Four Titles, One Truth

Tommie Jones & Lance Taylor

Four Titles, One Truth is a real-talk podcast for Black men, veterans, husbands, and fathers navigating life after the military and beyond.

Hosted by two retired U.S. Army leaders, a Sergeant Major and a Colonel, this podcast dives into life after service, fatherhood, marriage, leadership, identity, and personal growth through honest, lived experience.

Each episode explores the conversations that matter:

• Transitioning from military to civilian life

• Relationships, marriage, and family

• Fatherhood and legacy

• Leadership beyond the uniform

• Navigating life as Black men in America

This isn’t advice. This isn’t theory.

It’s real conversations rooted in experience, wins, failures, lessons, and growth.

If you’re looking for a veteran podcast, a Black men’s perspective, or real discussions on life, leadership, and purpose, this is the conversation.

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S3 · E13
Monday · 54 min
What Makes a Marriage Feel Emotionally Safe?
What does emotional safety in marriage feel like, and how do you rebuild it after you’ve caused your spouse pain? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, TJ and Lance talk about the everyday moments that build trust between spouses. TJ shares that he feels safe with Nikki and knows she has his back, yet letting his guard down can still be difficult. He also reflects on his responsibility to make their marriage feel safe for her. Together, they explore the unspoken tests we give our spouses, what repair takes after an apology, and whether our partners feel safe bringing us their hopes as well as their hurt. If you’ve wondered how to build trust in a marriage where both people can be honest and fully themselves, join this conversation. What’s one thing your spouse does that helps you feel safe enough to be honest? Share your thoughts with us? Let's Keep The Conversation Going emotional safety in marriage, trust in marriage, rebuilding trust, marriage communication, vulnerability in marriage, relationship repair, emotional intimacy, healthy marriage, men and marriage, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E12
September 28 · 27 min
Losing Your Father Before He Sees the Man You Become
What happens when your father dies just as he begins to see you as a man? Tommie lost his father in 2004, only 13 years into his 30-year Army career—and just as their relationship was beginning to change. Lance had his father through almost his entire military career but lost him before retirement. In this deeply personal conversation, Tommie and Lance examine father loss, grief, father-son relationships, the need for a father’s approval, and what grown men still need from their fathers after building careers and families of their own. They discuss how a father’s presence—or absence—can shape the way a man approaches leadership, marriage, fatherhood, success, and some of life’s hardest decisions. They also consider how men who lost their fathers early, never knew them, or never felt truly seen can build the guidance and affirmation they didn’t receive. This is not a conversation about comparing grief. It is about carrying the love, lessons, unanswered questions, and desire for our fathers to witness the men we became. If your father is still here, what conversation have you been waiting to have with him? If he’s gone, what part of the person you became do you wish he could have seen? Hosted by retired Army leaders Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor, Four Titles, One Truth brings honest conversations shaped by four perspectives: husbands, fathers, veterans, and Black men. Subscribe and join the conversation. losing your father, death of a father, father loss, grief after losing a parent, father son relationship, men’s grief, grieving dad, adult son grief, fatherhood, becoming a man, making your father proud, healing after loss, men and emotions, Black men and grief, military veterans, military leadership, life after loss, parent loss, Four Titles One Truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor
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S3 · E11
September 21 · 40 min
Why Men Finally Decide to Get Married.
I loved Nikki when I proposed. But love wasn’t the only thing shaping that decision. What finally makes a man ready to ask someone to marry him? Why do men finally decide to get married? TJ and Lance look back at the marriages they grew up around, what they witnessed during their military careers, and how those experiences shaped their own expectations. They talk honestly about love, timing, responsibility, fear of loss, and the moment a relationship becomes a decision about marriage. Marriage, Why Men Get Married, Men and Marriage, Relationships, Commitment, Proposing, Husbands, Love and Responsibility, Military Marriage, Black Men, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E10
September 14 · 48 min
Why Men Feel Alone - Even When They’re Surrounded by People Who Love Them
