Other Men Need Help
Episodes
How to Build Deeper Male Friendships
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, we share a special conversation between Mark and Anita Rao from the show Embodied. Together, they unpack how shame can limit m...
The Gentle Giant: Author Jason Bailey on Gandolfini
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Mark talks with writer and critic Jason Bailey about his new book on James Gandolfini—a revealing look at the man behind Tony...
Our Pandemic Dad
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini episode, Mark revisits the strange emotional landscape of March 2020 and the onscreen embrace that so many of us were craving as we look ...
Are there other men like me?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While Other Men is under construction, Mark answers a listener’s question about navigating a workplace softball league—and the lingering anxieties...
Confessions in the Dressing Room
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're revisiting a classic episode in anticipation of the first, of many, virtual talks. Join us for a special virtual chat on November 19t...
The Future of "Other Men Need Help"
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we've shared seven tropes in masculine discourse we’d like to see changed in the next seven years. In this special Other Men-I, host Mark...
7 lessons in masculinity over 7 years
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Other Men is seven years old. We've learned some lessons on masculinity over that time and in today's special episode, we share those tenets.We’re w...
Some of My Best Friends Are Groomsmen
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is getting married. And in the final episode of the season, he investigates the one wedding tradition that he’s been having an issue with. Oth...
A King of Wishful Thinking
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In his search for someone, anyone to talk to about his complicated road to becoming a father, hopeful dad Kirk enlists Other Men to help document the ...
A Dad's Bod
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He shot! He scored! And then…? What happens to an athlete’s identity when age and new responsibilities ask him to add “former” to his title? ...
Dance Dance Evolution
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What lessons from childhood are you still trying to make sense of? Zak comes across a decades old photo that leads him to literally relive a middle sc...
Coverboys
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who gets to be on the cover of your romance novel? In the hunt for a greater range of culturally desirable body shapes and identities, Mark meets with...
That's What I Look Like?
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, it’s me… season 4 of OMNH! Danny confronts a bald truth while within feet of an iconic pop star - which sets off a chorus of responses f...
OMNH is Back!
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Other Men Need Help is back with season four: That’s What I Look Like?!. Join host Mark Pagán for a new season of Other Men Need Help where every e...
Revisiting Manual Men
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit an episode with one of our favorite guests and share some updates. Become part of the team and support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our new...
Introducing More Than a Feeling
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re sharing an episode of a new show from Ten Percent Happier called More Than a Feeling. It dives into the confusing, exhilarating, and me...
God Rest Ye Merry, Other Men
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deck the halls, light the lights, unwrap the… whiskey stones? Prompted by uninspiring gift guides for all the men in his life, Mark and a chorus of ...
Bonus: City of Women
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s bonus episode, we hand the podcast reins over to our friends in Bangalore, City of Women — a show that looks at the calculated str...
Bonus: Raised on Elm Street
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s bonus episode, Other Men Need Help celebrates Halloween with the help of a magical drive-in theater and Pumpkin Spice Podcast’s Ro...
Bonus: Hug Me Like Uncle Phil
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the four years of making Other Men Need Help, we’ve only had one sobbing, physical moment during an interview. In today’s bonus episode...
Bonus: Boyish to Menish
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What did you give up to fit in as a boy? In this month's bonus episode, Mark chats with Rajat Mittal about abandoning Whitney Houston, what wheels hav...
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you could freeze a favorite memory with your best friend in time — would you tell them what that memory is? Inspired by a moving chat with Paul a...
We Need to Talk, Dude
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do all friendships age well, like wine, or are some just corked? When Tim and Logan’s twenty year friendship starts to turn to vinegar, Mark hosts a...
Rollin' with the Holies
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark heads down South to spend a weekend with two faithful friends - Pastors Brian and Hugh. Over BBQ, sermon prep, and countless cups of coffee, thes...
My Wife is My Best Friend
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is Cleveland-bound to help an Ohioan named Seth avoid falling into an alarming trap that snares other men - declaring their romantic partner to b...
Airport Amigo
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a breakup leaves Mark craving affection from an amigo, he takes to the sky, hoping for the famed operatic embrace from a friend upon landing in a...
A Mid-season Musical Intermission
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Intermezzo? Intermission? Seventh inning stretch? Whatever you want to call it, we’ve got a brief message and musical treat for you as we stretch ou...
I Owe You a Call
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While out west, Mark gets a surprise two-for-one reconnection with some pals from his comedy past, and overhears a phone call that sparks his curiosi...
I Miss You. Period.
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What three little words have Mark tongue-tied around his friends? They're not the ones you think. Mark goes to long-term and long distance BFFs Darnel...
