Why don't men ask follow up questions?

NO SUCH THING

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4.6 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It’s been known for years now that men aren’t the best at asking follow-up questions on dates with women. But a more specific version of this phenomenon has emerged: men aren’t even asking other men follow-up questions, even their good friends! With the help of “mindful masculinity” expert Liz Plank, we get to the bottom of why men don’t know anything about their male friends, and we put our own friendship to the test.

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0:00.0	I'm Mani. I'm Noah. This is Devon. And this is no such thing, the show where we settle our dumb arguments and yours by actually doing the research. On today's episode, we're asking why men don't ask follow-up questions. We're going to be talking to masculinity expert Liz Plank, who helps Noah, Devin, and I figure out how much we actually know about each other.
0:22.2	You should know who their exes, like who their last breakup was with.
0:26.5	That's interesting.
0:27.8	And gives us a very special assignment.
0:33.6	There's no such thing.
0:35.5	No such thing.
0:38.5	No such thing. No such thing. No such thing.
0:41.5	No such a thing.
0:43.3	No such a thing.
0:44.4	No such a thing.
0:47.8	All right, boys.
0:49.3	I think we're all congested up today.
0:52.3	Yeah.
0:52.5	So apologies to the listeners.
0:55.3	Sounds sexy today.
0:56.4	Sound a little nasty.
0:58.8	It is funny.
1:00.8	How did this happen at the same time?
1:02.6	I haven't seen you guys in a while.
1:03.7	It's been a minute.
1:05.1	I wanted to start off this episode by playing a TikTok.
1:10.0	I'm going to order a beer.
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