The Men's Roundtable Series

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  The Men's Roundtable Series - The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep Avoiding 08.10.2026 1j 5min

  The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep Avoiding We stop pretending silence is strength and name the pressure cooker that builds when men avoid hard conversations. We share personal stories about counseling, father wounds, shame, forgiveness, and why waiting for the right time keeps men stuck. • Pressure cooker emotions and why bottling up backfires • How counseling and faith create space for honesty in marriage • The lack of healthy male communication models in culture • Why pr...
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  The MRTS - "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell 08.10.2026 18min

  Episode Summary: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell Episode Title: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell Scripture Anchors: Psalm 32:3–5 | Psalm 13 | Proverbs 4:23 "I'm good." Two syllables, one tiny lie—and a phrase most men have been using for years to mask how they really feel. In this episode, we challenge the lie that emotional fitness is weakness and explore what happens when we bury unspoken pain under work, numbing, or silence. Looking at King David’s raw honesty in ...
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  The MRTS Spotlight - Don’t Ask Why. Ask Why Not: Resilience & Refusing To Quit | Jay Setchell 08.10.2026 30min

  What if your circumstances changed—but your purpose didn’t? In this Men’s Roundtable Series Spotlight, we sit down with Jay Setchell, a Marine, entrepreneur, corporate leader, and man whose life has been shaped by faith, resilience, courage, failure, perseverance, and an unwillingness to quit. Now in his mid-70s and mostly paralyzed, Jay remains actively involved in multiple ventures and continues to pursue life with the same mindset that has guided him for decades: Don’t ask why. Ask why not...
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  The MRTS Spotlight - When Men Have Contacts But No Friends 01.10.2026 23min

  Your phone can be packed with names and still feel useless when life cracks open at 3 a.m. We’re talking straight to husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons about the quiet crisis behind male loneliness: confusing a network for a brotherhood, and mistaking independence for strength. If you’ve ever scrolled through contacts during a hard moment and realized you didn’t know who to call, you already understand the problem. We break down a simple framework for male friendship that actually works i...
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  The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: The Art of Losing — What Failure Teaches a Man 01.10.2026 1j

  Winning can be a great motivator, but it can also become a trap. We’ve both seen grown men melt down over a loss, chase “respect” through constant one-upmanship, and treat every moment like a scoreboard. That’s not just awkward, it’s a warning sign that our identity is tied to outcomes instead of character, purpose, and love. We talk through what failure actually teaches a man when life doesn’t cooperate: when the deal falls apart, the job ends, the relationship changes, or the dream you car...
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  The MRTS - From Sprint to Marathon: Building a Life You Can Sustain 24.09.2026 1j 3min

  When did your pace stop being ambition and start being survival? Men are often taught to push harder, work longer, sacrifice more, and keep going. But what happens when the pace that helped you build your life begins to destroy the life you're building? In this conversation, the Men’s Roundtable Series examines burnout, discipline, recovery, personal systems, non-negotiables, and the legacy being created through our everyday habits. The question isn't simply how much we can accomplish. It's...
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  The Men's Roundtable Series - The Man in the Mirror: Integrity, Alignment & the Hidden Life 17.09.2026 1j 5min

  Why is it sometimes easier to perform in public than to be honest in private? Every man has a public life and a private life. The question is whether they are actually aligned. This conversation takes an honest look at the hidden pressures men carry, the energy required to maintain an image, and the ways we use work, distraction, achievement, and other escapes to avoid what we don't want to confront. Because what remains unresolved in private rarely stays there. Eventually, it finds its way i...
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  The Mens Round Table Series - "The Challenge of Connection" 17.09.2026 1j 14min

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  The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast - Brotherhood That Goes Deeper Than Networking 10.09.2026 1j 1min

  Most of us can spot a fake connection a mile away and a lot of “networking” feels exactly like that. Tonight we get honest about what real brotherhood looks like when you strip away the handshakes, the business cards, and the polished public version of ourselves. We’re chasing something harder and better: a men’s community built on trust, vulnerability, and the willingness to be known enough to actually change. We talk through the everyday places change gets resisted: money stewardship, budg...
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  Done Carrying It Alone: Why Men Struggle With Connection, Communication & Relationships | Eric Williams 10.09.2026 23min

  How much can a man carry before carrying it alone becomes the thing that breaks him? In this episode of the Men's Roundtable Series Podcast, we sit down with Eric Williams, relationship expert, Marriage and Family Therapist, former U.S. Army paratrooper, husband of more than 20 years, and creator of Origin Code and Done Carrying It Alone. Eric's understanding of relationships began long before his professional career. Growing up in a home shaped by multiple divorces gave him an early look at ...
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  When God Feels Silent: Faith, Suffering & Finding Hope Again | Matthew Jenkins 10.09.2026 20min

