In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir

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by Tom Junod · 2026

An emotionally powerful memoir by award-winning magazine writer Tom Junod, exploring the extravagant, secret life of his larger-than-life father, Lou Junod. The book serves as a deep reckoning with family secrets, sex, power, and the complex inheritance passed down from father to son.

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Writer Tom Junod reconciles his late father's secret life and betrayals
The episode explores how a son can reconcile a parent's profound betrayals and hidden life with an enduring, complicated love for them.
Jun 21, 2026 · 51 min

1 episode featuring In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir

Writer Tom Junod reconciles his late father's secret life and betrayals