
Men on Show
"Candid conversations with everyday heroes"
Heroes don't always come regaled in capes or fly through the air.
Sometimes you could (and quite likely have) walked past one on the street and not even known.
We hear so many stories about men behaving badly, but what about the men being brilliant?
Join Andrew Pain as he finds and chats to these "everyday heroes", ordinary men who have done, and are doing extraordinary things.
Episodes
51 episodes
S1 E51 - Why acrimonious parental separation is bad for the kids and how to prevent it | James Hayhurst
James is the founder of the Positive Parenting Alliance and creator of the Parents Promise. Having seen up close the multitude of issues in the family courts and the numbers of children and parents affected James wanted to begin a new con...
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46:24

S1 E50 - How to have meaningful conversations with the men you're worried about | Ryan Parke
Ryan Parke is The Men's Coach, a TEDx and international, award-winning public speaker. In 2019, the most successful man Ryan personally knew, died by suicide. Bewildered and devastated by his death, Ryan was sparked into undergoing detailed res...
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50:36

S1 E49- Boys don't need fixing, but a failing system does | James Searjeant- Head Teacher
James Searjeant is an experienced educator and advocate for inclusive education, currently serving as a primary and nursery headteacher in South East London. James actively contributes to national discussions on SEND, curriculum, assessment and...
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S1 E48 - Shaun Flores - How Porn & Body Shame Are Destroying Young Men
Shaun Flores is a mental health advocate, public speaker, and five-time TEDx speaker using his voice to challenge stigma around OCD, masculinity, and identity.After a late diagnosis of OCD at 27, Shaun rebuilt his life through the...
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48:56

S1 E47 Harun Rabbani -When Men Break Down: Why It’s the Beginning, Not the End
Harun Rabbani is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, and retreat leader who has spent over two decades helping high-performing individuals recover from burnout, reconnect with purpose, and lead with renewed clarity.After navigating the...
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S1 E46 | How to nurture boys into healthy, young men, without banning social media!
From his website:In 2013, following many years of working with local young people through martial arts Richard Pomfrett created ‘Stay Safe! Workshops’. His vision was to help educate and protect as many young people as possible on the su...
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S1 E45 | Why the motherwound stops men from growing up and realising their profound potential
Rick Belden is a poet, author, artist, and men's coach, and a respected explorer and chronicler of the psychology and inner lives of men. He helps men who are feeling stuck get their lives moving again by drawing on over 35 years of experie...
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S1 E44 | Can Football Really Save a Man’s Life? These Guys Say Yes
Matt Hudson, Associate Director of MAN v FATMatt has been involved in sport, community, health and wellbeing for his whole career, firstly at Colchester United Football Club and latterly Thrive Tribe and MAN v FAT.<...
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S1 E43 | Allyship and men: why it's a powerful, two-way process, NOT a fluffy woke term!
Daniele Fiandaca is founder of Token Man Consulting, an inclusion and diversity consultancy which specialises in engaging men and senior leaders with I&D and inspiring them to become inclusive leaders...
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47:01

S1 E42 | Why I blanked out my r*pe for 15 years and why I stand for ALL victims of abuse
Duncan is is the Founder and CEO of Survivors Manchester. Survivors Manchester is a survivor focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation a...
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S1 E41 | Why Men Are Choosing Running Over Therapy
Richard Loftus is the founder of Well Run Brum, the wellbeing running group for men and a non-executive Director at the historic Birmingham recording studios, Grosvenor Road Studios and has a career spanning two decades in the theatre and live ...
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S1 E40 | Masculinity, Burnout, and the Cost of Never Slowing Down
Dan Glyde is a transformational coach specialising in men’s mental strength and emotional resilience. Through his unique Power Shift method and the Positive Masculinity approach (A New Way for Men to Thrive) Dan guides men in taking control of ...
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S1 E39 | Men, Sexual Abuse and Mental Health: how do you heal when you've been groomed?
Phil is a senior accredited counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer specialising in working with boys and men who have experienced recent and/or historic abuse. Since 2004 Phil has worked therapeutically with males affected by r...
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57:20

S1 - E38 | How workplace bullying nearly broke me and the journey to recovery.
John Sidebotham BEM FCILT, Programme Manager – Mental Health & Wellbeing, Route Services, Network Rail to give him his full title! He is a wellbeing leader – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Champion - Mentor – Coach - Author....
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58:48

S1 E37 | From Gang Member to Mentor: How I broke the cycle and why it's never too late to get out.
Anton Noble is an Urban Youth Specialist in Gang culture and Youth violence. He has his own ‘lived experience’ in gangs, and having broken free from his past himself is now acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading Mentors working with young peop...
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S1 E36- Scott Mair | Men, Parenting and Mental Health
From Scott's website:Scott Mair, is an expert in paternal mental health and parenting. Navigating the uncharted waters of fatherhood, Scott provides invaluable insights into the often overlooked intersection of paternal mental health an...
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S1 E35 - Shocka | Men, Rap Music and Getting Sectioned.
Shocka is a Tedx speaker and a talented music rap artist. Here we chat to him about his life and career.Key points of the episode:A close misunderstanding of football :)How he grew up in a stigmatised area o...
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S1 E34 - Jonathan Macdonald | Men and Neurodiversity
Jonathan Macdonald is a fascinating, dyslexic, neurodiverse and brilliant man, whos passion is creating an education revolution for girls aged 11-18.Here he chats with Andrew about many aspects of his life, his knowledge, passions and h...
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S1 E33 - Josh Munns - Men, Gambling and Addiction.
Josh Munns is originally from London but hemoved up to the East Midlands to change his life around and get the support and help he needed in my battle with addiction. He is currently volunteering his services through cutting ...
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35:24

S1 E32 - Andrew Hamilton | Men, and Closing the Education Gap For Boys
Dr Andy Hamilton is a research associate with the Taking Boys Seriously (TBS) project at Ulster University. TBS is a longitudinal action research initiative spanning over 18 years. The research works alongside adolescent boys and the educat...
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S1 E31 - Rob Wells | Men and Surviving Domestic Abuse
Rob Wells is a former Military Police officer and security professional as well as a published author, international speaker and writer. He is also a survivor of female perpetrated domestic abuse.Ribert has delivered talks to a diverse ...
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55:24

S1 E30 Ricky Nuttall - Men, Grenfell and PTSD
Ricky Nuttall - Mental Health Advocate | Motivational Speaker | Former Firefighter and first responder at Grenfell Tower | Published Poet | ActorMental health advocate, motivational speaker and public voice, focusing on raising awarenes...
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57:30

S1 E29 - Jeremy Davies | Men, Fatherhood and the Gender Pay Gap
Dr Jeremy Davies is Deputy CEO of the Fatherhood Institute, a UK charity working to build a society that values, prepares, and supports men as involved fathers and caregivers.Jeremy leads the organisation’s communications and policy wor...
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S1 E28- Isaac Kenyon - Men, Nature and Climate Change
Isaac, a British eco-adventurer, mental health champion and international keynote speaker, redefining human endurance through world-record achievements. Picture rowing 3000 unsupported miles across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first ...
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