Pitch the chair
Got one the chair needs to hear?
Men's health, relationships with women, sports, family, money, or whatever the room pulls in — the next show is built from what regulars send in. Pitch one, and we'll pull it to the chair if it fits.
Pitch a topic
How it works
Three lines from the chair.
Topics are picked up where the room left them. The pitch is the prompt; the angle is what makes it land. No dailies, no pressure to go viral — just one email, one reply, one chair.
- 01 — Pick the room
Name the topic, the angle, the tie-back.
Bring a men's-health thread, a sports rivalry, a money move, a relationship read — or whatever you'd want the actual microwave to call out. The shop doesn't gate the topic, the chair does.
- 02 — Make the case
Why this one matters — optional, never padded.
No one needs a 500-word essay. A line or two on the angle, the lived experience behind it, or the row it would open up is plenty. Skip the bio, skip the formalities.
- 03 — The chair pulls it
If it fits, you'll hear from a regular.
We read every submission. The ones that catch fire line up with the next few drops; the ones that don't make it into the queue for a season later. Either way, an email goes back.
The pledge
What we won't do with a pitch.
No list, no follow-on sequence, no tracking pixel. The pitch and the reply are the only thing your email is used for — full stop.
Read by a human, not a bot.
Every pitch lands in the inbox of a working regular — not a CRM. A real human triages which topics make the next three broadcasts.
No list, no follow-on.
We don't add your email to a marketing list, we don't pile you into a sequence, we don't resell the address. The pitch and the reply are the only thing your address is used for.
Honest about the cutoff.
If your pitch doesn't make a drop, you hear back anyway — with a one-line on why it sat this one out. No "we'll be in touch" black hole.
Asked already
Three honest answers.
The barbershop is small enough that we can answer the same question three times. The form does the rest of the heavy lifting.
Do I have to give my name?
No. The pitch is on the topic, not on you. Anonymous pitches still get read; a working email is the only thing we ask for so we can write back.
What if my topic doesn't make the cut?
You'll hear back — quickly — with a one-line on why it sat this one out. No generic 'we'll be in touch' reply.
Can I pitch the same topic twice?
Yes. If it lands in the queue once and then ages out, send it again with a fresh angle. The shop is small and the chair runs out every week.
Last call at the counter
One form. One email. The next show drops from here.
Scroll up and pitch one. The chair is open, and the next broadcast is built from what regulars send in.
Replies go out within a week