Barbara Carrellas’ enchanted theatre
Barbara Carrellas believes we can find the truest rest in moments of awe. The author of ‘The Book of Ecstasy’ says even in life’s darkest mo...
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The Wintering Sessions with Katherine May
In The Wintering Sessions, NYT bestselling author Katherine May talks to writers or performers about the cold seasons in life: the times they’ve fallen through the cracks, felt left out, iso...
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Pierre Novellie’s Big Book of Hands
Comedian, podcaster, radio presenter and bona fide history nerd Pierre Novellie joins Katherine in The Clearing for this week’s episode. A g...
Caitlin Moran’s ‘greatest building humans have ever come up with’
Caitlin Moran is somewhat of an icon in the UK. Growing up as the eldest of eight kids in a three bed council flat, home-educated from the a...
Joseph Coelho’s art of pottering and rummaging
Step forward our first OBE on the show; former Children’s Laureate, winner of the Carnegie Medal for Writing, poet and prolific children’s a...
Elise Loehnen’s radical candour therapist witch
Katherine kicks off Season Three of The Clearing in wild style by chatting to former magazine editor, podcast host and US author Elise Loehn...
Introducing Season Three
We’re excited to announce Season Three of The Clearing coming very soon. Katherine has curated a spectacular line-up of guests and we can’t...
Anna Brones’ Scandinavian saltwater idyll
Not too warm, not too cool, the kind of evening where you’re still in shorts but have pulled on a sweater, is where we find ourselves this w...
Alice Vincent’s joyful soundscape of human togetherness
‘Revel’ is the recurring theme of this episode as writer Alice Vincent brings visceral, carnival-esque Glastonbury vibes to The Clearing thi...
Joycelyn Longdon on imagining an abundant future
Trees as ancestors, blurring the boundary between our bodies and the living world and constructing your sense of ‘self’ through art; these a...
Yasmin Khan’s warm seas and verdant greens
Warm waters, humid, verdant jungle and the nighttime hum of insects are where we find ourselves this week as our guest, Yasmin Khan, transpo...
Kate Bowler’s Bridge of Absurdity
Kate Bowler is the multiple New York Times -bestselling author, professor of divinity and stage-four cancer survivor who has mastered the ar...
Jeffrey Boakye’s city path to peace
Our first guest to choose a city for his dreamscape, the brilliant writer, BBC broadcaster and educator Jeffrey Boakye reveals he’s most at...
Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane ‘dream of nest’
A beautiful, bird-filled episode from the wonderful collaborative duo of writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris. Together th...
Season Two Trailer
We’re back! After a small, restorative break, we are excited to bring you a new season of The Clearing, where Katherine will explore visions...
Carissa Potter’s hot springs artist retreat
California-based illustrator, author and Instagram phenomenon Carissa Potter chats to Katherine about the complexities of taking rest during...
Elissa Altman on the beauty of impermanence
Experiencing everything, everywhere, all at once is where we find our guest Elissa Altman this week, as she chats to Katherine in the midst...
Jen Hatmaker’s escape from the hate lane
As someone whose life was turned upside down by an unexpected divorce and a subsequent move away from the evangelical church, US author and...
Daisy Buchanan’s Swiss mountain glamour
A deliciously glamorous escape to the snowy setting of a luxury Swiss chalet hotel where 1920s faded English aristocracy meets 1950s Hollywo...
Poorna Bell’s New Zealand vista
Floor to ceiling windows overlooking a temperate blue ocean off the coast of New Zealand is where this week’s guest, journalist and author P...
Emma Gannon’s year of desert rest
Prolific author of nine books and writer behind the Substack phenomenon The Hyphen, Emma Gannon takes us away for a whole year to her imagin...