Part of the Experience

About Part of the Experience

Welcome to Part of the Experience, where every episode is a journey into the unique stories and shared moments that connect us. Based in Oxford, North Carolina, each episode centers on a single guest, providing the foundation for a candid, free-flowing conversation with hosts Russell Davis and Chad Stewart. Together, they uncover the moments and experiences that shaped the guest, blending insight with humor along the way. So, tune in and become part of the experience—because everyone’s story deserves to be told.

Publisher

Russell Davis and Chad Stewart

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 May 2024

Latest episode

8 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Sept 2025

   Heyward Gignilliat

   "We‘re Gonna Do Part of the Hot Ones Experience" — We turn up the heat in this episode as Russell, Hayward, and Nathan take on a full-blown Hot Ones style wing challenge in honor of Oxford’s upcoming Hot Sauce Festival. The crew surprises Russell for his birthday, sparking stories between tears, laughs, and a lineup of fiery sauces (yes, even The Bomb). Along the way, Russell shares wild tales—from punk rock days and disc golf glory to goat encounters and a legendary rotten potato incident.

2. 

   7 Jul 2025

   Chad Smith

   "Then I Realized I Hate This" — In this episode, we sit down with Chad Smith to hear the remarkable story of how a health crisis, a cross-country move, and a leap of faith led him from Vermont and Boston to Oxford. Chad opens up about his wife’s life-saving transplant, his decades of experience in design and construction, and how he’s found new purpose in a small town through disc golf, community, and creativity. It’s a heartfelt, funny, and deeply human conversation about change, support, and starting over.

3. 

   28 May 2025

   Tommy Sellers

   Tommy Sellers recounts his family's cross-country journey after Covid, shares stories from the 90s music scene with As Yet Untitled, and details his dental career, including crafting fangs for Al Jourgensen in this interview.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.