The Heirloom Podcast
At The Heirloom in Laurel, Mississippi, we are passionate about legacy. How can everyday people, through everyday living, leave a lasting impact? Join Josh Nowell and Jim Rasberry as they explore stories of grit, faith, craftsmanship, and calling. From astronauts to artists, soldiers to builders, dads to doctors—everyone is working to build something worth passing down. Rooted in a lasting worldview and grounded in community, this show invites you to slow down and reflect: What are you building that will be treasured as an heirloom? Visit us at theheirloom.us
Episodes
Season 1, Episode 6 | The Heirloom Podcast
Artist and Home Town contributor Adam Trest joins Josh Nowell and Jim Rasberry to talk creativity, small-town life, and how legacy often starts with a sketch. From murals to dinnerware, his work proves that art can shape a town—and outlive its maker. Recorded at The Heirloom Hotel in Laurel, Mississippi.
On this special Mother’s Day episode of The Heirloom Podcast, Erin Napier, Mallorie Rasberry, and Emily Nowell—three mothers and leaders behind Laurel, Mississippi’s revival—join us to talk about motherhood, memory, and the kind of legacy that’s built in everyday life, not on camera. As we say in this episode: you don’t teach legacy by talking about it—you teach it by living it.
Before Home Town and HGTV, six friends—Ben and Erin Napier, Jim and Mallorie Rasberry, and Josh and Emily Nowell—believed Laurel’s story wasn’t finished.
In this episode of The Heirloom Podcast, we revisit the early days: forgotten streets, late nights, small acts of faithfulness—and the belief that hard work without knowing the outcome can change everything.
In this episode of The Heirloom Podcast, we sit down with our good friend and fellow Laurel native, Ben Napier—builder, storyteller, and co-star of HGTV’s Home Town. But this isn’t about television or fame. It’s about how stories shape identity, build culture, and create a lasting legacy.
Ben reflects on growing up Southern, learning to build with his hands, and honoring the men who came before him. We t...
How do you find a night deck pitching at sea in the middle of a storm? Non-stop training and a whole lot of faith in the team around you!
What better way to follow our first episode with NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore than by bringing it back down to Earth with a fighter pilot who knows what it means to fly through storms and come out on the other side?
In Episode 2 of The Heirloom Podcast, r...
What better way to launch the first episode of The Heirloom Podcast than with a Navy test pilot and NASA Astronaut whose perspective on legacy is out of this world?
Barry “Butch” Wilmore joins us from the International Space Station, sharing his journey from fighter jets to spaceflight, and how his faith in Christ gives footing even in a place with no gravity. While the world may see Butch as “stuck” in space, he sees this as anoth...