Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship

Karo surprises Matt by embarking on his own mental health journey and they discuss how therapy can help you be a better friend. The guys also discuss limiting beliefs, Basic Instinct, and debate which is the more repugnant habit – smoking cigarettes or dipping. Watch this episode on YouTube and get MOTY merch at manoftheyearpodcast.com Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo bestow new titles on themselves: CFOs, aka Chief Friendship Officers. The guys discuss the importance of treating your friendships like a job – including auditing, scheduling, allocating resources, determining KPIs, and occasionally committing white collar crimes. Watch this episode on YouTube and get MOTY merch at manoftheyearpodcast.com Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Man of the Year enters its Blue Period as Matt and Karo discuss the reasons why guys withdraw from their friendships – and how you can help a buddy when he’s in his isolation chamber of sorrow. The guys would also like to clarify that 988 is the number to call if you are experiencing a mental health crisis, and 311 is the number to call to get new recycling bins. Watch this episode on YouTube and get MOTY merch at manoftheyearpodcast.com Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo discuss those friends that are hiding in plain sight: Your siblings. Whether it’s long family road trips in the car or having your sister be your wingman, siblings are the friends you didn’t get to choose but still love anyway. Unless you’re an only child, in which case you’re just weird. This episode the guys also meet Producer Theo’s dad and debate the existence of the phrase: “There’s too much water under the bridge.” Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo talk to fellow Long Island boy Doug Ellin about creating Entourage, owning a professional pickleball team, and still having the same friends from kindergarten. The guys also discuss finding your passion (even if that passion is birdwatching) and who’d they include in their own entourage. Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo go global as they tackle solo travel and making friends in other countries. Matt picks up hitchhikers in Australia and tries to order coffee “to go” in France, while Karo heads to Israel and tries the Golden Retriever technique. Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo welcome Phil Rosenthal, legendary creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and star of Somebody Feed Phil, to share his thoughts on food, friendship, and the culinary abomination known as the Dodger Dog. The guys also discuss eating tacos out of the garbage, paying with hundos, and the correct pronunciation of Esther Perel. Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Karo discuss the lost art of surprising your buddies – when to show up unannounced, how to throw a trauma-free surprise party, and why some pranks go too far. The guys also discuss Matt’s newfound love of breast milk, Karo’s flirty colonoscopy, and whether it’s true that if you wake a sleepwalker, they die. Listen on Podurama! Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sometimes they bring over pie, sometimes they steal your mail, but they’re always a good potential source of new friends. Matt and Karo discuss neighbors – when you should befriend them, when you should crash their block parties, and when you should build your fence just a little bit higher. The guys also discover that grilling outside is a scam brought to you by Big Barbecue. Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Don’t have time for a full-fledged bro-hang? Matt and Karo discuss the art of the “low-key hang” – low-pressure excursions like running errands together or popping in for some quiet time. As usual, the guys have differing opinions: Matt wants his buddies in the dressing room with him and Karo would rather stay home alone. Watch this episode on YouTube! Get Man of the Year merch! Man of the Year on Instagram and TikTok Matt Ritter on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Aaron Karo on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Man of the Year is produced by Thelonious Friedman in Hancock Park, Los Angeles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.