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The Man Hug - Ep042 - Fatherhood
May 13, 2026
1h 07m 08s
The Man Hug - Ep041 - Masculinity round-table
Apr 29, 2026
1h 14m 10s
The Man Hug - Ep040 - University Mental Health Day Special with Tom Davies Proper Mental Podcast
Mar 12, 2026
1h 00m 30s
The Man Hug - Ep039 - Kindness with special guests Gary Millar & Sheila Byrne
Feb 25, 2026
1h 49m 32s
The Man Hug - Ep038 - HIV Testing Week Special
Feb 9, 2026
57m 37s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/13/26 | The Man Hug - Ep042 - Fatherhood✨ | FatherhoodMental Health+4 | PeteAnthony | Dads Outdoors | Liverpoolnature | FatherhoodMental Health+5 | — | 1h 07m 08s | |
| 4/29/26 | The Man Hug - Ep041 - Masculinity round-table✨ | masculinityrole models+3 | Dr Walter TasosaMel Bowen+1 | — | — | masculinityrole models+3 | — | 1h 14m 10s | |
| 3/12/26 |  The Man Hug - Ep040 - University Mental Health Day Special with Tom Davies Proper Mental Podcast✨ | mental healthUniversity Mental Health Day+3 | Tom Davies | Proper Mental Podcast | — | mental healthUniversity Mental Health Day+5 | — | 1h 00m 30s | |
| 2/25/26 | The Man Hug - Ep039 - Kindness with special guests Gary Millar & Sheila Byrne✨ | kindnessphilanthropy+3 | Gary MillarSheila Byrne | LiverpoolSilent Victims | — | kindnessGary Millar+3 | — | 1h 49m 32s | |
| 2/9/26 |  The Man Hug - Ep038 - HIV Testing Week Special✨ | HIVhealth education+3 | Emma Davey | Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Alliance | — | HIV testinghealth advocacy+3 | — | 57m 37s | |
| 1/13/26 | The Man Hug - Ep037 - Theme: Movement with special guests Rob Glover and Thrive Guys✨ | MovementDance+3 | Rob GloverThrive Guys | Thrive Guys | — | movementdance+5 | — | 1h 12m 48s | |
| 12/4/25 | The Man Hug - Ep036 - Theme:Talking with special guests Danny Sculthorpe and Andy's Man Club (Antony Valori)✨ | mental healthresilience+3 | Danny Sculthorpe | Andy's Man Club | — | Danny Sculthorpemental health+3 | — | 1h 32m 59s | |
| 11/18/25 | The Man Hug - Ep035 - Addiction revisited with special guest Chris Kirkland & Christopher Puddephatt (Spider project)✨ | addictionmental health+3 | Chris KirklandChristopher Puddephatt | Keeping it quiet | — | addictionmental health+5 | — | 1h 19m 07s | |
| 10/14/25 | The Man Hug - Ep034 - Theme: 'Gym Culture' with special guests Sam Gelling and Liam Starkey✨ | Gym Culturefitness+6 | Sam GellingLiam Starkey | — | — | gym culturefitness+6 | — | 1h 32m 41s | |
| 10/10/25 | The Man Hug - Ep033 - World Mental Health Day Special. Special Guests Becky Arrowsmith & Dr Gary Lamph✨ | mental healthidentity+3 | Becky ArrowsmithDr Gary Lamph | My Brain & Other Beautiful Disasters | — | mental healthidentity+3 | — | 56m 30s | |
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| 9/24/25 | The Man Hug - Ep032 - Food - Guests MP Ian Byrne & Chris Guy (Mersey Mind Project)✨ | foodfood poverty+3 | Ian Byrne | Mersey Mind ProjectFans Supporting Foodbanks+1 | Liverpool West Derby | foodfood poverty+5 | — | 1h 25m 38s | |
| 8/27/25 | The Man Hug - Ep031 - Community Work. Special Guest Joe Kiney Whitmore✨ | community workart+3 | Joe Kiney Whitmore | — | — | oil painterclassical techniques+3 | — | 45m 55s | |
| 7/1/25 | The Man Hug - Ep030- Male domestic abuse | On this episode we focus on male domestic abuse. We are joined by Kevin Crimmons, a senior lecturer and nurse who spent years practising as a nurse in war zones. He was deployed to Belfast during the troubles, Belize, and the first Gulf War where he earned a Commander's Commendation for his work as part of a Burns Team. Kevin then completed a specialist course in Burns & Plastic Surgery at Queen Victoria East Grinstead. He was posted to the regional Burns Unit at the military hospit... | 1h 34m 15s | ||||||
| 6/1/25 | The Man Hug - Ep029 - Bereavement Special Guests Joe & Agnes Williams / Andrew Okell (Paul's Place) | On this episode we focus on the theme of Bereavement. In 2015 Joe and Agnes used the Beacon Counselling Trust as service users, following the tragic loss of their son, Paul, to suicide. In 2017 they co-founded Paul’s Place Suicide Bereavement Support Service with Kathy Devlin. At this time, they also became volunteers within the charity. This primarily involved organising fundraising events, promoting the Paul’s Place service to external agencies, and co-hosting weekly peer support grou... | 1h 35m 20s | ||||||
| 5/7/25 | The Man Hug - Ep028 - Gambling; Special Guests David Quinti & Lauren Campbell. | David Quinti is a founding member of the Gambling Lived Experience Network (GLEN) and as well as acting as co-lead of Operations at GLEN he also works for BetKnowMore, another leading charity in the sector. He is a member of the Lived Experience Council at GambleAware and has expertise in the development of the lived experience community movement in Great Britain having been in recovery from gambling harms for over 10 years. His lived experience expertise informs his support of others and in ... | 1h 04m 17s | ||||||
| 4/23/25 | The Man Hug - Ep027 - Reflection: Special Guests Steve Pilgrim & Jake Mills | We are joined by two more incredible guests for our 2nd Birthday to talk about reflection. Our first guest Steve Pilgrim is a drummer and singer-songwriter. With 4 released solo albums and being Paul Weller's drummer for over a decade Steve has toured the world and played with some incredible musicians. He is the founder of the 'BeOnePercent' charity and promoter at St Michaels Live. Steve talks about the stressors of being a professional musician, the tactics he uses to manage his mental wel... | 1h 27m 35s | ||||||
