Excellence Above Talent Podcast

About Excellence Above Talent Podcast

The State of Man Is in Crisis—It’s Time for a Conversation. The Excellence Above Talent podcast was born from pain, loss, and a deep need for change. - Men are 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide than women. - Men commit the majority of violence in the U.S., including domestic abuse and sexual assault. - 90% of the prison population consists of men. These are not just statistics—they represent broken families, lost lives, and a cycle of harm and abuse that must end. As a BIPP (Batterer’s Intervention and Prevention Program) Director for four years, I’ve had countless conversations with men—men who believed abuse was necessary, men who didn’t even realize they were abusers. What I learned is that men want to talk, but they have no safe space to do so. Society teaches men to suppress their struggles, to avoid vulnerability, and to uphold a toxic version of manhood. But silence is destroying us. The Excellence Above Talent podcast is here to challenge the status quo. We’re redefining what it means to be a man—one conversation at a time. Join me. Let’s fight for the future of manhood. Our sons are watching. #ExcellenceAboveTalent #MensMentalHealth #RedefiningManhood #BreakTheCycle

Publisher

Aaron Thomas

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

130 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   How Watermelon And Fried Chicken Became Racist Symbols

   Send us Fan Mail We break down how racist stereotypes get created, why they stick, and what history gets erased when a joke becomes “truth.” We connect the origins of food stereotypes, modern data on assistance and arrests, and the mental health pressure of having to prove you are the exception. • tracing the watermelon stereotype to post-emancipation independence and racist propaganda • explaining the waiter carrier history and how Black women used food sales to build livelihoods...

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   2 Oct 2026

   What If Dignity Matters Even For People You Dislike

   Send us Fan Mail Silence can look like strength, but it often starts as fear. I’m back from a short reset with a new direction for Excellence Above Talent: one week we go deep on men’s mental health, accountability, and how we show up, and the next week we dig into Black American history that deserves more attention. We’re kicking that off with a theme I needed to learn the hard way: strong does not mean silent. I tell a story from my time at a large oil field company, where I saw some...

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   11 Sept 2026

   Stop Trying To Be Everyone’s Hero

   Send us Fan Mail We wrestle with the fear that hits when a move or life transition makes us feel unseen, unneeded, and disconnected. We draw a hard line between healthy responsibility and the dangerous belief that our worth depends on being useful. • why men need a place where our presence has weight • the identity shock of moving from being known to being anonymous • the danger of confusing being needed with being loved • how usefulness can mask loneliness, burnout, ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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