversation is so important so wow thank you do you do
1:36.4	do can i just ask you this max do your friends say that to each other or how is that expressed
1:42.5	this is something that we text each other late at night.
1:46.3	You know, this is not something we talk about out in the open.
1:49.3	These are conversations that we have, you know, over the safety of a digital wall.
1:54.0	And this is something that is really hard for us to talk to each other about face to face out in the open.
1:59.2	And what are you all actually saying?
2:02.7	Because the use of the word lonely, I mean, I've never heard, you know, young men say, I am lonely. So are people texting each other
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