Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth

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EP. 507 Best to the Nest: Guilty Pleasures at the Minnesota State Fair

EP. 507 Best to the Nest: Guilty Pleasures at the Minnesota State Fair Thank you to all the Nester’s that braved the rain and met us out at the Minnesota State Fair. We

Sep 1
32 min

EP. 506 Best to the Nest: August 2026 WRL

EP. 506 Best to the Nest: August 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Amazon Prime Read: Dandelion Wine

Aug 25
33 min

EP. 505 Best to the Nest: Nicole Kidman’s Face: Art or Artifice

EP. 505 Best to the Nest: Nicole Kidman’s Face: Art or Artifice We are doing a quick follow-up to last week’s conversation about Instagram Face by discussing Nicole Kid

Aug 18
37 min

EP. 504 Best to the Nest: Instagram Face

EP. 504 Best to the Nest: Instagram Face We are inspired this week by Jia Tolentino’s essay in The New Yorker, “Our Plastic-Surgery Nightmare.” https://www.newyorker.co

Aug 11
50 min

EP. 503 Best to the Nest: Summertime Memories

EP. 503 Best to the Nest: Summertime Memories Is it too soon to tell stories about the Summer of 2026? We don’t think so. Here are some good storytelling prompts: Des

Aug 4
43 min

EP. 502 Best to the Nest: July 2026 WRL

EP. 502 Best to the Nest: July 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Toast on Amazon Prime Read: On the Calculation of Volume 1 by Solve

Jul 28
35 min

EP. 501 Best to the Nest: Just Laugh

EP. 501 Best to the Nest: Just Laugh Take a listen back with us as we remember some of our favorite episodes. Elizabeth’s choices this week: EP. 427, 428, 429: Best to

Jul 21
44 min

EP. 500 Best to the Nest: Just Breathe

EP. 500 Best to the Nest: Just Breathe Take a look back with us as we remember some of our favorite episodes. It has taken us 500 episodes, but this time, we have perfec

Jul 14
54 min

EP. 499 Best to the Nest: We Are Energy

EP. 499 Best to the Nest: We Are Energy Who knew we could get this excited about mitochondria? They are the organelles in the cells that may be responsible for, well, e

Jul 7
54 min

EP. 498 Best to the Nest: Lessons from the Garden

EP. 498 Best to the Nest: Lessons from the Garden We’re having a good chat about gardens. They’re magic, really. So hang with us a bit and enjoy joy. Here are the book

Jun 30
42 min

EP. 497 Best to the Nest: Good Neighbors

EP. 497 Best to the Nest: Good Neighbors We’re diving into the book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam. Stay until the end.

Jun 23
38 min

EP. 496 Best to the Nest: June 2026 WRL

EP. 496 Best to the Nest: June 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Sherlock on Disney + Read: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer Li

Jun 16
43 min

EP. 495 Best to the Nest: Podcast LIVE!

EP. 495 Best to the Nest: Podcast LIVE! Thank you to all the Nester’s who welcomed us to Apple Valley, Minnesota. You asked great questions and laughed in all the right

Jun 9
58 min

EP. 494 Best to the Nest: Strangers

EP. 494 Best to the Nest: Strangers Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden is number two on the New York Time’s hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. It has bee

Jun 2
44 min

EP. 493 Best to the Nest: Who Knew?

EP. 493 Best to the Nest: Who Knew? We’re chatting about what we learn when we travel. Well, if it’s Japan, we learn a lot about Seven Eleven. Yes, we do! And yet, ther

May 26
57 min

EP. 492 Best to the Nest: May 2026 WRL

EP. 492 Best to the Nest: May 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: VEEP HBO Max Read: The Best American Essays 2020 Listen: The soundt

May 19
47 min

EP. 491 Best to the Nest: Has Spring Break Gone Too Far?

EP. 491 Best to the Nest: Has Spring Break Gone Too Far? Yes, we have strong feelings about this. What was your spring break like as a child? What memories do you want

May 12
42 min

EP. 490 Best to the Nest: Well Rooted Teas

EP. 490 Best to the Nest: Well Rooted Teas Rachel Banken, the founder of Well Rooted Teas, joins the conversation today. Rachel is an inspiration. We touch on a little

May 5
59 min

EP. 489 Best to the Nest: April 2026 WRL

EP. 489 Best to the Nest: April 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Rooster HBO Max Read: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Listen:

Apr 28
30 min

EP. 488 Best to the Nest: Nicki is Here!

EP. 488 Best to the Nest: Nicki is Here! Nicki Balian from Healing Insight joins us. We are finally talking about periods. For something that affects all of us for at le

Apr 21
48 min

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#119 ▼ 19 Leisure US

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I’ve never written a review before, but I just had to thank you for sharing your grief journey. I lost the love of my life 5.5 years ago. He was only 64. Your words, that brought all of the tears, is very healing.

Sharing the journey · Jan 2025

I’ve been listening to this podcast since the beginning. I listened to Ian & Margery on 107, then Margery & Elizabeth. I watch Elizabeth on tv. I just adore you two and the dynamic of your deep friendship and wisdom. There have been so many times that episodes of BTTN have resonated strongly for me, but after listening to Bolt Hole episode 2, I knew I had to leave a review. My dad was and incredible person who died of a sudden illness in August/September and I’ve never known grief like what I’m experiencing now. Hearing Margery’s honesty as she navigates the loss of Ian has helped me to not feel so alone. Two major takeaways from the Bolt Hole episodes are, “Move onward in a positive way and don’t get stuck” and, “Live with (grief), not in it.” Thanks to the both of you for sharing your candor and insight with us through your podcast, and thanks especially to Margery for sharing about how you are navigating extreme grief. You are helping me to get through mine as well.

HoneyBearMEM · Jan 2025

I can’t believe how much this podcast has meant to me over the past 400 episodes! The conversations Marjorie and Elizabeth share are thought-provoking, heartwarming, and hilarious. This podcast has been part of my weekly rhythm and the topics shared between these two best friends are topics my besties and I then discuss when it comes to our nests and the partners and “chicks” within it. So grateful for the time, thought, and fun energy put forth into this podcast I will keep listening to the 1,000 episode and beyond. Cheers! Thank you M&E! Sincerely, Terren from Mpls.

T_Marie05 · Aug 2024

Even though this podcast isn’t specifically geared for me (my kids are grown and out of the nest), I love the chemistry between Margery & Elizabeth. The topics they discuss are always interesting and they both bring a different perspective to whatever is being discussed They laugh and boy do they cry-lol. But that’s a good thing because they are not afraid to bring authenticity to the podcast. Well done and professionally produced, Best to the Nest makes for a great weekly companion as you walk, drive or do chores around your nest! Matt

Trafficman Matt · May 2024

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