You can have a spouse, family, friends, and people willing to support you—and still feel completely alone. But what if part of that loneliness comes from never letting them see what you’re truly carrying? Why do some men feel alone even when they’re surrounded by people who genuinely love them? Tommie and Lance examine how fear of betrayal, judgment, and failure can cause men to hide financial pressure, relationship problems, family struggles, and personal setbacks—even from people who have earned their trust. They also confront a harder truth: sometimes the walls that once protected us become the same walls keeping others from truly knowing and supporting us. This is an honest conversation about loneliness, vulnerability, trust, masculinity, military service, and the personal cost of always appearing to have everything under control. male loneliness, loneliness in men, men’s mental health, emotional isolation, men and vulnerability, trust issues, fear of failure, self-isolation, men and relationships, marriage communication, emotional walls, military veterans, Black men, masculinity, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E9
September 7 · 42 min
Can You Fix a Broken Relationship With Your Adult Child?
What do you do when you want a stronger relationship with your adult child…but you don’t know what’s keeping them distant? What do you do when your adult child becomes distant, but you don’t completely understand why? Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about repairing strained relationships with adult children, when to keep parenting, when to simply listen, whether giving them space creates even more distance, and what happens when you’ve apologized, changed, and tried everything you know to do. For parents dealing with distance, adult child estrangement, or simply a relationship that isn’t as close as they hoped, this episode asks a difficult question: Can you repair the relationship or can you only change your side of it and keep the door open? adult children, adult child relationships, parent adult child relationship, strained family relationships, adult child estrangement, reconnect with adult child, fatherhood, parenting adult children, father son relationship, family reconciliation, repairing relationships, distant adult child, family relationships, parenting, fathers, Black fathers, men and fatherhood, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E8
August 31 · 34 min
Why Men Stop Talking in Marriage
Most of the time when a married man says “never mind,” he didn’t forget what he wanted to say. He decided it wasn’t worth saying. But what happens when “never mind” stops being something you say once in a while and becomes how you communicate in your marriage? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance examine why men can feel corrected, dismissed, or unheard in marriage, and why silence can start to feel easier than another argument. But this isn’t about blaming wives. We also turn the mirror around and ask whether men always communicate what we’re actually feeling, whether we confuse being understood with being agreed with, and whether years of marriage can cause both people to assume they already know what the other is going to say. After decades of marriage, we’re still learning that keeping the peace and communicating well aren’t always the same thing. marriage, married men, marriage communication, husbands, men and marriage, relationship communication, feeling unheard, husband wife communication, long term marriage, marriage problems, men stop talking, communication in marriage, healthy marriage, relationship advice, Four Titles One Truth, mens podcast, marriage podcast
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S3 · E7
August 24 · 49 min
Why Becoming A Civilian Was Harder Than Serving
After more than 30 years of active-duty Army service, Tommie thought he was prepared for military retirement. What he wasn’t prepared for was the identity shift that came with transitioning from military service to civilian life. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about military transition, veteran identity, purpose after the military, and the challenges of becoming a civilian again. For decades, the uniform provided structure, responsibility, status, belonging, and a clear mission. But what happens when the uniform comes off and no one is assigning the next mission? Tommie opens up about leaving the Army with unfinished career goals, struggling with the loss of structure, questioning what meaningful work should look like after retirement, adjusting to having more time at home with his wife, learning to rest without feeling unproductive, and trying to build a new sense of purpose without recreating his military career. Tommie and Lance also discuss why two veterans can experience military retirement very differently and what service members should begin thinking about before their final day in uniform. This conversation goes beyond finding a civilian job. It asks the harder questions: Who are you when the title, rank, responsibility, and daily mission are gone? How do you find purpose after military service without trying to become the person you used to be? And what should veterans know about transitioning to civilian life that a transition-assistance class may never fully prepare them for? Whether you are approaching military retirement, recently separated from active duty, have been a veteran for years, or are leaving any long-term career that became part of your identity, this episode is about learning how to build the next chapter when the old one helped define who you were. military transition, veteran transition, civilian life, life after the military, military retirement, Army retirement, veterans, veteran identity, purpose after military service, finding purpose, transition to civilian life, military to civilian transition, life after service, retired military, veteran mental health, identity after retirement, Army veteran, SFL-TAP, Transition Assistance Program, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E6
