In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'death', including men's reactions and attitudes towards it. They explore:

• Their own experiences of death and how they handled these occasions.

• Whether death is unmasculine.

• How men typically handle grief and why.

• And, whether men need to have a more open attitude to discussing death.

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In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'effeminacy' in the modern male population. This includes:

• The origins of homophobia among males going back to WWII.

• Jack and Rob's experience of homophobic attitudes in school as youngsters and how "gay" meant everything bad.

• The current state of homophobia in society - have things changed for the better or not at all?

• And, whether modern man is getting too effeminate and "woke" (whatever that means) and if this is a good thing.

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In this one-part podcast, Jack and Rob discuss 'strength and body image' among the male population. This includes:

• The role of the gym in today's image-obsessed world, and our own 'gym-going' habits.

• How the male body image has evolved, from 80s and 90s wrestlers to today's Marvel action films.

• What strength means to today's modern man and what it has traditionally meant.

• Whether men are setting unrealistic expectations in the search for the perfect body.

• And, the positives and negatives of men 'looking after themselves' as they seek to become stronger and have a better body.

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Part 3 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores why wealthy men always want MORE. Rob and Jack discuss:

• Why rich people crave more wealth, even when they have enough.

• Why we should all be taught basic financial advice early on.

• How the aspiring rich try to prove that they're very rich when they're not - e.g. the big Ralph Lauren polo logo.

• How the already wealth game the system e.g. student loans going to the ISA.

• Why the very rich don't appreciate culture.

• And, people's negative attitude towards tax even when it's just targeting the very wealthy.

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Part 2 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores whether we live in a money obsessed society. Simple answer, yes! Rob and Jack discuss:

• Billionaire vs Millionaire shortbread (there's a link to wealth there).

• Whether money actually does buy happiness and the optimum amount of money for true happiness.

• Whether "playing it safe" should be seen as more masculine than cavalier risk-taking.

• Whether there should be billionaires and trillionaires.

• The case of Dan Price (good) vs. Jeff Bezos (bad).

• And, the worrying influence of the very rich and wealthy across society, and why they tend to be humourless, tasteless and thin-skinned.

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Part 1 of the 'Money and Wealth' podcast episode explores:

• Whether Jack and Rob would ever take a pay cut? If not, then why?

• Whether men are better with money than women and why some people hold onto this belief.

• Why men traditionally invest more in women and which one of Jack or Rob is actually an investor in real-life....

• Whether Kim Kardashian is right and people just need to get off their lazy arses to make a fortune!

• The case of Elizabeth Holmes and why this put investors off women - would the same happen to a male entrepreneur scam artist?

• How men make their fortune and why it is often misunderstood by society.

• Whether rich and wealthy men have sociopathic and sometimes even psychopathic tendencies, and why this is good for investors.

• And, why we're all just a society of people who think we'll be rich and wealthy one day.

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In the final part of the special three-parter on Sex, Dating and Relationships, we explore Relationships. This includes:

• The division of household chores in relationships - is it still the woman's responsibility to do most of them?

• Why diamond rings are bad and a run-down of the whole ridiculous engagement process and traditions.

• Why men moan about the 'old ball and chain', even if they're in a happy relationship.

• Why getting married is described as 'the worst thing ever' for men.

• And, some tales from Jack and Rob about their own relationships.

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In part 2 of the special three-parter on Sex, Dating and Relationships, we explore man's relationship with Sex. This includes:

• The language used by men when describing sex and the need to dominate.

• The influence of porn on what men think sex should be.

• Why men feel the need to be constantly "up for it" - do men really think about sex every 7 seconds?!

• Going on the pull - is this all it's cracked up to be?

• And, the impact on women - does their pleasure take a back seat?

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