The Clearing with Katherine May

Katherine May

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Booking Overview

The Clearing is a heartfelt, reflective series hosted by Katherine May, inviting writers and thinkers to imagine their ideal sanctuary for surviving difficult times. It’s a strong fit for guests who can speak personally and thoughtfully about restoration, culture, and hope through art, nature, spirituality, or community.

Metrics

Episodes: 92

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 57.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Katherine May - Katherine May is the author of Wintering and Enchantment. Her work explores how people restore joy, hope, and energy during difficult periods, drawing on memory, inspiration, imagination, and the c...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Published authors (especially literary, cultural, or food/nature/creative non-fiction), researchers/writers with credible academic or public profiles, and thought leaders who can connect personal restoration with cultural/spiritual/artistic frameworks.
Required Achievements:  
Books and/or published writing, Established newsletters/Substack or regular publishing, Academic research output (e.g., PhD work) and/or public-facing expertise, Recognition via bestseller status or notable press/bookselling footprint

Recent Guest Discussions

Alice Vincent - Joyful Human Togetherness; Sanctuary As Soundscape; Post-noise Calm; Memory Of Gatherings

Joycelyn Longdon - Ecology, Technology And Environmental Justice; Trees As Ancestors; Identity Shaped Through Art; Local Retreat In Woodland

Yasmin Khan - Local Community And Resilience; Cooking For Pleasure And Rest; Legal/cultural Issues Around Food Terminology And Ownership; Nigella Lawson As A Touchpoint

Recent Topics

Resilience, Restoration, Hope, Wintering, Spirituality

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Clearing with Katherine May
:

Anna Brones’ Scandinavian saltwater idyll

June 11, 2026

Not too warm, not too cool, the kind of evening where you’re still in shorts but have pulled on a sweater, is where we find ourselves this week with the wonderful writer and papercut artist Anna Brones. It’s the Pacific North-West but imbued with Anna’s Swedish heritage as she brings comfort and nostalgia - cold water swimming, her grandmother’s woollen blanket - to a cosy spot on a blustery shore.Together, Katherine and Anna explore ideas of home, desire for the place you are not, ‘the ...

Alice Vincent’s joyful soundscape of human togetherness

June 04, 2026

‘Revel’ is the recurring theme of this episode as writer Alice Vincent brings visceral, carnival-esque Glastonbury vibes to The Clearing this week. A self-confessed extrovert, her dream retreat includes bundling up all the sounds and experiences of the people and places she loves; the chaotic joy of a house party, the blissful comfort of chatty gatherings with friends and family, the daily buzz of a busy household.But after the noise comes the calm. That liminal space of watching the sun...

Joycelyn Longdon on imagining an abundant future

May 28, 2026

Trees as ancestors, blurring the boundary between our bodies and the living world and constructing your sense of ‘self’ through art; these are just some of the beautiful areas of discussion between our guest Joycelyn Longdon and Katherine this week. Joycelyn is a researcher and writer, currently finishing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, who bridges the worlds of ecology, technology and environmental justice. Resisting the urge to pick a far-flung place, she goes extremely lo...

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