The Joe Horton Show

On todays episode I’m joined by the The Evil Bald Genius himself Mr Jon McCulloch. Jon is a marketing expert and sales and business development officianado,  having written books and trained successful business owner worldwide on this stuff.  With decades of experience, he is a practicing stoic, who was diagnosed with autism in adulthood. Known is best known for his no nonsense approach which cuts...

On todays episode I’m joined by the Love Engineer himself Alan Watts. Alan is a relationship coach who helps single men and women along with couples to navigate the world of love and relationships. And he knows a thing or two about it having navigated a marriage break up and re found love with a new partner. He’s also written a book or two on the subject and recently started his own podcast. Expec...

Today I’m joined by Fitness, Health, Positivity and Habits Coach, not to mention Poker player Tyler Todt. You’ve probably witnesses how social media has become a cess pool of negativity, hysteria and infamous individuals over the last few years. Often such individuals make the most noise and get the most negative attention than anyone else as they put on their social media mask. Which is why when...

Today I am joined by Heart Surgeon, Medical Director of Ovadia Heart Health and author of the book “Stay of My Operating table” Dr Philip Ovadia As some of you know I lost my dad after he had two strokes back in 2015 and have a family history of heart disease – there is a good chance your story may be similar to mine. I found good information on diet and health difficult to come by, the advice fro...

On todays episode I’m delighted to be joined by psychologist, licenced marriage and family therapist, and attachment specialist Adam Lane Smith, to talk about his specialist area of expertise which is fixing your attachment style. Adam came up on my radar because quite frankly I couldn’t ignore him as he was everywhere online and his wisdom and knowledge on relationship dynamics and attachment are...

On todays episode I welcome back friend of the podcast and buddy of mine from across the pond  - Zac Small. Zac runs a brotherhood for men in the US – Fraternity of Excellence and he also pens The Family Alpha Blog. He is a real champion of male empowerment and men showing up as the best men, husbands, fathers and community leaders they can. But the reason this episode is powerful is that I r...

Today I am joined by by father and son duo, Douglas and David Kenrick to talk about their book Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain: Human Evolution and the Seven Fundamental Motives . Doug is a Professor at Arizona State University, author and his books integrate social psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and economics. Dave is the Psychology Program Manager at Arizona State...

Today I am pleased to be joined by Broadcaster, Writer and Radio Presenter Ken Coleman to talk about his book From Paycheck to Purpose which details a 7 step blueprint to go from a job or career you hate, to one which gives you purpose, impact and a great income to boot. A recent poll discovered that only 15% of people are fully engaged with work with 85% of people unhappy in their jobs. Ken walke...

On todays episode I am delighted to be joined by Novelist, Writer and mental health campaigner Iain Maitland to talk about his book Dear Michael Love Dad which is a memoir about his son's battle with mental health and anorexia. When most of us think of anorexia it's not always in relation to young men but figures suggest that that as many as 25% of cases are in the male population. We delve into:...

On todays episode I am delighted to be joined by Evolutionary Anthropologist, writer and broadcaster Dr Anna Machin to talk about her most recent book entitled Why we love? The New Science Behind Our Closest Relationships When the subject of love comes up in discussion it’s always a hotly debated subject which draws strong opinions from most people around what love is, what love isn’t, why love ch...

On todays episode I am joined by writer, philosopher plus Senior Editor of the new magazine Compact, along with author of the book What Do Men Want? Nina Power. Never before has the the spotlight been on men in the way it currently is. What we do, what we don't do, how we behave. A picture is being painted about how the average man acts and thinks but does this ring true with reality? What do men...

On todays episode I am joined by Dad and founder of Family Law Assistance – Steven Wade Having had personal experience of divorce and family break up Steve is well placed to help others going through the same and understands the emotional upheaval that it creates. More importantly he also realises that it can be a prime opportunity to really reassess your life, where it is going and make some chan...