August 17 · 31 min
What Happens When A Blackman Admits He Is Not Ok?
For many men, keeping things close to the vest can feel like protection. Health concerns. Mental health. Financial struggles. Marriage problems. Fear. Failure. Problems with our children. Even parts of our past we would rather people not know. But there’s a difference between privacy and secrecy, and sometimes a difference between protecting ourselves and protecting the image we want other people to see. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance examine this question through their own experiences as Black men, husbands, fathers, and veterans. Where did we learn what a man should handle on his own? Why can admitting something is wrong feel dangerous? Who gets to see the man behind the image? What happens when information shared in confidence becomes ammunition? And what has keeping everything inside cost us? We also confront a harder question: Have we ever exaggerated, omitted, or reshaped parts of our own stories because we wanted to appear stronger, more successful, more relevant, or more capable than we actually felt? This is not a conversation telling Black men to open up, share everything, or trust everybody. Some things deserve to remain private, and everybody has not earned access to our vulnerability. Instead, we’re asking ourselves: Am I keeping this to myself because it deserves to be private—or because I’m afraid of what you’ll think of me if you know the truth? And ultimately: Has allowing someone to know the man behind the armor been worth the risk? Four Titles, One Truth is a conversation about life through the experiences of husbands, fathers, veterans, and Black men. We don’t have all the answers. We share what we’ve lived, what we’ve learned, what we’ve gotten wrong, and what we’re still trying to understand. If this conversation resonates with you, share it with someone who might see himself in it, and let’s keep the conversation going. #BlackMen #MensMentalHealth #BlackMensMentalHealth #Vulnerability #FourTitlesOneTruth
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S3 · E5
August 10 · 45 min
What Happens When Being A Provider Isn’t Good Enough for Your Family?
What does it really mean to provide for your family? And what happens when the money, sacrifice, and hard work still aren’t enough? For generations, many men were taught that being a good husband and father meant one thing above everything else: provide. Work hard. Pay the bills. Keep food on the table. Make sure your family never goes without. Tommie learned that definition by watching his father work for 35 years at Armco Steel in Middletown, Ohio. Later, the Army reinforced another version of the same lesson: long hours, responsibility, sacrifice, and mission first. Then fatherhood forced him to confront a painful truth. For 18 years, Tommie consistently paid child support for his son, believing that financial provision was at least one way his son would know that his father cared. Then his son told him: “I didn’t know you paid child support.” That moment changed the way Tommie understood fatherhood. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about the difference between providing for your family and being present with your family. They discuss the definitions of manhood they inherited, how work and success can unintentionally cost our families access to us, what children actually remember about their fathers, and whether relationships can still be rebuilt when a man realizes he was present in provision but absent in presence. This isn’t a conversation telling men to stop working hard or providing for their families. It’s about expanding the definition of what it means to provide. Because sometimes the most important thing our families need from us isn’t something we can put in a bank account. It’s us. Four Titles, One Truth explores life through four lenses: Husbands. Fathers. Veterans. Black Men. If this conversation makes you think about your own father, your children, your marriage, or the way you show love to your family, share your story in the comments. fatherhood, being a good father, Black fatherhood, Black fathers, father and son relationship, fatherhood regrets, absent father, present father, emotionally present father, providing for your family, family provider, provider mindset, husband and father, being a good husband, work life balance, work family balance, parenting, parenting adult children, rebuilding father son relationship, healing father son relationship, men and fatherhood, men over 50, Black men over 50, Black men podcast, veteran fathers, military fathers, military family, Army veteran, retired military, fatherhood after military service, generational fatherhood, generational patterns, manhood, masculinity, Black masculinity, men and emotions, emotional availability, family relationships, marriage and fatherhood, child support, parental presence, financial provision, Four Titles One Truth, Four Titles One Truth podcast Subscribe and... Let's Keep the Conversation Going.
