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 · E18
Today · 43 min
Do We Still Support Our Troops?
When a country gets tired of war, do the people wearing the uniform feel like we’ve grown tired of them, too? We remember strangers thanking us for our service, paying for meals, and applauding as we returned home from deployment. Those moments meant something. Today, we’re asking what has changed, and whether public appreciation tells the whole story of how America supports its troops. In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, retired Army veterans Tommie Jones and Lance Taylor share their experiences with military service, homecomings, and the connection between those who serve and the country they serve. We explore: • Whether Americans are tired of war or disconnected from military life. • How someone can disagree with a war and still support service members. • The sacrifices carried by military spouses, children, and families. • What meaningful support looks like during service and after the uniform comes off. Whether you’re active duty, a veteran, part of a military family, or someone who wants to better understand their experience, there’s a place for you in this conversation. Has the way people show their support changed? What makes you feel supported today? Follow Four Titles, One Truth, share this episode, and Let’s keep the conversation going. support our troops, military appreciation, military service, veterans, active duty military, military families, military spouses, military homecoming, deployment, thank you for your service, civilian military divide, life after military service, Army veterans, veteran podcast, Four Titles One Truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor
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S3 · E17
November 2 · 31 min
Do Your Children Really Know Who You Are?
Your children know you as Dad. But how much do they know about the person you were before fatherhood, your dreams, fears, mistakes, and the experiences that shaped you? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance explore father-child relationships from both sides: as sons who still have questions about their fathers and as fathers considering what their own children know about them. Tommie reflects on discovering at his father’s funeral how proudly his dad spoke about him. Lance shares how becoming a father helped him understand why men keep certain experiences private—even from the people they love most. Together, they discuss the difference between privacy and emotional distance, sharing life lessons without burdening your children, and helping adult children understand the man beyond Dad. What do we want our children to hear directly from us while we have the opportunity to tell them? An honest conversation about fatherhood, family stories, communication, and being known by the people we love. Let's Keep the Conversation Going fatherhood, fatherhood podcast, father child relationships, father son relationships, father daughter relationships, fathers and adult children, understanding your father, knowing your parents, Black fathers, Black fatherhood, family communication, family stories, fatherhood and identity, emotional connection, parenting adult children, Four Titles One Truth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor
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S3 · E16
October 26 · 44 min
When a Black Man Walks Into the Room | Confidence & Respect
Same confidence. Different expectations. What changes when a Black man walks into a room full of Black people versus a room full of white people? In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance explore Black men’s confidence, identity, belonging, and the expectation of respect. Through their own experiences, they examine how childhood, family, and military service shaped the way they read a room—and decide how to engage. Tommie enters one room prepared to insist on equal standing and another hoping to connect and build something together. He remains watchful in both. The conversation explores: • What changes internally when the people in the room change. • When they first learned to approach different environments differently. • How Black adults shaped their understanding of confidence and presence. • Why respect and brotherhood don’t always come from where they expect. • Whether these different expectations should exist—and what needs to change. How do you adjust your approach without diminishing who you are? Listen, share your perspective, and send this episode to someone you want to have this conversation with. Four Titles, One Truth: Honest conversations through the lenses of Black men, husbands, fathers, and veterans. Four Titles One Truth, Black men, Black male confidence, Black identity, confidence and respect, Black masculinity, code switching, racial perceptions, belonging, Black brotherhood, navigating white spaces, self worth, authenticity, leadership, Black veterans, Black men podcast, personal growth, Tommie Jones, Lance Taylor
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S3 · E15
October 19 · 46 min
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 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
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S3 · E14
October 12 · 1 hr
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
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S3 · E13
October 5 · 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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