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🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Being a Good Man, Husband, and Father with Larry Hagner
The impetus behind his new book. (1:45)
The drift. (2:42)
The loneliness epidemic for men. (6:02)
The hungriness generation of dad's. (7:21)
How to navigate through the fork in the road. (8:28)
The common themes that are most difficult for men. (9:57)
The importance of understanding your partner's needs. (13:44)
Leadership as it applies to men. (17:54)
The 5 P's of attraction. (24:13)
Tactics to improve strained marriages. (28:09)
Iron sharpens iron. (32:15)
Married first, parent second. A playbook for new parents. (39:00)
What has coaching taught him? (44:46)
Modern challenges' impact on a man's ability to be a good father. (45:15)
The characteristics of men who tend to be more successful. (51:15)
Has he ever had to fire a client or tell a man he is with the wrong partner? (55:10)
The value of pre-marriage counseling. (1:00:38)
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Larry Hagner (@thedadedge) Instagram
Ryan Michler (@ryanmichler) Instagram
Keith Yackey (@keithyackey) Instagram
Jim Gaffigan (@jimgaffigan) Instagram
Ed Mylett - Entrepreneur (@edmylett) Instagram
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| 1:44.5 | larry welcome to the show what's up yeah it's doing it's been a minutes as we hung out |
| 1:49.2 | dude six years man is it that long six years wow it flies it does man you were just talking |
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