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S3 · E4
August 3 · 34 min
Are You Happy in Your Marriage…or Just Comfortable? | A Conversation for Husbands
What happens when a marriage isn’t falling apart…but isn’t growing either? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about a question many husbands never stop to ask: Are you happy in your marriage…or have you simply become comfortable? Through personal reflection and lived experience, they discuss how careers, responsibilities, routine, and complacency can slowly replace intentional love and pursuit. This isn’t about blaming wives or exposing private details…it’s about husbands taking ownership of the marriages they’re helping create. Whether you’ve been married for two years or thirty, this conversation challenges every husband to ask if he’s still pursuing the woman he promised to love. In this episode you’ll learn: • The difference between loving your wife and intentionally investing in your marriage • Why good husbands can unintentionally become complacent • Practical lessons Tommie and Lance wish they had learned earlier • How small, intentional actions can strengthen a marriage over time If this episode resonates with you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another husband who may need to hear this conversation. “Let’s Keep the Conversation Going” marriage marriage advice husbands husband relationships relationship advice married life healthy marriage communication intentional marriage marriage tips personal growth self reflection emotional intelligence Black men Black marriage military marriage veteran Four Titles One Truth Tommie Jones Lance Taylor podcast men’s podcast men’s mental health self improvement
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S3 · E3
July 20 · 1 hr 17 min
Leading at Work While Leading at Home | Leadership Doesn't Change, The Audience Does
Are you leading your family the same way you lead at work? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Dr. Jermain Williamson (CW5 (R)) joins Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor for an honest conversation about one of leadership’s biggest challenges: learning to lead at home while building a career leading others. The military intentionally develops leaders through schools, mentors, promotions, and decades of experience. At the same time, many leaders are also becoming husbands and fathers, but without the same roadmap. Together, three retired senior Army leaders reflect on what they had to unlearn, what remained constant, and why leadership principles may never change, but the people we lead often require a different approach. In this episode we discuss: Leading Soldiers versus leading your spouse and children Why influence matters more than authority at home Leadership habits that helped at work but hurt at home Earning trust inside your family Leadership after military retirement Building a legacy that extends beyond rank What every husband, father, veteran, and leader can learn about influence Whether you’re serving in the military, leading a business, raising a family, or simply trying to become a better leader, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about what leadership really looks like. About Four Titles, One Truth: Four Titles, One Truth is a conversation-driven podcast exploring life through four lenses: • Husbands • Fathers • Veterans • Black Men Every Monday, Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor have honest conversations that challenge perspectives, share lived experiences, and encourage growth through authentic dialogue. 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and YouTube Podcasts. 🌐 Website: https://sites.google.com/view/four-titles-one-truth Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, and Substack. "Let’s Keep the Conversation Going" Four Titles One Truth, Leadership, Leadership at Home, Leadership at Work, Family Leadership, Military Leadership, Veteran Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Podcast, Influence, Trust, Character, Marriage, Fatherhood, Work Life Balance, Men's Podcast, Black Men, Military Veteran, Dr. Jermain Williamson, CW5 Jermain Williamson
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S3 · E2
July 13 · 39 min
Why Good Fathers Still Have Regrets
