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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 34 MIN

EP 246: Tom Junod: What Does It Mean to Be a Man?

from Lean Out with Tara Henley · host Tara Henley

What does it mean to be a man? Our guest on the program this week has published a book that examines that very question. It is part memoir, part meditation on masculinity, and part detective story — as he unearths the secret life of his charismatic alpha male father and forges a new version of manhood, putting himself and his family back together on the page.Tom Junod is an award-winning American journalist and a senior writer for ESPN. The film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is based on an article that he wrote for Esquire. Tom’s new memoir is In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man.You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com

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