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The Imperfect Pod
by The Imperfect Pod
The Imperfect Pod is a podcast for discussing masculinity more intentionally and purposefully. Masculinity is in a weird place in society as men try to understand the difference between toxic and healthy masculinity. This podcast will engage with humans of all ages, races, genders and beliefs to share their ideas of masculinity to try and create a better understanding. What I want to leave my listeners with after every episode is that there isn't this one-size-fits all idea of masculinity, nor is their an easy solution to understanding your manhood in today's landscape. Topics of this show include parenting, fatherhood, relationships, porn addiction, sex, gender, toxic masculinity, growth, addiction and much more.
Episodes
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74. Ending a Cycle of Dysfunction with Anthony Spark
What do you do when you come from a family of dysfunction? How do you learn to be a man when your father is a serial cheater, drug dealer, gambler and prisoner? How do you navigate that life? How do break that cycle of poverty to create a life of wealth? These are some of the topics and themes…
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73. Overcoming Alcoholism with Neuroplasticity and a No BS Attitude with Dr. Robb Kelly
How can men heal from their alcoholism? What can they do to get out of their shame and guilt? Why are men more at risk of not getting help for this problem? These are questions that we discuss at length in this episode. Other key themes of the episode include: Where his own alcohol dependency...
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72. What to Expect When You're Expecting: A Father's Perspective with Geston Pierre
There are many resources out there for expecting women, but what about expecting men? What can they do throughout pregnancy to reflect, grow and serve their family? That’s exactly what we talked about on this episode! Key themes of the episode include: The difficulties of having a child during...
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71. Healing From Sexual Assault and How to Have Conversations About It with Tim Mousseau
Sexual violence in society has gone down 60% in the last several years but there's still more work to be done. Whether that's from more male allyship, discussing it on a wider scale, stopping it when you see it happen or just changing your own behavior, the fact that this reprehensible act is…
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68. Hiking Across America For Mental Health and Building Legacy with Zach Smith
On this episode, Zach and I talk about his solo hike trip across the Pacific Crest Trail and his biggest takeaways, as well as the positive influence of Bell Let’s Talk in the mental health community. Key themes of the episode: Why Bell Let's Talk is good for society Why he went on his trip…
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67. Prison, Strength and Giving Men Permission to Feel with Eldra Jackson
Eldra Jackson was serving life in New Folsom prison and in and out of the prison system for almost 30 years. This is his journey of rehabilitation, extreme ownership, self work and intense growth. Key themes of the episode: The desire to be respected and feared in prison How he had an image of...
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Just the TIP | Dealing with Body Image Issues and the Worth Wound
Welcome back to Just the TIP is where I do a short reflection on this past week's episode! On this episode, I give my reflections on my conversation with Gretchen Shanks and some of the key themes we discussed including those feelings of unattractiveness, lack of worth, rugged independence and…
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Just the TIP | How Politics Discusses Masculinity
Welcome back to Just the TIP is where I do a short reflection on this past week's episode! On this episode, I give my reflections on Liz's question back to me on how I think the right and left talk about masculinity differently. Make sure to check out the full episode from Wednesday for more...
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63. For the Love of Men: Conversations About Masculinity with Liz Plank
Hello everyone! This episode is really special to me. I've wanted to speak with Liz ever since I read her book...
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Just the TIP | Being a Single Father: The Challenges and Opportunities
Welcome back to Just the TIP is where I do a short reflection on this past week's episode! On this episode, I give my reflections on the challenges off being a single father and why it's important to discuss them. This includes the judicial system, the patriarchy, parenting daughters and more!…
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62. Life As a Single Father with Dwight Heck
What's it like to be a single father? How did you parent 5 children, 4 being daughters? What stigmas did you have to overcome or challenge? What were those tough conversations like with your daughters as they were coming to age? This week’s guest is Dwight Heck, founder of Give a Heck Financial…
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Just the TIP | Why The Fatherless Epidemic is a Real Problem
Welcome back to Just the TIP is where I do a short reflection on this past week's episode! On this episode, I give my reflections on the importance of talking about the fatherless epidemic or fatherless generation as some people like to call it, where I heard about it from and more. If you're...
