Anyone else been feeling rage these past months? Host Katherine Goldstein and co-host Angela Garbes lay out a vision for Season 3 of the Double Shift, and make a case for why it’s more important than ever to be putting mothers at the center of

On Not Having It All

1 1 Apr 8th, 2019 35m 41s

Host Katherine Goldstein was dedicating her career to covering issues facing working moms when her own personal and work life came messily crashing together. Recorded as an audio diary, Katherine shares a very personal story about family, ambit

The Childcare Game-changer

1 Oct 28th, 2020 42m 38s

The childcare industry in America is facing a huge crisis right now, and we can’t just blame COVID for its near collapse. We explore the attitudes and policies that led to how things got so bad, talk to Angie Garcia, a childcare provider on the

Mothers are Already the Safety Net. Now We Must Be a Firewall. (Audio)

Mar 13th, 2024 12m 9s

I am very angry right now. In my community, I’m witnessing a fixable systemic childcare problem be cemented squarely on the shoulders of individual families, rather than those with power and resources collectively addressing a real need.My bele

Eight Things That Make My Life a Lil Better (Audio)

Mar 6th, 2024 13m 1s

After all of the intensity of being a business lady and switching platforms in the last few weeks, I thought I’d change gears with this occasional beloved series on a wide range of things that make my life better. None of these are a substitute

The 2024 Candidate That Fills Me With Hope (AUDIO)

Feb 28th, 2024 11m 33s

In this week’s audio newsletter is an essay about Sophia Chitlik, who is running for NC state senate here in Durham, North Carolina. What excites me the most about Sophia is that she’s promoting a platform we need candidates from across the cou

On Taking Risks and “Starting Over” (Audio)

Feb 21st, 2024 11m 33s

Welcome to the audio version of The Double Shift newsletter, read by yours truly, Katherine Goldstein.Today’s edition is about my big financial decision to switch newsletter platforms, and what it means to “start over.” I’m ready (with my face

Announcing: A Playbook to Transform How America Cares

Oct 25th, 2023 14m 41s

For some of you, it may have been a minute since you've heard from me since we stopped producing episodes last year. But I want you to know I'm still working hard on all sorts of issues and stories about challenging the status quo of motherhood

Announcing... The Double Shift’s Next Chapter

Jun 22nd, 2022 9m 36s

It’s been a minute since you’ve heard from us, but Katherine is excited to share news about the next chapter of The Double Shift, a newsletter and community that’s a social change laboratory for moms. The Double Shift has always been more than

This is Not Goodbye

Feb 9th, 2022 46m 22s

The Double Shift podcast launched three years ago to share the real stories of motherhood in America, and radically explore the social forces that make being a mom so challenging. We’ve brought you stories from inside brothels and a 24-hour chi

The Check’s Not in the Mail

Jan 26th, 2022 46m 32s

For six months last year, tens of millions of families could count on consistent, predictable support from their government to help defray the steep financial cost of raising a child in this country. We hear from moms about how these monthly Ch

Building a Movement for Paid Leave

Dec 8th, 2021 45m 6s

Changing workplaces to make them substantially better for moms and caregivers is, in fact, possible.Inspired by our show on paid family leave back in 2019, we hear from some Double Shift listeners who fiercely advocated for -- and got -- better

Pro-Mother, Pro-Abortion

Nov 24th, 2021 50m 42s

Here at the Double Shift, we love to dismantle stigma through storytelling. So our guest this episode, Kenya Martin (aka "Abortion Diva"), speaks to our souls. Kenya is a former abortion clinic counselor in Texas, current activist, and a mom, w

“Good Moms” and the COVID Vaccine

Nov 10th, 2021 49m 42s

COVID vaccinations for five to 11 year olds are here, and for so many parents and caregivers this moment could not have come soon enough. Others are taking a wait-and-see approach, including many moms who are vaccinated themselves but may feel

All Mothers are Essential Workers (Part 2)

Oct 27th, 2021 45m 3s

While other news outlets have “moved on'' from talking about how mad and burnt out moms are, we’re just getting started. In part two of this intimate, in-the-moment audio diary series, host Katherine Goldstein shares her story of caring for new

“We’re All In This Together”? (Part 1)

Oct 13th, 2021 40m 28s

Every mother has been touched by the pandemic and every mother has a story that deserves to be heard...including our own host, Katherine Goldstein.In this two-part series, Katherine shares her story of caring for newborn twins and a four-year-o

Introducing: Home. Made.

Aug 4th, 2021 30m 11s

While we are on hiatus, check out a show we think you’ll love. It’s called Home. Made. Today we are sharing the full episode of the series, called “Is There A Doctor In The Dollhouse?” It’s about Dr. Kwandaa Roberts, who on the surface appeare

Our Moms

Jun 30th, 2021 41m 19s

Katherine and Angela have built their careers thinking about motherhood, career and identity. Today, we hear from the Double Shifters who have influenced them most — their own mothers. Angela interviews Kay Goldstein about her trailblazing car

When 'Mom' Is The Safety Net

Jun 16th, 2021 38m 44s

A year and a half ago, Shana Thomas was a mom of three who earned a good salary. She’d worked her way up at a company she loved and was telling younger women they could "have it all.” The pandemic changed everything. She's now one of the 4.5 mi

The Moms Are Not OK (Part 2)

Jun 2nd, 2021 41m 8s

In Part 1 of this series, hosts Katherine Goldstein and Angela Garbes shared their own mental health challenges over the past year. They definitely aren’t the only ones who have struggled -- and in this episode we hear directly from some listen

The Moms Are Not OK (Part 1)

May 19th, 2021 41m 10s

The mental health impact, especially on mothers, in the last year has been enormous. But the realities are something that's rarely talked about openly, and still carries a stigma. Hosts Katherine and Angela share their own personal stories of m

This is our Moment

May 5th, 2021 40m 59s

Right now, all many mothers can think about is just wanting a break from the unrelenting domestic work that last year has heaped on us. In this special Mother’s Day episode, Katherine and Angela explore some fascinating, little-known history th

Healing Our Grief From the Past Year

Apr 21st, 2021 36m 56s

Things may get better this year, but that doesn't erase what we've all gone through. In this episode we explore, how do we grieve during this time when so many have lost loved ones, and even more have experienced personal, professional, and emo

Business Ladies

Apr 7th, 2021 33m 20s

After all that talk about other people's finances, Angela and Katherine open up about their own -- and what's uncomfortable for them to admit about being mothers, creatives... and business ladies. They discuss some unvarnished truths about the

The True Cost of the Pandemic for Moms

Mar 24th, 2021 35m 17s

When we think about what's happening to moms in America right now, it can feel like a series of anonymous statistics--not millions of life-altering stories. Angela and Katherine talk to a pregnant flight attendant in Indianapolis, a teacher and