The Dudecast Garrett Carlson

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Hey everybody, it’s Garrett.

Today’s episode of The Dudecast is a very special one. A couple of months ago, I put together my list of the best podcasts for men, and The Modern Manhood podcast showed up. I reached out to them via email, chatted a bit, and found myself becoming friends with the host, German Villegas, who you’ll note, I absolutely butcher his name the first time I say it on the show.

What’s great about German, and his show is that he features a wide variety of great people talking about all sorts of things revolving around masculinity which is why it was such an honor for him to be a part of my Dudefluencer Summit a couple of months ago.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch it, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered here with this episode. We talk about modern masculinity, what it means to be a man, and conversations around toxic masculinity. It was super enlightening and I love every chance I get to chat with German, this time being no different.

Hello and welcome back to the Dudecast, my name is Garrett, and I am the CEO and Founder of Dudefluencer.com.

A couple of years ago, my wife and I started pre-marital counseling, obviously something went right, we got married still. But during a session, she mentioned this Ted Talk, she said you just need to see this couple, Jonathan and Andrea Taylor Cummings. They’re amazing. So I went online a couple of days later, I googled their names and found their Ted Talk about the 4 Habits. Needless to say, their advice, their Ted Talk was incredible. When I started preparing for my Dudefluencer summit, I just knew I needed to talk to them.

Thankfully, they are as kind and welcoming in person as they are on their website so I’m so lucky to share our conversation about improving your relationships today on the Dudecast. It was really eye opening, so if I were you, I’d get out a pen and paper and start jotting down some notes.

And without further adieu, let’s get onto the show.

For more information, visit The4Habits.com

One of the best parts of writing about men’s friendship and community is when you meet other dudes with similar beliefs and goals. There’s a pretty tight-knit group of folks involved in this space who believe in positive masculinity, who believe in change. I’m one of them, and today’s guest is one too.

Martin Fretwell is the founder of Don’t Fret, a men’s community founded on changing the discussion around masculinity. The website for his Emotional Freedom Summit reads: Discussions within the Emotional Freedom Virtual Summit evolve around the core objective of reframing belief systems that hold us back from healing, recovery, self-empowerment and connection towards ourselves and the people around us. During the course of our conversation, Fretwell opens up about his personal struggles, reflections, and new-beliefs that has led him to be one of the leaders in positive masculinity.

For more information on Don't Fret, visit DontFretSummit.com.

Kerstin Gerst Emerson, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology. “In public health, we talk all the time about obesity and smoking and have all these interventions, but not about people who are lonely and socially isolated. There are really tangible, terrible outcomes. Lonely people are dying, they’re less healthy, and they are costing our society more.”

As someone who’s suffered from loneliness, and difficulty in building male friendships, I found myself searching for articles, videos, anything that could help me feel like I was part of a community. Enter Billy Baker, writer and author at The Boston Globe. His 2017 article on male loneliness was life-changing not only to me, but Dudefluencer as a whole.

And that’s why I’m so happy to share my chat with Baker with you today. We talk about his upcoming book We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir on Making Friends, male friendship, and Joey McIntyre meditating in silence. Don’t worry it will all make sense.

Click the title to purchase Billy Baker's book, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir on Making Friendships.

This weekend, I found my new favorite show: Ted Lasso. Never before has a television show displayed so much heart, so much positivity that it inspired me to be a better person. Or in this case, a better person with a mustache.

So for this week’s episode, I reached out to my friend, "Coach Dave," a baseball manager who certainly knows a thing or two about good coaching and leadership. I wanted to chat with him about memorable coaching experiences, and how we can turn those moments into something bigger as role models. I’m excited for you to listen to today’s episode, so without further adieu, let’s get onto the show.