Men, Talk is a podcast created to break the stigma around men’s mental health through real conversations, real stories, and real hope. Hosted by Darren Zancan, the show gives men a space to talk about grief, depression, trauma, suicide prevention, relationships, healing, resilience, and the battles too many men carry in silence.
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Contact path
Public web form
Booking probability
36%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchMen, Talk is a podcast created to break the stigma around men’s mental health through real conversations, real stories, and real hope. Hosted by Darren Zancan, the show gives men a space to talk about grief, depression, trauma, suicide prevention, relationships, healing, resilience, and the battles too many men carry in silence.
Recent episodes include "Where Do I Belong?" (26 October 2026, 13 minutes), "“The Smile We Couldn’t See Behind”" (18 October 2026, 75 minutes), and "HappySad: When You Stop Pretending You’re Fine" (12 October 2026, 72 minutes).
Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma's contact route on record: public web form.
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Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma is a health podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #14
You can have a family. Friends. A career. People around you every day. And still feel completely alone. In this deeply personal solo episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , Darren Zancan talks about one of the words...
Episode #12
What happens when someone you love is hurting in ways you never fully realized? In this deeply personal episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma, Lisa Gold sits down with Darren to talk about the life and legacy of her...
What happens when changing the outside doesn’t heal what’s happening inside? In this episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , Brendan Donovan opens up about the story behind his memoir HAPPYSAD — a journey through...
Episode #10
Sometimes the hardest voice to overcome is your own. In this personal episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , Darren talks about the negative stories men repeat to themselves — I can’t change. I’m failing. I’m not...
Episode #9
From the outside, Jim Maley looked like someone who had plenty going for him. He was a talented basketball player who began his college career at Northwestern, later became a teacher and coach, built a family, and...
Episode #9
What happens when the man behind the microphone is struggling, too? In this deeply personal midseason episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma, host Darren Zancan reflects on the powerful conversations that have shaped...
Episode #7
Some losses divide life into before and after . In this episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , Bob Hornickel joins Darren for one of the most emotional and important conversations of the season — an honest...
Episode #7
<p>Some losses divide life into before and after.</p><p>In this episode of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma, Bob Hornickel joins Darren for one of the most emotional and important conversations of the season — an honest...
Episode #6
Life doesn’t always give us a warning before the storm hits. In Episode 6 of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , Rob Johnson joins Darren for an honest conversation about navigating the difficult seasons of life, the...
Episode #6
<p>Life doesn’t always give us a warning before the storm hits.</p><p>In Episode 6 of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma, Rob Johnson joins Darren for an honest conversation about navigating the difficult seasons of life...
Episode #5
or those who don’t know Skypp, there’s a lot more behind the name than music. Byron Horton, known professionally as Skypp, is an Indianapolis-born rapper, songwriter and record producer who has become one of the city’s...
Episode #5
<p>or those who don’t know Skypp, there’s a lot more behind the name than music.</p><p>Byron Horton, known professionally as Skypp, is an Indianapolis-born rapper, songwriter and record producer who has become one of...
In Episode 4 of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma , host Darren Zancan sits down with Cedric A. Washington , an educator, author, speaker, youth advocate, and Founder and Executive Director of N.E.R.D. Youth Services, Inc...
<p>In Episode 4 of Men, Talk: Breaking the Stigma, host Darren Zancan sits down with Cedric A. Washington, an educator, author, speaker, youth advocate, and Founder and Executive Director of N.E.R.D. Youth Services...
In this episode of Men, Talk , Darren sits down with Jason Prinzo , a men’s mental health speaker and advocate, for a powerful conversation about anxiety, depression, suicide prevention, childhood trauma, and the mask...
<p>In this episode of Men, Talk, Darren sits down with Jason Prinzo, a men’s mental health speaker and advocate, for a powerful conversation about anxiety, depression, suicide prevention, childhood trauma, and the mask...
Episode #2
In this episode of Men, Talk , Darren sits down with Jim Herbert , founder of The MindSmith Academy , for a powerful conversation about mindset, mindfulness, meditation, martial arts, and what it really means for men to...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode of Men, Talk, Darren sits down with Jim Herbert, founder of The MindSmith Academy, for a powerful conversation about mindset, mindfulness, meditation, martial arts, and what it really means for men to...
Episode #1
In the first episode of Men, Talk , host Darren Zancan introduces the heart behind the podcast through his own story of depression, suicidal thoughts, grief, adoption, toxic relationship pain, therapy, weight loss...
Episode #1
<p>In the first episode of Men, Talk, host Darren Zancan introduces the heart behind the podcast through his own story of depression, suicidal thoughts, grief, adoption, toxic relationship pain, therapy, weight loss...
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