Menopause on the Mic

Episode 6 - If Men Had Menopause


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Host Misti Graham humorously re-imagines a world where men experience menopause as a literal medical reality, arguing it would spark outsized cultural, corporate, and medical responses. She riffs on men’s “man flu” stereotype to describe how hot flashes would become “power surges” prompting office evacuations, polar-zone cooling installations, and branded “alpha” products, while sleep disruption would trigger emergency calls, sleep labs, and fast-tracked drugs. A small libido dip becomes a nationally subsidized crisis with Andro Max, retreats, and concierge services; weight gain and back pain are rebranded as “recalibration” with celebrity coaches and specialized vehicles; brain fog becomes “cognitive flux” with HR accommodations and pricey diagnostics. She imagines a global “seven-year revolution” of menopause bars, mist stations, and rage rooms, contrasting it with women handling menopause with grit, humor, and sisterhood, and ends with a call to follow, share, and review the podcast.

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Menopause on the MicBy Misti Graham