The Dom Harvey Podcast
NZ’s Hottest Social Media Chef - ManCanCook on Viral Content, D**k Pics & Masculinity
02 Jul 2025
Daniel Rankin is a dog dad to a cute little pug called Fraser, he’s a content creator, a self-taught baker and a Samoan man who’s redefining masculinity one cheeky, flirty, sexy, flour-covered reel at a time (Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/mancancooknz/). Chances are you’ve seen his topless baking videos on Instagram or TikTok:Sometimes with some guilty pleasure cheesy songsUsually with his adorable little dog FraserAnd ALWAYS with some sex appeal and visible torso.But in this conversation, you’ll get to know the man behind the wild social media successWe talk about:+ Growing up overweight in Samoa and learning to cook out of necessity as a teenager living alone in Auckland+ How heartbreak, business stress, and COVID led him to therapy, and a new chapter of vulnerability and healing+ The intense behind-the-scenes effort that goes into a single one-minute video+ Going viral with 10M+ views and what Neil Patrick Harris has to do with it+ And how many unsolicited dick pics he gets on an average week.Dan is introspective, thoughtful, vulnerable and quietly powerful. He might be your new favourite follow on social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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