# Reimagining Boyhood

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Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

America is suffering from a loneliness epidemic. Some groups have suggested religious communities may be key to solving it. Could it help? Those arguing “yes” say it gives people regular social contact, support systems, and a sense of purpose that could combat isolation. Those arguing “no” say that…

23. Raising Boys In Today’s World: Reimagining Boyhood, Masculinity & Raising Emotionally Strong & Connected Boys

Ruth Whippman, author and journalist,  joins us today to unpack America’s obsession with happiness, the loneliness baked into modern motherhood, and what it looks like to raise boys in today’s complicated cultural landscape. Drawing from her books BOY MOM and America the Anxious, Ruth shares why th…

Anxious Parenting, Estrangement, and Raising Boys vs Girls with Ruth Whippman

In this episode of Family Troubles, I sit down with Ruth Whippman, author of BoyMom and America the Anxious, to talk about the pressure modern parents face and how it’s shaping our kids. Ruth brings a cultural lens to parenting and shares how the drive to optimize our children can quietly strain th…

A New Playbook For Raising Boys

When the #MeToo movement exploded in 2017, journalist Ruth Whippman — nearly nine months pregnant with her third son — experienced a profound conflict. As a feminist, she celebrated the movement; as a mother, she worried: "How am I gonna raise these boys to be good?" This tension launched Ruth on a…

Why Boys are the "Fragile" Sex: Raising Sons with Ruth Whippman

Are we giving our boys the tools they need to survive an "impossible" version of masculinity? In the series premiere of Boy Show, Fox 32’s Dawn Hasbrouck and co-host Grant Horne sit down with acclaimed journalist Ruth Whippman (BoyMom) to dismantle the myths about raising sons. We move past t…

Emotional Alpha w/ Andrew Knox

What happens when a college linebacker ditches the gridiron for a cappella and comedy? You get Andrew Knox. In this episode, we sit down with actor, writer, and improviser Andrew Knox to explore his journey from moody kid in Vermont, to college athlete, to comedy powerhouse.  We talk about his tim…

Raising Boys in the Midst of the Masculinity Crisis with Ruth Whippman

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Raising Boys Who Can Feel Things with Ruth Whippman

What does a five-year-old boy learn from the word "buddy"? When Ruth Whippman started shopping around a book about boys in 2021, publishers mostly shrugged—boys, surely, have it great. Ruth, a British journalist, former BBC documentary-maker, and raising three boys, suspected masculinity was full o…

Raising Boys Who Can Feel Things with Ruth Whippman

What does a five-year-old boy learn from the word "buddy"? When Ruth Whippman started shopping around a book about boys in 2021, publishers mostly shrugged—boys, surely, have it great. Ruth, a British journalist, former BBC documentary-maker, and raising three boys, suspected masculinity was full o…