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61. The Fatherless Epidemic and It's Affect on Young Men with Leo Bourne
Why are so many homes growing up without fathers? Why is there a major correlation between fatherless men and the prison system? How can you break the negative cycle if you're a victim of a fatherless home? These are some of the topics I cover on today's episode with Leonardo Lightbourne AKA Leo...
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Just the Tip | Society and Mental Illness
Just the TIP is where I do a short reflection on this past week's episode! As always, reach out to me on Instagram @theimperfectpod, email me at [email protected] or join my FB group called https://www.facebook.com/groups/229891395146974 (The Imperfect Group).
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60. Coping with PTSD and It's Effects with Tom Smoot
This week’s guest is Tom Smoot and we talk about what it’s like to come home from the army with PTSD, the effects it can have on those around him, how he copes with PTSD, the power of exposure therapy. About Tom: After more than a decade in the Army's special operations community, under Civil...
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Just the TIP | Trauma and the Fatherless Generation
On this episode of Just the TIP I discuss the riots at Capitol Hill and Trump for a bit and how ludicrous it is that so many men look up to him. I then reflect on this week's episode about trauma and my personal experiences (or lack thereof) with it. I then discuss the topic of the fatherless...
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59. How Childhood Trauma Can Have Everlasting Effects with Riana Milne
On this episode, my guest is Riana Milne and we talk about The 10 common traumas and why they matter, how men and women are affected by these traumas and how the show themselves in daily interactions! Riana’s Mission is to “Help Change the Way the World Loves” by Healing Unconscious Childhood and...
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58. Reflecting Back On 2020 and Looking at the Future
This is the last episode of 2020 where I talk about how 2020 went, 2021 goals, what books stood out to me the most and do a little bit of an AMA. As a reminder, I’ve recently started a FB group called https://www.facebook.com/groups/229891395146974 (The Imperfect Group) where we will continue all...
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57. Gender Roles in a Same-Sex Marriage with Mike Iamele
Gender roles in a same-sex marriage don't make sense, so how do break down chores? Does the idea of gender roles still exists? These are questions that we explore on today's episode. We discuss Mike's journey to discovering himself and how gender roles have affected his same-sex marriage, wedding...
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56. Honest Conversations About Crossdressing with Savannah Hauk
On this episode my guest is Author and Crossdresser, Savannah Hauk. We discuss the difference between drag and crossdressing, how gender and sexuality plays into the conversation and presentation, how people view her in public and much much more. Savannah Hauk is a lifelong dual-gender biological...
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55. How Porn Addiction Is Affecting Men and Relationships In the Digital Age with Joshua Shea
On this episode, my guest is Joshua Shea and we talk about the ease of pornography consumption and production, pornography addiction, no fap, red flags, it’s affect on relationships and partners, having honest conversations about pornography as a whole, Only Fans, and how the pandemic is changing...
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54. Ending Domestic Violence with Lois Wagner
On this episode, my guest is Lois Wagner and we talk about her goal to eradicate sexual violence, her BRAVE model, her rape story, and more. Lois helps rape victims move from victim to survivor to thriver. She guides people to build their resilience and grit, to develop a...
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53. Creating Your Own Definition of Masculinity with Johnny Crowder
On this episode, my guest is Johnny Crowder and we talk about mental health in men, breaking masculine stereotypes, how he defines manhood and what his journey in the arts taught him about masculinity. Johnny is a 28-year-old suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, mental health…
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52. Having Conversation About Mental Health With Your Male Friends with Jay Shifman
How do you have conversations with your guy friends about mental health? How do you ask them if they're feeling suicidal? Do men even have mental health problems? These are questions that I've asked myself and others and a lot of the times it's the same answer... "I don't know". Well today, that...
