We're joined this week by professional dominatrix Dia Dynasty. We discuss sex, kink and the power that comes from knowing your sexual self. In the second half, Dia helps us with an advice question from a man whose relatoinship struggles are lea

"Where most guys really are" with Rich Dorment, Editor-in-chief of Men's Health

Feb 26th, 2020 50m 58s

We're joined this week by Men's Health editor-in-chief Rich Dorment. Rich brought his son with him to work and he fell asleep while we were recording the episode! We talk about his decision to include mental health as an area of focus at the ma

"Holy sh*t, it's on" with Jason Charles (The Angry Prepper)

Feb 19th, 2020 45m 39s

We're joined this week by 20 year veteran of the FDNY and organizer of the NYC Prepper's Network, Jason Charles. Jason shares what he's learned from his experience in the FDNY and his longstanding interest in disaster prepping. In the second ha

"Community, Connection & Tribes" with Noah Rubinstein of Yinova

Feb 12th, 2020 58m 11s

Sam is out this week but Avi is joined by acupuncturist Noah Rubinstein . Noah is clinic director at the Yinova Center in New York City, where he specializes in male reproductive and sexual issues. We discuss his background as a paramedic and t

"Are we ghosts?" with Zach Iscol

Feb 5th, 2020 53m 44s

We're back! Our guest this week is Zach Iscol. Zach is a combat veteran ,a grand marshall of the 2019 Veteran's Day parade and the founder of several companies, including Hirepurpose, Task & Purpose and Headstrong - a nonprofit dedicated to pro

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New episodes of Hey, Man starting up in February 2020

Jan 29th, 2020 1m 39s

Sam and Avi return next week after taking a few weeks off to rest, relax and record more episodes. We're excited to announce that new episodes of Hey, Man resume on Wednesdays starting in February. If you have a question that you need help with

"Two Jews and a Muslim Talk About Christmas" with Hussein Kesvani

Dec 25th, 2019 45m 13s

We're joined this week by Hussein Kesvani, staff writer at MEL magazine and author of the book Follow Me Akhi: The Online World of British Muslims. In a special holiday themed episode, Hussein helps us give advice to a man whose deep loathing o

"Gray areas" with Cleo Stiller

Dec 18th, 2019 55m 29s

Cleo Stiller is the author of the recently published "Modern Manhood: Conversations about the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today." We talk about #MeToo and the private questions men have been asking, and sharing with her, since then. L

"The country of the blind" with Andrew Leland

Dec 11th, 2019 1h 13m

Our guest this week is Andrew Leland. Andrew is currently writing a book about blindness for Penguin Press. He’s a contributing editor of the Believer magazine and hosts the Organist podcast. We talk to him about the experience of slowly going

"This is what the war was" with Adam Linehan

Dec 4th, 2019 1h 12m

We're joined this week by writer and Army veteran Adam Linehan. We discuss his experience serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and his struggle with survivor's guilt and PTSD after coming home. Later, Adam helps us give advice to a man who is worrie

"Are we animals?" with Professor Matt Gutmann

Nov 27th, 2019 55m 44s

We're joined this week by Matt Gutmann, professor of anthropology at Brown University and author of the recently published book, "Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short." This book takes a look at the broad range of masculiniti

"The Track Will Tell You" with Boyd Varty

Nov 20th, 2019 1h

We're joined this week by lion tracker and coach, Boyd Varty. Boyd recently published a book called, "The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life." We talk about the art of tracking, his recovery from PTSD after several traumatic events (including getting

"For the love of men" with Liz Plank

Nov 13th, 2019 51m 48s

Our guest this week is Vox journalist Liz Plank. Liz recently published her first book, "For The Love of Men: A Vision for Mindful Masculinity". We talk extensively about how men are cheated by patriarchal attitudes about masculinity and Liz ha

"Know thyself" with Adam Frankel

Nov 6th, 2019 53m 30s

This week, we're joined by Adam Frankel. Adam is a former speechwriter for President Obama and the author of the memoir, "The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing." The book looks at intergenerational trauma, family secrecy and A

"There's an art to loving something" with David Coggins

Oct 30th, 2019 1h 5m

Our guest this week is David Coggins. David is the editor of the new website, The Contender, and the author of the NY Times bestseller “Men and Style” and “Men and Manners.” His work on travel, style and design has appeared in numerous publica

"Working through some shit" with Josh Schollmeyer

Oct 22nd, 2019 54m 43s

Our guest this week is Josh Schollmeyer, co-found and editor-in-chief of MEL magazine, which the New York Times has called “the rare men’s magazine that has taken upon itself to investigate masculinity, not enforce it. It gets double points for

"Be like a jellyfish" with Nick Novak

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 9m

We welcome Olympic Weightlifting coach and avid bird watcher Nick Novak, who shares some of what he enjoys about being a teacher and the satisfaction of watching people grow as athlete. We also talk about his growing up and his honing of his so

"The lobster that hunches his back" with Andrew Marantz

Oct 8th, 2019 1h 20m

This week we're joined by the New Yorker's Andrew Marantz. Andrew has a book out this fall: "Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians And the Highjacking of the American Conversation." We discuss how he spent the last couple of years inte

"Step into the tavern of love" with Ali Sethi

Oct 1st, 2019 1h 20m

Ali Sethi is a Lahore-born writer and musician. A graduate of Harvard College, he is the author of the acclaimed debut novel ‘The Wish Maker’ and a contributor to The New York Times op-ed page. Ali is also a classically trained vocalist. We dis

"Getting punched in the face" with Brandon Levi

Sep 23rd, 2019 57m 56s

This week we're joined by Brandon Levi. Brandon is a former Muay Thai fighter and owner of the famous Evolution Muay Thai in New York City. Brandon talks about why he learned to fight as a boy, why he tries not to get into fights and how sick h

"Call your guyfriend" with Ann Friedman

Sep 16th, 2019 38m 29s

This week we're joined by writer Ann Friedman, co-host of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend. It's full of advice! Ann gives us some advice on starting a podcast about friendship and also explains Shine Theory and how it can help you manage profe

"I had this dream that I was knitting" with Louis Boria

Sep 10th, 2019 51m 3s

We're joined this week by Louis Boria aka Brooklyn Boy Knits. Louis became well known in 2017 when a photo taken of him knitting on his subway commute went viral. We talk about knitting and the importance of doing what something that makes you

"Tentpole issues" with Jason Rogers

Sep 2nd, 2019 56m 59s

Jason Roggers is a former silver medalist with the USA Olympic Men's Fencing team. He's also the author of a recent candid essay in Men's Health magazine about his decades-long strong with performance anxiety and erectile dysfunction. This week

"The medicine that I needed" with Jason Rosario

Aug 26th, 2019 1h 4m

On this week's episode, we're joined by Jason Rosario - director of The Lives of Men, host of the web series "Dear Men" and the podcast "Hey Jason." We discuss how he copes with dealing with failure, making the unconventional choice and the cha

"Everything just becomes light" with George Pitagorsky

Aug 19th, 2019 58m 18s

This week's guest is George Pitagorsky. George has been a teacher of insight meditation for over 25 years. We talk about misconceptions that people often have about meditation and how to envision meditation beyond just sitting on a mat counting