GreatMan Podcast

5 Inescapable Questions for Men: What Am I Avoiding that I Know I Need to Deal With?

Most men aren't brought down by what they face — they're brought down by what they refuse to. What you leave in the dark doesn't stay harmless; it just allows it to grow

5 Inescapable Questions for Men: Are They Getting the Best or Leftovers?

Regardless of whether you're married, have children, or live alone, every man must ask himself: at the end of the workday, are the people around me getting the best of me

Becoming Fishers of Men

Relationships thrive on the right tension: not pushing or pulling too hard, but holding just enough to let them grow organically. In this episode, JT is here with anothe

Growing Up Without a Blueprint

In this solo episode, host Anthony gets personal about growing up without a father and how that void shaped his understanding of masculinity, marriage, and fatherhood — d

Inspection Report: No One Taught Them

Three men in their 30s died within weeks of each other, sparking a question Anthony and JT couldn't shake: who was supposed to teach them better? In this episode, they ge

Looksmaxxing: Clickbait Personalities

In a culture obsessed with optimizing appearances, what actually makes up an attractive man? In this episode, JT and Anthony dig into the looksmaxxing trend and what it r

Why You're NOT Willing to Take a Vacation

Most men have a reason they can't take a break — not enough time, not enough money, or they'll get to it eventually — but every excuse is really just a way of saying work

The Dad in the Arena

When life gets chaotic, most fathers default to either martyrdom or victimhood — grinding themselves into the ground or surrendering to their circumstances — and both pat

Fatherhood: What Are You Fighting For?

Fatherhood is a refining and revealing role. Whether you are a father or have yet to become one, the motives behind your decisions as you walk through family life will ev

The GreatMan Renovation

In this roundtable episode with JT McCraw, Anthony Flemons, and Stephen Mansfield, the guys talk about upcoming pivots in the podcast, the roles each of them will play, a

The Build: Hating Women

Holding a moderate, nuanced view of women is harder than the extremes — it's easier to antagonize or idolize than to see clearly. Women are susceptible to corruption, v

The Talk: Hating Women

For most of ancient history, women were cast as treacherous and weakness-inducing — a view the Judeo-Christian tradition directly subverted by elevating women to authorit

The Build: Uncomplicate It!!

Is your situation really "complicated," or are you just morally compromised? Do you have a value system you live by, or do you prefer to float in the "complications?" A

The Talk: Uncomplicate It!!

"It's complicated." It sounds thoughtful. It sounds nuanced. But it's really just a dodge. Men often avoid making moral decisions by employing what they think is an ex

The Build: FutureVision

What happens to a man when he stops believing tomorrow can be better than today? Men over 55 make up 28% of suicide deaths despite being only 12% of the population — and

The Talk: FutureVision

Every man has felt it — that slow, creeping emptiness that sets in when you've lost sight of where you're headed. For some men, this can be a death sentence. Conversely,

The Build: The Example of Thomas

What are you willing to die for? Because the answer to that question shapes how you live every single day. This week, Anthony and JT look at Thomas — history's favorite d

The Talk: The Example of Thomas

You may be familiar with the age-old story from the Bible of “doubting Thomas,” but do you know about Thomas’ stunning response to Jesus about the death of his friend Laz

The Build: Make the Story Live

Preserving our stories passes on not only our memories, but our greatest victories and our boldest warnings. These moments—ordinary and extraordinary—carry the weight of

The Talk: Make the Story Live

Story is how we absorb meaning—not just entertainment, but something that reaches deep into the soul and shapes who we become. Using concepts from his book, "Men on Fire,