Man in Progress: Forging Manhood
Man in Progress: Forging Manhood is a raw, real podcast for men building better marriages, stronger fatherhood, and steadier character. Hosted by Travis Murray, a father of four and voice-over artist, the show dives into men’s mental health, marriage, fatherhood, communication, discipline, integrity, identity, responsibility, and purpose. We talk healing and shame. We talk sex and trust. We talk legacy and the work it takes to grow up on the inside.
Each episode feels like time at the anvil. We heat the truth, name resistance, and turn values into action you can use the same day. Stories are honest. Reflections are practical. The goal is not image. The goal is resilience you can carry into your home, your work, and your kids’ future.
If you’re engaged, newly married, co-parenting, raising a blended family, or trying not to lose your mind, this is your forge. No gurus. No fake alpha talk. Just men, in progress.
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Man in Progress: Forging Manhood
Polish the Blade, Build the Handle: Habits, Boundaries, Sharpened Values (Ep:5)
You survived the quench. Now make the blade usable. In this episode Travis walks you through the finish work every man needs after a hard test. Polish away the scale that hides as bitterness or “brutal honesty,” build a handle you can actually grip with simple daily systems, fit a guard so your strength stops cutting the people you love, then sharpen one small edge you can repeat every day.
Expect real drills, not hype. You’ll run the three-pin handle routine (morning anchor, midday reset, evening review), set one boundary tied to your core value, and choose a five-minute action that turns intention into reflex. Frederick Douglass shows how to cut clean without cruelty, George Washington Carver models steady discipline, Desmond Doss proves that clear boundaries make you precise, and Musashi reminds us that one angle, repeated, makes an edge.
Perfect if you’re building discipline in marriage, fatherhood, leadership, or recovery. By the end, you’ll carry your value with control, not swagger, and you’ll have a plan you can start today. Next time we sheath the blade so you protect what you forged when you’re tired and tempted.
0:00 Opening reflection
4:05 Polish: remove the scale
7:44 Handle: build the grip
11:18 Guard: protect yourself and others
15:08 Sharpen and carry
18:53 Call to the Forge
You’re not broken. You’re not behind.
You’re just a man in progress. 🔥
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