What's Up, Dad?!
What's Up, Dad?!
Grayson Thompson
What's Up Dad?! Podcast | Foster Care to Fatherhood: Adoption, Trauma, Friendship & Becoming a Dad
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Mar 27, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the What’s Up Dad Podcast, we sit down with Justin McDowell — a Columbus teacher, former college basketball player, husband, and dad — for a real, raw conversation about resilience, fatherhood, and the power of community. Justin shares his story from Detroit, time in foster care, and the adoption that changed the trajectory of his life — along with what it took to keep going through trauma, setbacks, and hard seasons. We also talk about what being a...