The Hushed

The Questions, Answered by Women

S1 / E12: This episode continues the conversation started in Episode 11. A small group of women return to the same questions that have been put to men throughout the season, staying with what emerged last time and noticing what deepens when there’s more space to listen. Together with the previous episode, this conversation brings Season One of The Hushed  to a close. --- Host details ⁠Martin Coul on Linkedin⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coulmc/] ⁠OTII®: Navigating life's journey together [https://www.otii.io/]

The Questions, Answered by Women

S1 / E11: All season, the questions have been put to men. In this episode, those same questions are answered by a small group of women. They reflect on the questions that have shaped The Hushed so far, noticing where they land, where they don’t, and what shifts when familiar questions are heard through different voices. This is the first part of that conversation. --- Host details ⁠Martin Coul on Linkedin⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coulmc/] ⁠OTII®: Navigating life's journey together [https://www.otii.io/]

Legacy & Letting Go

S1 / E10: What do you want to be remembered for? This episode explores meaning and the quiet choices that shape how we live. We talk about the legacies three men hope to leave behind, not just through work or family, but in the everyday impressions that stay with others. It’s about what we carry, what we pass on, and how priorities shift as we move through different stages of life. We ask what it means to let go, and what comes into focus when the goal is no longer achievement, but peace. --- Host details ⁠Martin Coul on Linkedin⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coulmc/] ⁠OTII®: Navigating life's journey together [https://www.otii.io/]

The Bit No One Talks About

S1 / E9: From testicular cancer to vasectomies, this episode explores what happens when men are forced to confront their bodies, sometimes by choice, sometimes without one. It’s not about oversharing. It’s about how illness, surgery, and survival can shake identity, surface fear, and quietly reshape how men see themselves. Caring for your health doesn’t make you less of a man. It means you’re planning to stick around, and to understand what comes after. Within the wider arc of The Hushed®, this conversation sits at the core of what a men’s health podcast can offer: a place to talk honestly about the parts of male experience that rarely make it into everyday conversation. We explore how medical procedures can unsettle confidence, how shame or silence can delay help, and why so many men minimise symptoms until they’re forced to face them. These stories aren’t sensational; they’re human, vulnerable, and quietly brave. Through grounded reflection and lived experience, the episode invites listeners to rethink what it means to care for their bodies, not as a chore or a crisis response, but as an act of self‑respect and long‑term presence. It’s a reminder that acknowledging fear doesn’t diminish masculinity; it deepens it. And that “the bit no one talks about” might be one of the most important conversations men can have. --- Host details ⁠Martin Coul on Linkedin⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coulmc/] ⁠OTII®: Navigating life's journey together [https://www.otii.io/]

Anger, Fear & Grief

S1 / E8: Some emotions are easier to show than others. For many men, anger, fear, and grief are learned early as things to manage, suppress, or carry alone. In this episode, two men reflect on what happens when those feelings are buried for too long, how they surface, how they shape relationships, and what it takes to give them space without causing harm. These are honest conversations about restraint, release, and the quiet strength that can emerge when men learn to face what they’ve been taught to hide. --- Host details ⁠Martin Coul on Linkedin⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coulmc/] ⁠OTII®: Navigating life's journey together [https://www.otii.io/]