Embrace the Darkness
Embrace the Darkness is a new podcast from the South Downs National Park Authority - an International Dark Sky Reserve and one of the best places in the United Kingdom for observing the night sky.
Hosted by our own ”Queen of Darkness”, Elinor Newman, the podcast explores our connection with the night sky through the cosmos, nature, nocturnal wildlife and our own mental health and wellbeing.
Each episode features a different guest, bringing their own perspective on the night sky and how they ’Embrace the Darkness.’
Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-johnson/the-closer-we-feel
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2025
Sunset to Starlight - Stargazing at Bignor Hill with Vicki Wells
Join Elinor for a magical night under the stars as she explores the breathtaking dark skies of Bignor Hill, a designated dark sky discovery site.
Elinor is joined by Vicki Wells, a member of the Sou…
Star Party on Brighton Seafront - Tremula x SDNPA
In this week's episode, we teamed up with Francesca Turauskis and Katie Stokes from the Tremula Network - an award-winning, audio-first podcast company dedicated to unheard stories of adventure, natu…
Night Sky Connectedness - The Five Pathways to Embrace the Darkness
In this week's episode, Elinor chats to Dr. Christopher Barnes, a chartered psychologist conducting and supervising doctoral research in the areas of parenting, child development and nature connectio…
Mindful Stargazing
On this week's episode, Elinor is joined by Mark Westmoquette, astrophysicist, Zen yoga teacher, author and 'mindful stargazer.'
Knowledgeable and insightful, Mark shares with Elinor his journey from…
How Dark Skies foster positive health and wellbeing
In this episode Elinor takes a night time stroll across Iping Common with South Downs Health and Wellbeing Officer, Kate Drake.
A Dark Sky Discovery Site, Iping Common is not only one of the best pla…
How to become an International Dark Sky Reserve
In this episode Elinor is joined by 'Dark Skies' Dan Oakley, founder of Darkscape Consulting and chair of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Places committee.
Hugely knowledgeable and with a…
Introducing...Embrace the Darkness
Dark skies aren't just for stargazing, you know? It's also a habitat, an environment, a place for us to escape to with our thoughts or to let go of thoughts entirely.
In this new podcast series from …