How We Live Now with Katherine May
How should we live in this world when so much is changed? Katherine May, author of Wintering and the Electricity of Every Living Thing, asks those most intimate with the effects of these transformations: what now?
How do we stay soft in a world determined to harden? How can we bear witness to suffering without being dragged into despair? How do we ride the waves of our anger, sorrow and exhaustion, and still find space for wonder, hope and joy? How can we possibly help?
In a series of frank, thoughtful and deeply personal conversations, How We Live Now will explore the cultural, social and spiritual mindset for this long moment.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Ece Temelkuran on the politics of emotion
Turkish journalist Ece Temelkuran understands the problems of rightwing populism better than most: she lives as an exile, after her criticism of the Erdogan regime threatened her liberty. But despite…
Emma Gannon on understanding, not agreeing
Emma Gannon is a true digital native, a storyteller who finds creative inspiration in online communities, and who has sought a more thoughtful way to be in the digital spaces that so dominate our liv…
Jay Griffiths on the ecology of connection
Jay Griffiths’ writing has long explored the link between land, culture and our potential for connection, but her father’s death during lockdown made this more vital than ever. Denied the comfort or …
Lama Rod Owens on necessary change
Many of us are enduring a painful new awareness of the conflicts that underpin our social relationships. For Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens, this is the beginning of a revolutionary path to our libe…
Simran Jeet Singh on Radical Interconnectedness
Being a Sikh in America gives Simran Jeet Singh a very particular insight into the divisions that run between us: on one hand, his visible differences have made him a target for racism; on the other,…
Priya Parker on gathering well
When it comes to getting together, Priya Parker turns our assumptions on their heads: gatherings, she says, benefit from firm rules and careful management, which allow us to relax more, communicate b…
Susan Cain on the bittersweet & introducing How We Live Now
Susan Cain’s groundbreaking book, Quiet, taught a generation of readers to perceive and value their introvert qualities. Her latest book, Bittersweet is a song to the complex space between happiness …
Raynor Winn on losing everything and finding home
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
Author Raynor Winn talks to Katherine May about the losing her home when her husband was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and finding new life f…
Leah Hazard on changing career after having her first child
While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.
This week, I talk to Leah Hazard, NHS midwife extraordinaire and author of Hard Push…
Remona Aly on breaking an engagement, and the transformative force of grief
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.
In this episode, I speak to jour…
Emma Dabiri on history and belonging
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
Producer Note: You'll notice a slight change in Katherine's audio in the second half of the podcast. This is just due to a necessary 'source switc…
Saima Mir on marriage, dreams and late flourishing
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
'I am my childhood’s wildest dream,’ says Saima Mir. This episode is about the process of getting there, not just the determination and hard work,…
Ross Gay on delight
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week, Katherine talks to Ross Gay about finding delight in dark times.
Ross’s practice of writing down a daily delight - a small surprise or p…
Aja Barber on getting dressed
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week, Katherine asks Aja Barber how we can change the way we buy clothes.
Many of us have an uneasy feeling about the clothes we buy and wear.…
Joanne Limburg on reclaiming weird
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to writer Joanne Limburg about the ways that we can find connection in the experience of outsidership.
While writing her …
Cole Arthur Riley on "We did good"
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies.
Unable to speak up as a…
Alexandra Heminsley on inhabiting a female body
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to journalist and writer Alexandra Heminsley, author of Some Body to Love. After infertility treatment, a challenging pr…
Meghan O' Rourke on the invisible kingdom of chronic illness
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to poet and author Meghan O’ Rourke.
In a fascinating conversation with Katherine, Meghan talks about the struggles she’s…
Sara Tasker on hyperfocus, exhaustion and finding the new normal
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to Sara Tasker, writer, social media expert and coach.
While you might expect a full on party-popper celebration of socia…
Gemma Cairney on conducting energy with balance and motion
Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.
This week Katherine chats to Gemma Cairney, presenter, curator of greatness and author of ‘Open: A Toolkit...’ and more.
There's a strong chance yo…