Adam and Brad discuss the intersection of masculinity and mental illness, and why so many men refuse to seek help. Teaching yourself masculinity. Nature versus nurture. Impulse control. Notches on the bedpost. Repression. Coming out and denying who you are. Shoving your trauma down. Long fuse attached to big keg. Men see mental health as a weakness. The Bipolar Boys are drawn to fighting. Putting a kid in a dumpster. Buying your masculinity. Pilgrims were assholes. Cowboy heroes. Arnold covers "Jump Around." Rowdy Harrington's cinematic masterpiece ROADHOUSE. A man works a job. Raising boys. Actor Brad dates. Women are not your emotional support dogs. Get up on a low horse. Get help.

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