How We Live Now with Katherine May

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Arts #106, Books #34

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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Sarah Moss on memory and meaning-making
Nov 16, 2024 – 46:41
Exploring Hilary Mantel's memoir with Jillian Hess
Nov 1, 2024 – 1:00:51
Kate Fox on the potential and power of poetry
Oct 16, 2024 – 59:11
Oliver Burkeman on mortality, acceptance and imperfectionism
Sep 27, 2024 – 1:00:25
Lucy Jones on matrescence, maternal myths and transformation
Aug 29, 2024 – 53:38
Daniel Tammet on real autistic lives
Jul 25, 2024 – 55:29
Tom Newlands on writing neurodivergence with a light touch
Jul 4, 2024 – 47:19
Samantha Irby on being a person
Jun 20, 2024 – 57:22
Catherine Coldstream on life as a nun
May 24, 2024 – 1:13:04
Camille T. Dungy on unearthing histories
Dec 15, 2023 – 50:07
Kaitlin Curtice on resisting with integrity
Nov 17, 2023 – 59:55
Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves
Oct 20, 2023 – 1:04:19
Dacher Keltner on awe, humility and purpose
Aug 3, 2023 – 49:35
Marjolijn van Heemstra on the overview effect
Jul 20, 2023 – 48:29
Amy Jeffs on ancient stories and new understandings
Jul 6, 2023 – 55:31
Báyò Akómoláfé on fugitive ideas
Jun 30, 2023 – 50:42
Kerri ní Dochartaigh on the mystical everyday
Jun 8, 2023 – 51:53
Morgan Harper Nichols on art and perception
May 25, 2023 – 1:00:04
Pico Iyer on the wisdom of travellers
May 11, 2023 – 56:31
Bonus episode: Katherine May on burnout and why we all need a little more wonder in our lives
Mar 15, 2023 – 46:15
Ece Temelkuran on the politics of emotion
Jan 6, 2023 – 1:08:03
Emma Gannon on understanding, not agreeing
Jan 6, 2023 – 59:47
Jay Griffiths on the ecology of connection
Jan 6, 2023 – 56:58
Lama Rod Owens on necessary change
Jan 6, 2023 – 49:13
Simran Jeet Singh on Radical Interconnectedness
Jan 6, 2023 – 56:14
Priya Parker on gathering well
Jan 6, 2023 – 56:43
Susan Cain on the bittersweet & introducing How We Live Now
Dec 19, 2022 – 30:02
Raynor Winn on losing everything and finding home
Sep 15, 2022 – 37:27
Leah Hazard on changing career after having her first child
Aug 18, 2022 – 51:46
Remona Aly on breaking an engagement, and the transformative force of grief
Jul 21, 2022 – 52:06
Emma Dabiri on history and belonging
Jul 7, 2022 – 1:06:29
Saima Mir on marriage, dreams and late flourishing
Jun 23, 2022 – 52:11
Ross Gay on delight
Jun 9, 2022 – 51:20
Aja Barber on getting dressed
May 26, 2022 – 56:20
Joanne Limburg on reclaiming weird
May 12, 2022 – 57:10
Cole Arthur Riley on "We did good"
Apr 28, 2022 – 1:12:56
Alexandra Heminsley on inhabiting a female body
Mar 25, 2022 – 57:37
Meghan O' Rourke on the invisible kingdom of chronic illness
Mar 11, 2022 – 1:05:40
Sara Tasker on hyperfocus, exhaustion and finding the new normal
Feb 25, 2022 – 1:08:10
Gemma Cairney on conducting energy with balance and motion
Feb 11, 2022 – 1:08:45
Aimee Nezhukumatathil on nurturing wonder through nature
Jan 28, 2022 – 52:39
Elissa Altman on navigating the Motherland
Jan 14, 2022 – 54:30
Maggie Smith on the mutual reflection of poetry
Dec 31, 2021 – 48:54
Cheryl Strayed on walking through the wilderness
Dec 20, 2021 – 54:12
Jennifer Pastiloff on the power of 'I Got You'
Dec 10, 2021 – 1:02:46
Jackee Holder on the good things in life
May 6, 2021 – 56:44
Michelle Adams on how life can change in an instant
Apr 29, 2021 – 38:55
Angela Barnes on the continual winter of Persistent Depressive Disorder
Apr 22, 2021 – 1:07:37
Josie George on the joy of small things
Apr 15, 2021 – 36:33
Georgina Lawton on growing up Black in a white family
Apr 8, 2021 – 36:20

Recent Reviews

StaceyHettes

Like a warm cup of tea with a friend

Love this podcast and the questions and insights Katherine and her guests offer.
Anna with an "S"

Grateful

So grateful for the time and thought that go into this podcast. Such a heartfelt act of love that I am finding very comforting.
kamjdlm

Don’t tell me how tired you are.

Please don’t begin by telling the audience how tired you are from a party. Put the dog away before the podcast. A barking dog in the background is sort of unprofessional. I wanted to here Oliver Burkeman. Thanks for that.
moss covered spool

Just Lovely

I adore these conversations. This podcast is such a gem. I am grateful to Katherine and everyone who makes it possible. 🪶🤍✨✨✨
BigReadingLife

Lovely discovery

I can’t believe there are only 88 reviews of this podcast so far! I’m so glad I found it. May’s books are so nourishing for my spirit and I’m thrilled she has a podcast too. I’ve listened to two episodes so far and they’ve been great food for thought. I feel like she asks questions about things that matter and talks to interesting people who are investigating important ideas for our time. Plus, she has a wonderful voice! Give it a go, you won’t regret it.
LeeLee Lauree

the wonder of ideas...

it amazes me how many episodes bring me words that the universe has been bringing to me...it is like "are you listening?" thank you.
hoooo2394

Laughing?

I love Katherine’s work, and her guests are usually very interesting, but the only gripe I have is that there is so much inappropriate laughing..? Is it just me?
Stellatundra

Thoughtful and soothing

Both hard and wonderful topics, approached with respect and care. Talking about things we don’t normally talk about—but need to.
courtinohio

Liked the Wintering Sessions but not the new show

The Wintering Sessions was perfection - the new show? Not so much. Different vibe, not as warm and comforting. Needless to say I’ve removed all the downloads from my phone.
Heartbroken in New York

The most important, underrated podcast

I’m fairly certain Katherine May is my platonic soulmate. I so enjoy having additional insight into her lovely brain, as well as the brains of her guests. I’m going through a period of wintering myself, and the best part of my days of late is my hour long walk each morning listening to this podcast. It’s become a beautiful ritual during a very dark period and I’m just so grateful it exists. More episodes, please. Many, many more.
qwertyuiopadghjkl

Love this podcast

Loved Wintering, the book, and I love the gentle thought-provoking conversations on the podcast.
embrace grace

A great conversation to revisit over and over

I really appreciate the space created from this podcast. I listen to these episodes many times because they are so life giving. I really like how there is this space for talking about wintering, but it is in such a way that gives wisdom insight and reflection from people who have gotten through it and seen how it is shaped their life. I don’t think there is enough conversations like this so thank you!
senhiker

Simply lovely host and guests

Love this expansion of Katherine May’s profound book, Wintering. I’ve already listened to several episodes twice. Such comfort and wisdom in hearing people explore these true but unacknowledged times in our lives.