Podcast Episodes

Sightlines

Episode 77

‘Sightlines produce a story, an avenue, a walkway, a space to move through…’

This week, we join Sally reflecting on the idea of the sightline, and the stories they structure. Listen for a meditation …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rhapsody

Episode 76

‘I try to live my life as though I were stitching together a book of songs.’

This week, Sally offers us a tour through the stitched-together songs of her life, reflecting on the form of rhapsody. Joi…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The Painter

Episode 75

‘I see that she is thinking most of her canvas, and how she will get there…’

This week, we join Sally after visiting her friend, the artist Emma Neuberg. Listen for a reflection of friendship, travel…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Blithe

Episode 74

‘Blithe came to me, not in flashing red or pink neon, but in pastels… in soft, painterly tones…’

This week, Sally has been inspired by a dream of the word ‘blithe.’ Listen for a meditation on the rel…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

On Rhythm

Episode 73

‘Rhythm seems to be the first or formal relation of part to part in any whole…’

This week, Sally has been thinking about rhythms, in her life, writing, and the works of others. Listen for a meditatio…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Orphan Power

Episode 72

This week, Sally has been reflecting on her ‘orphan power’, a phrase once applied to her by Will Self, and her relationship with orphaned literary characters such as Jane Eyre. Listen for a meditatio…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Playing in the Sun

Episode 71

This week, we join Sally at home, on a sunny autumn day. Listen for a meditation on play, weather, and our relationships with everyday objects.

The passage from David Copperfield can be found here.

M…

Published on 10 months ago

Calpurnia's Dream

Episode 70

‘Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, / Yet now they fright me.’

This week, we join Sally in the early morning, after a Shakespearean dream. Listen for a meditation on the boundaries between sleeping…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

On Walking

Episode 69

‘I hate walking, it seems so pointless to me…’

This week, Sally has been musing on the importance of mobility, reflecting on the increasing role of her blue scooter in her life. Listen for a meditati…

Published on 11 months ago

A European Postcard

Episode 68

This week, Sally offers us a series of vignettes from her travels, both past and present. Follow her on a journey around Europe, through the eyes of the child, adult, and writer.

The wonderful piano …

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago