Tell Me What It's Like
Tell Me What It's Like
Podcast Description
What’s it like to set a world record? To invent a new product? To survive an extremely rare illness?
On Tell Me What It’s Like, host Stacy Raine sits down with people who’ve lived through powerful and uncommon experiences. Each conversation explores how it happened, why it matters, and what it truly felt like to live through it.
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The podcast explores a range of deep and compelling topics, including setting world records, innovative product development, overcoming rare illnesses, and social activism. Specific episodes feature stories like Becca Pizzi's journey of running seven marathons on seven continents, Saundra Pelletier's fight to bring a new birth control to market, and Leigh Dzvonick's experience with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, reflecting themes of resilience, creativity, and personal empowerment.
*The show is taking a short break for the holidays — new episodes return in January 2026.*
Ever wonder what it really feels like to live through something extraordinary?
Host Stacy Raine talks with people who’ve faced defining moments, from running a world marathon to surviving a rare illness to building something entirely new. Hear the real experiences behind extraordinary choices as they discuss how it happened, what it felt like, and what they learned along the way.
As the year comes to a close, guests from Season 1 of Tell Me What It’s Like share the holiday traditions that matter most to them. From longtime family rituals to traditions shaped by loss, life season, culture, and even wildlife, this bonus episode reflects on how traditions evolve and how new ones are created along the way.
Season 1 Guests Featured in this Episode:
- Keri Nelson
- Morton Barlaz
- Alexis Broz
- Bill Horan
- Rich “Big Daddy” Salgado
- Carol Hoenig
- Linda Strader
- Sarah Teresinski
Mentioned in this episode:
- Midwinter Day
- Feast of the Seven Fishes
- Cardinali Bakery, Carle Place, NY
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