# Memoir explores the ups and downs of the foster system

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Podcast: [Talk of Iowa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-of-iowa-414017)
Published: 2026-04-15T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-of-iowa/2026-04-15/memoir-explores-the-ups-and-downs-of-the-foster-system
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## Resource

In 'Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family,' Mark Daley describes his journey to becoming a father through the often-frustrating foster care system. Daley discusses the memoir with host Charity Nebbe and expert readers, Lexie White and IPR's Meghan McKinney.

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