Other Men Need Help

Mark creates a weekly hotline with his friend Richard, as they chat about showing up late to the dating scene, taking a chance on new love after loss, and the necessary grooming rituals in middle age.

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Season three starts with a hello - or, in this case: a secret handshake. Childhood best friends Brian and Dimitri tell Mark what's kept their connection over three decades and across an ocean, which opens to a chorus of men exploring how greetings serve as the unique fingerprint of each best friendship. And did you think we’d start the new season off without some singing?! C’mon, you know us better than that.

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Original music by Fulton Street Music Group. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

It's our two year anniversary, so here's a two-parter! In this month's bonus episode, we're time traveling back to 2012, when a poorly recorded conversation with a personal hero in a diner, in a town with a confusing name, lit the fuse for Mark's exploration of men and connection.

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Special Show Notes:

• 4:48 - The New York Mills Arts Retreat and Regional Cultural Center
• 5:00 - Raymond & Lina (Mark's short film)
• 6:53 - John Porcellino
• 7:53 - "Pretty personal work by pretty personal folks":
• Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor
• Life is Good by Nas
• Dirty Plotte *by Julie Doucet
• Freddy Stories by Melissa Mendes
• 9:10 - South Beloit Journal by John Porcellino
• 9:30 - Nora's Place
• Mark's video about NY Mills Arts Retreat

In this month's bonus episode, our very own Rebecca Seidel shares a cautionary tale that makes Mark reflect on an ill-advised pickup routine from the past. Plus, we have the DELIGHTFUL Alison Leiby telling her own cautionary tale LIVE. Special thanks to our friends at (le) poisson rouge.

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Mark discovers the link between male torsos, bachelor chef mythology, public weeping, and the all-too-common phenomenon of "The Bluey."

This episode hosted and produced by Mark Pagán. Associate producers are Ben Goldberg, Tanvir Mansur, Rebecca Seidel. Logo & episode illustration by Iga Ścibek. Additional music from Dav Abrams.

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