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Richard Reeves - “Of Boys and Men” & Reframing Debates About Gender | The Daily Show

2025-01-09 Comedy
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“People say men don’t have problems. They are the problem.” Founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men and “Of Boys and Men” author, Richard Reeves, sits down with Desi Lydic to initiate a national conversation about the issues facing America’s young men. They discuss creating a space for dialogue about men’s issues without blaming women, how the phrase “toxic masculinity” pushes men from productive conversation, increasing the amount of men in teaching and mental healthcare, and how Trump acknowledged men’s issues but encouraged America to move backward. #DailyShow #YoungMen #Trump #ToxicMasculinity #GenderGap Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@ForAnAngel 2025-01-10

A really important point that he made that needs repeating is the if we don't address young men's issues in a responsible way, then irresponsible people will address them. People like Andrew Tate. And we don't want that.

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@andretoth 2025-01-09

This guy is is an incredible scholar and doing such important work, thanks for having him on

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@leaflaurel 2025-01-09

This is hands down my favorite part of rotating hosts. Desi always brings great conversations around gender, and we're actually getting such a cool variety of perspectives with the guests.

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@stephen1462 2025-01-09

Scott Galloway makes similar arguments, but Reeves does it in a less abrasive manner and provides some hope for change. His ability to use humor to explain the problem makes the message more receptive to others IMO.

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@avaleen 2025-01-09

This is such a brilliant conversation. What a brave, powerful and productive posture to take on this issue. Our society would benefit from a willingness to have more important hard conversations like this with openness and levity.

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@EmrysMerlin8807 2025-01-09

There was a time not too long ago where this conversation would have been literally impossible to have. Bravo

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@coreywall1977 2025-01-09

I am surprised to see this conversation occurring like this. Respect.

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@flakeyjay 2025-01-11

Daily Show continuing the strong tradition of being a better source of information as a satirical comedy show than corporate media. Desi you rock!

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@johnmichael6617 2025-06-30

I have had the distinct pleasure of working alongside Mr. Reeves and getting to meet/speak with him a couple of times over the last calendar year. He is exactly the same charismatic, humble, thoughtful, and brilliant scholar that comes across in this video. I'm beyond hyped to see him featured on the Daily Show.

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@FlorianLopezMusic 2025-07-19

As far as I'm concerned, Richard is the only voice that speaks in my name. We got so disconnected from each other as a society, it's insane.

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