In this episode, I speak with award-winning journalist and author Tom Junod about his memoir, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. We explore how cultural expectations shape boys and men, how personal identity evolves over time, and how vulnerability, creativity, and self-awareness can challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.
Junod reflects on his upbringing, career, fatherhood, ambition, failure, and emotional growth — offering a deeply personal and thought-provoking look at what it means to become a man on your own terms.
