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Jeffrey Boakye’s city path to peace
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- May 7, 2026
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- 3880
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Summary
Our first guest to choose a city for his dreamscape, the brilliant writer, BBC broadcaster and educator Jeffrey Boakye reveals he’s most at peace when walking for walking’s sake through the ever-changing textures of London’s streets. The very essence of a ‘flâneur’, as we discover. A gorgeous and meandering conversation, Jeffrey and Katherine explore a wonderful array of topics: from skateboarding as a life lesson in failure to finding joy in packed tube trains, why we need to foster more pointless hobbies to what the movie Groundhog Day teaches us about the mundane and the sublime. Often philosophical, frequently laughter-filled and as always, deeply thought-provoking. Links from Episode: Jeffrey’s website where you can find his books https://www.jeffreyboakye.com/ Jeffrey’s Substack Jeffrey’s Instagram Jeffry’s BBC Radio 4 music show Add to Playlist Sandwich by Catherine Newman Transcription by Ben Lerner The Door by Magda Szabo Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki https://oleandsteen.co.uk/ Danish Bakery Visit The Clearing website www.theclearingpod.com for a full transcript and to discover how to enjoy the episodes ad free Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing : UK / US Follow Katherine on Instagram Visit Katherine’s Website Production Credits Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong Producer - Alice Lloyd Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.