Can you be a good father and still fail your child in ways you deeply regret? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about fatherhood mistakes, missed opportunities, and the difficult gap between loving your children and making sure they actually feel loved. Tommie reflects on his own relationship with his adult son and the painful realization that good intentions, financial support, and love do not always replace consistent presence. Together, Tommie and Lance discuss the regrets fathers carry, the difference between providing and being present, how conflict between parents can affect children, and why patience can sometimes become avoidance. They also confront a difficult question many fathers eventually face: Can you consider yourself a good father while acknowledging the ways you failed your child? This conversation isn’t about blaming mothers, fathers, divorce, military service, careers, or circumstances. It’s about accountability, growth, forgiveness, and recognizing that regret doesn’t have to be the end of the story. If you’re a father struggling with past mistakes, trying to rebuild a relationship with an adult child, or simply wondering how to become a more present and intentional parent before more time passes, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we discuss: • Why good fathers still carry regrets • Fatherhood mistakes and missed opportunities • The difference between providing and being present • Loving your child versus making sure they feel loved • How conflict between parents can affect children • Taking accountability for mistakes as a father • Rebuilding relationships with adult children • What fathers can do before regret becomes permanent Four Titles, One Truth is a real-talk podcast for Black men navigating life as fathers, husbands, veterans, and men building community through truth, growth, and shared experience. Listen, reflect, and join the conversation. “Let’s keep the conversation going” fatherhood, fatherhood regrets, good fathers, fatherhood mistakes, parenting mistakes, fathers and sons, adult children, absent fathers, present fathers, involved fathers, father son relationships, rebuilding family relationships, parenting adult children, father accountability, parenting regrets, divorced fathers, coparenting, Black fathers, Black fatherhood, military fathers, veteran fathers, men over 50, mens personal growth, mens podcast, Black men podcast, Four Titles One Truth
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S3 · E1
July 6 · 41 min
What Nobody Tells Men About Life After 50 | Marriage, Purpose, Retirement & Aging as Men
What Nobody Tells Men About Life After 50 is an honest conversation about aging, purpose, marriage, fatherhood, retirement, health, friendships, and how our perspective changes as we get older. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, retired Army leaders Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor discuss the realities of life after 50—the lessons they wish someone had shared years ago and the truths many men quietly discover for themselves. If you’re approaching 50, already over 50, retired from the military, navigating marriage, raising adult children, or simply wondering what this next chapter of life should look like, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we discuss: • The fears about turning 50 that never came true • What actually becomes harder after 50 • The advice we’d give our 35-year-old selves • How priorities change as we grow older • Why time feels different after 50 • Marriage, family, health, and purpose in the second half of life • Living intentionally instead of waiting for “someday” Four Titles, One Truth is a conversation-driven podcast where two retired Army leaders explore life through the perspectives of husbands, fathers, veterans, and Black men. Our goal is to create honest conversations that challenge, encourage, and inspire while building a community where meaningful dialogue continues long after each episode ends. If this conversation resonated with you: ✔ Follow the podcast ✔ Leave a review ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it ✔ Join the conversation in the comments Connect with Four Titles, One Truth: Website: https://sites.google.com/view/four-titles-one-truth YouTube: Four Titles, One Truth Facebook: Four Titles, One Truth LinkedIn: Four Titles, One Truth Instagram: @fourtitlesonetruth TikTok: @fourtitlesonetruth Substack: Four Titles, One Truth #LifeAfter50 #MenOver50 #Marriage #Fatherhood #Veterans #BlackMen #Retirement #PersonalGrowth #LifeLessons #FourTitlesOneTruth Four Titles One Truth podcast men’s podcast Black men husbands fatherhood veterans military veterans marriage relationships personal growth life lessons life after 50, turning 50, men over 50, aging, retirement, purpose, middle age, healthy aging, Society & Culture
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S2 · E38
June 8 · 3 min
Thank You for an Incredible Season 2 | Season 3 Returns 6, July 2026
Thank you to everyone who has listened, watched, subscribed, commented, shared an episode, visited our website, or supported Four Titles, One Truth in any way. What started as two friends having honest conversations has grown into a community that continues to challenge, encourage, and inspire us. The conversations have helped us grow as husbands, fathers, veterans, and Black men, and we can only hope they’ve helped some of you along the way as well. We’re taking a short break, but we’ll be back with Season 3 on July 6 with more guests, more perspectives, more meaningful conversations, and a few surprises along the way. Until then, thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s keep the conversation going. 🌐 Visit our website: Four Titles, One Truth Website⁠ 🎧 Follow and listen on your favorite podcast platform. 📺 Subscribe and watch on YouTube. 📱 Follow Four Titles, One Truth on Facebook, LinkedIn, Substack, TikTok, and X for clips, updates, and behind-the-scenes content. Four Titles One Truth Tommie Jones Lance Taylor Black Men Fathers Husbands Veterans Personal Growth Leadership Life Lessons Relationships Community Authentic Conversations Men’s Issues Season 2 Finale Season 3 Podcast Community
