Beyond The Margins with Jen Chambers

If I Knew Then: Podcasters' Advice

When I switched podcasting hosts, some episodes did not transfer over, so I'm reposting here. This episode originally came out 02/13/26. This episode is full of great advice from seasoned podcasters who answered my questions about what they wish they’d known before starting their podcasting journey.

Podcasting Class Office Hour

In switching from another platform, some episodes did not transfer, so I'm reposting them here. This originally aired on 5/15/26. Today’s episode is the full audio of a recent Podcasting Office Hour I hosted for the members of my Podcasting Classes. I talk a bit about monetization and go over some examples of the equipment my library recently purchased. I share these as good options for your own podcasting journey.

"I Think We're Supposed To Have Fun": Interview with Ardean Maxey

In switching this show from another platform, some episodes did not transfer, so I'm reposting them here. This episode originally aired on 05/08/26. In today’s episode, I sit down with 81-year-old storyteller, lifelong learner, and future podcaster Ardean Maxey for a moving conversation about aging, memory, community, libraries, loss, change, and the stories that connect generations. We talk about: * party line telephones & frozen TV dinners * adapting to grief and change * growing older without giving up curiosity * Prohibition-era whiskey flights in a biplane * and why maybe… we’re just supposed to have fun Ardean shares memories from ranch life in California, stories passed down through her family, and her dream of creating a podcast for older adults. She envisions a place for connection, laughter, and meaning in life’s later chapters. One of my favorite moments: “The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.” This episode feels like sitting in a warm kitchen listening to someone who has truly lived.

Interview with Jen Senett Franklin

In switching this show from another platform, some episodes didn't translate, so I'm reposting them here. This originally aired on 5/01/26. “They called me a warrior, but I didn’t want to fight.” Today I’m sharing an interview with my friend, musician, teacher, and mom, Jen Sennett Franklin. That one line from this interview says everything. We love neat language around suffering. We wrap people in words like brave, strong, and fighter because they help us make sense of what scares us. But inside the experience, it doesn’t always feel like strength. Sometimes it feels like fear. Like waiting. Like making impossible decisions in three weeks flat. Sometimes it feels like doing the next thing because there is no other option. And yet, on the other side, there is something that looks like strength. Not the loud, triumphant kind. Something quieter. Hard-earned. Built moment by moment. I invite you to listen to Jen’s story about music, joy, and her journey with breast cancer today and see her at www.jensenettmusic.com or on IG @jensenettmusic.

Persphone & Change

In switching this show from a different platform, some shows didn't translate, so I'm reposting them here. This originally aired on 3/14/26. It’s hard to believe how many years have passed since the world first began shutting down in response to COVID-19. For many of us, those years feel both distant and strangely close. Life slowed. Plans changed. Entire ways of living vanished overnight. In this week’s episode of Beyond the Margins, I explore the nature of change through an ancient myth: the story of Persephone. Persephone’s descent into the underworld has long symbolized the cycles of winter and spring, but it also offers a powerful metaphor for transformation. Today’s episode includes a guided meditation & book recommendations.