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Reframing and Alleviating Your “Mom Guilt” (with Dr. Becky)
Season 2 Episode 13
Mom guilt is no joke. You feel it when you drop your kids off at child care, when you check your email during their softball game, when you ask your partner to wake up early with the little ones so y…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
The Hidden Life Skills in Simon Says
Season 2 Episode 12
There are so many skills young kids need to learn, but what can parents and caregivers do to teach them? First, Gloria learns about the seven essential life skills every child needs with the research…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
No Parent Should Have to Worry About Their Kid Going Hungry (with Caron Gremont)
Season 2 Episode 11
Gloria begins the show with her reaction to the unimaginable tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Then, as America’s infant formula crisis continues, Gloria is joined by Caron Gremont, Director of Early Childho…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
What’s Next for Child Care After Build Back Better? (with Julie Kashen)
Season 2 Episode 10
Gloria breaks down everything you need to know about the future of child care policy alongside Julie Kashen, senior fellow and director for women’s economic justice at The Century Foundation. They ge…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
How to Acknowledge You Need Help (with Liz Tenety)
Season 2 Episode 9
Gloria calls up Liz Tenety, co-founder of Motherly and host of the Motherly podcast, to compare notes on balancing work and child care with a COVID outbreak in the home. The two of them talk about pr…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
A Day Without Child Care (with Wendoly Marte)
Season 2 Episode 8
Gloria starts with an emotional reaction to the leaked Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Then, she calls up Wendoly Marte, the economic justice director at Community Change, to talk abo…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Fighting for Change in a Child Care Desert (with Camille Bennett)
Season 2 Episode 7
Gloria calls up Camille Bennett, an activist, child care center owner, minister, and the founder of Project Say Something, an organization confronting anti-Black racism in her home state of Alabama. …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
How to Be a ‘Good Enough’ Parent (with Sara Gilbert)
Season 2 Episode 6
Gloria calls up an old friend, the actress/author/activist Sara Gilbert, best known for playing Darlene on the hit shows Roseanne and The Conners, to talk about how they balance child care with deman…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
The Woman Putting Child Care on the Ballot (with Deb VanderGaast)
Season 2 Episode 5
Gloria sits down with Deb VanderGaast, the Iowa woman running for state senate on a child care platform. Deb, a mother, activist, and child care director, recounts the harrowing story that caused her…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Child Care Is Too Damn Expensive (with Elliot Haspel)
Season 2 Episode 4
Gloria outlines actionable steps for building a better child care system with author and policy expert Elliot Haspel. They discuss how we can work together with businesses to invest in a better syste…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago