“Grief is lonely… doing it on your own, it’s not worth it. It’s way better to have partners on this journey together.” This week, I speak with an old friend from high school, Galen Emery. Following the loss of my friend Chris, Galen reached out and offered his ear and heart if I ever needed to talk because he had similar experiences. I took him up on the offer and this podcast that explores grief and depression is the result. Galen and I remember the loved ones we've lost and compare our grievin...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This week in another Naked Manologue, I talk about a friend who passed away six months ago, whose birthday is in October. This leads into our next episode that will explore grief in more detail. In my friends' honor, I'm embarking on an ambitious expedition for October: "Horror Movies with Friends," an all-month long horror movie talk show coming to YouTube and IGTV. 31 days, 31 movies, 31 different guests and 31 different drink pairings provided by small businesses I admire. It might sound anti...
Sep 30, 2021•7 min
This week in another Naked Manologue, I talk about my first kiss. The story begins with shame and embarrassment in high school and connects back to shame and embarrassment from childhood, discussing homophobia, bullying and a repressed memory. Thank you for listening. If you have a monologue that you'd like to perform (you don't have to be a man), don’t hesitate to reach out to us at nakedmanpod@gmail.com . If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod. Better yet, give ...
Sep 14, 2021•10 min
This week I welcome artist, activist and yogi of sketches, Sheila Darcey (@SketchPoetic). In our first time meeting after riding the whims of fate, Sheila and I create a sacred space around big topics like trust, forgiveness and anxiety. Sheila has made a sketch for over 1,500 days in a row, on a mission to feel, to understand her emotions and translate her pain; to heal. By exploring her artistic process together, we learn about each other. We talk about our struggles staying grounded and in th...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week in another Naked Manologue, I'm talking about the 2021 Anthony Bourdain documentary "Roadrunner." I’ve been unable to shake Morgan Neville’s documentary about the man because I so clearly see myself in its subject. I was humbled by that, I was inspired by that, but mostly I was frightened because Bourdain’s story doesn’t have a happy ending. Listen as I discuss my restlessness, my endless cycle of leaving and returning home and the struggles of keeping both eyes open on the world and y...
Aug 17, 2021•12 min
This week in another Naked Manologue, I'm talking about making mistakes -- in particular, the story of the biggest mistake of my life: my DUI. I discuss my journey of depression and self-loathing to the brave act of learning from my mistakes and trusting myself again. Thank you for listening. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod and don’t hesitate to reach out to us at nakedmanpod@gmail.com . Better yet, give us a call at 747-231-7120 and share your thoughts and...
Aug 10, 2021•13 min
"If you fuck up, fuck up with clarity." Lately I've been wondering if I have some empathic abilities, so this week I bring on my good friend and Naked Man composer Robert Panico (@robpanico) to discuss his life as an empath-- someone with an innate sense for the emotional state of others. Rob and I bond over our shared issues: negative thought loops, negative energy, "mind reading" our friends and partners and the noxious roommate that lives in our head that we can't evict. What was Rob's origin...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This week, I'm joined by dear friend and fellow world traveler Mary-Anne Tangey while she's stuck in quarantine in her Australian homeland. We met while backpacking in Belfast ten years ago and reconvene to discuss why we travel, where the itch comes from and what we hope to accomplish whenever we leave home. MA and I explore the trauma of being caught overseas during COVID and the regrets we have. We debate the double-edged sword of independence/loneliness and wonder after the magic of relation...
Jul 13, 2021•55 min
"Online we found a way to be accepted in a way that we weren’t in real life." This week, I'm joined by one of my oldest friends... yet this episode marks the first time we've ever spoken face to face! Meet Goki, a friend I met on the Marvel.com message boards when I was 13 years old going by the moniker DrDoom2099. While Goki's real name and whereabouts remain a secret, the community we created for each other is not! Goki and I travel back to the golden age of the Internet to discuss the online ...
Jun 29, 2021•55 min
This week, I'm doing something different: a monologue. A Naked Manologue, if you will. And I hope you do, because there are more to come in the future. I've been having a tough bout with anxiety of late and wanted to share my story with anxiety. I wanted to talk it out with you and reveal the steps I'm taking to help myself. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod and don’t hesitate to reach out to us at nakedmanpod@gmail.com . Better yet, give us a call at 747-231...
Jun 22, 2021•9 min
"You need to cry. You need to grieve... It’s really healing is what it is.” This week, I crack open a can of Tab Cola and bring on my first LA friend, Matt Chamberlin (@mrchamberlin), to swap stories of childhood shame and discuss our difficulties expressing emotions. After a supremely difficult year and a half with a lot of tears, Matt and I talk about crying and how it was modeled for us growing up. We also bond over our favorite Ninja Turtle and keeping our passions secret, as we both learned...
Jun 08, 2021•58 min
"If you care about me, I care about you." I have a grade school level excitement about my new friend and fellow Pacey Witter lover Kat Pettibone (@kat__writes), who joins the show to talk about the often confusing nature of female-male friendships. But why do I feel so guilty about bringing Kat on? And why is Kat so down to listen to my shame and guilt? Because that's what friends do, Andy. Oh! And so, Kat and I talk about our head spaces going into our new friendship, the problems with "biding ...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Andy Greene begins his conversational journey with father, husband, writer and friend, Kyle Dickinson (@kmdickinson). We open the door to explore the confusing and overwhelming issues surrounding Identity. We begin where our friendship began, in Munich, Germany on a lonely Christmas, and from there, travel across the clarifying and terrifying landscapes wrought by the various identities we share and don't share. Kyle and I investigate the BS "Nice Guy" mythos we inhabited in our adolescence, our...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 23 min
It’s time to get naked. (Emotionally, of course.) Join host Andy Greene as he embarks on a conversational journey to explore masculinity and practice honesty and vulnerability with the help of friends, family and strangers. Every episode, Andy and his guest bare it all and get comfortable revealing the uncomfortable. The pilot premieres May 11th wherever you get your podcasts. Join the community @nakedmanpod.
Apr 21, 2021•2 min
