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The Clearing with Katherine May
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Today: #82 in Arts on our combined chart.
Today: #55 in Arts, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #82 | #50 | #65 |
| Oct 26 | — | #197 | — |
| Oct 25 | — | #178 | — |
| Oct 24 | #150 | #120 | — |
| Oct 23 | #147 | #115 | — |
| Oct 22 | #136 | #106 | — |
| Oct 21 | #176 | #145 | — |
| Oct 20 | — | #199 | — |
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Kathryn Nicolai’s mysterious houses of Lake Michigan
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Sarah Wilson’s nomadic, desert dream
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Barbara Carrellas’ enchanted theatre
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Pierre Novellie’s Big Book of Hands
September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minComedian, podcaster, radio presenter and bona fide history nerd Pierre Novellie joins Katherine in The Clearing for this week’s episode. A geekfest of language and ideas, they launch straight into the etymology of the word ‘dork’, why you…
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Caitlin Moran’s ‘greatest building humans have ever come up with’
September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minCaitlin 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 age of 11, she became a published author at just 16 and a TV presenter not long after that. A…
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Joseph Coelho’s art of pottering and rummaging
September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minStep forward our first OBE on the show; former Children’s Laureate, winner of the Carnegie Medal for Writing, poet and prolific children’s author, Joseph Coelho. Having both grown up on housing estates where you definitely weren’t…
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Introducing Season Three
August 26, 2026 · 1 minWe’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 wait for you to hear some of the brilliantly creative fantasies of rest they have dreamt up. Plus…
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Anna Brones’ Scandinavian saltwater idyll
June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minNot 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 week with the wonderful writer and papercut artist Anna Brones. It’s the Pacific North-West but…
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Alice Vincent’s joyful soundscape of human togetherness
June 4, 2026 · 56 min‘Revel’ is the recurring theme of this episode as writer Alice Vincent brings visceral, carnival-esque Glastonbury vibes to The Clearing this week. A self-confessed extrovert, her dream retreat includes bundling up all the sounds and…
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Joycelyn Longdon on imagining an abundant future
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About the show
Where would you go to rest and retreat, in good times and bad?
Katherine May, author of Wintering and Enchantment, asks her guests to share their idea of a perfect sanctuary. Drawing on memory, inspiration and imagination, she explores the things we seek out when we need to restore our joy, hope and energy.
It begins with a forest clearing. What will we find there? A log cabin or a grand hotel? What cherished object or talisman would you bring? And what single work of art, be it a book, record, film or something else, would provide you with enough sustenance to see you through the darkness and remind you of the good times?
In a series of frank, thoughtful and deeply personal conversations, The Clearing will explore the cultural, social and spiritual mindset needed to survive difficult times.
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Katherine’s new book, Tending: How Care Binds the World is out in March and you can pre-order it here https://katherine-may.co.uk/tending
Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US
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