The EVRYMAN Podcast

“If boys do not learn to read by the third grade, their whole future is an upward battle.” This week’s guest is children’s author Robert Gould. Robert is lit up by getting our boys engaged in reading. As a boy he learned to link reading with love while sitting on his grandfather’s lap being read to. Recognizing the vitality and visual nature of young boys, he set out to create content that would e...

“This journey of trying to figure out what it means to be a man in a home where your the man of the house. I’m the oldest male, and all of these responsibilities are put on my back, to help raise my sisters and brothers. At seven years old my uncle said “your the man of the house” and I’m like “I don’t want that job, can I go back to my big-wheel?” This week’s guest is Ashanti Branch. We became aw...

Imagining a future where women and men are able to slow down and reunite in mutual trust, love, and respect--this episode shares that underneath all of the cultural noise, men and women are missing each other. What if men and women stood arm in arm, far beyond the scope of being allies, to turn together toward the biggest problems at work, at home, and culture-wide?  Cherie works with leaders in t...

‘When I enter these spaces where we are doing mens work, I find that I’m usually the only man of color. And I’m usually the only openly gay man.’ On this week’s episode Dan sits down with Evryman team member Mike Sagun. Mike is the co-founder of The Unshakable Man, an organization focused on men’s total health & wellness: success, purpose, and fulfillment. Mike is also a queer man of color. Evryma...

“If you open up and actually be yourself, your not only going to be accepted and seen. It’s going to power you through all of the tough shit your going through. It’s going to power you towards the things you actually want and who you actually are.” On this week’s episode host Dan Doty leans into an old part of himself and plays a recording of a song he wrote about loneliness. We then jump into an...

“You can use philosophy to stop feeling but that’s a heavy burden.”  This week’s conversation is with Daniel Stillman, who actually designs conversations for a living. Daniel is brother to Matt Stillman, a long time friend of Dan's and a previous guest on the show. Daniel and Dan were united by chance at an Evryman Open Source retreat a year ago. Daniel is an independent design facilitator and coa...

“Sometimes there is just shit you can’t talk about. Our bodies are literally trying to protect us. When you’ve had some traumatic experience and you don’t know how to talk about it, breathwork can move you through some heavy shit so you can feel lighter on the other side.” This week’s conversation is with Dr. Cory Ostroot, a Naturopath and founder of The Healing Couple. As a young boy Cory watched...

“Feel what you’re feeling. Feel it all the way. And speak from your experience.” On this episode Dan checks in with Aaron Blaine and the men who participated in the first Evryman Veteran’s Integration Expedition. The expedition was a coming together of Veterans and civilians in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park, with the goal of developing a true, deep and honest experience of one another.  ...

On this week’s episode we are asking the question: If you had to describe what it means to be a man in one word, what would it be? Our guest this week, Timothy Wenger is a Photographer/Blogger who created the digital project The Man Effect. Timothy travelled around asking men to sum up what it means to be a man in one word and documented the results.  “There is this desire and need in every man to...

“How old do you have to be before you give yourself permission to be who you fully are? Not who you’ve been told you are, but who you really are.” This week’s guest Herb Stevenson is an author, management consultant and executive coach with over twenty years of experience. Herb runs a twice monthly men's circle, plus a year long Natural Passages program. “Much of who men are is often closed-off at...

A quote from Terry Real: "To be a great marani (warrior), when the moment calls for fierceness, nobody fucks with you. And when the moment calls for tenderness, you are not tender. You are very, very tender. And a great marani knows which is which." This podcast is a response to the recent Gillette ad that has caused a very strong backlash and stirred immense cultural conversation about what it me...

Find Evryman on: Website | Facebook  | Instagram    This week’s episode starts off with a challenge: Are you willing to ask for help? As men we can fall into the trap of thinking we are islands, alone, isolated. But we are not wired to operate alone. So, our challenge is for you to think of something you could use help with and to reach out to the person you think can best help you. On this episod...

