Richard V Reeves

"On this week's On the Media, what the data says about how boys and men are struggling today. Plus, the history behind Ticketmaster's dominance in the live music industry, and how Hollywood trust-busting in the 1930s and 1940s unleashed an era of indie films. 1. Richard Reeves [], a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and author of the book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It, on the research that shows gender disparities growing in a surprising direction. Listen. "

On the Media The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Host Brooke Gladstone examines threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week's big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in ever...

"Whether or not these are the right answers, he’s asking the right questions. Progressives need to talk about the trouble with men, or the solutions that bubble to the surface may be anything but benign." Thoughtful review from

If I mention the ‘modern male struggle’, do you roll your eyes? It’s time to stop looking away | Gaby Hinsliff Progressives should take these problems seriously, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The overemphasis on race and personal identity - from both the political left and right - is a clear and present danger to diverse democracies, says . Listen to our dialogue: