{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/6a02017e53be193dbd57317c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kate Bowler’s Bridge of Absurdity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/1778763871689-ab1b799b-ab21-4806-adc3-60b7e67fcd06.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kate Bowler is the multiple <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling author, professor of divinity and stage-four cancer survivor who has mastered the art of finding small delights in the everyday. No grand gestures for her.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this wonderful conversation with Katherine, they talk about ‘how to cope’, the brittleness of time and why revelling in absurdity is really the answer to everything. A celebration of silliness, tattoos, the important differences between canoes and kayaks and the most beautifully realised depiction of precious time spent with a best friend.</p><p><br></p><p>Links from the episode:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Kate’s new book <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/joyful-anyway-finding-delight-in-impossible-times-kate-bowler/486e0050d89ce4b6?ean=9781037202568&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joyful Anyway</a></p><p>Kate’s website where you can find her previous books <a href=\"https://katebowler.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://katebowler.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Kate’s podcast <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/everything-happens-with-kate-bowler/id1341076079\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Everything Happens</a></p><p>Kate’s <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katecbowler/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-truce-that-is-not-peace-miriam-toews/a59ea1c19b7fd72e?ean=9780008722883&amp;next=t&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20920067905&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH3bzzrLyEMsbuKIuWZ16zrez&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw_IXQBhCkARIsADqELbKTwvjjKihhhJBVuLgd6cwIyGB1xYfiqTFaiSfR6y-jy1QVAt-lfGoaAp_fEALw_wcB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Truce that is Not Peace</a> by Miriam Toews&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780374534370?gC=5a105e8b&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23601462866&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADsTpAQRatsnHvwzVnuly4pMIbtdH&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw_IXQBhCkARIsADqELbJ9CMudoX16quxjva-DFDvolD8ws5FIRMyQn_P4qBX7ckvDQD1IsUkaAjkJEALw_wcB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Bright Abyss</a> by Christian Wiman</p><p>Canadian ice fishing cabins <a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/portraits-canadas-ice-fishing-huts-180957794/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/portraits-canadas-ice-fishing-huts-180957794/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></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, to discover how to enjoy our bonus episodes, our ad free episodes and if you subscribe, how to submit your own idea for a dream retreat</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</p>","author_name":"Katherine May"}