Moving Forward - The Official Podcast of Dream Team Des Moines

About Moving Forward - The Official Podcast of Dream Team Des Moines

The official podcast of Dream Team Des Moines Finding the confidence and determination to set and then work towards accomplishing big life goals can be overwhelming at any age. That's especially true when you are a teenager. Each week the Moving Forward podcast will feature a member of the Dream Team who is doing exactly that. Each episode we'll chat with a member of the Dream Team youth to learn what motivates them to train towards the ultimate goal of completing their first RAGBRAI.

Publisher

Dream Team Des Moines

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Mar 2024

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Aug 2026

   46:  Livy, Carlos and Chris

   Three of the youngest members of the 2026 Dream Team joined us days after returning from their first RAGBRAI for a special episode of the Moving Forward podcast. Carlos, Chris and Livy inspired our entire team during RAGBRAI.  They spoke with us this evening about what they learned about themselves over the past year on Dream Team and about how they’ll leverage those skills and self-confidence to attain other big life dreams.

2. 

   8 Jul 2026

   45: Dream Team and Casey’s Announce Round Up for Dream Team Campaign

   The Dream Team’s Jeremiah joins Casey’s leaders Angela Wood and Tierney Israel on a very special episode of Moving Forward. Jeremiah is 16 and has been training for the past 4 ½ months for his third RAGBRAI as a member of Dream Team.  He recounts his trip to New York City one year ago for the Kelly Clarkson Show when Casey’s surprised the Dream Team on national TV with a significant gift to help lift up our youth. Casey’s leaders Angela Wood and Tierney Israel join us on Moving Forward to announce a new Round Up for Dream Team campaign during RAGBRAI week (July 18-25).  The Round Up for Dream Team campaign provides an opportunity for guests at more than 500 Casey’s Iowa stores in to support Dream Team and help create brighter futures for young Iowans,

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   44: Ava, Claire and Jude

   Dream Team members Ava, Claire and Jude join us for Episode 44 of the Moving Forward Podcast. Ava and Claire are both new members of the 2026 Dream Team.  They talk with us about the progress they have made with Dream Team over the past four months and about some of their personal goals for RAGBRAI and beyond. At 16, Jude already has one RAGBRAI under his belt.  We talk with Jude about his leadership in helping some of our younger members of the team and about his goals for RAGBRAI LIII.

Who has been a guest on Moving Forward - The Official Podcast of Dream Team Des Moines

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nicholas Higdon
• Chris Higdon
• Chozin
• Katherine
• Ashton Schaben

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,214

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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