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Hosted by Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 196 episodes
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As seen in The New York Times, on NPR, and the TODAY Show, Man of the Year is the #1 friendship podcast in the country! Comedians and friendship experts Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo will help you make new friends, reconnect with old ones, and build lifelong social fitness. Each November they award a gigantic Man of the Year trophy to one of their childhood friends – a tradition that has kept their crew going strong since the '80s. But the country is facing a friendship recession – 15% of men report having zero close friends – and they’re on a mission to change that with tips, hacks, and decades of hilarious stories. Join the revolution at manoftheyearpodcast.com and instagram.com/manoftheyearpodcast
Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo hosts Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship, a society show with 196 episodes published.
You've heard of Love Bombing, well now there's a new term...that we invented...called Friendship Bombing. Most of the same principles apply. We debate how to feel when someone comes in hot and heavy! Check out our new Au
Have we reached peak friendship? Karo and Matt explore this idea on three levels: 1) the high-water mark of an individual friendship, 2) why research suggests most people have the largest social circles around age 25, an
Matt and Karo discuss a very thorny friendship topic. Should you ever refriend? Should you open space for someone who you were friends with but something happened or didn't happen and now you're pondering whether to give
Happy 250th birthday America! Karo and Matt celebrate Independence Day by talking about independence in friendship – the line between autonomy and neglect, why some people are too self-sufficient to ask for help, and the
What is the "friendship danger zone" and how do we manage to avoid it. Most friendship advice is for people in crisis. But the real danger zone is when someone isn't in crisis at all. They're not depressed. They're not g
It’s the third installment of our Friendship Myths franchise! In Friendship Myths III, Karo and Matt tackle some of the most common misconceptions about friendship, including whether good friendships should be effortless
Matt and Karo debate whether it's a good idea to date one of your friends. To cross that line between friend and lover, and if you can ever go back if it doesn't work out. It's a high risk, high reward maneuver! Check ou
What do you do when a friend starts copying your style, your slang, your hobbies, or even your entire personality? Karo and Matt discuss copycats, the fine line between admiration and identity theft, and whether imitatio
Matt and Karo have talked about the benefits of being a host many times before, but we decided this week to talk about the other side. The guests who seem to never host. Is it ok to be a permaguest, and if so, what are y
Karo and Matt the discuss the rules for optimizing the group chat with your friends – but more importantly, fad king Matt spends ten minutes on his effort to eat as many sardines as possible. Check out our new Audible Or
Matt and Karo discuss a strategy most people don't talk about when it comes to friendship - what if you stopped waiting for invites and started inviting yourself over? Yes, maybe that sounds aggressive, but the truth is
Karo and Matt break down the rise of the “buddymoon” – the trend of friends tagging along on (or replacing) the traditional honeymoon – and whether it’s a genius evolution or a relationship red flag. Check out our new Au
Matt and Karo debate where the line is. You want friends who will tell it like it is but at some point does it cross from support to unhealthy friending? Check out our new Audible Original THE BUDDY SYSTEM Watch this epi
There’s no friendship more intimate than a roommate. You see everything: habits, quirks, and the stuff no one else can ever know. Karo and Matt break down the upsides, the downsides, and why living together can either ce
Matt and Karo came up with a great rubric because lets face it if we don't have any structure our friendships fall by the wayside. We find TCS - text once a week, call once a month, see IRL once a quarter, to be an ideal
Alcohol can act as a powerful social lubricant, lowering inhibitions and making it easier for friendships to form. But it can also mask real issues and create a version of connection that doesn’t always hold up in the so
Matt and Karo get back to a topic they discussed slash invented a few years back. We all know about "cuffing season" for relationships, but there's also a friendship cuffing season and it is upon us. So we give you the b
Steady Eddy vs. Rich but out of touch. Stick to the plan guy vs. Up for anything guy. Hype man vs. Guy who disappears for months at a time. Connector vs. Screwed up his life guy. Karo and Matt put the many types of frien
Sometimes things are hard and people need their friends to show up. When someone away, that's what separates the real ones. Matt and Karo discuss the best ways to show up in the hard times. Check out our new Audible Orig
Everyone’s talking about Stoicism these days. But is it a guide for taking control of your life, or a bunch of BS? Karo and Matt discuss applying Stoicism to friendship! Check out our new Audible Original THE BUDDY SYSTE
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Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship is hosted by Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 196 episodes.
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