ManTalks Podcast

By Connor Beaton

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What's ManTalks Podcast about?

The ManTalks podcast features conversations between one of the leading men’s work facilitators and philosopher, Connor Beaton, and world class guests with expertise in mindset, life purpose, psychology, relational communication, sexual intimacy, business and spirituality. 
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Katherine Ann Cantrell - Is...

06.05.2023

Talking points: trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, trauma culture, therapy I was connected to Katherine Ann through my own mentor, the incredible gestalt therapist Duey Freeman. Her story is intense, powerful, and most importantly, it's shows the importance ...

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06.05.2023 Katherine Ann Cantrell - Is Healing Decades Of Trauma Even Possible? Talking points: trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, trauma culture, therapy I was connected to Katherine Ann through my own mentor, the incredible gestalt therapist Duey Freeman. Her story is intense, powerful, and most importantly, it's shows the importance ...
06.01.2023 Do Not Compromise On This Having a bit of give and take? Good. Being flexible within reason? Great. But in my opinion, there's one area of your life where you should never, ever compromise. Listen in. Pick up my brand-new book, Men's Work: A Practical ...
05.29.2023 Stirling Cooper - Porn, Attraction, Dominance, And What Women Want Talking points: porn, sex, psychology, sexual technique, sexual health Note: there were some technical troubles on this one, so forgive the rougher audio! I polled my followers on Instagram for a lot of the questions Stirling and I covered this ...
05.25.2023 How To Gain Status (Without Making More Money) They're simple, but they consistently bear fruit. In this episode, three straightforward ways to be cultivate higher status—that do NOT involve buying a Bugatti Bolide—that you could start on the second you finish this podcast. Pick up my brand-new book, ...
05.22.2023 Traver Boehm - How Do Men Stay Anchored In Modern Times? Talking points: AI, gender wars, masculinity, culture, relationships, dating, archetypes, myth All I can tell you is: this is a big one! Traver and I did an episode exchange for this one, and we always (I mean always) have great, ...
05.18.2023 The Weaponization Of Psychology This is something I'm seeing a lot on social media, but also in everyday dialogue and even some clients: labeling someone with a definitive psychological term to shut down dialogue or shame someone else, usually without really knowing what's being ...
05.15.2023 Dan Cnossen - Navy SEAL To Paralympic Athlete —One Day At A Time Talking points: Navy SEALS, grit, BUD/S, hardship, mindset, rehabilitation, paralympics We had some network issues near the end, so Dan is coming back for round 2 soon! I'm grateful for every single interview I get to do, but it's less ...
05.11.2023 Here's How You Deal With Regret Talking points: regret, purpose, direction I was recently reminded of a powerful moment I had with an old mentor. At the time, I was having trouble deciding what I wanted to do, where I wanted to go, and I felt ...
05.08.2023 Coleman Hughes - The Collapse Of Moderate Politics Talking point: centrism, politics, social media, racism, censorship, AI, China, CRT Hot on the heels of last week's chat with Amir Odom, Coleman and I dug into a wide range of topics. We mostly focused on political polarization and where ...
05.04.2023 What Pornhub Data Says About Men Talking points: porn, stress, hentai, isolation Every year, Pornhub releases a bunch of stats detailing how long people are watching, top search terms, when people are watching, and more. This data is from Dec 2022, so it's a bit old, ...
05.01.2023 Amir Odom - Leaving BLM, And Concerns About The LGBTQ Community Talking points: growing up gay, LGBTQ+ issues, trans issues, culture Fair warning, this is a different kind of episode than the ones I usually put out. I encourage you to listen to it fully. Thanks to Amir for his candor ...
04.27.2023 Why Bother Getting Married? Talking points: marriage, relationships With marriage rates seemingly at an all-time low, and most of the old reasons for marriage largely defunct, it's a question many men are asking. It was something I wrestled with too. So...why bother with marriage? ...
04.24.2023 Danica Patrick - Where Achievement And Spirituality Meet Talking points: masculinity, femininity, achievement, dating, psychedelics, competition, culture, truth, what men and women want (and what they get wrong) Wow. Danica and I covered a LOT of territory in this conversation. Like, top 3 widest-ranging conversations I’ve had on ...
04.20.2023 The Big Misunderstanding About What Women Are Attracted To Shorter episode today, but something I'd love to get your thoughts on. This came from a recent conversation between Lex Friedman and Aella, a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker. She surveyed her followers on what men and women actually ...
04.17.2023 Richard Reeves - Why Men Are In Decline And What You Need To Know Talking points: masculinity, men, death, porn, education There's few things I like more than conversations wide-ranging yet deep conversations. This is one of them. I'm so grateful to Richard for his time, eloquence, and commitment to men. This is a ...