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Just the TIP | How To Have Conversations With Men About Masculinity
The language and approach you take when you have conversations with men about masculinity is important. You have to be effective, you can't just try to be right. You may have to talk about the patriarchy vs feminism. You may need to ask them question to probe at their defense mechanism. But…
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51. How the Patriarchy Harms Men: Getting Boys to Cause Less Harm with Jake Stika
Next Gen Men is redefining what ‘manhood’ means, so that boys and men experience less pain and cause less harm. That is their vision and their mission and it ties in really well to what I'm trying to do with this podcast. On this episode, we discuss the work he’s doing at Next Gen Men, how the...
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Just the TIP | Why Men Vote For Trump In The Election
Just the TIP is back for the second time with my analysis of why men, and more specifically white men, vote for Trump in the election and how we need to have more useful conversations about the entire thing. Feel free to check out this...
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50. The Gay Man in the Straight Marriage with Jim Case
Have you ever wondered what it's like for a gay man to be in a straight marriage? Or what that would look like? If so, this is the conversation you need to hear. Jim was a proud gay man yet in a marriage with a woman for 24 years. What's the deal with that? Well, it was for a few reasons. One of...
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Just the TIP | How Men Can Understand The Challenges of Women
Follow up Friday AKA Just the TIP is back! That's right, the name might have changed a bit folks. TIP being The Imperfect Pod. I know I know... there is The twice but just let it slide. On this episode I wanted to discuss Amanda's quote about losing her virginity as well as some quotes from…
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49. Life After Playboy: How to Own Your Story with Amanda Webster
Trigger warning: Rape This episode with Amanda gets heavy. Amanda is a former Playboy model who was raped at the age of 16. It took a long time and a lot of healing to take back her story and feel empowered again. Part of that healing includes why she went into Playboy in the first place - to…
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48. Why Men Should Think Positively About Feminism with Regina G. Hanson
Yes, you can have conversations about manhood and masculinity with a feminist. Why wouldn't you be able to? Realistically, a lot of the beliefs they share are the same, they might just come from a different motivation. On this episode, I talk about all things feminism and manhood with Regina G....
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47. Breaking Down Toxic Masculinity and It's Generational Effects with Cameron Gordon
Toxic masculinity comes in many forms: there is co-dependency, abuse (in any form), assault, violence and more. In this episode with Cameron, we deconstruct the generational traumas that have been created by toxic masculinity - both in this personal life and society at large - and how to have...
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46. Entering The Job Force As A Young Professional with Keegan Cizikas
Entering the workforce is hard. As we mention on the episode, when you start your career, that is the start of being at the bottom of the totem pole for quite a while. In high school and in university, you only have to put in 3 years before you're a senior. In the workforce, it takes 10-15 years...
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45.2. Conversation with my Dad, Part Two with Jeff West
This is part two of my two part conversation with my dad. When I first started having these conversations about masculinity and manhood, I knew that I was most nervous to have this conversation with my dad. Why? I think that's the very question I've been on a journey to discover. Why is it so…
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45.1. Conversation with my Dad, Part One with Jeff West
This is part one of my two part conversation with my dad. When I first started having these conversations about masculinity and manhood, I knew that I was most nervous to have this conversation with my dad. Why? I think that's the very question I've been on a journey to discover. Why is it so…
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44. How to Fight Toxic Masculinity With Kindness and Empathy with Michael Bejani
How does experience living in many different countries affect your opinion on masculinity? Can you recover from emotionally and physically abusive relationship with your parents? How helpful is therapy in overcoming your own toxic and unhealthy behaviours? Why can broken relationships be the...
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43. Best Practices For Dating Young Women with Wendy Zhang
As a follow-up episode to number 33 with Jordan Paris where I discuss dating from a young man's perspective, this episode is the same sort of questions from a young woman's perspective. Wendy Zhang is the host of https://open.spotify.com/show/70qHRJyuMIrC511ZWq6Bzl?si=DcInl5uCRma3MMn5Mkr_kg (My...
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42. The Challenges of Dating as an Entrepreneur with Jake Kelfer
Dating is hard enough as it is... but have you ever wondered why dating as an entrepreneur is so hard? Balancing your love life and a business is one of the most challenging things in the world - just ask a lot of entrepreneurs. You have to balance your ambition and focus and the growth of your...
