Best Alf Herigstad Podcasts (2024)

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235 – The Return…With guest Les Moore 38:17

6+ y ago38:17

38:17

The Return! With special guest, Les Moore. That’s right guy’s, I’m back! It has been almost three whole months since I have released a new podcast. The last episode, number 234 went live on September 18th. Since then my life got a little crazy and I had some unfortunate technical challenges to overcome. During this three month Hiatus I have made a …

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234 – Errors In Judgement, and How To Handle Them 12:02

7y ago12:02

12:02

Errors In Judgement, and How To Handle Them… Todays program is being brought to you by Stump Town Kilts! they are the makers of the finest kilts available. They are a sponsor of this show because I am a loyal customer of this company and i am happy to stand behind them with my name and reputation. I own three of these kilts and I plan on getting mo…

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233 – There Are Always Options 14:28

7y ago14:28

14:28

There Are Always Options… After a very long period of silence It is I, Alf Herigstad, back at the Being A Better Man Microphone. It feels really great to be back. It seems like a very long time since I recorded an episode and in reality it has been exactly 3 weeks. 21 days since I have released an episode. That is the longest absence I have ever ha…

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232 – Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A Better Man 14:32

7y ago14:32

14:32

Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A better Man… As many of you know, since starting this podcast some 232 episodes ago I have been very diligent about not getting political. I have not discussed politics or religion or anything else that tends to divide people. My reason for that is because I have always found it more beneficial to focus on things th…

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231 – Plan Your Next Adventure! 10:47

7y ago10:47

10:47

Plan Your Next Adventure! I don’t know about all of you out there, but I am in full blown summer schedule with everything now. You may have noticed that I have only been releasing episodes on Friday lately, that is evidence that I am super, super busy with the things that summer is demanding of me. Besides the farm, and our property, and relatives …

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230 – When It’s Hard Being A Father 18:11

7y ago18:11

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When It’s Hard Being A Father…Be A better Man! Hello Men! As I predicted a few weeks ago the summer schedule has been a little tough. I have not been doing three episodes a week like many of you are used to. There was no Monday or Wednesday episode this week. Summers are always busy up here in the Pacific Northwest but this summer has been particul…

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229 – Living A Half-Assed Life 10:08

7y ago10:08

10:08

Living A Half-Assed Life… You have arrived at the podcast devoted exclusively to the topic of the character of men. We don’t talk about sports, or politics, or dating or fashion. Here we talk about the nuts and bolts of what it means to be a man in today’s world, we talk about living with character and purpose. We do this, so that you can apply it …

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228 – What Is Required To Be A Leader? 10:08

7y ago10:08

10:08

What Is Required To Be A Leader? Welcome to the beginning of another glorious week in your life as a man. I think every man should be having a glorious life. If you are not currently having a glorious life, the bad news is that it’s probably your fault. The good news, is that every day is a brand new day, and you can be the creator of your own dest…

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227 – One Of The Worst Things You Can Do 8:28

7y ago8:28

8:28

One Of The Worst Things You Can Do… It is time once again for Being A better Man, the podcast focused exclusively on the character of men in all of its various forms. I am your humble sherpa on this journey, my name is Alf Herigstad, I’m the creator and host of this show. Before I delve into today’s content I’m going to take a moment to acknowledge…

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226 – Choosing Your Friends Wisely 8:52

7y ago8:52

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226 – Choosing Your Friends Wisely… Today I’m talking about the skill of choosing who your friends are. You may have never though of it as a skill before, but I think it is. I think it’s a skill that can be learned because it isn’t something we are born knowing how to do, and also because it’s something we can get better at. I classify anything tha…

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225 – Being A realistic Man 10:22

7y ago10:22

10:22

I appreciate you taking a little time out of your manly day to listen in. My intention is that you will receive something from this podcast that will cause you to think. That you will be inspired to consider your own personal manhood as you go through your day. It’s important, because staying aware and purposeful and mindful of your role in the wor…

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224 – A Better Man Knows How To LISTEN 10:21

7y ago10:21

10:21

A Better Man Knows How To Listen… This is the podcast that focuses on the character of men. Part of our core philosophy here is that if we become concerned with and focused on, our character as men. Then everything else in our life will start falling in place as a result. Think about it—if you are really trying to be a better man today than you wer…

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223 – The Virtues Of Hard Work 10:17

7y ago10:17

10:17

The Virtues Of Hard Work… I want to take a second and talk about a message I received yesterday from a regular listener named Les. It made my whole day. Les bought a copy of my book, Forging A Man. Les has two young daughters and he started reading a chapter of the book to them as bedtime stories each night. He told me about one story in particular…

