{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Art of Manliness","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com","author_name":"Brett &amp; Kate McKay","author_url":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/author\/admin\/","title":"Podcast #1,103: How to Help Disengaged Young Men Reclaim Drive and Direction | The Art of Manliness","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SMqMYplXjH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/knowledge-of-men\/podcast-1103-how-to-help-disengaged-young-men-reclaim-drive-and-direction\/\">Podcast #1,103: How to Help Disengaged Young Men Reclaim Drive and Direction<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/knowledge-of-men\/podcast-1103-how-to-help-disengaged-young-men-reclaim-drive-and-direction\/embed\/#?secret=SMqMYplXjH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Podcast #1,103: How to Help Disengaged Young Men Reclaim Drive and Direction&#8221; &#8212; The Art of Manliness\" data-secret=\"SMqMYplXjH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/boys.jpg","thumbnail_width":538,"thumbnail_height":282,"description":"&nbsp; Not long ago, the primary concern people had about boys was that they were wild, impulsive, and out of control \u2014 getting into fights, pushing limits, and stirring up trouble. Today, the problem has flipped. The more common challenge isn\u2019t reckless behavior, but inert passivity. More and more young men are anxious, apathetic, socially [&hellip;]"}