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Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1)

Episode 9: Honoring A Life & Your Rite of Passage

The church was full. Or maybe it was nearly empty. Either way, you stood there—grieving, performing, surviving.

In this episode, Jamal and Dave reflect on the surreal experience of the services held for their late wives. From family pressure to what they wish they’d done differently, they unpack one of the hardest days in any widower’s life.

Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death is a podcast that explores the raw, unfiltered reality of surviving profound personal loss—and finding a way forward. The idea for the podcast was born after David and Jamal met in 2023. Both widowers, who had lost their wives to cancer, quickly found a deep connection through multiple conversations about pain, perseverance, and parenthood. They realized that while men often bond over music, sports, or TV, they rarely speak candidly about loss or emotional recovery. Getting Back Up was created to change that narrative—blending the everyday with the existential in a format that’s as relatable as it is real.

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Hosts: David McClain & Jamal Jones

Executive Directors: Marlon Jackson & Ted Winners (Like A Gazelle Productions)

Editing: Steve Senisi (Reel Media)

Music:

• Grenada, "Treasure"
• McDonald, Otis, "Phife for Life", http://www.otismacmusic.com

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