What if you were told that you only have six months to live? What would be important? What would you do? Chris Eberhart was told just that this year. His insight my be something to take to heart, because in the end we are all terminal, just without a projected end date.    Originally from Michigan Chris is considered a whitetail bowhunting expert and has written four books on that subject, two of...

Find Evryman: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter Caleb Spaulding and Levina Li are dating. They met in Brooklyn early this year because Caleb's men's group was meeting in Levina's home. They quickly recognized that they were each other's "person" and they have a beautiful and synchronistic story.   Born out of Levina's insatiable desire for sexy DATA, they began to journal about their sex....

Chip Conley is the author of the book  Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder. He is also the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, and through these elements he is redefining midlife and making aging aspirational.  After creating, running and selling a hugely successful and influential hotel chain, he helped AirBnB become the world's leading hospitality brand.   Chip is an example of strong,...

Mark Divine is a badass at the highest level possible. He retired as Commander in the Navy Seals, and therefore checks all the boxes for traditional manliness. But it doesn't stop there. Mark is an incredibly well rounded man who pays attention to the full spectrum of life--the emotional / mental / intuition / spiritual--all of it. This conversation boldly outlines a new vision for men everywhere....

Find Evryman at:  Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Twitter "Now I call this the day that I became a man." Our guest this week is Travis Shakespeare, friend and mentor to host Dan Doty. He is the Director and Executive Producer of a new documentary filmed called  Playing with Fire , which follows a couple's journey toward financial independence through a subculture of people who decry the deb...

Find Evryman at: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter "Life is a finite thing, it's not going to last forever. What are you going to do with it?" Our guest this week is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want To Do Before You Die? and the star of the MTV show The Buried Life . Ben Nemtin, the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has...

Find Evryman at: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter This week's guest has been everywhere. From being a guest at Obama's White House to Buckingham Palace, he has shared his creativity with the world everywhere he's went. Chase Jarvis is an award-winning photographer, director and entrepreneur. He has shot campaigns for Nike, Apple, Samsung, Google, and Red Bull and his photographs have appe...

Find Evryman at: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter "That's the entire point of Evryman, you don't gotta be just one thing." - Dan Doty This episode takes place out in the hills in Central California after a deer hunting trip. Deer hunting is largely considered to be a masculine thing, right? You've got a couple of guys and their sons, walking around scouting for deer, talking about somethi...

Find Evryman at: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter Today's guest is Sam Morris. He is the founder of Zen Warrior Training, a personal and business development program for high performers, entrepreneurs and creative professionals. Borrowing from the ancient wisdom of Zen and Taoist philosophy, meditation and breathwork practices, Sam trains the high performer how to master the inner working...

Find Evryman on: Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter When asked what one thing would she like men to know, author Kimberly Johnson shared "...your arousal is not a problem."  Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing trauma resolution practitioner, birth doula, and single mom. She specializes in helping women prepare for birth, recover from birth injuries and bir...

Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter "What would the world be like if you could look into the eyes of another man and not be afraid?" - Boysen Hodgson Boysen is the Communications Director for the ManKind Project. MKP is a globally established men's community for the 21st century.  They have been offering men's trainings and peer-led men's groups for 30 years and have impacted hundreds of tho...

Website | Facebook  | Instagram | Twitter "Are we willing to do the hard thing that will have the bigger benefit in the long run?" - Dan Doty This week we're mixing it up! We are experimenting with a new style of podcast. We're still going to have guests on the show but we'd love to hear your feedback on this style. Dan takes this episode to cover one topic. That's right, one. This week's topic is...

What does the world need from men? Any clue? You are in luck, Dan Doty's TEDx Talk is now live and available on YouTube. The role of men in our society, as well as what we are asking of men, is shifting. We strongly urge you to take the 13 minutes to watch Dan's TEDx Talk titled " What the World Needs From Men. " Once you're done watching it we'd love for you to share it with anyone you know! This...