Mike and Eric talk with Josh, a 20+ year HR professional. Topics range from why men seem to be in the top positions in a lot of companies, and why that might be changing. Josh dodges the question "Are men or women better employees?" like a true HR pro. Eric gets annoyed when the discussion turns to men's "privilege" in the workplace and turns a little feisty for a minute.
Sep 16, 2024
1 hr 9 min
Paul joins us to discuss what turns out to have been a lifelong battle with depression and anxiety. He takes us on a journey that started with stomach aches as a kid, turned into years of drug and alcohol self-medicating, and eventually led to him seeking treatment and turning himself into a "success story."
Aug 30, 2024
53 min
We talk with E.B., an active sex worker who refers to herself as a "junkie hooker." She's also a podcaster, and author. Mostly, we focus on the men who come to see her. Who are they? How do they end up seeing her? What do they act like? Do they believe they're in a relationship with her? We run into quite few surprises (priests, lawyers, and a husband!), and some parts of the conversation end up being exactly what we expected.
Aug 12, 2024
1 hr 7 min
Mike talks with Eric about a chapter from one of his books, "What to Expect When Adopting a Guy." We start off talking about why men always seem to ask other men what they do for a living. We wonder at the fact that we don't actually categorize women like we do with men, and why that is.
Mike also admits being uncomfortable reading Eric's book because he reveals a bunch of "secrets" men don't want women to know. The most embarrassing secret being how disgustingly fast the average man pictures a woman naked after meeting her for the first time.
Aug 2, 2024
1 hr 4 min
Mike and Eric spend some time with Guy, a retired corrections administrator and mental health clinician. He tells us about men who end up in prison and how, surprisingly, many of them aren't much different from you and me. We also talk about his work with sex offenders and Eric explains why he's never been able to work with the men who commit those offenses.
Jul 15, 2024
59 min
Mike and Eric talk with Kyle. He's a recovering alcoholic, and a fairly young one at that. He talks about growing up, his relationship with his dad, and the social pressures that led to him abusing alcohol. He also discusses the process of getting sober. Interestingly, all this leads to a discussion about Kyle being a Millennial and how that might have played a part in his alcohol abuse.
Jul 12, 2024
1 hr 20 min
Mike and Eric talk with Mark (who's not actually that old) about how the definition of being a man has changed over time. Mark share s with us his perspective on growing up with his own father - "a real man if there ever was one" - and how the role of men has changed in Mark's 7+ decades. As a side note.... Mark's not buying into most of what society is telling him about being a "modern man."
Jul 11, 2024
1 hr 13 min
We take a look at how the role of men is changing in modern culture. It starts with us discussing (and complaining a little about) examples of how media - social media, movies, TV shows - have marginalized men. Mike explains why he hates "Everybody Loves Raymond." We talk a lot about sex and why men always end up as the "chasers."
Jul 11, 2024
51 min
Mike and Eric jump right into the topic of manliness and why conventional men might be a dying breed. Eric talks about his clinical work with men, and Mike talks about buying scented candles. Okay, maybe he had more to say than that. Join us as we start to delve into the central question of our podcast: What does it mean to be a real man?
Jul 8, 2024
33 min