Life's Learning Curve
Paul Hardt
Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
Storytelling: How we became us! We take a look backward & find ourselves negotiating our LIFE EXPERIENCES, discovering life's various tones -comedy, drama, and nostalgia. Our podcast offers imagery of a documentary recreation, but for audio. Life happens in a heartbeat. Let's learn, thrive and love from our experiences while we're here. Cheers!
Podcasting 2.0 Features
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
S8E101 The Florida Guitar
Send us Fan MailPaul’s father kept calling to ask for his address… So he could send his “favorite sweatshirts.” But the clothes were never the point. As generations continue on, we…
S8E100 The Flight That Never Left
Send us Fan MailWhat if the flight you think you missed… was never meant to leave without you? In this milestone Episode 100 of Life’s Learning Curve, Paul returns to a forgotten airport in 1970s Key…
S7E99 Did We Really Make It Happen?
Send us Fan Mail DID WE MAKE IT HAPPEN? What if your teenage dreams could look you in the eye and ask the one question you’ve been avoiding? In this moving, funny, and nostalgic episode of Life’s…
S7E98 One Little Dog
Send us Fan MailWhat if the smallest heartbeat in your home ended up shaping the biggest chapters of your life? Meet Mia — a shy little Havanese puppy who chose Paul’s family one spring night in…
S7E97 My First Summer Job
Send us Fan MailWhen you’re sixteen, the right summer job can feel like hitting the jackpot. For Paul, it was working on a school district’s grounds crew—sun on his back, cash in his pocket, and a…
S7E96 Mr. Feature Creep: Just One More Change
Send us Fan MailEver had a media video client ask for “just one more thing”? Welcome to the world of Feature Creep—where a simple three-minute video spirals into CGI mascots, helicopter shots,…
S7E95 That Fish Had More Paperwork Than Our Boat
Send us Fan MailMeet Ernest “Skip” Wilson—Florida Keys legend, part-time adventurer, full-time excuse machine. In this episode, Skip, Chug, and Ricky Two-Toes haul in a monster grouper… only to…
S7E94 You're Someone's Barstool Now
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a man who's spent his whole life dodging expectations finally… sticks around? In this episode, we meet Ernest “Skip” Wilson—ex-adventurer, ex-romantic, and full-time…
S7E93 Callan Lee & The Legend of Grandaddy Pal
Send us Fan MailTime doesn’t just pass—it dances. Meet Callan Lee, a spirited two-year-old boy from Austin, Texas, seen through the eyes of his grandfather—and Callan’s own future ten-year-old self.…
S7E92 Technicolor Teenager 1972
Send us Fan MailIt's 1972. Polyester clung. Adidas squeaked. And one 14-year-old kid believed that walking thirty miles might fix his whole personality.This isn’t just a story about a charity hike.…
S7E91 Because of Mr. Benson: A Teacher's Farewell
Send us Fan MailToday’s episode isn’t about a celebrity. It’s not about a bestselling author or a viral filmmaker. It’s about a guy who forgets where he parked, wears mismatched socks, and once left…
S7E90 Childhood County
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Life’s Learning Curve, we journey back to Childhood County—a place where laughter was law, imagination ruled, and every cloud sparked a new story. But what happens…
S7E89 Ghosts We Carry With Us
Send us Fan MailA faked death, stolen insurance money, and a stormy night on a battered houseboat—this case had it all. But the strangest part? The voice guiding Paul wasn’t just his intuition… it…
S7E88 The Paper Keyboard
Send us Fan MailAh, to be 18 again. Fresh out of high school, rocking flannel like it was your full-time job, and thinking you were the backbone of the next big thing in rock and blues. My band? Red…
S6E87 A Life of Shenanigans
Send us Fan MailAre mischief and pranks the secret spice of life? Sometimes, yes! In this episode, Paul dives into the art shenanigans, sharing hilariously innocent (but oh-so-effective) childhood…
S6E86 The Hurricane and the Secrets
Send us Fan MailIn this high-stakes podcast episode, the sweltering August heat of Key Largo is nothing compared to the chaos unleashed by a looming Category 4 hurricane—and an even fiercer storm of…
S6E85 Boogie Man
Send us Fan MailIn this gripping episode of Life’s Learning Curve, join us as we delve into a spine-chilling chapter from my childhood—an unforgettable encounter with the supernatural that left an…
S6E84 Life's Navigational Beacons
Send us Fan MailJoin Paul and Sharly as they recount their unexpected encounter with Brandon, a man whose presence altered the course of their holiday in Key West. Set against the backdrop of swaying…
S6E83 Beyond the Comb Over
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of unexpected connections, transformative moments, and the power of perseverance in the face of adversity, Paul recalls his teenage years in 1972, marked by the…
S5E82 Coal Bootleggers: The Art of Being Clay
Send us Fan MailStep into a time machine and journey back to 1948, where a gripping tale unfolds in Coal Township, PA. Meet eight-year-old Clay, whose story is a riveting testament to resilience and…
Frequently Asked Questions
Life's Learning Curve has published 103 episodes since January 2019, covering topics in Comedy, Documentary.
Life's Learning Curve is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 32m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Life's Learning Curve, including email and social media links.
