Who Cares About Men's Health?

Depression in men often looks nothing like what you would expect. Instead of sadness, it can show up as irritability, overwork, risky behavior, or substance use—symptoms that get men into trouble rather than treatment. Psychiatrist and researcher Eric Monson, MD, PhD, joins the Who Cares Guys to talk about why men are so hard to diagnose, the difference between burnout and clinical depression, how to check in with yourself or someone you care about, and why connection might be the most powerful thing standing between a man and a crisis.

Three weeks in, three pounds down, and an inch and a half off the waist. Scot's been using ChatGPT to manage his nutrition plan, and he wants to sanity check. Hear how he built his calorie targets, macro ratios, and meal plan through an AI conversation—and what Thunder Jalili, PhD, thinks about the results. Plus: hallucination, confabulation, and sycophantic drift—the three AI failure modes you need to know before you trust a chatbot with your health.

Listener Jody came back to tell us how the Ironman went, and he never made it to the start line. What followed was a brutal race-day Facebook post and some hard questions about why big goals feel like the only goals worth having. The guys dig into process goals, small wins, and how to build the kind of consistency that doesn't require a finish line to matter.

Work out more. Eat better. Sleep more. Sure—but why bother? That’s where a mission statement comes in. The Who Cares guys explore what happens when you stop focusing only on what to do for your health and start getting honest about why it matters in the first place. Inspired by returning guest Eric Taylor, the conversation explores motivation, self-respect, and the kind of future each of them wants to build. If your goals keep slipping, this might be the missing piece.

If you've been putting off the sex talk, or you had one so bad you'd rather not repeat it, this episode gives you a better way in. The 5 Ps of Having a Penis (Permission, Protection, Pleasure, Power, and Porn) is a simple framework that takes an awkward, necessary conversation and makes it something you can actually navigate.

The Who Cares guys are joined by Dr. Katie Ward and Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones from The 7 Domains of Women's Health to break it down for dads, uncles, teachers, mentors, or any guy who wishes someone had done this better for him.

Most fitness advice assumes you’re trying to become a gym person. Thunder isn’t. He treats activity like basic upkeep—something that supports the rest of his life instead of taking it over. Thunder Jalili joins the Who Cares guys to share how he chooses activities that are enjoyable, how he builds it into a normal schedule, and why the “right” routine is the one you’ll still be doing when work gets busy and motivation disappears.

Don’t wait for a 2 am wake-up call to start caring about your plumbing. Urologist Dr. John Smith maps out a practical checklist: watch your urinary symptoms, know when to get a PSA, and treat energy, libido, and erectile function as routine metrics—not taboos. The Who Cares guys learn which meds and lifestyle tweaks come first, how to time screenings, and how to advocate if your primary care doc isn’t proactive.

Real health isn’t a before-and-after—it’s the messy middle where most of us live. The Who Cares guys look back at 2025 to pull out what actually mattered: the wins worth keeping, the habits still under construction, and the mindset shifts that made tough stretches easier to navigate. Scot, Mitch, and Dr. John Smith revisit the conversations that changed how they think about sleep, nutrition, activity, and mental health—then lay out where they want to push next year. Expect honest takes, practical guardrails, and a few small tweaks you can steal for 2026.

Tired of gift guides built for influencers and ultramarathoners? Our once-a-year roundup focuses on practical, low-maintenance gifts that make real life a little healthier—sleep a bit better, eat a bit smarter, move a bit more. The Who Cares crew teams up with nutrition scientist Thunder Jalili to share under-$50 wins, under-$100 upgrades, and one save-for-later pick that actually gets used after the holidays. No extreme routines, just smart tools and habits designed for guys with jobs, families, and real schedules

Perfection is fragile; progress is flexible. Redefine success on your toughest days so you keep the streak alive instead of starting over. The Who Cares guys—Scot, Mitch, and Dr. John Smith—share a flexible Min-Max framework for workouts, nutrition, sleep, and “bad brain days,” including how to check your daily readiness and stop dumping problems on future you