Best David Mcclain Podcasts (2025)

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13. We were ready to date. Or were we? 40:19

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 13: We were ready to date...Or were we? In this episode, Jamal and Dave talk about what it was like to start dating after months of loneliness. After all, they were single fathers trying to focus on their kids, also realizing that there was something missing. Besides the pr…

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12: The Tough First Solo Decisions 42:21

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 12: The Tough First Solo Decisions From what to make for dinner… to how to fill out “Mother” on a school form—those first solo decisions hit harder than expected. In this episode, Jamal and Dave talk through the early choices that reminded them they were doing life without …

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Asked & Answered: Jennifer Lo on Bringing Futuring into Your Organization 49:24

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In this Asked & Answered episode, Jennifer Lo, IDEO's Senior Director of Design Futures, responds to community questions about how leaders can bring futuring into their organizations. From making the case for ROI, to balancing visionary leadership with grounded operators, to practical ways to get started, Jennifer shares insights on how to use futu…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…

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11. The Pressure to Move On...Or Just Move 42:38

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 11: The Pressure to Move On...or Just Move Everyone’s got opinions when you’re grieving—especially the folks who’ve never done it. In this episode, Jamal and Dave get real about the pressure to “move on” after losing a spouse. From advice that stings to silence that screams…

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10: When the Calls Stop Coming...It's just me. 56:23

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 10: When the Calls Stop Coming...It's just me. The food stops showing up. The texts stop buzzing. The people who promised to be there… vanish. In this episode, Jamal and Dave open up about the moment the crowd fades and the real loneliness begins. They share their own stori…

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How to Think Like a Futurist: Jennifer Lo 41:08

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What does it mean to think like a futurist—and why should every leader learn how? In this episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, Jennifer Lo, Senior Director of Design Futures at IDEO, shares how futuring can help leaders navigate uncertainty, build resilient strategies, and shape the future they want to see. Learn how to spot signals, expand …

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9: Honoring A Life & Your Rite of Passage 1:18:21

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Send us a text 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…

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8. How Do You Tell the Kids? 35:00

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 8: How Do You Tell the Kids? There’s no blueprint for this. No playbook. Just a heart that’s breaking—and a child looking to you for answers. In this episode, Jamal and Dave revisit the most painful part of early grief: telling their kids (and family) that their wives were …

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Asked & Answered: Catherine Connors on Storytelling for Leaders, Scale, and the Future of Narrative 38:19

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In this bonus episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, storyteller and strategist Catherine Connors returns to answer top questions from our IDEO U community. We explore what it really means to lead with story—beyond frameworks and formats—and how storytelling can be used to build culture, scale ideas, and drive meaningful change.Catherine share…

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7. The First Moments Alone... 38:32

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 7: The First Moments Alone What happens when the chaos quiets down and you’re left alone? Just…you. And the silence. The first moments that you actually begin to process losing your spouse and flood of emotions, thoughts, and actions that follow. In this episode, Jamal and …

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From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy - Highlights 15:03

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"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize the climate, reverse climate change, grow nutrient-dense food, and help farmers make a profit through biodiversity and regenerative practices and princi…

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All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL 1:00:46

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“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There's a whole world of insects that creates the color in our food; it's what creates the flavor in our food. It's part of our biodiversity, and it's essent…

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6.5. Timeout: Let's Catch Our Breath 11:21

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 6.5: Timeout: Let's Catch Our Breath In this special episode, Jamal and Dave reflect on the first six episodes of Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death. From their origin stories to the passing of their wives, the journey so far has been raw, emotional, and deeply perso…

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Art, Empathy & Resilience with CADY McCLAIN, Actor, Director, Writer, Artist, Musician - Highlights 11:20

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“I had to become the father of my family very young because my parents divorced when I was 12. My situation was a little bit unusual in that my father kind of disappeared, and I had been making a fair amount of money as a kid, doing commercials and television and film. We needed money, and I kind of became the breadwinner. But I had this amazing wo…

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Art, Empathy & Resilience with CADY McCLAIN, Actor, Director, Writer, Artist, Musician - Highlights 11:20

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“I had to become the father of my family very young because my parents divorced when I was 12. My situation was a little bit unusual in that my father kind of disappeared, and I had been making a fair amount of money as a kid, doing commercials and television and film. We needed money, and I kind of became the breadwinner. But I had this amazing wo…

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A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Director, Writer CADY McCLAIN 1:06:02

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“I won my first Emmy when I was 21, which was the result of absolutely devoting myself day and night for two years to doing all the scene work. I attended classes simultaneously and did plays until my mother died. I studied with Michael Howard for eight years. Even when I was so tired I couldn't get up to do a scene, he would say, "Get up and do a …

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A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Director, Writer CADY McCLAIN 1:06:02

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“I won my first Emmy when I was 21, which was the result of absolutely devoting myself day and night for two years to doing all the scene work. I attended classes simultaneously and did plays until my mother died. I studied with Michael Howard for eight years. Even when I was so tired I couldn't get up to do a scene, he would say, "Get up and do a …

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Creative Collaboration with IDEO CEO Mike Peng (Replay) 37:20

