Episodes

  • The One About Men and Anger

    The One About Men and Anger
    Sep 21 2023
    Why is anger easier for men to express than other emotions? Can men work through their anger in healthy ways? What's underneath the anger and how do men discover a broader range of emotions? Jim & Jay explore all these questions as they attempt to discuss anger without getting angry. Plus, the guys celebrate reaching a podcast goal, spin the wheel of emotions, and pick the top clowns of all time.
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    53 mins
  • The One About Sex, Baby. . . Let’s Talk About Sex

    The One About Sex, Baby. . . Let’s Talk About Sex
    Sep 7 2023
    This week Jim & Jay open up about their personal journeys to understand themselves as sexual people (maybe skip this one, mom) and share about the repression, shame, guilt, and fear they have experienced around sexual desire. The guys also discuss their adolescent confusion about French kissing, horror movies, virgins, and Playboys in the woods. Plus, best euphemisms for sex!
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    54 mins
  • The One About Men Are Lost

    The One About Men Are Lost
    Aug 24 2023
    1 hr and 21 mins
  • The One About Sports and Gender

    The One About Sports and Gender
    Aug 10 2023
    Why do men and women play sports separately? What are the pros and cons of gendered athletics? How come people are so mad about transgender athletes? Jim & Jay discuss these questions and more. Plus, the guys pick their favorite school supplies, and chat about trapezoids, the Dukes of Hazard, and the great mystery of Cliffs.
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    52 mins
  • The One About Eliminating Masculinity

    The One About Eliminating Masculinity
    Jul 27 2023

    News article about the study Jay mentioned on hunters and gathers: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/07/01/1184749528/men-are-hunters-women-are-gatherers-that-was-the-assumption-a-new-study-upends-i

    The Study itself: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287101

    Alok's website: https://www.alokvmenon.com/

    The Adam Sandler SNL sketch the guys joked about, Romano Tours: https://youtu.be/TbwlC2B-BIg 
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    55 mins
  • The One About Men We Like

    The One About Men We Like
    Jun 22 2023
    Jim & Jay usually break men down, but this week they’re building men up. A lot of men are doing great things, and in this special episode the guys highlight some of them with their first annual "Men We Like" list. Plus, Jay passes for a much younger man, Jim senses happiness lurking around the corner, and debate over the best things to do in the pool gets heated, in more ways than one.
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    51 mins
  • The One About Fathers and Sons

    The One About Fathers and Sons
    Jun 15 2023
    Men learn masculinity from their fathers and pass it on to their sons. This week, Jim & Jay discuss their own experiences of fatherhood and sonship: what went well, what could have gone better, and what they hope the next generation will improve on. The guys also chat about the virtues of psychedelics, nudist colonization, and the most unbelievable human accomplishments. Plus, Jim learns a shocking secret about this very podcast that could change everything.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The One About Men and Work

    The One About Men and Work
    Jun 8 2023
    If having a good job is required to be a man, it’s no wonder men are breaking down. Jim & Jay discuss why most men hate their jobs, why we don’t all work 15-hour weeks, and why it’s so painful to fall short of expectations. Also, Jim celebrates partnership, Jay embraces the sacred power of chocolate, and everyone tries to listen to music backwards (you know, for the satanism). Plus, stick around for Best Chucks!
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    55 mins