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                    &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Today we&amp;rsquo;re sharing an episode of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053"&gt;Apple News In Conversation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, guest hosted by Sam.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean &amp;mdash; and what does it look like up close?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to find out. His new book,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jordan-ritter-conn/american-men/9781538709092"&gt;American Men&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, explores the gap between masculine ideals and the reality of men&amp;rsquo;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Sign up for&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show"&gt;Sam&amp;rsquo;s Newsletter&lt;/a&gt; to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Sam Sanders Show&lt;/em&gt; is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.&lt;/p&gt;
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The Sam Sanders Show

KCRW & Sam Sanders

The Real Reason American Men are Struggling

JUN 16, 202630 MIN
The Sam Sanders Show

The Real Reason American Men are Struggling

JUN 16, 202630 MIN

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<p dir="ltr">Today we&rsquo;re sharing an episode of <em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053">Apple News In Conversation</a></em>, guest hosted by Sam.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean &mdash; and what does it look like up close?&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to find out. His new book,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jordan-ritter-conn/american-men/9781538709092">American Men</a></em>, explores the gap between masculine ideals and the reality of men&rsquo;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.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show">Sam&rsquo;s Newsletter</a> to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>The Sam Sanders Show</em> is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>