The Real Reason American Men are Struggling
Published on Jun 16, 2026, 2:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:29:03
Published on Jun 16, 2026, 2:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:29:03
Today we’re sharing an episode of Apple News In Conversation, guest hosted by Sam.
The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean — and what does it look like up close?
Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to find out. His new book, American Men, explores the gap between masculine ideals and the reality of men’s lived experience. Sam sat down with Ritter Conn to talk about what those four lives reveal about masculinity, inadequacy, and what the national conversation about men keeps getting wrong.
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Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He’s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and the host who launched both It’s Been A Minute from NPR and Into It from Vulture.