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222 – The Beauty Of Independence 10:07

7y ago10:07

10:07

The Beauty Of Independence… Tomorrow is Independence Day here in America. I decided to go back to see what I talked about least year during this holiday. I liked it so much that I decided to replay it this year. So here it is again, from the archives: I know I have a lot of listeners who are not from America…so for you, the 4th of July is just the …

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221 – The Conversation Is Critical, And It’s Up To You! 12:15

7y ago12:15

12:15

The Conversation Is Critical, And It’s Up To You… First…a word about our sponsor: This is Friday, and we are privileged to have our Friday episodes brought to you by our sponsor, stumptownkilts.com. Listeners of this show can get 10% off their entire purchase by using the code: betterman at checkout. Just go to stumptownkilts.com, do your shopping,…

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220 – Your Life, Your Legacy, Your Responsibility. 9:26

7y ago9:26

9:26

Your Life, Your Legacy, Your Responsibility… From time to time I talk about legacy on this show—and today is one of those days. If a man becomes mindful of his legacy every day then being a better man becomes second nature. It happens without even thinking about it. I’m thinking about this today because of the weekend I just had. I just got back fr…

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219 – Who Are You, in your relationships? 9:26

7y ago9:26

9:26

Who are you…In your relationships? Today I’m going to talk a little bit about your individual role in the lives of people around you. Who exactly are you to these people? I’m always saying that our relationships are the most valuable things we possess, and today I’m going to get a little deeper into that topic. Before I do that though, I’m going to…

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218 – Seasons Of Change, You Are In Charge 7:49

7y ago7:49

7:49

Seasons Of Change, You Are In Charge… Summertime is upon us. This fact is more evident in some places than others; Phoenix was 119 degrees yesterday and Seattle was 75. On the other side of the world in the Southern hemisphere they are heading into winter, but all over the earth people are experiencing the change of a season in one way or another. …

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217 – What If…You Have A Terrible Father? 9:12

7y ago9:12

9:12

What If…You Have A terrible Father? This is the 217th episode of Being A Better Man and I got to thinking that I may not have ever explained why I do the show in the way that I do. Basically, I am making the kind of podcast that I would like to listen to. There isn’t a lot of small talk, there isn’t a lot of music or other production type things. W…

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216 – Why A Man Should Never Be Bored 11:08

7y ago11:08

11:08

Why A Man Should Never Be Bored… You may have noticed that there was no episode two days ago on Wednesday. The summers are intense up here on the farm and they are very high impact. For the rest of the summer months I may occasionally miss an episode here or there because there aren’t always enough hours in the day, but if I do, it will likely be t…

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215 – Work Like A Man 11:37

7y ago11:37

11:37

Work Like A Man… Hey Everybody. Welcome to Being A Better Man, I am your host and my name is Alf Herigstad. We are not trying to change the world here…we are just trying to change your world, one day at a time. The whole idea is that if we can get a bunch of guys to commit to just being a better man today than they were yesterday—then the world wil…

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214 – “So Called” Women’s Issues 15:19

7y ago15:19

15:19

“So Called” Women’s Issues… So, I listened to a Ted Talk a couple days ago and it really got me to thinking, it’s the kind of stuff that every man needs to hear. I’m going to be talking about that here in a minute, but first I’m going to talk about the sponsor of todays program, Stump Town Kilts. When I first started this podcast almost a year and …

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213 – The Great Race…Of Life 11:47

7y ago11:47

11:47

The Great Race…Of Life There are about 7.4 billion people on the earth. Roughly half of them are not female, so that means there are around 3.7 billion male humans inhabiting the planet. Notice, I did not say there were 3.7 billion men—because of those 3.7 billion male humans many of them are children. Many of them who are not still technically chi…

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212 – When We Screw Up…What Then? 11:29

7y ago11:29

11:29

When We Screw Up…What Then? You know right from the start when I decided to put this podcast together, I did so with the intent of inviting other men to join me on a path I was already on. The path of perpetual improvement, getting better in every area of life every day. That’s why I call myself “your fellow man in the trenches” in the intro. Becau…

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211 – The End Of Drama And Negativity 11:30

7y ago11:30

11:30

The End Of Drama And Negativity… Hey every body! It’s Friday once again. Thanks for tuning into Being A Better Man, where we talk about the issues of manhood itself. Being a man isn’t just a matter of age. Nor is it simply a matter of gender. Being a man is a matter of character, it is a state of mind, a responsibility and a duty. I am your host, m…

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210 – When Your’e All Alone, Impress Yourself! 8:00