  What happens when everything falls apart—and God seems silent? In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with Matthew Jenkins, cancer survivor, author of Beat Up By God: Finding Faith When Life Feels Like It's Falling Apart, and a man whose journey through suffering fundamentally changed the way he understands faith, hope, and resilience. Matthew's story includes surviving cancer, living through chronic health challenges, experiencing repeated career setbacks, navigating t...
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  The MRTS - Present, Not Perfect: Fatherhood, Marriage & Brotherhood 03.09.2026 1j

  Present, Not Perfect: Fatherhood, Marriage & Brotherhood | Men's Roundtable Series What does it really mean to show up as a man? In this powerful episode of the Men's Roundtable Series (MRTS), we take an honest look at fatherhood, marriage, brotherhood, relationships, emotional presence, and the responsibilities men carry—and ask a question many men may not want to answer: Are the people you love getting the best version of you, or what's left of you? Being a good man isn't about being p...
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  Strong Enough to Be Vulnerable: Redefining Strength for Men | Marc Paisant 03.09.2026 29min

  What does it really mean to be a strong man? For many men, strength has been defined by how much we can carry, how much we can provide, how well we can protect our families, and how effectively we can keep our struggles hidden. But what happens when strength requires us to do something different? In this MRTS Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with Marc Paisant, mental health awareness podcast host and certified personal trainer, for an honest conversation about the intersection of physical health...
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  MRTS Spotlight - The Reinvention Blueprint: Life and Career After 40 | Anthony Quiñones 27.08.2026 18min

  At some point, many people realize the life they built no longer reflects the person they are becoming. What happens next? Anthony Quiñones has spent decades helping people answer that question. From accounting and insurance to media, nonprofits, startups, coaching, and entrepreneurship, Anthony's own journey has been built on reinvention. As the founder of The Fracct Agency, author of The Brandpreneur Beginner's Guide and Repackaging Is Everything, and host of the Create Your New Normal Podc...
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  The Science of Human Performance: Becoming Your Best Under Pressure with Dr. Jack Groppel 27.08.2026 18min

  What can elite athletes teach us about becoming better leaders, professionals, and human beings? In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Dr. Jack Groppel, an internationally recognized authority in sport science and human performance, to explore the science behind peak performance. Dr. Groppel is a Hall of Fame coach, scientist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, where he helped Fortune 50 companies and leaders apply the sa...
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  The Man I’m Becoming Part 2 - Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be 20.08.2026 1j 10min

  If you’ve ever told yourself you’re “fine” while quietly feeling stuck, this conversation is for you. We sit down as a men’s roundtable and get specific about what a healthy man actually looks like when nobody’s watching: not a highlight reel, but a whole person with a mind that can learn, a body that’s stewarded, and a spirit anchored in God. We also admit the uncomfortable truth that growth can feel scary, not because we hate progress, but because success can create something to lose. ...
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  The MRTS Spotlight - The Single Dad Who Built A Baby Brand | Paul Moore 20.08.2026 18min

  Most entrepreneurs don’t begin with a perfect plan—they begin with a problem, a frustration, and the determination to find a solution. Paul Moore’s journey is a powerful example of how unexpected experiences can shape extraordinary opportunities. From more than a decade living and working in China, to commercial fishing in Alaska, to navigating life as a single father, Paul’s path eventually led him to founding Smily Mia—a global brand built around solving real problems for parents. In this c...
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  Who Am I Now? The Midlife Rebuild Every Man Needs to Face | John Little 20.08.2026 24min

  What happens when the life you've built no longer fully fits the man you're becoming? In this Men's Roundtable Series Spotlight, Mista Yu sits down with John Little, leadership development expert, executive coach, and creator of The Leader in the Mirror Project. John has spent years helping leaders develop confidence, emotional intelligence, authentic leadership, and healthier organizational cultures. But his understanding of leadership doesn't stop at the boardroom. John has personally navig...
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  The MRTS Spotlight - What If Asking For Help Is The Manliest Move w/ The M.V.P. Mike Van Pelt 13.08.2026 22min

  You can look successful on the outside and still feel like you’re just dragging yourself through life. We sit down with Mike Van Pelt, founder of True Man Life Coaching and American Family Renaissance, to talk about the moment everything changed for him and why so many men never experience real inner freedom even when they’ve “done church” for years. Mike traces his turning point back to a men’s retreat where he heard a message that landed like it was meant for him personally: God wanted int...
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  The Man You're Becoming Part 1: The Misconceptions About Healing 13.08.2026 1j 3min

  A heatwave, wildfire smoke, and a simple question set the tone fast: what does a healthy man actually look like when life is loud and pressure is constant? We start with the obvious stuff like sleep, hydration, exercise, and nutrition, then we push past the gym definition into the harder categories men live in every day: marriage, parenting, faith, self-talk, finances, and the private battles we never name out loud. We talk about why “balance” can feel like a lie and why harmony is a better ...