The California Friend
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go west, young men! Mark takes a trip out to Los Angeles to reconnect with a long lost high school classmate to see if he was "the friend who got away...
Secret Handshake
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season three starts with a hello - or, in this case: a secret handshake. Childhood best friends Brian and Dimitri tell Mark what's kept their connecti...
Other Men Need Help is Back for Season 3!
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re baaaaaack. This summer, join host Mark Pagán for a new season of your favorite award-winning deep dive into the whys, hows, and oh mys of mas...
Boy Talk pt. 2
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Take care of yourselves, and give your heart a little break with this very special episode of Other Men Need Help. In this follow up to Season 2's Boy...
Boy Talk Redux
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got big news for all you listeners—Other Men Need Help has collaborated with WNYC’s Nancy on Richard Cardillo’s story from our Boy Talk ...
Bonus: En Vivo! Vol. III
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WE ARE LIVE AND SO ARE YOU in this month's bonus ep. Join us onstage as we listen to secrets from our friends Karolena Theresa, Henry Alford, and Thir...
Bonus: I Have to Ask...Again
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For our two year anniversary, we're finishing up a two-part episode with yet another diner interview a buncha of talented, sensitive guys. In this mon...
Bonus: Crazy 4 Swayze
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Guess what? We've got a surprise bite-size bonus episode for you! On the anniversary of the death of one of our favorite screen hunks, Mark talks to f...
Bonus: I Have to Ask...
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's our two year anniversary, so here's a two-parter! In this month's bonus episode, we're time traveling back to 2012, when a poorly recorded conver...
Bonus: Salon Boy
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
August’s bonus episode is all about HAIR: Long beautiful hair Shining, gleaming Streaming, flaxen, waxen... you get the picture, as Mark tags alo...
Bonus: The Bottle Open Maneuver
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's bonus episode, our very own Rebecca Seidel shares a cautionary tale that makes Mark reflect on an ill-advised pickup routine from the ...
Hermanos
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this season two closer, Mark does the impossible - keeps his sanity while listening to all the hold muzak in the world, finding homes for 33 unclai...
Hermanito
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark asks if being the baby brother suuuucks by looking at his family where there were not one, but two little-wittle-baby-brothers-oh-you-so-cute-in-...
Two Men & the Sea
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark goes on a quest along the beaches of Portland and Southern France to speak with two men and ask the question, "comment dites-vous 'a guy who stil...
Boy talk
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark creates a weekly hotline with his friend Richard, as they chat about showing up late to the dating scene, taking a chance on new love after loss,...
She Makes More
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Your partner makes more money than you. What do you do? Mark meets a few men to learn about their economic insecurities and looks for some answers, as...
Fancy Pants
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After years of hiding behind clothes, Mark seeks out one of the leading authorities on dandyism to ask for some pants and to share some secrets. Beco...
Brown Bad Boys
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Based on his recent experiences, every old man in the world wants Mark to look like them. In this premiere episode of season two, Mark asks a group of...
Help?
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nas from The Gender Knot Podcast and Mark have some questions for you. Are you ready? Become part of the team and support us on Patreon! Subscribe to...
Bonus: Poster Boy
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this month's bonus episode, Other Men Need Help looks at the posters on your wall and asks what your mother has to say about them, featuring an EP...
En Vivo! Vol. II
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this month's bonus episode, Other Men Need Help goes live! AGAIN! This time we're looking at the blind spots of other men on first dates featuring...
En Vivo!
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For this bonus episode, Other Men Need Help goes live! This time we're looking at the sometimes tragic ways other men make moves on and off stage with...
Handsome Gums
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark examines his outdated views on male stoicism and discovers a wonderful life in the line at a pharmacy chain. This episode hosted and produced by...
Shirtless Studs & Southwest Salads
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark discovers the link between male torsos, bachelor chef mythology, public weeping, and the all-too-common phenomenon of "The Bluey." This episode ...
Manual Men Part 2
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark looks back on a history of manual men in his life and talks to one of the old souls who saved him. This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagá...
Manual Men
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark goes on a date and attempts to declare "I'M SECURE" with an unexpected Reagan-era discovery. This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagán. As...
Taller Tales
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark looks up and asks a former imagined rival, "what's the view like from there?" This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagán. Associate produce...
I Looked Up Your Ex
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark reveals some issues he has with male rivals, specifically your ex. This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagán. Associate producers are Ben ...
Why Other Men Need Help
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to why other men need help and how Richard Gere ruined everything. This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagán. Associate produce...