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Best To The Nest

When Elizabeth Ries and Margery Punnett hosted a myTalk 107.1 radio show together, they joked that their most personal conversations happened during the commercial breaks. During one of these pauses, Margery shared an important family principle: bringing your best self to your home. Being an urban farmer with a flock of chickens, Elizabeth quipped, "Bring your best to the nest!" The outside world shouldn't get the smiling happy version of you while your family gets the crabby and exhausted one. On "Best To The Nest," Margery & Elizabeth explore the simple concept of creating strong, comforting, beautiful nests that prepare us to fly.

Latest Episodes

EP. 448 Best to the Nest: True North with Stephanie Hansen
Stephanie Hansen is an Emmy Award-winning television host, radio host, cookbook author, writer, and friend. She has a new cookbook coming out in September that celebrates legacy recipes and family gatherings. You can find all the information about the True North Cabin Cookbook ...
EP. 447 Best to the Nest: July 2025 WRL
Watch, Read, Listen, and EAT with us!Margery: Watch: Stick on Apple+Read: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John Le CarreListen: American Recordings by Truman Sinclair on Spotify Eat: Sesame Almonds by Trader Joe's Elizabeth: Watch: Clarkson's Farm Season 4 on Amazon Prime Read: Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver Listen: Big ...
EP. 446 Best to the Nest: The Hidden Value of Discomfort
Should we seek discomfort? Should we encourage it for our children? Should life feel like we are lying on an acupressure mat? What is the hidden value of discomfort? We have some thoughts. When you have a moment, please watch:A Swim Lesson: https://www....
EP. 445 Best to the Nest: Taking Off Part 2
Happy Fourth of July, everybody! We hope your holiday is filled with family, friends, fireworks and soooo much good food. Connect with Us!Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Our Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ...
EP. 444 Best to the Nest: Reclaim Your Space
“What Is the Bathroom Divorce Trend? How Couples Are Reclaiming Their Personal Space” by Rebecca Leibhttps://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/what-is-bathroom-divorce/Enough said. Please discuss. Connect with Us!Our Website: https://www.besttothenest.com/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besttothenest?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088997968155776/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
EP. 443 Best to the Nest: Summer Goals 2025
We are creating our perfect summer with more music, more books, more art, and more play. Here’s our playlist, what’s yours? Margery:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7008vCcnfEcKBhZnMak2zi?si=My3zf6tySVKH3IRR1aCZlgHarry Styles Watermelon SugarImagine Dragons On Top of the World Miley Cyrus We Can’t StopJanet Jackson Together AgainMadonna Ray of Light Cher Believe Bee Gees Stayin’ AliveDonna Summer Last DanceAlex Warren OrdinaryElvis ...
EP. 442 Best to the Nest: June 2025 WRL
Happy Summer! Watch, Read, and Listen with us! Margery: Watch:  This Beautiful Fantastic on Amazon PrimeRead:  My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Listen: Sea Stories by Minnie Driver Eat: Wild-Harvested Texas Native Pecans at shoptoxyfree.comElizabeth: Watch: Shrinking on Apple, White Lotus on Max, and Landman on ParamountRead: The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by David Asher Food in Jarshttps://foodinjars.com/Listen: The Tell by ...
EP. 441 Best to the Nest: Optimal Health with Senia
Dr. Senia Mae from Healing InSight joins us to talk about optimal health and the testing that will help you achieve it. Senia is a functional medicine expert in fertility, women’s health, digestion, weight loss, autoimmunity, and cosmetic acupuncture in the Twin ...
EP. 440 Best to the Nest: With You Every Step
We did it. We had so much fun recording Best to the Nest surrounded by Nesters at Schuler Shoes in Wayzata, Minnesota. Big THANKS to the teams from Schuler Shoes and Hubbard Broadcasting. You all threw a great party. The shoe shopping was pretty ...
 EP. 439 Best to the Nest: Consider the Monastery
We are unpacking monastery life and how it relates to raising children and creating a family community. Also, you can also check out EP. 294: Living Light. It is the episode that Campbell Punnett talks about living with fewer things.  Thanks to ...