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June 1 · 48 min
Why Didn't Anybody Teach Us About Juneteenth?
Two retired Army veterans, fathers, and Black men ask a simple question: How did we grow up in America and barely know anything about Juneteenth? In this episode, Tommie and Lance talk about growing up Black in America in the Midwest...and neither of us remembers being taught much about Juneteenth. Not in school. Not in church. Not in everyday conversations. Years later, after discovering Juneteenth for ourselves, we started asking questions about what we knew, what we didn’t know, and why some parts of Black history seemed to receive far less attention than others. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, we discuss our personal experiences learning about Juneteenth, what the holiday means to us today, how becoming a federal holiday changed public awareness, and why conversations about history still matter. This isn’t a history lesson. It’s an honest conversation between two Black men, fathers, husbands, veterans, and lifelong learners trying to understand a part of American history they wish they had known sooner. In This Episode: Our first memories of hearing about Juneteenth Why neither of us learned much about it growing up Black history topics we remember being taught What changed after Juneteenth became a federal holiday Patriotism, service, and understanding history Why some stories are remembered and others forgotten Juneteenth, Juneteenth history, Black history, Black history month, African American history, Black culture, American history, history education, race in America, Black fathers, Black men, military veterans, veteran podcast, fatherhood podcast, husband podcast, Four Titles One Truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor, Juneteenth federal holiday, Black community, civil rights history, freedom day, emancipation, Black voices, cultural history, history conversation, podcast for men, military leadership, Black perspectives, Juneteenth discussion
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S2 · E36
May 25 · 34 min
We Really Thought This Was Cool? | The Stuff We Thought Was Cool Growing Up
Remember backward hats, giant shorts, loud bass systems, tube socks, and movies we thought were classics? Yeah…we need to talk about it. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance take a break from heavy conversations and look back at the trends, styles, habits, and moments we were convinced made us cool growing up…that now make absolutely no sense. From backward hats, baggy shorts, loud bass systems, and tube socks…to old movies, TV shows, and “old man habits” we used to laugh at, this conversation is full of nostalgia, laughter, and the realization that aging slowly turns all of us into our parents. The guys also talk about things today’s generation would never understand, trends they secretly wish would come back, and why every generation eventually looks back and wonders: “What were we thinking?” If you grew up in the 80s or 90s… this episode is for you. four titles one truth, nostalgia podcast, 80s nostalgia, 90s nostalgia, growing up in the 90s, black podcast, funny podcast, generational podcast, old school trends, things we thought were cool, 90s fashion, old school memories, black culture podcast, lifestyle podcast, military veterans podcast, fathers podcast, husbands podcast, funny conversation podcast, backward hats, loud bass systems, old man habits, Gen X podcast, aging humor, comedy conversation podcast, tube socks, 90s culture, growing up black in the 80s and 90s
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S2 · E35
May 18 · 56 min
When Military Service Ends… the Battle Doesn’t Always End With It
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, retired Army leaders Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor sit down with Navy Chaplain Dr. Larry Brant to talk about the difficult reality of suicide in the military, mental health, leadership guilt, trauma after deployment, and the emotional weight carried by service members long after they return home. Tommie opens up about losing Soldiers under his leadership to suicide and tragic circumstances after combat deployments, while Dr. Brant brings insight from years of counseling and supporting military members through some of their darkest moments. This is not a clinical discussion. This is a real conversation about pain, leadership, trauma, accountability, faith, and the questions many veterans and families still struggle to answer. 🔥 What’s Covered: Military suicide and life after combat PTSD, trauma, and emotional isolation Leadership guilt after losing soldiers Why some veterans struggle after returning home Mental health in the military Faith, grief, and personal responsibility The emotional toll on leaders and families Why suicide is more complex than many people realize 📘 About Dr. Larry Brant New Book Available Now: Restoring the Broken 🌐 Website: Restoring the Broken 🎧 Audiobook Available On: Amazon & Audible 📧 Contact: chapsbrant@yahoo.com 🎙️ Four Titles, One Truth is a real-talk podcast for Black men, fathers, husbands, veterans, and anyone navigating life, identity, leadership, and growth through honest conversation and lived experience. military suicide, veteran mental health, PTSD, military PTSD, suicide awareness, veterans podcast, army leadership, military trauma, combat trauma, life after deployment, chaplain interview, military mental health, black veterans, Army veterans, Navy chaplain, leadership and loss, suicide prevention, veterans after war, military life, four titles one truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor, military podcast, mental health conversation, trauma and leadership, surviving war, military transition, depression in veterans, grief and leadership, veteran suicide awareness
