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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 54 MIN

Why boys and men are struggling in America

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Why have so many boys and men fallen behind in America?Boys are behind girls in K-12 education. They are behind girls in getting to college - and staying in college. Millions of prime-age men are missing from the labor force. And men die deaths of despair - suicide and overdoses - at much higher rates than women.Richard Reeves talks about what has shifted culturally for men.How do you turn this around? Why do these issues affect even upper-class boys? How has this issue hurt Democrats - and what can they do about it?Reeves is the author of "Of Boys and Men," the founding president of the American Institute For Boys and Men, and a senior fellow at Brookings.Did you know you can also watch the show? Subscribe to the show on YouTube!

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