Why Boys Are Struggling In America & How Dads Can Save Them | Dr. Warren Farrell | Ep. 36
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
📍Dr. Warren Farrell, author of The Boy Crisis, joins David Rutherford for one of the most important conversations of our time: what’s happening to our boys—and how to fix it. From the crisis of fatherlessness to the collapse of emotional intelligence in young men, this powerful episode dives deep into the root causes and real solutions. Dr. Farrell shares groundbreaking research and practical insights into the importance of “dad-style parenting,” roughhousing, boundary enforcement, and helping boys develop both discipline and empathy. This is a must-watch for every parent, educator, and patriot.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.3 | If we say what our fears are to a woman, a woman oftentimes will lose respect for us. |
| 0:10.1 | If we say it to other men, the men lose respect for us. |
| 0:12.9 | So where is the incentive to open up and to get in touch with our feelings? |
| 0:17.2 | The most important single thing is dad's understanding that children benefit more from dad's time than dad's died. |
| 0:27.5 | For the past 30 years of my life, I have been dedicated towards trying to understand what aspects of the human condition enable us to succeed or what drives failure. |
| 0:38.0 | Now, a massive part of my learning, my education has been focused on training young men. |
| 0:44.9 | Since I was a SEAL instructor to an instructor at Blackwater, an instructor for the CIA, |
| 0:50.4 | running my own private training motivational company, working with pro athletes, mentoring young, |
| 0:56.5 | dozens of young men in terms of their dreams of either becoming athletes or becoming |
| 1:01.7 | special operations force members. |
| 1:04.1 | And I'm here to tell you that in all of that experience, one of the most profound, impactful |
| 1:09.1 | things that I've ever come across in terms of my research and my understanding of the most profound, impactful things that I've ever come across in terms of my research |
| 1:12.9 | and my understanding of the core problems is through Dr. Farrell in his book, The Boy Crisis. |
| 1:20.7 | This book has been one of the most impactful pieces of literature and pieces of information |
| 1:26.7 | that I've ever found, and it is a distinct honor for me |
| 1:30.9 | to have you on today with us, Doc. So God bless you and thank you for coming on. Well, I have to say |
| 1:36.8 | it's an honor for me to be with someone who's gone through the incredible trials and tribulations |
| 1:42.8 | of becoming a Navy SEAL and the dedication that that shows |
| 1:46.4 | toward the country and what you did, what you must have done inside of yourself to overcome |
| 1:52.6 | barrier after barrier after barrier and something I could never even begin to think about doing |
| 1:58.5 | what to do. Well, I'll tell you tell you what man as a fighter from where you've |
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