44 episodes

Welcome to Other Men Need Help - an award-winning podcast playfully looking at how men present themselves to the world, and what's underneath. Hosted by Mark Pagán.

Other Men Need Help Mark Pagán

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.0 • 436 Ratings

Welcome to Other Men Need Help - an award-winning podcast playfully looking at how men present themselves to the world, and what's underneath. Hosted by Mark Pagán.

    Revisiting Manual Men

    Revisiting Manual Men

    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 newsletter for monthly secrets, Twitter to talk to us, and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

    Episode illustration by Iga Ścibek.

    • 38 min
    Introducing More Than a Feeling

    Introducing More Than a Feeling

    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 messy world of human emotions — and how to make sense of them. Why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by?

    In More Than A Feeling, host Saleem Reshamwala goes on a real life quest to find the answers to these questions. He’ll experiment with neuroscientists, dive into stories with historians and philosophers, and document how musicians, therapists, hairdressers and airplane pilots work with emotions.

    In this More Than A Feeling episode, called Get Me Out of Here, OMNH host Mark Pagán goes deep on one emotion: fear. Specifically, his own fear of riding the New York City subway. And we follow along for the (actual) ride.

    Listen to More Than A Feeling wherever you get your podcasts, and follow them on Twitter at @podfeelings.

    • 55 min
    God Rest Ye Merry, Other Men

    God Rest Ye Merry, Other Men

    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 voices explore how the holidays, gift giving, and masculinity collide.

    Other Men Need Help is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are our lead producers. Navani Otero is our producer. Cierra Franco and Shaneez Tyndall are our associate producers. Rebecca Seidel is our lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is our lead editor.

    Become part of the team and support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly secrets, Twitter to talk to us, and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

    Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

    Episode illustration by Carmela Caldart.

    • 32 min
    Bonus: City of Women

    Bonus: City of Women

    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 strategies, backdoor negotiations, and often absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their city.

    City of Women is written and produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Associate Producer, Menaka Raman. Music, sound, mixing, mastering by Erwick D’Souza.

    Other Men Need Help is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are our lead producers. Navani Otero is our producer. Cierra Franco and Shaneez Tyndall are our associate producers. Rebecca Seidel is our lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is our lead editor.

    Become part of the team and support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly secrets, Twitter to talk to us, and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

    • 24 min
    Bonus: Raised on Elm Street

    Bonus: Raised on Elm Street

    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 Rob Schulte to find out what happens to boys raised on a diet of mass murderers and VHS-era slashers. Be afraid?

    Other Men Need Help is executive produced, hosted, and written by Mark Pagán. Ben Goldberg, Caitlin Mae Burke, and Rebecca Seidel are our lead producers. Navani Otero is our producer. Cierra Franco and Shaneez Tyndall are our associate producers. Rebecca Seidel is our lead engineer. Ben Goldberg is our lead editor.

    Become part of the team and support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly secrets, Twitter to talk to us, and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

    To learn more about Rob Schulte and Pumpkin Spice Podcast, check out robkschulte.com. For more info about Mahoning Drive-in Theater, check out mahoningdit.com.

    Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

    Episode illustration by Carmela Caldart.

    • 21 min
    Bonus: Hug Me Like Uncle Phil

    Bonus: Hug Me Like Uncle Phil

    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, following an unexpected in-flight experience, Mark returns to a tender moment recorded in 2017 prompted by a TV patriarch that deserves canonization, and checks in to see if it still resonates.

    Hosted, written, and executive produced by Mark Pagán. Lead producer is Caitlin Mae Burke. Produced by Ben Goldberg and Rebecca Seidel. Cierra Franco and Shaneez Tyndall are our associate producers. Our lead engineer is Rebecca Seidel.

    Become part of the team and support us on Patreon. Subscribe to our newsletter for monthly secrets, Twitter to talk to us, and Instagram to look at pretty pics. For ALL your info go to othermenneedhelp.com.

    Original music by Fulton Street Music Group with additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

    Episode illustration by Carmela Caldart.

    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
436 Ratings

436 Ratings

please talk better ,

Tries too hard?

I like the subject matter and production but the host can be annoying. I just don’t feel like he’s pulling off the goofy quirky thing. It comes off as trying too hard and is grating. Humor is very subjective and so it’s risky. The show would be much better if he relaxed into the topic and tried less to be an entertainer.

mspassell ,

8,000 stars!!!

Mark Pagán is letting us explore all of the fears, joys, and vulnerabilities of the male experience with beautiful storytelling, empathy, and humor. He enters his topics heart first. This podcast is a hug and a service to every man or anyone who has been confused by, or frustrated or in love with one.

Quincy116 ,

I am obsessed 😍

I have loved every episode of this podcast. It really has put so many words to my thoughts about male friendship and allowed me to have conversations with my friends. I’ve introduced this to a couple of my friends and will keep telling more people.

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