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In this conversation, IDEO CEO Mike Peng shares what it really takes to foster creative collaboration on teams. From designing for trust and tension to navigating ambiguity and divergent thinking, Mike offers a clear-eyed look at how leaders can create the conditions for breakthrough ideas. Originally aired on August 8, 2019, this episode is full o…

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6. Til Death Do Us Part 19:57

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 6: Til Death Do Us Part In this episode, we talk about the final days—what we remember, how we coped, and the moments that made us laugh and cry. Honest, raw, and full of love. This episode starts to tease the questions, "Is she really gone?" and "What the hell do I do next…

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5: Putting In The 4th Quarter Team 23:17

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 5: Putting In The 4th Quarter Team When it got real, who did we call? We talk about how we leaned on friends, family, and even professionals when things got dark—and the importance of building your own squad for the hard times. Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death is a…

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Storytelling for Change with a Former Disney Exec: Catherine Connors 36:25

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What makes a story powerful enough to shift culture?In this episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, Catherine Connors—former Head of Content at Disney Interactive and founder of storytelling consultancy StoryQuo—shares five key shifts that can help leaders use story as a tool for transformation.From rethinking traditional formats to embracing p…

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4. Through Sickness & In Health - She Has Cancer. Now What? 28:41

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 4: Through Sickness & In Health - She Has Cancer. Now What? We open up about what it was like walking with our wives through their cancer journeys—holding on to hope, confronting fear, and staying present through it all. Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death is a podcas…

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Exploring The Sympathizer, America's Forever Wars & Challenging Power w/ Author VIET THANH NGUYEN 1:02:34

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“What I've discovered as a writer is that fear is a good indicator that there is a truth. To speak the truth in a society is oftentimes an act that requires some courage. Those processes of being an other for me in the United States were obviously very fundamental to shaping who I am as a person and as a writer. It was very difficult to undergo, bu…

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3. Life With Her - Meet David & Jamal's Late Wives 17:51

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 3: Life With Her - Meet David & Jamal's Late Wives We share how we met our wives, what made those relationships special, and how their love continues to shape us today. A tribute to love, legacy, and partnership. Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death is a podcast that e…

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On Borges, Gore Vidal, Robert Frost & The Writing Life with Author & Filmmaker JAY PARINI 30:47

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“Poetry is the prince of the literary arts to me. It's at the very top because it's language refined to its apex of memorability. I am interested in poetry as memorability and poetry as something you live by. These are the words you live by. These words stay in your brain and guide your life. That's what I am interested in. My memoir slash autofict…

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2. Where Are We Now? Dave & Jamal Talk About Life Today 23:59

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 2: Where Are We Now? Dave & Jamal Talk About Life Today In this episode of Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death, Dave & Jamal reflect on where they are now. What life looks like after loss, what’s changed, and how they are trying to move forward—one day at a time. Its …

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Full Trailer - Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death 1:44

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Send us a text 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 McClain and Jamal Jones met in 2023. Both widowers, who had lost their wives to cancer, quickly found a deep connection through m…

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1. What Is the Getting Back Up Podcast? Meet David & Jamal 22:46

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Send us a text Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death (Season 1) Episode 1: What Is the Getting Back Up Podcast? Meet David & Jamal This is Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death. We kick things off sharing how we met, why we started this podcast, and why every man needs a crew when life gets heavy. Brotherhood, honesty, and healing—it all st…

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Trailer - Getting Back Up: Finding Life After Death 0:27

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Send us a text 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 McClain and Jamal Jones met in 2023. Both widowers, who had lost their wives to cancer, quickly found a deep connection through m…

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Asked & Answered: Matthieu Lorrain & Savannah Kunovsky 26:42

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How are creative professionals actually using AI today? In this Asked and Answered follow-up episode, Google DeepMind’s Matthieu Lorrain and IDEO’s Savannah Kunovsky respond to questions from the IDEO U community. They cover real-world examples of AI-powered co-design, how to maintain creative control with liquid content, designing for neurodiverge…

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An Actor Prepares - SHARON LAWRENCE on Crafting Complex Characters - Highlights 20:42

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“I would encourage you, as I do if you're an actor, to know your own equipment, know your own psychology, and use the great teachers that are synthesized in my favorite teacher's book, Moss, who I studied with later. There is a book called Intent to Live that distills down Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Bobby Lewis, and Stanislavski. The great teachers a…

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An Actor Prepares - SHARON LAWRENCE on Crafting Complex Characters - Highlights 20:42

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“I would encourage you, as I do if you're an actor, to know your own equipment, know your own psychology, and use the great teachers that are synthesized in my favorite teacher's book, Moss, who I studied with later. There is a book called Intent to Live that distills down Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Bobby Lewis, and Stanislavski. The great teachers a…

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SHARON LAWRENCE on Acting, Activism & The Art of Transformation 1:02:31

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“That transformation was key to my next step as an artist, to knowing that's what acting is. It isn't just posing; it isn't just being a version of yourself in a way that was free. Performing wasn't just performing; it was transforming. I think that artists find that in many different ways, and as actors, there are many ways into that. I would enco…

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SHARON LAWRENCE on Acting, Activism & The Art of Transformation 1:02:31

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“That transformation was key to my next step as an artist, to knowing that's what acting is. It isn't just posing; it isn't just being a version of yourself in a way that was free. Performing wasn't just performing; it was transforming. I think that artists find that in many different ways, and as actors, there are many ways into that. I would enco…