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The Mature MaleWhy Online Dating Died & the Masculinity Crisis Destroying Relationships | Scot McKayScot McKay is the founder of X and Y Communications and host of the Mountain Top Podcast, which has been a definitive resource for men for 18 years. A four-time top-of-charts Amazon bestselling author and dating coach, Scot has helped over 300,000 people worldwide navigate relationships and dating alongside his wife Emily. Together they've traveled to over 110 countries and have been featured by over 400 media outlets including Forbes, Men's Health, and the Wall Street Journal.Main Topics Covered:The Death of Online Dating - Why dating apps have completely failed and what's replacing them in 2025...2025-07-1357 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenDealing With Your Ex (Or Hers) - MTP462Co-Host Emily McKay (https://www.deservewhatyouwant.com) Maybe Emily and I waited almost 20 years to cover this subject because it's a touchy one that hits just a little too close to home for both of us. But hey, it's an important one. How do you deal with your ex...especially if you're now in a new relationship? Check it out, there are at least three categories of ex that could still theoretically be haunting your life after a breakup or divorce. And you'd better believe we'll be covering how to handle the necessarily interactions with each type. But what...2025-05-3028 min
#12minconvosScot Mckay: Deserve What You Want: A Dating Coach's Guide to Finding Love and Fulfillment /Ep3732Scot McKay has shared bad jokes with North Korean military officers, sipped coffee at Pablo Escobar's home (served by his maid), survived a shark attack while surfing, held his breath as the pride of lions walked by his tent, and blitzed through California canyons with his knee on the double-yellow line at 140 mph. Yet somehow, he has also been referred to as the "sane one" on Twitter by Scott Adams, of all people. But despite once being mobbed by the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, being able to back a 30′ travel trailer into its slot on the first try, an...2025-04-0213 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenWhat If We Have Sex Too Soon? - MTP452Co-Host Emily McKay (https://www.deservewhatyouwant.com) Nowadays we live in a culture that extols selfhood and immediate gratification. As marriage becomes less revered as an institution, lots of people are asking if there's really any reason to hold off from having sex extremely early in the relationship...even on the same day they meet. I mean, if that's what both of you want, why not? But as we all know, life has a way of throwing complications at you...even if you're all about nothing more than a sexually transactional relationship. Whatever happened to connection? What even IS...2025-03-2128 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenDating And Relating: The Next 25 Years - MTP442Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/coach) Last week we covered how dating and relating between men and women has evolved over the past quarter century. But what about the next 25 years...and indeed the rest of this century coming up? What's going on with gender politics? Are people finally sick of it? Will we be able to define "man" and "woman" again? Is Masculinity back? Will women start prioritizing motherhood over Hofstedian societal gender roles again? Will people continue being social IRL, or will social media make things even worse? Will we return to valuing the life of...2025-01-1035 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenDating And Relating: The Last 25 Years - MTP441Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/coach) 25 years and one week ago, everyone's attention was on whether or not the dreaded Y2K bug was going to crash the world's computer systems and make planes fall out of the sky. And even as we partied like it was 1999, nobody's nose was buried in their smartphone because those hadn't come out yet. People weren't even texting each other. After all, if on the off chance you had texting on your phone, every message cost like sixty cents. Online dating was in its infancy, but already stigmatized as if any users...2025-01-0334 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenIs A Relationship Worth It? - MTP431Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/coaching) Okay, I'm going to admit right up front that Emily and I obviously believe relationships are worth getting into, since we've shared a great one together for almost 19 years. But we also completely get that YOU might not be like US. In this episode we acknowledge all the legit reasons why perfectly good, decent and sane people might just swear off getting into any kind of relationship at all with MOTOS, let alone long-term ones. For starters, we talk about how this isn't our grandparents' world anymore and how that affects people's...2024-10-2531 min
Going North PodcastEp. 885 – Improv Your Way to Better Dates & Meaningful Connections with Scot McKay (@ScotMcKay)“I don’t think you have to sacrifice your confidence, or your wit, or your intelligence, or God forbid your masculinity at the door simply because you're being fun and gregarious.” – Scot McKayToday’s featured international bestselling bookcaster is a father, husband, entrepreneur, world-class dating coach, adventure traveler, and co-founder of X & Y Communications, Scot McKay. Scot and I had a fun on a bun chat about his books, his transformative journey from a challenging first marriage to becoming a successful dating coach, the importance of being social post-COVID, and tons more!!!Key Thin...2024-08-2939 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenIs That A Dealbreaker? - MTP421Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com) In this episode Emily joins me to address the sticky topic of dealbreakers in a relationship. Is having too many dealbreakers--or focusing on them--a dealbreaker in and of itself? You know, the 'don't bother' chick, for example? Is being 'high maintenance' a dealbreaker? And if so, what does that even mean? On the other hand, should not having any dealbreakers be a dealbreaker? Next, we list a full litany of good, solid dealbreakers that just about everyone can agree on. Does a couple have to be truly compatible, even if they're only down...2024-08-1627 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenKickin' It Old Skool - MTP411Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/coach) First and foremost, if you think even for a second that this episode is going to be about two dinosaurs reminiscing about the past, you're in for a surprise. Given how Emily and I have been totally immersed in dating and relationship stuff for nearly 20 years, we've had our fingers on the pulse of how men and women relate for a LONG time. On top of that, with a milestone high school reunion coming up this year, I've found myself thinking about how dating and relating has evolved...and surprised myself with...2024-06-0729 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenUnderrated Ways To Know You've Found "The One" - MTP401Co-Host Emily McKay (https://mountaintoppodcast.com) Lots of dating and relationship advice talks about how to know when you've finally met the right woman to build a long-term relationship with. And yes, by now we know the basics about attraction, 'chemistry', sexual compatibility, shared values, shared life goals, avoiding 'red flags' and every other success factor we've heard a thousand times. Nevertheless, the divorce rate remains through the roof...even as more and more people in the Western world are giving up on relationships in general. But as you know, around here we believe statistics are most often weaponized...2024-03-2929 min
Untethered with Jen LissWhat's keeping you from being happy - with Scot McKayWhat’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text!What do sharks, entrepreneurship, and sipping coffee with Pablo Escobar have in common?Scot McKay! Yes, today's guest has a storied history, and we dive deep into all of it.In today's episode, Scot shares his leap from employee to entrepreneur, and all the wild tales in between. His journey from being a challenging employee to becoming a successful dating and relationship coach is not just about romance; it's about the courage to embrace change and the power of laughter in the face of fea...2024-03-0549 min