7y ago8:00

8:00

When Your’e All Alone…Impress Yourself! I would like to take just a minute and acknowledge all of you listeners out there that have been with me for a long time. I just got a letter from a guy named Jorge in Mexico, and he said he has been listening since June of last year! That is an entire year. It just made me think about all of you out there wh…

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209 – Memorial Day 9:38

7y ago9:38

9:38

Memorial Day… Today is memorial day in America. Although this day had different names and different dates, the official holiday of Memorial Day was made a legal holiday in 1967. It is a day set aside specifically to honor the memory of people who died while serving in America’s armed forces. Almost everyone in America has a relative who died servin…

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208 – Why Are You Listening? 10:35

7y ago10:35

10:35

Why…Are You Listening? Today’s episode is kind of geared for the single guys out there. You guys who are attached may find it interesting as well though. My question for today is; why do you listen to this show? I really want to know, because it was recently suggested to me that men tune into this program because they think becoming a better man wi…

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207 – Happiness Is A Sharp Chain 8:03

7y ago8:03

8:03

Happiness Is A Sharp Chain… So I live up here in Washington State and I heat my house with wood. I have been cutting a lot of firewood this past year, because that’s just what you have to do when you have wood heat. Sometimes I will be going along and not realize that the chain on my saw has gotten dull. It happens gradually so it’s easy not to not…

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206 – If Not Us…WHO? 8:39

7y ago8:39

8:39

What’s on my mind today is something that I read on Facebook a couple days ago. It was the lamentation of a female friend of mine. I think it’s important for us as men to take the time to understand how men are being perceived in the world. If you are going along with your life and you are a pretty decent guy it’s real easy to forget what women and…

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205 – The Power Of Today…again 10:04

7y ago10:04

10:04

The Power Of Today…again Hey everybody, welcome to Being A Better Man. I am your host my name is Alf Herigstad, and today I’m going to do something a little different. I’m actually headed out of town and my schedule is totally booked up for a few days so I thought I would replay an episode from December 30th, almost 6 months ago. It’s the last epis…

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204 – The Virtue Of Diplomacy 9:40

7y ago9:40

9:40

The Virtue Of Diplomacy… Hey every body! Welcome! You have arrived at a podcast that is devoted to advancing the consciousness of men everywhere. Specifically…the part of our consciousness that has to do with character. Welcome to Being A better Man! This is my favorite time of year. Today is the 17th of May, and it is a really big deal in Norway. …

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203 – The Miracle Of Motherhood 9:39

7y ago9:39

9:39

The Miracle Of Motherhood… I have a lot of things I could discuss that relate to being a better man—there are many relevant topics begging to be discussed. However, today I’m having a hard time tapping into those topics because all that is on my mind is the magic of motherhood. This episode is being released the day after Mothers day here in Americ…

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202 – Home Life vs. Work Life 14:01

7y ago14:01

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Hey every body! Alf Herigstad here, broadcasting from the rain-soaked, wind-battered region of the country known as western Washington. You have arrived at the podcast that is devoted to advancing the character of men—welcome to Being A Better Man. I got a letter recently from a listener named Calen. In it, he said that he is having trouble getting…

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201 – I’m Back! With a harrowing tale… 17:04

7y ago17:04

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I’m Back! With a harrowing tale… Hey every body! I’m back! This is Alf Herigstad resuming the Being A Better Man podcast after mother nature took me out for a few days. As you may have noticed there was no podcast last Friday, or this Monday, and todays podcast is coming out late in the day. I am sorry for the break in continuity, it’s the first ti…

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200 – 200 Episodes! Thanks To you… 11:23

7y ago11:23

11:23

Hey every body, this is a pretty special day—a mile stone, if you will. It’s a special day because this is the 200th episode of Being A Better Man! That’s right guys! Exactly 464 days ago I sat down to the Being A Better Man microphone and recorded the very first episode. Now here we are at number 200…pretty crazy right? It’s astounding to me, beca…

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199 – Is She The One? 12:10

7y ago12:10

12:10

My name is Alf Herigstad and I would like to welcome you to Being A Better Man. The podcast that is focused on the character of men exclusively. We talk about a wide range of topics here, but they all relate back to us individually, and what kind of men we are. As I go through this episode I will be using the pronouns of heterosexual relationships,…

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198 – Defining Definitions; nice guy vs. good man 12:13

7+ y ago12:13

12:13

Defining Definitions, nice guy vs. good man… I have several things to talk about today, but before I jump into it, I’m going to recognize our amazing sponsors of the Friday episodes. The one and only, StumpTown Kilts. Stumptown Kilts has been our sponsor for around 6 months now. During that time several of you have answered the call and gotten your…

