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Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

How to Build Friendships That Transform Your Life (Walker Hayes and Craig Cooper)

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Ken sits down with country music star Walker Hayes and pastor Craig Cooper to discuss friendship. You’ll learn how people from completely different worlds can bond through the power of healing, faith and redemption.   Next Steps:  🪑 Join the Front Row Seat live audience!  📝 Take the Get Clear Career Assessment. Connect With Our Sponsors: Head to Avocado Green Mattress today for $50 off with code KEN50. Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Explore More From Ramsey Network:  🎙️ The Ramsey Show  📈 EntreLeadership 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Men aged 35 to 64 accounted for nearly half of all suicide deaths in the U.S. last year.

0:12.0

I'm reminded of... My wife got pregnant. She carried Oakley nine months, went into labor at the house.

0:18.0

The doctor said, hey, we're sorry. We tried to resuscitate, but we couldn't.

0:23.6

She keeps coming back saying, hey, we're trying to stop the bleeding, but we can't.

0:27.6

Lainty almost died. There were nights I stood outside just screaming. This was more purpose that there wasn't got you.

0:35.6

A country music star and a pastor.

0:38.3

On the surface, Walker Hays and Craig Cooper couldn't be more different.

0:41.3

Yet through grief, doubt, and tragedy,

0:43.3

the two men formed the unlikeliest of friendships

0:46.3

and found a hope that refuses to break.

0:48.3

When we walked in the church, made some jokes,

0:51.3

we need to call someone and tell him where we are

0:53.3

before this cult abducts us.

0:55.9

Walker was encouraging me about a message that I preached.

0:59.4

And at one point, I just said, hey, dude, you don't believe the gospel, but you encourage

1:05.1

me every time I preach it.

1:07.2

Help me understand that.

1:08.3

And here's what he said.

1:09.4

I'll never forget it.

1:14.0

Well, guys, I think we've got to start at the beginning of how you two meet.

1:18.6

Because I now know it was not an accident.

1:21.5

But I'm curious to know the circumstances that led to the first meeting.

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