04.13.2023 How To Stay Calm When She's Upset Talking points: breathwork, calm, emotional volatility I've talked pretty often about leading in a relationship, but a session with a recent client inspired me to dig into one of the more key components: regulating yourself and staying level-headed while your ...
04.10.2023 AJ & John - Are Young Men Actually Lost, And What Society Isn't Talking About Talking points: male isolation and "lostness", dating, dating apps, relationships, redpill, AI AJ, John and I covered a lot of ground, my friends. I've been following along with their work for a while and was recently on their podcast, The ...
04.06.2023 Ten Ways Men Destroy Their Lives Talking points: masculinity, discipline, purpose How's that for a spicy title? This is a look at some common behaviors and patterns I've seen in men overall, clients I've worked with, and my own life. Patterns that erode our capacity to ...
04.03.2023 Frans de Waal - Defining Gender Through The Eyes Of A Primatologist Talking points: gender, gender equality, alpha males, alpha females, violence, culture, psychology I’ve been following Frans’ work for a while, and have admired how dedicated he is to his work and to uncovering the complexity of primates. This was such ...
03.30.2023 Why Are 66% Of Young Men Single? Talking points: dating apps, selection preferences, statistics, what to do I don't know the specific number of people actually satisfied with the modern dating scene, but given what I've read and researched, it's a VERY small number. What happened, and ...
03.27.2023 Darren Silver - The Importance Of Direct Connection To Nature Talking points: vision quests, initiation, culture, ritual Do things like vision quests and ceremony actually DO anything? Should they? What does it mean to "connect to a place"? What happens to a man when he's immersed in nature—without a phone ...
03.23.2023 The Importance Of Myth In Personal Development, Growth, And Healing One of biggest traps in anyone's healing journey is the idea that it's linear and rational. Yeah, you need tactics and plans, but if you go in thinking healing of ANY kind is like a recipe for cookies, you're not ...
03.20.2023 Adam Hart - Staying Grounded When Everything Wants Your Attention Talking points: breath work, balance, burnout, stress and the brain, hustle culture, children, digital detoxing It's a very demanding jungle out there. In a culture that seems to thrive on your being burnt out, how do you fight back? Can ...
03.16.2023 The Biggest Lie About Self-Sabotage Cue "Sweet Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac, please. Why DO we self-sabotage? Why do we spend the money we don't have, break down the gym routine or go for the nastiest fast food—even after we've decided we're stopping? I think ...
03.13.2023 Boyd Varty - Lion Tracking, Meaning Making, And Healing Trauma Talking points: working in/with the wild, initiation, trauma, what nature teaches you, masculinity This has been one of my most anticipated guests of all time. Like, years. An incredible storyteller, a man with a mighty heart and passion for everything ...
03.09.2023 7 Things I Wish I'd Known In My 20s My son turns two in just a couple of weeks, so this topic has been on my mind: in what ways do we prepare our young boys? What do we teach them? To start, here are some things I wish ...
03.06.2023 Dr. Shefali - Parenting In A Time Of Chaos And Confusion Talking points: dad life, parenting, teenagers, masculinity Very excited to share this conversation. I've found Dr. Shefali's approach to parenting both fascinating and helpful. This week over Zoom, we dug into what kids and parents are facing these days, and ...
03.02.2023 WTF Is Going On In The Manosphere? This one might ruffle some feathers. I've hesitated to fully dive into things like redpill, the "manosphere", etc. over the years—mostly because all I see are misconceptions and infighting. But maybe it's time to look a little deeper. This podcast ...
02.27.2023 Professor Scott Galloway - Why Young Men Are In Decline, And What To Do Talking points: porn, masculinity, male decline, radicalization Listeners, this one has been a long time coming. I've been a big fan of Scott's work for a long time, and love his no-nonsense approach, particularly when it comes to what's going ...
02.23.2023 Why Do Men Care About A Woman's Sexual Past? Now of course, not all men care, but I wanted to answer this question because it's something I get asked about a LOT—and almost always from women. It's a complex topic, too, but I wanted to be as succinct as ...
02.20.2023 Vienna Pharaon - The Origins Of You Talking points: internal family systems, origin stories, wounding, sleep deprived or sleep depraved? Folks, I am so deeply proud of my wife, and very excited to have her on the show once more to dive deep into her book, The ...
02.16.2023 Seven Psychology Terms From Carl Jung As many of you already know, I'm inspired a lot by Jung's work. This week, I wanted to cover seven Jung terms as I understand them, because I see them mentioned a lot out there; from the collective unconscious and ...
