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The Men on Show Podcast · Hosted by Andrew Pain

Men on Show
Podcast

Men on Show is a hot-topic podcast where Andrew interviews ordinary men with amazing stories. Listen for an inspirational take on trending issues related to men's mental health and modern masculinity.

60
episodes on the record
Since 2023
candid conversations
Season 2
coming in 2027

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Where Season 1 left off

Episode 60
With Dr. Geoff Arnold 27 min

Why So Many Men Are Burning Out

Dr Geoff Arnold is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with almost 20 years of experience working within the NHS. He is now launching Get Your Mind Outside, an innovative outdoor therapy service that combines the restorative power of nature with evidence-based psychological support. Geoff specialises in helping people recover from trauma, including complex experiences involving abuse, neglect, and adversity.

Burnout is one of Andrew's named keynote topics — proof of subject depth.

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Men on Show

The complete Season 1, on the record

EP 60
· 27 min

Why So Many Men Are Burning Out

With Dr. Geoff Arnold

Burnout Mental health
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EP 59
· 35 min

Liberating Masculinity: why people pleasing pleases no one and how to stop it

With Sam Adams

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 58
· 56 min

The Power of Menfulness and how to spot the signs your mate is struggling.

With Jack Woodhams

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 57
· 48 min

Empowering men to stand tall: why it matters and how to do it

With Stephen Hall

Masculinity
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EP 56
· 45 min

How to deal with uncertainty, when the outlook is bleak and it's not your fault

With Steve Judge

Mental health Burnout
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EP 55
· 51 min

The Relentless War on Masculinity and How to Stop It

With David Maywald

Masculinity
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EP 54
· 1h 0m

Why the narrative on men and boys has shifted, and where's it going next!

With Ally Fogg

Masculinity Fatherhood
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EP 53
· 46 min

The Men's Therapy Hub Launch and why more male therapists helps men

With Chris Hemmings

Mental health
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EP 52
· 37 min

How to build dynamic communities for men and why they matter

With Matt Grisedale

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 51
· 46 min

Why acrimonious parental separation is bad for the kids and how to prevent it

With James Hayhurst

Fatherhood
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EP 50
· 50 min

How to have meaningful conversations with the men you're worried about

With Ryan Parke

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 49
· 44 min

Boys don't need fixing, but a failing system does

With James Searjeant

Fatherhood Masculinity
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EP 48
· 48 min

How Porn & Body Shame Are Destroying Young Men

With Shaun Flores

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 47
· 49 min

When Men Break Down: Why It’s the Beginning, Not the End

With Harun Rabbani

Burnout Mental health
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EP 46
· 54 min

How to nurture boys into healthy, young men, without banning social media!

With Richard Pomfrett

Fatherhood Masculinity
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EP 45
· 42 min

Why the motherwound stops men from growing up and realising their profound potential

With Rick Belden

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 44
· 42 min

Can Football Really Save a Man’s Life? These Guys Say Yes

With Matt Hudson

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 43
· 47 min

Allyship and men: why it's a powerful, two-way process, NOT a fluffy woke term!

With Daniele Fiandaca

Masculinity
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EP 42
· 1h 5m

Why I blanked out my r*pe for 15 years and why I stand for ALL victims of abuse

With Duncan Craig

Abuse & recovery Mental health
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EP 41
· 47 min

Why Men Are Choosing Running Over Therapy

With Richard Loftus

Mental health
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EP 40
· 50 min

Masculinity, Burnout, and the Cost of Never Slowing Down

With Daniel Glyde

Burnout Masculinity
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EP 39
· 57 min

Men, Sexual Abuse and Mental Health: how do you heal when you've been groomed?

With Phil Mitchell

Abuse & recovery Mental health
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EP 38
· 58 min

How workplace bullying nearly broke me and the journey to recovery.

With John Sidebotham

Mental health
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EP 37
· 37 min

From Gang Member to Mentor: How I broke the cycle and why it's never too late to get out.

With Anton Noble

Abuse & recovery Masculinity
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EP 36
· 1h 6m

Men, Parenting and Mental Health

With Scott Mair

Fatherhood Mental health
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EP 32
· 43 min

Men, and Closing the Education Gap For Boys

With Andrew Hamilton

Fatherhood Masculinity
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EP 27
· 39 min

Men, and the Power of Mens' Retreats

With Christian Chalfont

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 26
· 48 min

Men and the impact of childlessness.

With Robin Hadley

Fatherhood Mental health
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EP 25
· 32 min

Men, Rugby and Life After Sport

With Stevie Ward

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 21
· 50 min

Men, Alcohol and Sobriety

With Duncan Bhaskaran Brown

Abuse & recovery
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EP 19
· 45 min

Men, Boys and Progressive Masculinity

With Mike Nicholson

Masculinity Fatherhood
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EP 18
· 58 min

Men, Prison and Reform.

With David Breakspear

Abuse & recovery Mental health
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EP 16
· 43 min

Men and the Men in Sheds Movement.

With Charlie Bethel

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 14
· 35 min

Men, the Media and Therapy.

With Chris Hemmings

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 13
· 36 min

Men, Midlife Crisis and Hiking.

With Joe Horton

Mental health Fatherhood
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EP 12
· 44 min

Men and the Testosterone Crisis

With Ryan Parke

Masculinity Mental health
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EP 11
· 1h 1m

Men, Addiction and Recovery

With Chris Thrall

Abuse & recovery Mental health
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EP 9
· 24 min

Men, Depression and Walking Communities.

With Scott Johnson

Mental health
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EP 5
· 30 min

Men, Domestic Abuse and Changing the Narrative

With Mark Brooks

Abuse & recovery Masculinity
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EP 3
· 23 min

Men, Policing and Psychological Safety

With Keith Fraser

Mental health Masculinity
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EP 1
· 27 min

Men, Nursing and the Jabali Network

With Patrick Nyarumbu

Masculinity Mental health
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60 episodes · the full season runs back to Ep 1 (Oct 2023)

Andrew Pain, host of the Men on Show podcast
About the show & host

Ordinary men, extraordinary stories

Honest, inspirational conversations on men's mental health and modern masculinity — 60 episodes across Season 1 since 2023, with Season 2 coming in 2027. No scripts, no posturing; just men talking candidly about the things that shape a life.

Andrew Pain

Mental Health & Resilience Keynote Speaker · Host of Men on Show

Speaking from lived experience. Member, International Coaching Federation; Mental Health First Aider; author of the forthcoming book Honestly, Man (Aug 2026).

  • Lived-experience keynote speaker — main-stage credible
  • Member, International Coaching Federation · Mental Health First Aider
  • Author of the forthcoming book Honestly, Man (Aug 2026)

If you're struggling, support is here

Men on Show features honest conversations about men's mental health — including burnout, suicide, abuse and trauma. It's shared for awareness and connection, not as medical or therapeutic advice. If you're struggling, please reach out.

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National Domestic Abuse Helpline
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Men experiencing abuse can contact the Mankind Initiative.

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Honest conversations on resilience, burnout and modern masculinity — all 60 of them, on the record.

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