Talking points: porn, masculinity, culture, redpill, relationships, dating, anxiety, mental health, loneliness

Every January, we get a spike of newcomers to the podcast, and this year I decided to give them a warm welcome by compiling some of the hardest-hitting and most popular episodes of the year.

If you're new to the show, dig in and see what convos mattered most to the community. If you're a longtime listener, now may be the chance to catch something you missed!

(00:00:00) - Stirling Cooper on how porn impacts a man in the bedroom

(00:04:46) - Advice for talking to your son about porn

(00:10:43) - Scott Galloway on how the conversation around men is shifting, and why

(00:13:21) - The knock-on effects of what men are struggling with

(00:10:26) - Again, NOT saying this is wrong, but what are we creating further down the line?

(00:11:40) - You can already see some consequences in the data

(00:19:13) - A new definition of masculinity

(00:26:42) - Scott on why guys like Andrew Tate are so popular

(00:31:21) - Jillian Turecki on helping a partner through hardship, grief, and regret

(00:39:17) - What goes into choosing a partner—and why we sometimes choose the wrong one

(00:49:19) - The Disneyfication of modern relationships

(00:52:20) - John Delony on the correlation between body disconnection and anxiety

(00:56:16) - John’s definition of anxiety

(01:00:53) - Do men have different things generally making them anxious?

(01:05:09) - Loneliness CAUSES anxiety

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