Male Inequality & The Fall of Men - Richard Reeves

Richard Reeves is a writer, researcher and the Founder of the American Institute for Boys & Men. Men have been struggling for a long time. What exactly is going on? What resources can genuinely help modern men, and how can we better understand the dynamics that are driving this decline in male wellbeing. Expect to learn why Obama endorsed Richard’s book, the scary trends about male suicide, why it's important for humans to feel needed, whether the Harris-Walz campaign has even considered men's existence, if this upcoming election will be decided by masculinity, Richard’s thoughts on therapy for men and much more…. 00:00 How the Conversation Around Men’s Issues Has Changed 09:46 Why People Have to Add Caveats So Frequently Today 20:54 Allowing for an Accuracy Budget 36:24 Advice for Handling Inflammatory Topics 41:50 Why is Advocating for Men So Difficult? 48:18 The American Institute for Boys & Men 1:02:09 What is Causing More Men to Commit Suicide? 1:06:04 How Men & Women Experience Neededness Differently 1:22:09 The Huge Increase of Unnatural Male Deaths 1:32:51 When Women Don’t Feel Needed 1:45:31 Do Women Attempt Suicide More Than Men? 1:50:39 The Target Audiences of the Harris/Walz Campaign 1:59:02 Why the Democratic Party Has Neglected Men 2:15:35 Is Therapy Effective for Men? 2:21:31 Having Positive Male Mentors 2:37:58 What Richard Has Learned About Working-Class Men 2:54:42 Where to Find Richard - Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box at https://factormeals.com/MW50 (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostRichard Reevesguest

Oct 24, 20242h 56mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 24, 2024
Duration: 2h 56m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Richard Reeves is a writer, researcher and the Founder of the American Institute for Boys & Men. Men have been struggling for a long time. What exactly is going on? What resources can genuinely help modern men, and how can we better understand the dynamics that are driving this decline in male wellbeing. Expect to learn why Obama endorsed Richard’s book, the scary trends about male suicide, why it's important for humans to feel needed, whether the Harris-Walz campaign has even considered men's existence, if this upcoming election will be decided by masculinity, Richard’s thoughts on therapy for men and much more…. 00:00 How the Conversation Around Men’s Issues Has Changed 09:46 Why People Have to Add Caveats So Frequently Today 20:54 Allowing for an Accuracy Budget 36:24 Advice for Handling Inflammatory Topics 41:50 Why is Advocating for Men So Difficult? 48:18 The American Institute for Boys & Men 1:02:09 What is Causing More Men to Commit Suicide? 1:06:04 How Men & Women Experience Neededness Differently 1:22:09 The Huge Increase of Unnatural Male Deaths 1:32:51 When Women Don’t Feel Needed 1:45:31 Do Women Attempt Suicide More Than Men? 1:50:39 The Target Audiences of the Harris/Walz Campaign 1:59:02 Why the Democratic Party Has Neglected Men 2:15:35 Is Therapy Effective for Men? 2:21:31 Having Positive Male Mentors 2:37:58 What Richard Has Learned About Working-Class Men 2:54:42 Where to Find Richard - Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box at https://factormeals.com/MW50 (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Chris Williamson
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Richard Reeves
guest
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Richard Reeves, Male Inequality & The Fall of Men - Richard Reeves explores richard Reeves Dissects Male Decline, Empathy Politics, And Neededness Crisis Richard Reeves and Chris Williamson explore why advocating for men and boys remains culturally fraught, despite clear evidence of male underperformance in education, work, and mental health. They discuss how public conversations get pulled toward reactionary spaces, the danger of “criticism capture,” and why tone and framing matter if you actually want to persuade institutions rather than just vent. A major theme is the idea of “neededness” — men’s psychological need to feel indispensable to family, work, and community — and how modern shifts have hollowed that out, particularly for working‑class men. They also examine structural blind spots on the center‑left, such as the erasure of men in policy rhetoric and mental‑health systems that are implicitly designed around female patterns of distress.

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