The media often misrepresents Latter-day Saint women. Esther and Emily Clark discuss how they countered these narratives, offering authentic stories of faith, family, and career.

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Esther welcomes Emily Clark, her collaborator on "The Not So Secret Lives of Real Mormon Wives" book and "Women in Christ" documentary. They explore the genesis of these projects, born from a desire to present a true portrayal of Latter-day Saint women, distinct from sensationalized media depictions.

What this conversation covers

• The pervasive misrepresentation of Latter-day Saint women in popular culture
• Distinguishing between outliers and the everyday reality of church members
• Structuring authentic narratives while respecting sacred experiences
• The unexpected catharsis of sharing personal stories publicly
• Finding humor and humanity in real-life experiences

A line worth keepingIt sounds like a show about influencers, not about members of the church to me personally.Mentioned in this episode

• Emily Clark
• The Not So Secret Lives of Real Mormon Wives
• Women in Christ
• Cedar Fort
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

Esther Jackson-Stowell invites her sons, Joseph and Gabe, to The Broker's Table. They offer a candid, unvarnished perspective on growing up with intentional financial education.

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Esther and her sons explore the practicalities and challenges of teaching financial literacy, credit, and the value of work within a family.

What this conversation covers

• Children's earliest entrepreneurial ventures
• The distinction between "chores" and "life skills"
• Demystifying credit scores for young adults
• Navigating the "every conversation is a lesson" dynamic
• Preparing children for financial independence

A line worth keepingSometimes it feels like every conversation we have becomes a lesson.Mentioned in this episode

• Joseph Jackson-Stowell
• Gabriel Jackson-Stowell
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

Some of the most honest conversations happen after the guests think the recording has stopped. This one we kept rolling. Esther Jackson-Stowell sits with Megan Pyrah and Megan Alsup for the talk about friendship that rarely makes it online: the blessing of being truly known, the boundaries that keep a friendship healthy, and what it actually costs when trust is broken.

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Two friends, one host, and a subject most people only handle in whispers. Megan Pyrah and Megan Alsup join Esther to talk about the friendships that shape a woman's life, and the ones that quietly break her heart.

What this conversation covers

• Why the friendships that carried you into adulthood are not always the ones meant to carry you through it
• Telling the difference between a season ending and a relationship failing
• Holding a boundary without losing the warmth that made the friendship matter
• What betrayal teaches you, and how to rebuild without becoming guarded
• The quiet work of choosing friends who want to grow, not just gather

A line worth keepingReal friendship is not the absence of conflict. It is the presence of people who stay honest through it.Mentioned in this episode

• Guest voices, Megan Pyrah and Megan Alsup
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

Most parents believe they are protecting their children by keeping money quiet. Esther makes the case that the silence is the very thing setting them up to struggle. This is a clear, unflinching look at how financial silence gets passed down, and how to break it without passing down the fear too.

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Esther unpacks the quiet inheritance almost no one talks about: the money silence handed from one generation to the next. She names the fears that keep families quiet, and offers a warmer, more honest way to raise children who understand money instead of just worrying about it.

What this conversation covers

• Why good intentions to protect kids from money stress often backfire
• The three conversation killers, starting with shame
• How children fill a silence with assumptions worse than the truth
• Turning everyday moments into real financial lessons
• Giving your kids context instead of anxiety

A line worth keepingOur parents thought they were protecting us by not talking about money. But good intentions do not equal good outcomes.Mentioned in this episode

• Legacy at the Table, Episode One, where the season begins
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

A story that spans continents and the quiet ways a calling finds you. This conversation follows a woman whose prophetic dreams pulled her toward a work she never went looking for, and the cultural and spiritual mantle, the korowai, that parents hand to their children as the foundation for everything that follows.

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Esther welcomes a guest whose obedience to a dream became a mission across cultures. They talk about the korowai as a symbol of love and inheritance, the courage it takes to act on something you cannot fully explain, and how faith turns a private conviction into work that serves other people.

What this conversation covers

• What a korowai represents, and why inheritance is spiritual before it is financial
• Acting on a calling when you are an outsider with no obvious platform
• The line between a fleeting idea and a conviction worth building your life around
• Serving communities and schools without waiting to feel qualified
• Passing a mantle of faith and purpose to the next generation

A line worth keepingI am not well connected. I am not even from this country. Who am I to come in and say this is what needs to happen?Mentioned in this episode

• The korowai, a woven cloak of honor and belonging
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

This is where the second season begins, and it is different from anything the show has done before. Esther and Dr. Rich Stowell pull up extra chairs and invite you into the real work of building generational wealth as a family. Real numbers, real mistakes, real wins, and children in the room for all of it.

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Esther and Rich open Legacy at the Table, a season built around one question: how do you actually build wealth that outlives you, with your family involved rather than protected from it? This is not a finance lecture. It is a family showing its work.

What this conversation covers

• Why generational wealth is a family practice, not a private spreadsheet
• The money messages we inherit, and the ones we choose to pass on
• Building with your children in the room instead of shielding them from it
• Faith and stewardship as the foundation, not an afterthought
• What the season ahead will cover, and why the process is the lesson

A line worth keepingThis is not another finance podcast where an expert tells you to skip the lattes and you will be a millionaire.Mentioned in this episode

• Legacy at the Table, the season built around real family wealth-building
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.

Before there was a podcast, there was a marriage that had to learn how to lead. Esther Jackson-Stowell sits down with her husband, Dr. Rich Stowell, for a foundational conversation on mission-driven leadership, military discipline, and the quiet work of building a family that outlasts the two of you.

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Dr. Rich Stowell holds a PhD in Communications, served as a first sergeant in the Army, and directs communications for a Utah school district. Here he trades the podium for the kitchen table and talks about the Warrior Ethos, marriage across cultures, and what it means to raise children on purpose rather than by accident.

What this conversation covers

• The four lines of the Warrior Ethos, and how a soldier's creed translates to a home
• Leading a family the way you lead people you are responsible for, not the way the world expects
• Building an interracial family without letting anyone else write your story
• Discipline as an act of love, not control
• The difference between reacting to life and running toward a mission

A line worth keepingWe are not really concerned with what the world is doing. It is what is best for us, our family, and the people who love us.Mentioned in this episode

• The Warrior Ethos and the Soldier's Creed
• The Broker's Table community, for women building faith, family, and lasting wealth

The Broker's Table is hosted by Esther Jackson-Stowell. New conversations on faith, family, and the kind of wealth that outlives you.