The Clearing with Katherine May

Katherine May

Booking Overview

The Clearing is a retreat-focused, deeply personal series where author Katherine May invites guests to describe the sanctuary they’d go to in hard times. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach tied to literature, creativity, wellbeing, spirituality, and environmental/cultural thinking—especially with guests who can share lived perspective in a reflective style.

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 - Author of Wintering and Enchantment, Katherine May hosts The Clearing and asks guests to share their idea of a perfect sanctuary. She explores the cultural, social and spiritual mindset needed to s...

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Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Authors, writers, artists, researchers and writers (often with a public-facing platform via books/newsletters/substacks), typically connected to themes of wellbeing, creativity, culture, environment, or spirituality.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or widely shared writing, Artistic practice with a public profile (e.g., exhibitions or distinctive medium), Academic research or PhD work in ecology/technology/environmental justice

Recent Guest Discussions

Anna Brones - Home, Desire For The Place You Are Not, Creative Process, Comfort And Nostalgia

Alice Vincent - Joy, Togetherness, Soundscapes Of Community; Balancing Lively Gatherings With Calm

Joycelyn Longdon - Ecology, Technology, Environmental Justice; Identity Through Art; Trees/ancestors And The Living World

Recent Topics

Spirituality, Literature, Wellness, Environment, Creative Writing

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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