Four Titles, One Truth

About Four Titles, One Truth

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. Four Titles. One Truth. 630147

Publisher

Tommie Jones & Lance Taylor

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Why Do Men Stay Stuck — Even When They Want More?

   You can look successful and still feel stuck. What happens when you want more for yourself, but procrastination, fear of failure, or not knowing where to start keeps getting in the way? Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor look inward at the habits, responsibilities, and learned limits that have shaped their own personal growth, from putting off important tasks to questioning whose definition of success they’ve been chasing. Through their experiences as husbands, fathers, Army veterans, and Black men, they explore: • Recognizing when achievement has stopped feeling like growth • What procrastination may be helping you avoid • Making room for your goals when others depend on you • How race, upbringing, and experience shape what feels possible • Taking responsibility for your next step An honest conversation about where we’ve held ourselves back, where we’ve needed guidance, and what it takes to move forward. Where do you feel stuck and what’s one step you’re ready to take? Follow Four Titles, One Truth on your favorite podcast app, download this episode for your next drive or walk, and share it with someone ready for this conversation. Watch our conversations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FourTitlesOneTruth (https://www.youtube.com/@FourTitlesOneTruth) Let's Keep The Conversation Going eeling stuck, personal growth, procrastination, fear of failure, men’s self improvement, motivation and discipline, limiting beliefs, Black men, defining success, fatherhood, marriage, military veterans, Four Titles One Truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   We’re Not Resilient…We’re Just Surviving (And That’s The Problem)

   Are men truly resilient, or have we simply become good at surviving whatever life throws at us? For generations, men have been taught to push through adversity, carry their responsibilities, hide their struggles, and keep moving forward. But does surviving difficult experiences automatically make us resilient? Or have we confused endurance with genuine strength? In Season 3, Episode 14 of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor welcome entrepreneur, inventor, author, and resilience coach David Ask for an honest conversation about what resilience really means in the lives of men. David, the creator of StatGuardPlus and lead coach for Dr. Andy Garrett’s True North Resiliency Program, brings his personal experiences with failure, perseverance, entrepreneurship, and fatherhood into a conversation that challenges traditional ideas about strength. Together, we explore: Resilience vs. survival: Are we growing through adversity or simply learning to endure it? When resilience fails: What happens when the strength we’ve always depended on is no longer enough? Men and emotional strength: Have we mistaken suppressing emotions for being resilient? Grit vs. resilience: Is determination enough to carry us through life’s hardest moments? Fatherhood and resilience: How do we raise strong sons without teaching them that vulnerability is weakness? This isn’t a conversation about being tougher. It’s about understanding ourselves, recognizing what difficult experiences have taught us, and questioning whether the ways we’ve survived are actually helping us grow. Because sometimes the strongest thing a man can do isn’t to keep pushing. It’s to recognize when something needs to change. Whether you’re a husband, father, veteran, or a man trying to become a better version of yourself, this conversation is an invitation to reconsider what resilience looks like in your own life. Join the conversation: Have you ever looked back at a difficult period in your life and realized you weren’t necessarily being resilient—you were simply trying to survive? Share your perspective in the comments. Your experiences may help another man see his own journey differently. About Our Guest: David Ask: Entrepreneur, inventor, resilience coach, and author of the upcoming Guardians of Grit, David focuses on identity, self-awareness, perseverance, and helping individuals and families develop resilience from within. About Four Titles, One Truth Hosted by two retired U.S. Army senior leaders, Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor, Four Titles, One Truth explores the realities of life through four perspectives: husbands, fathers, veterans, and Black men. Real experiences. Honest conversations. Let’s keep the conversation going Men's Resilience, Resilience vs Survival, Men's Mental Health, Emotional Resilience, Grit vs Resilience, Masculinity, Fatherhood, Personal Growth, Self Awareness, Men's Emotional Health, Overcoming Adversity, David Ask, Four Titles One Truth, Men Over 50, Veteran Perspectives, Identity and Purpose

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   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

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

33,174

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

748 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

0

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