Best to the Nest with Margery & Elizabeth

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EP. 516 Best to the Nest: Buy Once

EP. 516 Best to the Nest: Buy Once We are passionate about becoming smart, thoughtful, and responsible consumers. This week we are chatting about the products we love, a

Nov 3
30 min

EP. 515 Best to the Nest: Fertile Ground

EP. 515 Best to the Nest: Fertile Ground We are so excited to be chatting with Nicki Balian from Healing Insight. Nicki is a licensed acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese

Oct 27
46 min

EP. 514 Best to the Nest: Retreat Yourself

EP. 514 Best to the Nest: Retreat Yourself Yoga teacher and retreat leader Kelly Smith joins us to talk about retreats and how to find the right one for you. You can

Oct 20
53 min

EP. 513 Best to the Nest: October 2026 WRL

EP. 513 Best to the Nest: October 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Ted Lasso on Apple Read: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald L

Oct 13
39 min

EP. 512 Best to the Nest: Cher Willems and The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook

EP. 512 Best to the Nest: Cher Willems and The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook Cher Willems and Mo Willems are the creators of The Elephant & Piggie Cookbook, We Really Like

Oct 6
45 min

EP. 511 Best to the Nest: Kids Sports Takeover

EP. 511 Best to the Nest: Kids Sports Takeover What the heck are we doing? For a bit of background, you can read this: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/business/youth-

Sep 29
45 min

EP. 510 Best to the Nest: September 2026 WRL

EP. 510 Best to the Nest: September 2026 WRL Happy watching, reading, and listening! Margery: Watch: Then Came You on Amazon Prime Read: Grapes of Wrath John Stein

Sep 22
48 min

EP. 509 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Part 2

EP. 509 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Part 2 Amazing what a little book can do! The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everyt

Sep 15
40 min

EP. 508 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism

EP. 508 Best to the Nest: The Art of Frugal Hedonism Amazing what a little book can do! The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything M

Sep 8
40 min

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

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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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