“In this powerful episode, writer and father Lane Igoudin reveals the painful flaws of the foster system and the quiet strength needed to protect his family. This inspiring adoption story proves love always finds a way.”
– Podcast host James Walters, A Joyful Rebellion
A wonderful experience sharing our story in an interview with on A Joyful Rebellion, a podcast / YouTube channel that “explores the moment you realize the life and success you worked so hard to create didn’t come with all of the fulfillment you thought it would. Each week, we attempt to inspire bold answers to the question, “What do I do now to create a life I love?”’
From the episode description:
What if the system tried to tear your family apart?
In this powerful episode of A Joyful Rebellion, writer, professor, and father Lane Igoudin shares the deeply human story behind his memoir A Family, Maybe.
Lane and his husband Jonathan were among the first generation of out gay couples to adopt through the foster system in Los Angeles County. What followed was a three-year legal and emotional rollercoaster that tested their resolve, their relationship, and their sense of justice.
We talk about the failures of the child welfare system, the invisible labor of parenting under legal threat, and what it really means to create family—not just legally, but spiritually and emotionally. Lane opens up about raising two daughters, navigating stigma, building community, and the quiet strength it takes to hold your family together when others have the power to pull it apart.
Don’t miss the full story — watch it on YouTube today!
Also available on:
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/…/a-joyful-rebellion-two-dads…
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7d5ub8Jdx8cSHV8Tqis1VS…
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/two-dads…/id1698316024…
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 