{"podcast":{"title":"Modern Masculinity","slug":"modern-masculinity-6393148","podcast_index_feed_id":6393148,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/modern-masculinity/","website_url":"https://modern-masculinity.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d18445ea-be70-4997-818b-156b31edf830/TkWdELsAe9r3S434j4p8X8Sw.jpg","author":"Hector Santiesteban","episode_count":135,"summary":"\"Modern Masculinity\" is a podcast that explores the real-life challenges that men face today. Whether it's balancing work and family, figuring out how to be a good husband or father, or just trying to make sense of the world - this show is for guys looking for practical, down-to-earth advice and guidance. The podcast discusses the struggles and triumphs of modern manhood and features interviews with men (and women) who can share their methods and mindsets to maneuver the world as a modern man.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T20:19:43.712281+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148"},"episode":{"title":"Why Moving 800 Miles Didn't Fix His Life Crisis with Jake Kennington","slug":"why-moving-800-miles-didn-t-fix-his-life-crisis-with-jake-kennington","published_at":"2026-01-23T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148/why-moving-800-miles-didn-t-fix-his-life-crisis-with-jake-kennington","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148","url":"https://modern-masculinity.captivate.fm/episode/why-moving-800-miles-didnt-fix-his-life-crisis-with-jake-kennington","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/40d6e49d-0619-4b8f-a7c9-012a3500a008.mp3","summary":"Jake Kennington is a structural engineer, children's book author, and founder of Actively Human who discovered that achieving his career goals left him feeling more lost than ever. After moving his family 800 miles for what he thought was his dream job, Jake realized his priorities had fundamentally changed—but he was still living a previous version of his life. In this conversation, Jake shares his framework for redefining success (REDAC: Redefine, Realign, Reconnect), why working on yourself isn't selfish when you have a family, and how a simple morning routine transformed his marriage. He opens up about the uncomfortable moment when he saw his own bad behavior mirrored in his son, why creating something and sharing it is the key to human connection, and what 15 years of fatherhood has taught him about growing up alongside your kids. This episode is for any man who feels like he's checking all the boxes externally but struggling internally, wondering if there's more to masculinity than just providing and performing. Chapters: (00:00:00) - The Moment Everything Changed: When His Son Mirrored His Worst Behavior (00:01:00) - Jake's Current Challenges: Balancing Fatherhood, Engineering, and Entrepreneurship (00:04:00) - The Children's Book: Writing Life Lessons for His Unborn Son (00:07:00) - Growing Up Alongside Your Kids (00:10:00) - When Your Kid Mirrors Your Worst Behavior (00:13:00) - The 800-Mile Move That Didn't Fix Everything (00:16:00) - Redefining Success: The REDAC Framework (00:19:00) - Why Your Definition of Success Must Evolve (00:22:00) - The Morning Routine That Saved His Marriage (00:24:00) - Why Working on Yourself Isn't Selfish (00:27:00) - What 40 Roommates Taught About Human Connection (00:30:00) - The Simple Recipe for Human Connection (00:33:00) -…","meta_description":"Jake Kennington is a structural engineer, children's book author, and founder of Actively Human who discovered that achieving his career goals left him fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2067,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-masculinity-6393148/episodes/why-moving-800-miles-didn-t-fix-his-life-crisis-with-jake-kennington/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148/why-moving-800-miles-didn-t-fix-his-life-crisis-with-jake-kennington.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}