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menkind

By: Mark Watson and Michael Chakraverty Impatient Productions
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  • Michael Chakraverty (Bake Off legend) is gay, brown, and obsessed with girl band Little Mix to a degree that is a bit strange; Mark Watson (scrawny cult comedian) is straight, white, likes football and drinking. The two of them have almost no interests in common. They hadn’t even met until they recorded the first episode of this podcast. Also, Mark is 40 whereas Michael is a baby and doesn’t remember things like Teletext and hadn’t heard of Bovril until recently (Mark is writing this, incidentally). The intersection of their worlds provides a space for a series of fascinating discussions with a diverse range of remarkable people.It’s been observed that there is no shortage of podcasts out there in which men talk back and forth, sometimes – for variety – including a third or fourth man as guest. What you don’t see enough of is men stepping back and examining masculinity itself. What does it mean to be a ‘man’ in 2020? How many of the traditional expectations and tropes of ‘manhood’ still stand up, and how many need to be discarded? How can we be better men, and how can ‘men’ in general be a better, gentler, more positive influence upon the planet they’ve done considerable damage to for (to be generous) a couple of thousand years? How, at the same time, can we celebrate all the things that are good about man-ship? If we were building a new model for a ‘perfect’ man, what would it look like – temperamentally and also dick-wise? And can we address these questions with the sense of fun that only a comedian and a world-class baker-turned-entertainer can offer?

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  • a brief pause

    a brief pause
    Jul 24 2023
    due to logistical difficulties, michael and mark are taking a break this week. do go back and listen to any previous episodes you may have missed and tune in next monday for the season finale!

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    1 min
  • jordan gray: lgbtqixyz-list celebrity

    jordan gray: lgbtqixyz-list celebrity
    Jul 17 2023

    the second of the patreon-first, long-awaited fringe episodes, this time we spoke with jordan gray about edinburgh fringe success, being on the voice and drag queens eating bananas.


    menkind are on Patreon! If you enjoy listening, would like access to audio and video extras every week, and are able to support us so we can continue making the podcast, you can find us at patreon.com/menkindpodcast


    Follow menkind on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @menkindpodcast and @watsoncomedian,@mschakraverty across those too. And follow John on Twitter @Robbotron, on Facebook @johnrobertsoncomedy and to find out more about his shows, visit his website thejohnrobertson.com


    Recorded and edited by Siren Turner and Alex Preston at Impatient Productions. Artwork by Haiminh Le


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    52 mins
  • reuben kaye: an intentional disregard for beauty

    reuben kaye: an intentional disregard for beauty
    Jul 10 2023

    first posted to patreon, originally recorded on august 19th at the edinburgh fringe, reuben kaye joins us for an enlightening episode on letting go of your past, finding your art and whether or not we'd go to space. 

    a trigger warning: please be advised, this episode does feature some important, but heavy, discussion, listener discretion is advised


    menkind are on Patreon! If you enjoy listening, would like access to audio and video extras every week, and are able to support us so we can continue making the podcast, you can find us at patreon.com/menkindpodcast


    Follow menkind on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @menkindpodcast and @watsoncomedian,@mschakraverty across those too. And follow John on Twitter @Robbotron, on Facebook @johnrobertsoncomedy and to find out more about his shows, visit his website thejohnrobertson.com


    Recorded and edited by Siren Turner and Alex Preston at Impatient Productions. Artwork by Haiminh Le


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    51 mins
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absolutely essential listening

michael and mark are brilliant in this. I thoroughly recommend giving it all a good listen to.

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