Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2025-07-07
Jordan Peterson & David French: books mentioned on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast #560
560. When Does Masculinity Become Toxic? | David French
Sparked by French’s recent New York Times article, “The Democrats’ $20 Million Man Problem,” he and Jordan Peterson discuss the societal failures contributing to male alienation—fatherlessness, loss of purpose, overmedication, and a culture that increasingly pathologizes masculinity.
David French discussed 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson and The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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12 Rules for Life
Discussed“And he talked about um this must have been right after your book um 12 rules came out.”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
Discussed“And you know, not to refer too much to Jonathan, but there's in in his book, The Coddling of the American Mind with my dear friend Greg Lucanoff was really important in and one of the ways that I that really helped open my eyes and helped me put a finger on what was happening was offering this contrast like”
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