Man, Listen is a real-talk podcast where Black men and men of color can safely unpack mental health, masculinity, trauma, healing, and emotional growth. Hosted by a black male veteran broadcaster, Mark McCray, each episode explores therapy, self-care, overcoming stigmas, traumas, addressing real life issues and wellness with cultural relevance and honesty. It’s time to break the silence and build a space where mental health that is relevant to you. Let’s open up!
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Unknown Host hosts Man, Listen - Mental Health Conversations for Black Men, a health show with 43 episodes published.
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Man, Listen - Mental Health Conversations for Black Men
Depression Doesn't Discriminate — One Man's Journey Managing Depression
Aug 21, 202627 min
Depression doesn't discriminate. Tony Scott is a radio professional, a man of color, and someone who has battled depression and come out the other side. On this episode of Man Listen, he sits down with Mark McCray to tell the truth about what it felt like, what it looked like, and what it took to get through it, including therapy, which Tony says changed everything. Two men in radio. From two different worlds. One honest conversation about the weight men carry when nobody is listening, and what happens when you finally let somebody in. This one is for every man who has been struggling quietly and calling it fine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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Pop Goes the Self-Esteem — What the Balloon Trend Is Really Doing to Us
Aug 14, 202612 min
You've seen the videos. Someone walks down a line of singles and pops the balloon of anyone they're not interested in. Dramatic. Entertaining. Viral. But here's what nobody is talking about, the "Pop the Balloon" online dating format is essentially a public rejection machine. And neuroscience says rejection feels the same as physical pain. On this episode of Man Listen, we get into what these videos are actually doing...to the people in them, to the people watching, and to how we see ourselves and dating culture overall. We've turned rejection into content. And it's costing us more than we realize. Because your worth is not determined by who pops your balloon. You are more than what fits in a balloon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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Is My Mind My Biggest Hater?
Aug 7, 202614 min
A Black man named Sebastien Vante wrote something this week that stopped a lot of people cold: "I am a Black man who struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, and I am learning, slowly and imperfectly, to stop treating my pain like a secret." If something in you just exhaled reading that, this episode is for you. On this episode of Man Listen, we talk about the things we do every single day, automatically, without thinking, that are quietly harming our mental health. Not on purpose. Unknowingly. Six habits that feel normal until you realize what they're actually costing you. Your mind can be your biggest hater. Or it can be your greatest ally. The difference is awareness. And it starts here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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Is Your Identity Tied To What You Do and Not Who You Are
Jul 31, 202613 min
What’s the first question you ask when you meet someone new? So, what do you do? We all do it. And without realizing it, we use that answer to sort people — to decide how much respect they get, how much attention they deserve, how much they’re worth. And a lot of us have done the same thing to ourselves. On this episode of Man Listen, we dig into one of the most quietly damaging things we’ve accepted as normal — tying our identity to our occupation. What happens when the job changes? When the title disappears? And for Black men who have been systematically denied access to the positions society uses to assign worth — what does that double bind actually cost? You are not your job title. And it’s time to build something nobody can lay off. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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The Solo Slump - The Loneliness Epidemic Examined with a Mental Health Professional
Jul 24, 202633 min
Solo travel is a flex. Eating alone is self-care. Being unbothered is the goal. Not needing anybody is strength. But somewhere along the way...we celebrated ourselves out of community. And now somebody rings the doorbell and we check the camera and pretend we’re not home. The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic. Studies show it carries health risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And 15% of American men now report having zero close friends. On this episode of Man Listen, Mark and licensed mental health counselor Heather K. sit down to talk about the loneliness epidemic of 2026, how we got here, what isolation is actually costing us, and what real human connection looks like in a world that keeps telling us we don’t need anybody. We were not built for isolation. We were built for each other. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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