About this episode
American men are in a friendship recession. Compared to a few decades ago, five times as many men have no close friends. So what’s going on? Anita talks with Mark Pagán, creator and host of the podcast “Other Men Need Help,” about what makes close friendships among men so fraught — and what we can do about it. They talk about everything from why Mark loves secret handshakes to his ongoing journey of making himself say the hard stuff out loud. Meet the guest: - Mark Pagán is the creator and host of the podcast " Other Men Need Help " and writes the substack " Other Men " Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platform Follow Embodied on Instagram Leave a message for Embodied You can check out Climbing the Walls here .