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The Gap Between Ideal and Reality with Jordan Ritter Conn

This episode of Raising Men features an intimate deep dive with Jordan Ritter Conn, a senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of the groundbreaking 2026 book, American Men. After spending five years embedded in the lives of four vastly different men, Jordan discusses the "missing roadmap" of m…

Why Great Ideas Don’t Build Great Companies with Jordan Ritter

Jordan Ritter explains why great companies are never built by one person, no matter how visionary the founder may seem. He shares why the best entrepreneurs are not the smartest people in the room, but the ones who know how to build teams, adapt under pressure, and keep moving after constant reject…

PI Book Club: American Men by Jordan Ritter Conn

Steven Godfrey accidentally starts a book club on Phantom Island, and entry one is American Men by Jordan Ritter Conn. Steven and Jordan discuss the economics that pop up across the four stories that make up the book, the role sports play in this examination of modern masculinity, and the closeness…

Episode 86: Jordan Ritter Conn

My interview with ESPN/The Ringer writer Jordan Ritter Conn about his new work of narrative non-fiction, American Men. We covered: (1) How men cope with the gap between who they truly are and their ideal of masculinity, (2) what the manosphere tells men they need, versus what they *actually* need …

Books I Don't Want You To Miss for May 2026

Send us Fan Mail Stalin's Apostles by Antonia Senior  Hammer of the Gods by Don Hollway  The Fallen by Louise Brangan  American Men by Jordan Ritter Conn Margaret Beaufort by Lauren Johnson  One of Us by Asne Seierstad  Support the show

The Hard Truth About Penis Size: What Most Men Get Wrong

Dr. Mills and Jordan tackle one of the most common — and least openly discussed — insecurities among men: penis size. Inspired in part by a story from recent guest Jordan Ritter Conn's new book American Men, the pair explore the surprising history of cultural attitudes toward penis size, how pornog…

The Real Reason American Men are Struggling

Today we’re sharing an episode of Apple News In Conversation, guest hosted by Sam.  The headlines say that American men are in crisis. But what does that actually mean — and what does it look like up close?  Journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent five years inside the lives of four different men to …

The expectations on men

Sean talks with journalist Jordan Ritter Conn about his book “American Men,” an intimate look at four men trying to figure out what manhood and masculinity have given them versus what they have cost them, and what to do with the gap between the men they think they’re supposed to be and the men they…

Jordan Ritter Conn - With David Martin - On “American Men”

Jordan Ritter Conn and David Martin - at WUTC.(Ray Bassett / WUTC) (Aired Tues 6/23/26) What does it mean to be a man - and what is the meaning of masculinity - in this country today? Jordan Ritter Conn - a reporter based in Nashville who knows Southeast Tennessee - examines those questions throug…

Masculinity and Men's Mental Health

[REBROADCAST FROM April 20, 2026] For his book American Men, journalist Jordan Ritter Conn spent four years chronicling the lives of four different men struggling with various aspects of their masculine identity, grappling with violent tendencies, trauma from their past, addictive behavior, gender …