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🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODE

Episode 172 – Millhouse wanted

Andy and Roger kick things off with talk of health kicks, ageing bodies, and the fantasy of suddenly becoming disciplined in your late thirties without changing any of the conditions that made it impossible in the first place. From Joe Rogan–style supplement stacks to the hard reality of having only “100 points of discipline” to spend, the conversation quickly drifts into the less visible side of getting older as a man.

From there, the episode settles into a longer discussion about male friendship, loneliness, and why making (and keeping) meaningful connections seems to get harder with age. Building on last week’s speed-dating-for-friends experiment, Andy and Roger unpack whether the problem is time, structure, personality, or unrealistic expectations shaped by TV friendships that never really existed in the first place.

They debate charisma, status, magnetism, and whether friendships are driven by attraction, entertainment, or power, before questioning if two perfectly average blokes can still form a genuine bond without any obvious social “edge.” Along the way, there are detours through schoolyard trauma, PE teachers, bingo clubs, Foxconn dormitories, and the quiet importance of having at least one person who will always pick you for the team.

At its core, this is an episode about what men actually need from friendship, how many people really matter, and why finding your Millhouse might be harder than it looks—but still worth thinking about.

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