The Woman Putting Child Care on the Ballot (with Deb VanderGaast)

No One is Coming to Save Us

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family

4.7 • 981 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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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 to leave her stable nursing job to start her own daycare center (despite her family’s warnings not to do so). Plus, she tells Gloria what made her decide to run for office and what her top priorities are if elected. And Gloria gets teary-eyed as she announces our Webby Award nomination for Best Podcast: Public Service & Activism. Vote for No One Is Coming to Save Us for the Webby Award for Best Podcast - Public Service & Activism: bit.ly/VoteNoOne Follow Deb VanderGaast on Twitter @DebCares4Iowa. You can keep up with her campaign at debvandergaast.com. This episode is brought to you with generous support from Imaginable Futures, Care For All Children by the David and Laura Merage Foundation, and Spring Point Partners. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/. Laugh, cry, be outraged, and hear solutions! Join our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nooneiscomingtosaveus. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Throughout the early childhood years there are opportunities for every child's potential to blossom and for a lifelong love for learning to begin.
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1:28.0	Hi, no one is coming to save Us listeners. I have really good news. You might hear my voice shake a little bit because I just found out that our show has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of public service and activism.
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