Exploring Masculinity in 'American Men'
Exploring Masculinity in 'American Men'  
Podcast: All Of It with Alison Stewart
Published On: Mon Apr 20 2026
Description: For his new 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 identity and sexuality, and more. The book explores how American men are navigating the lessons they've been taught about masculinity, and the lives they actually want to lead. Conn discusses the book, out April 21. Conn will be speaking at Taylor and Company Books in Brooklyn on April 21 at 7 pm. Cover art courtesy of Grand Central Publishing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.