What is it really like to:

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The Experience Podcast lets you vicariously experience intriguing things you may never get the chance to do.

What is it really like to:

Each week, an insightful, accomplished guest shares personal stories and witty anecdotes with host Elizabeth Pearson Garr.

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Episode 034

Deanna Yates on de-cluttering, capsule wardrobes, and the value of letting certain things go.

Episode 033

Zach Gobeil on buying 60 acres; planting lettuce and mushrooms; making maple syrup; and raising chickens, geese–and two children.

Episode 032

Teacher, writer, and dad Matt King, on helping kids and families heal–and what all of us can do to support our communities’ children.

Episode 031

Mary McQuinn went far outside of her comfort zone and ended up with a much fuller house–and a much fuller heart.

Episode 030

Mike Rohde on listening, analyzing, thinking creatively… and why we all are visual thinkers.

Episode 029

A mom — who asked to remain anonymous — shares her raw, revealing stories of how her child’s transition has changed her as a parent and as a person.

Episode 028

Meagan Wizceb turned her personal heartbreak into hope and healing for others.

Episode 027

Inside info from an Olympic photographer, a Googler, a CBS Sports producer, a Marine Corps vet, sex therapists, a mom of 8, a novelist, and a food blogger.

Episode 026

Inspirational guests share their stories of addiction, cult life, and mountaineering… with honesty, vulnerability and humor.

Episode 025

We hear from a Broadway lyricist, a TV director, an actor/stand-up comedian, a TikTok star, a voice actor, and an Oscars insider.

Elizabeth's Experience

Elizabeth has spent a lot of her life asking questions. A daughter of a professor and a principal, as a kid she loved sitting at the “adult table” during their dinner parties so she could participate in the “real” conversations.

Elizabeth went on to graduate with honors from Harvard with a degree in History and Literature, and promptly attended professional cooking school to become a food writer. That led to various career opportunities, including becoming one of the first employees of the Television Food Network; writing/producing gigs at networks from PBS to E!; anchoring/reporting at the NBC affiliate in Billings, Montana; earning a graduate degree in Documentary Film & Video from Stanford University; and various and sundry other things. The through-line to all this has been curiosity. Elizabeth is a skilled interviewer who loves diving deep into research, finding connections, and telling good stories.

Elizabeth has a husband, two daughters, and a fluffy white dog who rarely leaves her side.

Elizabeth's Experience

Elizabeth has spent a lot of her life asking questions. A daughter of a professor and a principal, as a kid she loved sitting at the “adult table” during their dinner parties so she could participate in the “real” conversations.

Elizabeth went on to graduate with honors from Harvard with a degree in History and Literature, and promptly attended professional cooking school to become a food writer. That led to various career opportunities, including becoming one of the first employees of the Television Food Network; writing/producing gigs at networks from PBS to E!; anchoring/reporting at the NBC affiliate in Billings, Montana; earning a graduate degree in Documentary Film & Video from Stanford University; and various and sundry other things. The through-line to all this has been curiosity. Elizabeth is a skilled interviewer who loves diving deep into research, finding connections, and telling good stories.

Elizabeth has a husband, two daughters, and a fluffy white dog who rarely leaves her side.