{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/69fb072482781c7c45c689a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jeffrey Boakye’s city path to peace","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/1778058487358-9cb13403-f5b8-45fc-9fea-8bbb229aa58e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our first guest to choose a city for his dreamscape, the brilliant writer, BBC broadcaster and educator Jeffrey Boakye reveals he’s most at peace when walking for walking’s sake through the ever-changing textures of London’s streets.&nbsp; The very essence of a ‘flâneur’, as we discover.</p><p><br></p><p>A gorgeous and meandering conversation, Jeffrey and Katherine explore a wonderful array of topics: from skateboarding as a life lesson in failure to finding joy in packed tube trains, why we need to foster more pointless hobbies to what the movie Groundhog Day teaches us about the mundane and the sublime. Often philosophical, frequently laughter-filled and as always, deeply thought-provoking.</p><p><br></p><p>Links from Episode:</p><p><br></p><p>Jeffrey’s website where you can find his books <a href=\"https://www.jeffreyboakye.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.jeffreyboakye.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Jeffrey’s <a href=\"https://jeffreyboakye.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a></p><p>Jeffrey’s <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jeffreykboakye/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p>Jeffry’s BBC Radio 4 music show <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00106lb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Add to Playlist</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sandwich-catherine-newman/7698655?ean=9781804993187&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sandwich</a> by Catherine Newman</p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/transcription-ben-lerner/7951253?ean=9781803513805&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcription</a> by Ben Lerner&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-door-vintage-editions-magda-szabo/7019979?ean=9781529940190&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Door</a> by Magda Szabo</p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/zen-mind-beginner-s-mind-50th-anniversary-edition-shunryu-suzuki/4106985?ean=9781611808414&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind</a> by Shunryu Suzuki</p><p><a href=\"https://oleandsteen.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://oleandsteen.co.uk/</a> Danish Bakery</p><p><br></p><p>Visit The Clearing website <a href=\"http://www.theclearingpod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.theclearingpod.com</a> for a full transcript and to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free</p><p>Buy Katherine’s books:<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/enchantment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Enchantment</em></a> |<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Wintering</em></a> | <em>The Electricity of Every Living Thing</em>:<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781409172512\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> UK</a> /<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/the-electricity-of-every-living-thing-a-woman-s-walk-in-the-wild-to-find-her-way-home/9781612199603\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> US</a></p><p>Follow Katherine on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a></p><p>Visit Katherine’s<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Production Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins</p><p>Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong</p><p>Producer - Alice Lloyd</p><p>Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Katherine May"}