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41. How to Positively Impacts Boys and Girls with Ty Newberry
On this episode, I speak with Ty Newberry, Executive Director of the Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena. We discuss the work they do in one of the most dangerous cities in the country. We also discuss how important mentorship and discipline is to young boys in the community and the negative...
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Just the TIP | Embracing Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
Hey everyone! I am back with my Follow Up Friday series (or #FUF as I like to call it). I missed reflecting on the weeks episodes in this way so I wanted to revive the series and try and bring it back for good! This week, I will be reflecting on Mike Cameron's SOAR method we discussed on this...
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40. Redefining Badass: How To Become A Better Man with Mike Cameron
Mike Cameron's life mission is to make men better. When his girlfriend was murdered by an ex-boyfriend in 2015, he took a keen interest in domestic violence prevention and specifically in redefining what it means to be a badass, especially as a man. With that came a shift to discussing what...
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39. Is Traditional Masculinity Toxic? with John Currie
Modern manhood and traditional masculinity are under attack. There are reasons for this. But are they justified? Are the systems that exist within sports and army culture all bad? Are the criticisms fair? Is patriarchy all bad? Or was it a sign of the times and now we are re-adjusting? How can we...
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38. How Spirituality Can Chang Your Opinion of Masculinity with Lee Everette
Dealing with mental health is not easy. As someone who has never really struggled with it, I've always been fascinated by the conversation. That's why I was so excited for this podcast with Lee Everett. He is not only a mental health and alignment coach, but he is someone that has struggled with...
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37. How Goal Setting Can Help Shape Your Life with Tanveer Mostafa
Being a victim of bully can make for a hard life. For Tanveer, it came to the point of his house being egged, being verbally bullied and much more. For the first part of his life it was really hard to understand why his life was like that. How could he get out of these moments? When will people...
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36. How Loving Yourself Makes You a Better Father with Ben Killoy
The journey to love yourself is a long one and this is an issue we all face. But it’s one that seems rarely talked about in the male community. We talk a lot about ego, confidence, arrogance, but self-love is often forgotten. Why might this be? To be honest, I’m not at all sure. But I do know…
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35. How the Porn Industry and Sex Can Affect Men and Masculinity with Erik Everhard
Porn is such an uncomfortable conversation with so many people for so many reasons. Some of those reasons include: shame of performance anxiety; shame about sex or past sexual experiences; meeting the standards we believe society had set; penis size; shame of an addiction; fear of judgement; and...
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34. How To Increase Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence with Alan Stein, Jr.
How can you increase self-awareness and emotional intelligence? And what does this have to do with leadership? How can you be in control of your emotions? How can therapy and meditation be used as tools to learn more about yourself? What can we do to turn of the negative self-dialogue we have?...
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33. The Dating World For Young Men with Jordan Paris
This week's episode is all about the dating world. When it comes to dating, the world seems to be very confused. With access to all the dating apps - all being used for seemingly different purposes - it can be hard to understand everyone's intentions. The age of marriage seems like it has risen...
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32. Questioning What You Think About Masculinity with Timothy Wenger
Timothy is a photographer, writer, business consultant, and a lover of living life. He founded The Man Effect out of a desire to find answers for what it means to be a man, this sent him literally around the world. This journey has not stopped and he continues to press on and create a…
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31. The Power of Empathy In Your Life's Journey with Jason Lee
Why is empathy so important in the discussion of masculinity? For one, it's important to understand but also interpret back another person's feelings. But it also allows you to walk in their shoes and understand how they feel. For Jason, Empathy is at the core of the work he does with Jubilee…
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The Imperfect Pod is a podcast for discussing masculinity more intentionally and purposefully. Masculinity is in a weird place in society as men try to understand the difference between toxic and healthy masculinity. This podcast will engage with humans of all ages, races, genders and beliefs to share their ideas of masculinity to try and create a better understanding. What I want to leave my listeners with after every episode is that there isn't this one-size-fits all idea of masculinity, nor is their an easy solution to understanding your manhood in today's landscape. Topics of this show include parenting, fatherhood, relationships, porn addiction, sex, gender, toxic masculinity, growth, addiction and much more.
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