| 3/30/25 |  World Bipolar Day Special - special guest Theo James | World Bipolar Day is observed annually on March 30th to raise awareness about bipolar disorder, reduce stigma, and promote understanding of the condition, which is also the birthday of Vincent van Gogh, who is believed to have had bipolar disorder. On this special episode we are joined by Theo James (@BipolarTed) who is a 38-year-old navigating the complexities of life with bipolar disorder. With a creative spirit and a love for storytelling, Theo channels both the highs and lows of thi... | 54m 14s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 | The Man Hug - Ep025 - Awareness: Special Guests Chris Sibley & Jess Gallier | In this episode we are joined by two amazing guests who having both been bereaved by suicide and found a desire to dedicate their lives to suicide awareness and prevention. Chris Sibley is one of the founders of the OLLIE Foundation. Having lost his son TJ to suicide Chris created the OLLIE foundation with two other people who had also lost children to suicide. The OLLIE foundation do incredible work and Chris tells us all about that along with his own experience. Jess Gallier, the 2019... | 1h 23m 47s | ||||||
| 2/19/25 | The Man Hug - Ep024 - Guests Kristoffer Hughes & Hannah Todd | On this episode we focus on the theme of Death and Dying. We are joined by two more amazing guests: Kristoffer Hughes is chief of the Anglesey Druid Order, an author, Drag Queen and TV presenter. Kris worked as a coroner for 30+ years and his recent Television programme ‘Death With Kris’ saw him travel to India, Indonesia, the United States and Mexico in search of different – and better – ways of dealing with death. Kris joins us to tell us all about his journey and lived experience. We... | 1h 13m 24s | ||||||
| 1/20/25 |  The Man Hug - Ep023 - Young People - Special guests Juliette & Ryan from YPAS | In this episode we explore the Adolescent brain, the current mental health landscape for children and adolescents and we are joined by two fantastic guests. Juliette and Ryan work in YPAS = Young Persons Advisory Service. They discuss the service and what they offer to both young people and carers along with an insight into current concerns, triggers and issues for young people. We had a main guest booked for this, but sadly, he is not well, so we decided to postpone his appearance until late... | 55m 10s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | The Man Hug - Ep022 - Resilience - Christopher Lee Power & Helen Gilbert (Samaritans) | In this episode, we are joined by actor/director Christopher Lee Power. Christopher gives us an honest account of his childhood and youth in which there were numerous traumatic events such as sexual abuse, witnessing a murder, and issues with alcohol and drugs. Christopher discovered the world of performing and put all his energy into becoming an actor. He received his Oxford Diploma in Acting from Richmond Drama School, and training from prestigious institutions such The Lee Strasberg ... | 1h 29m 25s | ||||||
| 11/26/24 | The Man Hug - Ep021 - Abstinence - Ben Taylor The Magic Mod, Sam Batley & Dr Walter Tasosa | In this episode we concentrate on the theme of abstinence. We have three more incredible guests. Ben Taylor aka The Magic Mod tells us his story of aspiration, rock n roll magic and his story of abstinence following a struggle with alcohol. Ben now inspires others and delivers his story honestly and openly. We are also joined by Sam Batley who is a self taught multi-disciplined artist basing his work in film photography, analogue collage and poetry. Sam was helped through the Damien John Kell... | 2h 05m 45s | ||||||
| 10/17/24 | The Man Hug - Ep020 - Change ft guests George Riley (State of Mind) & Debbie Rogers (Sean's Place) | Episode 20 - Theme: Change. On this episode we are joined by two more fantastic guests. George Riley, who is an award-winning broadcaster and rugby league commentator who joined the State of Mind charity in 2018. George specialises in discussing the impact of media and social media on our mental health, the importance of exercise on mental wellbeing, and the dangers of alcohol in causing mental health problems, having been sober since 2019 following a crisis period in his own life. Geor... | 1h 55m 07s | ||||||
| 9/26/24 | The Man Hug - Ep019 - Aspirations - Special Guests Ian Knott & Kit it Out! | On this episode, we are joined by ex-professional rugby professional Ian Knott. Ian represented GB at Academy level and played Professionally for 13 years with Warrington Wolves, Wakefield and Leigh. During his time at Leigh, he captained the team to the treble, which included promotion to the Super League for the first time in the clubs history. After sustaining a severe back injury that required 5 back operations and a Morphine pump implant Ian fought and overcame severe depression as... | 1h 16m 20s | ||||||
| 9/23/24 |  The Man Hug - Ep018 - Special Samaritans episode | In this special one-off Man Hug our Conleth is on set at the latest Samaritans film. The film has been created as part of world suicide prevention day and whilst they were filming Conleth got to interview the wonderful people behind it including some of the dancers and directors (Erin Kelly, Katie-Ann McCabe, Laura Macy, Jack Watson). Episode 17 was on the theme of the Arts and this links in nicely, enjoy. Team Man Hug. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on Instagram - ... | 55m 27s | ||||||
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