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S2 · E34
May 11 · 58 min
Politics Feels Different When You’re Black
What happens when politics stops feeling political… and starts feeling personal? There are moments when politics stop feeling distant… and start feeling personal. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance have an honest conversation about what the current political climate feels like through their lens as Black men, fathers, husbands, and veterans. This isn’t a debate about parties. It’s a conversation about identity, race, representation, patriotism, frustration, responsibility, and the emotional weight many Black Americans feel in today’s America. The conversation explores questions surrounding racism, political division, DEI, voting rights, leadership, family conversations, and what it means to stay informed without becoming consumed by anger. If you’ve ever felt like politics impacts your life differently depending on who you are...this conversation is for you. What’s Covered Why politics feels personal for many Black Americans Serving America while questioning how America sees you Why some people believe racism no longer exists DEI, race conversations, and political frustration The emotional impact of modern politics on Black families Staying informed without becoming consumed by anger Leadership, identity, and protecting the next generation black men black culture politics race in america dei racism black fathers black veterans social issues voting rights american politics black voices leadership current events four titles one truth mental health black families identity patriotism real conversations
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S2 · E33
April 27 · 1 hr 15 min
Success Isn't Enough...Now What? | The Truth About Achievement & Emptiness
What happens when you do everything right… build the career, provide for your family, and become the man you said you’d be… and it still doesn’t feel like enough? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance sit down with Albert Butler (CPA, author, father, and leader) for a real conversation about success, identity, and the quiet tension many men carry but rarely talk about. This isn’t about money, titles, or status. It’s about what happens after you achieve those things—and realize something still feels off. Through lived experience, the conversation explores: • The moment success stops feeling like success • The pressure to achieve and who we’re really doing it for • What success actually costs behind the scenes • Identity beyond titles, roles, and accomplishments • The shift from leaving something to your children…to leaving something in them This is not advice. This is perspective real thoughts, real experiences, and honest reflection from three men navigating life, purpose, and what it truly means to feel fulfilled. If you’ve ever questioned whether success alone is enough…this conversation is for you. success, purpose, identity, masculinity, fatherhood, leadership, personal growth, black men, generational wealth, legacy, mental health for men, life after success, fulfillment, entrepreneurship mindset
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S2 · E32
April 20 · 1 hr 17 min
Are we Raising Boys Too Fast?
In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance sit down with Kaleth Wright to have an honest, unfiltered conversation about fatherhood, pressure, and the reality of raising boys into men. This isn’t a parenting guide. This is a real conversation between fathers who have already raised their sons and are now looking back at the results. Together, they explore: When fathers start expecting boys to act like men How upbringing and environment shape parenting decisions The pressure placed on young boys too early What may be lost when boys are rushed into manhood The difference between preparing sons and overloading them Honest reflection on what worked and what may have missed the mark With decades of leadership experience and lived perspective, this conversation goes beyond theory and into reality what was done, what was learned, and what fathers see now in the men their sons have become. If you’ve ever questioned how to raise a son, or reflected on how you were raised, this episode will challenge you to think deeper. 🎙️ Four Titles, One Truth A real-talk podcast for Black men navigating life as fathers, husbands, veterans, and men—built on lived experience, not advice. Let's Keep The Conversation Going?
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