Scott Galloway on Huberman Lab: How a code guides young men

Galloway shows how Big Tech algorithms trap young men via phone habits; a provider-protector-procreator code redirects that time into strength and community.

Scott GallowayguestAndrew Hubermanhost

Apr 27, 20262h 35mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 27, 2026
Duration: 2h 35m
Channel: Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business. We discuss masculine roles and obligations of past, present and future. We explore which are timeless and which are changing, and positive steps boys and men can take to create meaning and stability in their lives. We cover work, finances, health and relationships to build a grounded, purposeful life. We also discuss tech, social media, alcohol, cannabis and porn. Throughout, we emphasize specific daily practices for building mental, physical and economic resilience, compassion for others, and for navigating key life decisions in every realm. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/0OWlXRU Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Wealthfront*: https://wealthfront.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Huberman Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter Scott Galloway Academic profile: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/scott-galloway Notes on Being a Man (book): https://amzn.to/4sSUJL3 No Mercy / No Malice newsletter: https://www.profgmedia.com/s/no-mercy-no-malice The Prof G Pod: https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/the-prof-g-pod-with-scott-galloway Pivot podcast: https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot Substack: https://www.profgmedia.com Other books: https://amzn.to/42wg4za Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profgalloway Threads: https://www.threads.com/@profgalloway YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theprofgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@profgalloway LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profgalloway Timestamps 00:00:00 Scott Galloway 00:02:45 Mentoring Young Men 00:06:16 Positive Masculinity Defined 00:13:37 Sponsors: David & Wealthfront 00:16:33 Men & Goals, Role Models, Technology; Relationships 00:26:34 Elon Musk; Big Tech 00:31:53 Varying Role Models, Flaws; Criticism, Big Tech & Incendiary Content 00:43:33 Sponsor: AG1 00:44:57 Fear, Dating & Rejection, Relationship Dynamics 00:53:39 Social Media Impacts on Kids; Regulation 01:06:03 Phone, Dopamine & Pseudo-OCD; Solutions 01:14:03 Sponsor: Function 01:15:14 Naval Academy & Lifestyle Protocols, Mandatory National Service 01:23:08 Alcohol Phones & Professional Considerations 01:33:43 Drinking Age; Cannabis, THC 01:37:16 Sponsor: LMNT 01:38:36 Cannabis; Porn, Addiction 01:46:14 Anger; Testosterone; Aspirational Masculinity, Toxic Femininity 01:56:25 Advocating for Young Men, Economic Opportunity, Gerontocracy 02:04:43 Generation Gaps, Retirement, "Vampire" Generation 02:10:30 Bet on Unremarkable, Universities & Vocations; Gerontocracy 02:18:48 Aging; Paying it Forward & Male Mentorship 02:25:33 Seeking Mentors, Young Men; Acknowledgments 02:33:13 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter #hubermanlab #scottgalloway Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

SPEAKERS

Scott Galloway
guest
Professor at NYU Stern and business commentator/podcaster known for analysis of tech, markets, and culture.
Andrew Huberman
host
Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Scott Galloway and Andrew Huberman, Scott Galloway on Huberman Lab: How a code guides young men explores scott Galloway on modern masculinity, mentoring, and resisting Big Tech traps Galloway frames “positive masculinity” as a practical code—provider, protector, procreator—expanded by service and “surplus value,” i.e., contributing more to others and society than you consume.

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