On January 5, WXXI News’ Connections with Evan Dawson devoted its midday broadcast to a question many communities are quietly asking: Are the boys okay? In a wide-ranging first hour, WXXI News host Evan Dawson spoke with scholars Joseph Henderson and Shawndel N. Fraser about the rise of “t-maxxing,” online masculinity culture, and the very real struggles facing boys and young men today—alienation, anxiety, and a search for meaning shaped by social media.
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The episode models what thoughtful, community-rooted public media can do best: create space for nuance, care, and honest conversation.