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Podcast: How She Does It
Episode: The Rise & Resilience of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego
Description: Kate Gallego was in her mid-30s, and her life, on paper at least, seemed to be going perfectly: she was serving on the Phoenix city council, married to a congressman, and newly pregnant after having tried for some time. But within a matter of months, as she recalls, “ my life just fell upside down all at once.”
Her marriage broke up, and her mother was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Meanwhile, her dream job, the mayor of Phoenix, unexpectedly became available when the incumbent resigned to run for another office. At first, she was convinced the timing wasn’t rig...