Tom Junod On Masculinity And His Dad

Tom Junod On Masculinity And His Dad

Published: May 1, 2026

Duration: 59:26

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Tom is a journalist and author. A former staff writer at GQ and Esquire, the film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was based on his Esquire article on Fred Rogers. He’s currently a senior writer at ESPN, and his new memoir is called In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. It was an intense conversation — about dads, sex, Catholicism, and growing older.

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