Share

cover art for Why are Boys (and Men) So Lonely?

The Lisa Wexler Show

Why are Boys (and Men) So Lonely?

Season 2024, Ep. 6.14

Author, essayist, cultural critic,Ruth Whippman, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her The New York Times guest essay Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Having. Guess what that is?

More episodes

View all episodes

  • 1.8. Suspicious Deep Pocket US Protest Funding

    09:26||Season 2026, Ep. 1.8
    The Free Press reporter Frannie Block joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how the Venezuela and Israel protests mobilized so quickly with perfect coordination hours after each event. Frannie Block uncovers funding sources with ties to China who actively support divisive measures and embrace a government more in line with the Chinese Communist Party.
  • 1.8. Groundbreaking Cancer Treatments

    25:39||Season 2026, Ep. 1.8
    Nuvance Health Obstetrician Gynecologist and fellowship-trained Gynecologic Oncologist, Dr. Leslie Andriani, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about cancer screening and prevention for patients with usual or heightened risk of ovarian cancer, current studies and survival rates due to groundbreaking treatments, how family history is used to assess risk, and the relationship between taking the HPV vaccine and preventing cervical cancer.
  • 1.8. Judith Ivey, Pancakes & The Westport Playhouse!

    19:10||Season 2026, Ep. 1.8
    Tony Award Winner Judith Ivey joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her incredible career and why she chose to be in the Westport Country Playhouse Script in Hand Playreading of “The Pancake Club." Happening Monday, January 12, 2026.
  • 1.8. National Cancer Program Presidential Appointee, Dr. Harvey Risch

    22:56||Season 2026, Ep. 1.8
    Dr. Harvey Risch, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his Presidential appointment to oversee the National Cancer Program, why it's important to always ask questions, and what research shows about receiving the COVID MRNA vaccine.
  • 1.7. Fairfield's Feb. 3rd Special Election: Christine Vitale

    22:48||Season 2026, Ep. 1.7
    Fairfield's First Selcectperson, Christine Vitale, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about serving the past 6 months as Fairfield's First Selectperson, continuing what she and Bill Gerber started, and how she sees the role of the highest officer of Fairfield.
  • 1.7. D.C. Update With Sen. Richard Blumenthal

    14:02||Season 2026, Ep. 1.7
    Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to update on Venezuela just after his White House briefing and how he sees America's position as the police of the world.
  • 1.7. There Are More Tools For Pain Management Than You Know!

    21:43||Season 2026, Ep. 1.7
    Anton Cherry, PA-C joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Gaylord Specialty Healthcare’s new Interventional Pain Center which helps patients feel, move, and function.
  • 1.6. The Beauty of Grandparents

    17:50||Season 2026, Ep. 1.6
    Psychologist, relationship expert, and author, Dr. Dale Atkins, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the health and emotional benefits children get from having relationships with elders through connection and rootedness.
  • 1.5. LISA ON THE LAW 1/5/26 Habeas Trials & Probable Cause

    13:28||Season 2026, Ep. 1.5
    Lisa Wexler answers questions about why Michelle Troconis is challenges her conviction in Jennifer Dulos case in habeas trial and updates on a recent CT murder case.