The ManKind Podcast

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if healing doesn't begin by becoming someone new—but by remembering who you've always been? In this episode of the ManKind Podcast, Boysen sits down with CJ Goulding, co-founder of Boys in the Wood, an organization using nature, brotherhood, and community to support the mental health and wellbeing of Black...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Men's sexuality is under siege from every direction — algorithmic porn, AI girlfriends engineered to extract money by never actually satisfying you, and a culture that hasn't given men a single useful framework for talking about any of it. Taylor Johnson has spent seven years in the field helping men overcome s...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if most conflicts about respect aren't actually about respect? In this fascinating conversation, Boysen sits down with historian, researcher, TEDx speaker, and author Dr. Julie Pham to explore one of the most misunderstood words in our culture: respect . Most of us assume we know what respect means. We ask for...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Most men wait for hardship to teach them resilience. Dane Sanders watched his best friend Tim Kruger — an Ironman triathlete — die of stomach cancer at 50. Tim's parting insight: "I'm really glad I practiced voluntary discomfort before involuntary discomfort chose me." That single line became the foun...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Young men are drowning, and the algorithm is doing it on purpose. Within 17 seconds on YouTube, three-quarters of a young man's suggested content steers him straight into the manosphere. Meanwhile, the men who've actually done the inner work are sitting on the sidelines. Jordan Bowman isn't waiting for a v...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). How do veterans grapple with the emotional weight of Memorial Day? Join us for a deeply moving Memorial Day episode of the Mankind Podcast, where we revisit a conversation from our Masks Off Monday series. Featuring a heartfelt panel discussion with five veterans, including Dean Ray, a former Marine Corps helicopter crew...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What kind of people does a healthy democracy require? In this thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, Boysen sits down with author, purpose guide, and ManKind Project brother Brandon Peele to explore the deeper questions underneath our current cultural moment: belonging, responsibility, freedom, purpose, and what it me...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What are men really longing for? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Boysen sits down with filmmaker, mythosomatic guide, and founder of The Mythic Masculine, Ian MacKenzie, to explore the deeper story underneath modern masculinity. Together, they unpack the roots of mythopoetic men’s work, the cultural loss of v...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What does it actually take to build a strong, lasting relationship? In this episode, Boysen sits down with Rich and Laurie Riedman—veterans of the ManKind Project and leaders in couples work for over three decades. Together, they explore the deeper mechanics of relationship growth, conflict, and connection. At the heart...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Most men spend years gathering the right information, waiting for the perfect moment, and convincing themselves the stakes are too high to act. Gregory Russell Benedikt ran a different experiment — 100 consecutive days of deliberately seeking rejection from strangers. What the data showed is almost impossible to believe:...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this episode, Boysen sits down with Geoff Laughton and Mark Johnson of The Undaunted Man to explore a radically different approach to men’s work—one that rejects external definitions of masculinity and instead helps men develop a deep connection to their own inner guidance. Drawing from decades of experience, Geoff an...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if thinking isn’t always your greatest asset? In this episode, Boysen sits down with psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and author Charles Eigen to explore the surprising ways our thinking can become a barrier to clarity, connection, and peace. Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Zen practice, and decades...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). This episode brings together Chris Kyle, George Kansas, and Tim Wade—co-founders of the Big Tent Summit—for a grounded and expansive conversation about the evolving landscape of men’s work. Drawing on over a century of combined experience, they explore the shift from early mythopoetic men’s work to today’s diverse and ra...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Clear minds lead purposeful lives. In this episode, Brandon Clift sits down with Juan Carlos , a storyteller, product builder, and creator of the Re:Mind mental models system , a framework designed to help people think more clearly and navigate complex decisions. Juan’s career spans filmmaking, technology, and product in...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if the version of strength most men were handed is quietly breaking them? In this deep and honest conversation, Brandon Clift interviews Trey Tucker , founder of Rugged Counseling and author of Tough Enough , a book written specifically for men in their twenties who feel stuck, drifting, or disconnected. Trey opens...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Five years. 250 episodes. Nearly 250,000 downloads. In this milestone episode, Brandon and Boysen reflect on what they’ve learned about masculinity, fatherhood, therapy, connection, and the evolving conversation around modern manhood. They talk about: Why connection is still the antidote Whether therapy is serving men ef...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Can changing how men relate to one another reduce gender-based violence? In this powerful international conversation, Boysen sits down with South African researchers Nicola Lazenby and Thaakirah Dollie , who conducted an in-depth qualitative study exploring how men’s relationships with other men influence their understan...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this powerful return to The ManKind Podcast, John Henry Parker joins Brandon to unpack his latest book, Men Harvesting Wisdom: The 10 Heroic Dimensions of Transformational Self Leadership . Two years after discussing Be the Dawn in the Darkness , John returns not with memoir, but with architecture. A field guide built...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In this deeply grounded conversation, Boysen sits down with longtime friend and transformational teacher Michael Taylor to explore optimism, masculinity, race, and inner freedom. Michael shares his journey from growing up in poverty to losing everything—marriage, finances, home—and how those experiences became the founda...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What happens when the man you love breaks your trust—and then chooses to fight for his integrity? In this deeply honest episode of the ManKind Podcast, Boysen sits down with Craig and Michelle Perra, co-founders of the Mindful Habit System —a revolutionary behavior change model that’s helped thousands of men break free f...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). When co‑host Brandon Clift and his pregnant wife climbed aboard a neighbour’s Piper Apache, they expected a relaxing ski trip in West Virginia. Instead, one engine failed on take‑off, forcing their small plane to circle back as gusting winds pushed them toward the trees. With another pilot trailing the plane calmly advis...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What if the violence we fear most isn’t just about ideology or mental health—but about how we teach boys to be men? In this powerful conversation, Boysen sits down with Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss—renowned extremism researcher, advisor to Congress and the UN, and author of Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent E...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What happens when the armor of masculinity meets the depth of feminine wisdom? In this heartfelt and provocative episode, Boysen sits down with Joanna Shakti, founder of Ecstatic Intimacy , to unpack the sacred dance of masculine and feminine energies in modern relationships. With vulnerability and clarity, Joanna shares...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Prepare to navigate the holiday season with peace and ease as we unpack strategies for conflict-free gatherings.  In this episode, Brandon Clift shares Emotional Intelligence strategies to help you navigate this holiday season with ease.  We'll help you identify emotional triggers, manage your reactions, and foster...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Five days after the anti-Semitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney , Brandon is joined by Rabbi Noam Raucher , spiritual coach, rabbi, and host of The Jewish Divorce Project , for a grounded and deeply human conversation about grief, fear, resilience, and responsibility. Rather than rushing to politicize or defen...