About
The Broad Experience is brought to you by Ashley Milne-Tyte. I’m a British-born writer and public radio reporter based in and around New York.
I started the show in 2012 because after years in the workplace I had finally realized things worked a little differently there if you were female. I wanted to explore the various experiences women had, but I didn’t want the show to be depressing. I set out to make something that was real yet hopeful, that would give people ideas they could use in their own lives.
We all define success differently, and having a sane, balanced existence is important to most of us. Still many women are ambitious, yet we don't quite reach our full potential. There are plenty of reasons why (and they don’t all involve kids).
I wanted to bring some nuance to this topic and look at the invisible currents that run beneath women’s lives.
A few years after starting the podcast, women and the workplace became an international topic of conversation. What differentiates my show from everything else is its focus on women of different ages from all sorts of different backgrounds, who can speak to the theme of each show.
I wrapped up The Broad Experience at the beginning of 2023 after almost 11 years of production and many episodes I’ll never forget.
Reviews:
“Your show feels more like anthropology than culty pep talk. I love that you balance a warm, human voice with journalistic rigor and often push your guests a bit on their perspectives.”
“Unsentimental and honest, it somehow leaves listeners, male or female, bolstered and positive.”
“An impeccably edited and enlightening creation.”
“For those looking for genuinely practical and insightful conversations about women and work, let me refer you to The Broad Experience.”
“Caught Ashley on Planet Money and sought out this terrific show. Have been binging on past episodes for several days and gotta say this is one of the most interesting and insightful podcasts out there.”
“It’s not often that a podcast will want to make you change your own behavior and the behavior of those around you. The Broad Experience does just that. Ashley reports...with humor, intelligence and thoughtfulness.”
About the name: Non-Americans may not know that 'broad' is decades-old slang for 'woman' in US English. I wanted the name to be fun and distinctive. We discuss important topics here, but I don't take myself too seriously.
If you have feedback about the show, questions, story ideas, etc., please get in touch with me.