02.13.2023 Drew Manning - Leaving The Mormon Church, Porn, And Getting Fit Talking points: Mormon religion, porn, infidelity, fitness You can tell right away Mr. Drew Manning is a kind and open man. We sat down recently to discuss talk about his journey of gaining and losing 75 pounds on purpose to ...
02.09.2023 What Writing A Book Taught Me About Life Whenever you commit to a long-term goal, there's going to be a ton of learning—usually the hard kind. This week, as I celebrate the recent launch of my book, Men's Work, I wanted to share five powerful lessons I learned ...
02.06.2023 WTF Is Men's Work? - Mark Groves, Sylvester McNutt, Jeremy Goldberg, Traver Boehm, Nick Onken, Dan Harrison, Mike Campbell, And Branden Collinsworth This episode is selections from a Zoom panel discussion I hosted on Jan 31 titled "Modern Masculinity and WTF Is Men's Work". For a couple years now, myself and these eight other men have gathered privately to talk about, well, ...
02.02.2023 What's The Difference Between Anger And Rage? It might sound odd, but I think there are significant differences between the two, and it's important to train ourselves to understand those differences. Why? Because if you know how to work with them, they're not going to hinder your ...
01.30.2023 Jeremie Lotemo - Navigating America, Masculinity, And Partnership Talking points: transition, moving from the Congo to America, equality, masculinity, and relationships. This was a phenomenal conversation. Full stop. Jeremie and I cover a lot of ground, and I'm grateful to have his insight and perspective on men's work. ...
01.26.2023 The Power Of Self-Recognition, And How To Develop It What if you didn't need outside validation? What if you could actually celebrate your own achievements? In a decade of working with men, I've noticed a lot of us struggle with this (myself included) and that hinders our capacity to ...
01.23.2023 Experts On: Men And Masculinity - Past, Present, And Future All you newcomers to the podcast, this one is for you! Every now and then, we like to take segments from previous episodes that were particularly insightful, informative, or moving, and showcase them under theme. That way, you get a ...
01.19.2023 Why Men Don't Go To Therapy I'm sure you've heard the joke: men will start five separate podcasts before they go to therapy. There are lots of reasons why the stereotype exists, but it's my job to take it seriously. Here's my take on one of ...
01.16.2023 Dr. Nicholas Brüss - A Deep Dive Into Psychedelics, Part 2 Talking points: psychedelics, psychedelic-assisted therapy, men and therapy, the effects during and after taking psychedelics I've been looking forward to releasing the second part of our convo as a way of kicking off what 2023 could be for mental health. ...
01.12.2023 Should You Masturbate While In A Relationship? Title says it all, folks. I get asked this question a lot. Like...a lot, a lot. But the answer isn't as simple as yes or no, obviously. It's a little more subtle, and requires asking a few deeper questions. This ...
01.09.2023 Humble The Poet - What Is Love? Baby don't hurt me for the cheesy (but very appropriate) title. You'll just have to listen in. Talking points: love, family, growing up as an immigrant, community, vulnerability, business, self-love vs self-respect vs self-esteem Huge honor to sit down with ...
01.05.2023 The Myth Of Male Vulnerability One of the bigger asks of men these days can be summed up as "be more vulnerable". But what does that mean? Specifically, what does that mean for men in real life, not just online? Like so many things, the ...
01.02.2023 Ryan Michler - What Is Masculinity And Why It Matters Ryan was one of the very first guests I had on the show, so this has been a long overdue conversation! As per the title, this is a simple but charged interview; we dig deep into Ryan's take on the ...
12.29.2022 New Year's Resolutions Don't Work. Try This Instead. If you've been listening for a while, you know full well I'm not a fan of New Year's Resolutions. Back in my early thirties, after countless attempts at getting into the next gym habit or productivity hack, I practiced something ...
12.26.2022 Dr. Nicole LePera - Defining The Self And The Work To Become More Authentic It's been a long time since I've had Dr. LePera on the show. Too long, in my opinion. Earlier this month, we got into a discussion that was equal parts practical and esoteric: what is the self? This was inspired ...
12.22.2022 Getting Your Needs Met Let's make this one short and sweet. I've found in my years of working with men that many will very, very quickly start neglecting their own needs and desires in order to fulfill someone else's. And there's nothing inherently wrong ...
12.19.2022 Kyle Creek - On Depression, Social Media, And Entering Into Fatherhood Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle Creek, aka The Captain. When I first came across this man's work, I greatly admired his amazing ability to get straight to the point. I've wanted to have him on the show ever since. This is ...
12.15.2022 The One Question I'd Ask On A Date A member of the ManTalks Alliance asked me this question: what's a big question you'd ask a woman on a first or second date? Well, here it is. Listen through to the end for the big picture. Did you enjoy ...

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