Overview
- David McClain and Jamal Jones launched the podcast after losing their wives to cancer, seeking to guide others through bereavement.
- Jones’ wife, Janice, died in 2017 after a four-and-a-half-year battle with breast cancer, and McClain’s wife, Nillani, died of a rare uterine sarcoma.
- The idea emerged after their children connected at a birthday play date in Maplewood, New Jersey, following Jones’ family move back from Austin, Texas.
- Episodes feature frank discussions about loss, loneliness, and parenting after a spouse’s death, with the full title reported as “Getting Back Up: Finding Life after Death.”
- A recent recording in Atlanta included actor Russell Hornsby reflecting on the death of his mother, illustrating the podcast’s guest-driven, open conversations.