Today I am joined by mentor, parenting blogger and coach along with founder of Peaceful Fathers - Anthony Migliorino . There has over the last few decades been seismic shifts in just how we parent our children, leading some of us to question whether the way we were taught is actually the right way. Caught between being to liberal on the one hand and overly authoritarian on the other parents are be...

My guest today is author, Veteran, and Co Founder of the private Men’s group the Fraternity of Excellence creator of The Family Alpha blog, an co-host of the Oak and Rock Fatherhood Show - Zac Small Dads now can connect more easily online than ever before, yet many are still isolated, depressed and detached than ever before. However there are a growing crop of men who are unifying men together in...

Today I talk about how we are called to things in life and what it requires of us. My guest today is bestselling author and host of the Veteran State of Mind Podcast, along with Iraq and Afghanistan Vet - Geraint Jones There is an old saying along the lines of "oh they were an overnight success" except what people don't often see is the many years before hand that it took to get to that point. Som...

Today I am joined by two friend (and also Dads) from South East London who liked listening to podcasts, and liked talking so decided to start their own podcast called Dad's What I'm Talking About - Nathan and Bobby. One of the most popular misconceptions leveled at men is that they don't talk about how the feel. The reality is that many men do, they just do it in a different way to women and when...

Today I speak to Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Honorary Lecturer in Psychology at University College London, Clinical Hypnotherapist and author of The Book Perspectives in Male Psychology – John Barry PhD. With mental health and specifically male mental health under the spotlight like never before its a hot topic of discussion. Rates of male suic...

Today I speak to Founder of Cultivating Minds UK, leadership and violence prevention trainer, former Chief Inspector in the Scottish Police force and member of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit - Graham Goulden. With recent well publicised cases of violence against women in the news and also cases of violence being perpetrated by members of police forces on both sides of the Atlantic, right now...

Today I speak to Resilience & Breathwork Coach, Expert in Humanising Our Emotions, Speaker & Trainer, Josh Connolly. One of the biggest questions in mental health after stuff like "it's good to talk", "just talk about it", is the reality of what comes next. This is the part when most people really need to face down some difficult truths about themselves and begin to go on a journey, equipp...

Today I speak to a mum who was bereaved by their partners suicide and now campaigns for those suffering trauma following birth, is a specialist suicide intervention and prevention trainer along with being Co-Founder of The Paternal Mental Health Alliance – Helen Birch. With Suicide being the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 and men being three times more likely than women to take their ow...

I am joined by accomplished TEDx Speaker, Shadow Work Therapist and Teacher, Podcaster and Founder of the Man Talks Community – Connor Beaton. Have you ever felt like there is an invisible force that holds you back, that sabotages your progress, gets in the way of who you want to become and where you want to go in life. Shadow Work a concept developed by Jung that helps us get in touch with and ov...

Today I am joined by Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist in ASD and ADHD, TEDx Speaker, blogger vlogger, and Mental Health Expert, Dr Khurram Sadiq. With more and more children receiving Autism Diagnosis and many more awaiting a formal diagnosis, it can be a traumatic time. Not only for the child going through it but for the parents who have to get to grips with parenting, getting the correct to suppo...

Today I am joined by coach, entrepreneur, father to teenage boys and host of the Midlife Male Podcast - Greg Scheinman One of the things that has become popularised of late is the notion of the "dad bod". Some celebrate as a badge of honour that comes with parent, some endorse it as part of the body acceptance movement but some organisations use it as a marketing ploy. But what about the long term...

Today I speak to photographer, film maker, author and philosopher Sean Tucker about his new book The Meaning in The Making (The How and Why Behind Our Human Need to Create) We all like to make stuff and there is nothing like the satisfaction of sitting back and admiring something that we have just completed. But sometimes we don't sit back and admire it, often it can be a struggle, and it often do...

Today I speak to creator of a new 6 month peer-led learning programme called 'Father Figures' and philosopher Sam Weatherald Feminism isn't anything new and in the past 100 years we have seen it evolve through 4 distinct waves around the central theme that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men. However their are divisions within feminism itself as to where it is now headed, an...