Nate Spangle never set out to build a media company. He set out to be the first truck in line at the Indy 500. That single idea, filmed on his phone while walking into work, blew up overnight and became Get Indiana, the brand now known across the state for hyping up small towns, local businesses, and the people most folks would drive right past.

In this episode, Chris Anderson sits down with Nate to unpack how a $3,000 truck off Facebook Marketplace turned into a full media company, and why plain old curiosity is the real engine behind all of it. Nate opens up about the loss that reshaped how he sees people, the strategy behind his fastest-growing videos, and the mindset that keeps him swinging even when a big idea does not land.

Here is what Chris and Nate get into:

• How one viral video and a 1986 Dodge truck launched Get Indiana and 15,000 followers in six weeks
• Why you cannot fake obsession, and how being real beats being polished every time
• The "delta" strategy: finding the gap between what people want and what nobody else is making
• Losing his mom at 20, the second chance he got with his grandmother, and how learning to ask better questions changed everything
• Why chasing a thousand real fans beats chasing a million strangers
• Building a team, handing off the mic, and turning a one-man brand into a real business
• The habits that keep him going: a short memory, no sulking, and dreaming so big it makes people uncomfortable

Whether you want to start something of your own, grow an audience, or just get more out of every single day, Nate's story is a straight shot of proof that the only way it does not work out is if you quit.

Follow Nate and Get Indiana at getindiana.com and @NateSpangle on all social media. New episodes of The Upgraded Man drop every week

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Most men were never taught how to be a great father or husband — they were left to figure it out on their own, often repeating the very patterns they swore they'd break. In this episode of the Upgraded Man Podcast, host Chris Anderson sits down with Larry Hagner, founder and CEO of The Dad Edge, who has spent fourteen years building a community and body of work to help men lead their families with intention.

Larry opens up about growing up without his biological father, an abusive stepfather, and the night he crossed a line with his own four-year-old son that changed everything. From there, the two dig into the real, teachable skills that separate present fathers and husbands from absent ones.

In this conversation, Larry and Chris cover:

• Why the quality of every relationship lives in the repair, not the harmony or disharmony
• How to own your mistakes with your kids without losing respect or authority
• The forgiveness "plant" analogy and why forgive-and-forget doesn't work
• Leading yourself first (faith and fitness) so you have something to give your family
• Why your marriage belongs on the front burner, not behind the kids
• Prioritizing your spouse's three core needs: to be seen, heard, and safe
• Creating psychological safety so your kids call you at 3 a.m. instead of rolling the dice
• The three-part communication blueprint: respond vs. react, lead with structure, provide safety
• Replacing the word "why" with "tell me more" to defuse defensiveness
• The middle ground between toxic masculinity and the passive "nice guy"
• Setting and enforcing boundaries as a kind man, not a controlling one
• Why "there's no such thing as an unconditional relationship"

Larry also shares the story of reconnecting with his biological father after eighteen years and the deathbed quote that drives him to leave nothing on the table.

Larry Hagner is the founder of The Dad Edge, host of The Dad Edge Podcast, and author of "The Pursuit of Legendary Fatherhood." Connect with him @thedadedge on Instagram and YouTube. Free resources: thedadedge.com/25questions (conversation starters for your wife), thedadedge.com/kidquestions (75 questions for kids by age), and thedadedge.com/legendarybook for his signed book plus two free courses.

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Ever feel like you're grinding harder than ever and still scraping by before the next paycheck hits? You're not bad with money. The world changed — and most men were never handed a plan.

In this episode of The Upgraded Man Podcast, Chris Anderson sits down with Philip Lanier, a former construction laborer who went from homelessness to selling his own company and now teaches everyday people how to take control of their finances without shame.

Philip gets real about the "death by a thousand cuts" that quietly drains your accounts, the borrowed scoreboard that keeps you chasing the wrong version of success, and why getting your priorities in the right order matters more than how much you earn.

In this conversation, you'll learn:

• Why so many men operate without a financial plan — and how the world is engineered to profit from that
• The "death by a thousand cuts" problem hiding in your subscriptions and monthly payments
• How to face your bank app without shame and get one small win today
• Why chasing the "American dream scoreboard" keeps you stuck and stressed
• The sea turtle lesson on struggle, and what it teaches us about raising money-smart kids
• Practical guardrails to stop justifying debt and start delaying gratification
• How building generational financial wisdom beats a better golf swing every time

Whether you're living paycheck to paycheck or just tired of feeling behind, this episode delivers the mindset shift and practical steps to make money feel calmer this week.

Connect with Philip Lanier:
Financial class: yourmoneyessentials.com
Business coaching: corebusinessessentials.com

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