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The Uncomfortable Truth About Failure Niki Lauda, the legendary Formula One driver, once dedicated a lifetime achievement award not to winners, but to losers — claiming he learned the most from his...

Therapy Without Vulnerability: Dr. Yasmine Saad on Discovery, Awareness & Agency Most men avoid therapy because they associate it with exposing weakness, digging through childhood trauma, or lying...

The Digital Twin Debate: What AI Can (and Can't) Replace Paul and Marc dive into one of AI's most unsettling frontiers: digital twins that replicate how you think, speak, and make decisions. The...

When Childhood Dreams Don't Wait for Perfect Timing At 44, Marcus Steiner made a decision that most people only fantasize about: he left a successful political career to become a full-time organic...

The Friendship Recession Is Real — and It Peaks in Midlife Men in their 40s are living through what researchers call a 'friendship recession,' and the numbers are sobering. In 1990, only 3% of men...

Why So Few Men Seek Therapy—And What It Takes to Change That Paul and Marc tackle one of the most uncomfortable truths about modern masculinity: men avoid asking for help until they absolutely can't...

The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Time Speeds Up Paul's friend hit him with a line that stuck for a year: "I don't want my 40s to go by as fast as my 30s did." A year later, the friend turns 40 and...

The Dangerous Rise of the Manosphere Paul and Marc sat down to watch Louis Theroux's new Netflix documentary on the Manosphere—and what started as curiosity quickly turned into alarm. The...

Teaching Kids About Money Without Passing On Your Baggage Paul and Marc have both reached the same uncomfortable realization: they're accidentally teaching their kids the exact money beliefs their...

Maintaining Friendships Across Continents in Midlife In Episode 34 of Guys Like Us, Paul and Marc tackle one of midlife's most challenging relationship puzzles: keeping friendships alive when...

Taking Time Without Retirement: The Sabbatical Conversation In Episode 33 of Guys Like Us, Paul and Marc tackle one of midlife's most tempting yet terrifying ideas: stepping away from work before...

Never Let the Old Man In: Staying Vibrant Through Midlife Paul and Marc explore what it means to maintain vitality and curiosity as they navigate their 40s, inspired by Clint Eastwood's advice to...

Money, Relationships, and the Conversations We're Not Having Paul and Marc dive into one of the most contentious topics in modern relationships: money. Broadcasting from Vienna and Paris...

Taking the Leap: Marc's New Chapter In this deeply personal episode, Paul and Marc explore the psychology of risk-taking and entrepreneurship at midlife. Recording from characteristically...

When Is Enough Actually Enough? Paul and Marc tackle one of midlife's most uncomfortable questions: what's your relationship with money, really? Fresh from a three-day ski trip in the Austrian...

Fit After 40: Sugar, Stability, and "Skill Beasts" Paul and Marc welcome personal trainer Ottmane "Oti" Kavietadiko—better known as Skill Beast—for a raw conversation about what it really takes to...

Welcome to 2026: Rethinking New Year's Resolutions Paul and Marc kick off their first episode of 2026 with a timely and thought-provoking discussion about New Year's resolutions—and why the...

Defining Modern Masculinity in Uncertain Times In this timely episode, Paul and Marc tackle one of the most pressing conversations in contemporary culture: what does it mean to be a man today?...

Understanding the Nervous System with Johannes Eisenburger In this groundbreaking episode, Paul and Marc welcome their first guest, Johannes Eisenburger—a nervous system specialist, former actor,...

Navigating Ambition While Raising Kids In Episode 17 of Guys Like Us, Paul and Marc dive into one of modern parenthood's most persistent tensions: how to balance personal ambition with being the...

Getting to Know the Hosts: An Intimate Double Interview In this special milestone episode, Paul Fattinger and Marc Winter turn the microphones on each other, offering listeners an intimate look at...

Celebrating Milestones: Why Europeans Throw Better Parties In Episode 14 of Guys Like Us, Paul and Marc dive into the art of celebrating life's milestones—and why European parties might just have...

New York vs. Vienna: A Tale of Two Cities In this special New York edition, Paul and Marc reunite in person for the first time in a year to explore one of life's most fundamental questions: Where...

Big City Dreams and Personal Legacies In this introspective episode, Paul and Marc tackle one of life's biggest questions: What legacy do we want to leave behind? Recording from Marc's New York...

Connecting Across Generations Through Storytelling In episode seven of Guys Like Us, Paul Fattinger and Marc Winter explore the profound challenge of capturing family stories before they're lost...

Discovering Yourself Through Solo Adventures In Episode 5 of Guys Like Us, Paul Fattinger and Marc Winter explore the world of solo travel—a topic inspired by Paul's recent four-day hiking trip...

An Ode to Boys' Weekend and Why They Matter In this episode, Paul and Marc dive deep into the importance of boys' weekends—those sacred escapes where grown men reconnect, let loose, and...

An Exploration of the Good Life: From Hedonism to Purpose In this thoughtful and at times provocative conversation, Paul and Marc tackle one of philosophy's oldest questions: what constitutes a good...

The Genesis of Guys Like Us In this inaugural episode, hosts Paul and Marc launch their podcast journey from opposite sides of the Atlantic—Paul calling in from his parents' terrace in Graz,...