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197 – The Minutia Of Manhood 11:49

7+ y ago11:49

11:49

The Minutia Of Manhood… Hey every body. It is I, Alf Herigstad, back once again to talk with you about the minutia of manhood. Welcome to being a better man, I’m glad you are here with me. Ah…the minutia of manhood. It doesn’t sound very appealing when you say it like that. We men usually avoid minutia, I know I do. For those of you who don’t know,…

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196 – You Don’t Learn Anything, When Your Lips Are Moving! 7:56

7+ y ago7:56

7:56

You don’t learn anything, when your lips are moving! I spent the weekend with a very diverse group of fascinating people. People from different walks of life, different interests and hobbies, different ages and genders. As I was moving among these people having conversations about this or that it occurred to me several times just how interesting hu…

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195 – The Difference Between Love & Lust 9:41

7+ y ago9:41

9:41

Quick announcement before I get started, The eBook Kindle version of my book, Forging A Man, is now available on Amazon. The big part of that announcement is that it is still in the free promotion. So if you are listening to this episode between now and April 23rd, 2017—you can download the book for free! All I ask in return for the free book, is t…

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194 – Your Relationships, Are Your Fault! 11:27

7+ y ago11:27

11:27

Your Relationships, Are Your Fault! You may have tuned in today expecting to hear a story. It would make sense, after all I have been telling stories on Wednesday for over a year now. I hope you aren’t too disappointed, but today I don’t have a story. I have not run out of stories entirely…but there is a finite supply of them, seeing as how I just …

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193 – A Man In Modern Times 9:19

7+ y ago9:19

9:19

A Man In Modern Times… I have a question for you today. Say you wake up in 2017 and you are a grown, human man. You walk outside and realize that there is nothing for you to kill, and there is plenty of food in your fridge. There is nobody that needs you to defend them right in the moment either. Everything seems to be going ok. You go to work, you…

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192 – Fidelity…or the lack thereof 8:31

7+ y ago8:31

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FIDELITY…or the lack thereof As you know the launch of my book is imminent. It will be available before the end of this month of April. It’s called “Forging A Man” and it is a collection of stories that I have told on this very podcast, along with the lessons learned from them. Be watching out for it, because when I launch it will have a lower intr…

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191 – The Saga Of Little Big Turkey 11:48

7+ y ago11:48

11:48

The Saga Of Little Big Turkey… Every Wednesday I regal you with a story from somewhere in my unusual and interesting life. It could be funny, sad, serious or disturbing, the important thing is that every story has a lesson. The name of today’s story is; The Saga Of Little Big Turkey. Even though these are my stories, you can apply these lessons to …

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190 – Is It Manly To Swear, Or Not? 9:31

7+ y ago9:31

9:31

Swearing, is it Manly? Welcome to Being A Better Man. I would like to also welcome all of you first time listeners to the show, I’m really glad you found me. For your convenience all 190 episodes are archived here at the website. They in the dropdown tab under podcast episodes. I also want to update everyone on the book that is coming out. Its call…

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189 – Life Is Significant…so are you! 9:34

7+ y ago9:34

9:34

Life Is Significant… In the above picture I was demonstrating how NOT to weed a garden, it was kind of a joke. You never know whats going to happen on Fridays…because I just talk about what is in the upper crust of my brain. As it relates to being abetter man of course. Before I get into today’s content though, I am going to acknowledge the sponsor…

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188 – Dreams Ignite Ambition 14:04

7+ y ago14:04

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Dreams Ignite Ambition… Every Wednesday I regal you with a story from somewhere in my unusual and interesting life. It could be funny, sad, serious or disturbing, the important thing is that every story has a lesson. The name of today’s story is; Dreams Ignite Ambition. Even though these are my stories, you can apply these lessons to your own life.…

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187 – A Family Tradition…our responsibility as men 9:14

7+ y ago9:14

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A Family Tradition…our responsibility as men Welcome one and all to Being A Better Man. The podcast that is focused on the character of men…for the sake of the rest of the world. My name is Alf Herigstad, I’m your host, and I am very glad you are listening today. Hey if you enjoy this podcast, if you agree with the mission here, it would mean a lot…

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186 – Blueprint Of A Man…Sharing our strength 8:06

7+ y ago8:06

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Blueprint Of A Man… Today I’m going to share with you a message I received earlier today and talk about that for a little bit. But first, we need to take a moment and recognize the illustrious sponsor of today’s program; Stump Town Kilts. This company is located in Stump Town, also known as Portland Oregon. I have been to their facility, I have met…

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