{"podcast":{"title":"A Reading Life, A Writing Life, with Sally Bayley","slug":"a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400","podcast_index_feed_id":5890400,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/readinglifewritinglife/feed.xml","website_url":"https://readinglifewritinglife.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15515358/ARLAWL-FINAL_2__vsrabu.jpg","author":"Sally Bayley, Andrew Smith","episode_count":95,"summary":"Acclaimed writer Sally Bayley lives on a narrowboat, surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature, sustained by reading and writing. In this series, she invites us into her life, showing us how books can have the power to change our lives. Sally has recently been diagnosed with an auto-immune disease, but this is not a misery memoir podcast; she shows us how literature and connection to nature can console and give courage and insight even in the most difficult times. This podcast series is produced by BAFTA and Emmy Award winning producer Andrew Smith","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:20:29.274602+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400"},"episode":{"title":"On Living in Hundred Acre Wood","slug":"on-living-in-hundred-acre-wood","published_at":"2026-01-02T17:00:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/on-living-in-hundred-acre-wood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400","url":"https://readinglifewritinglife.podbean.com/e/on-living-in-hundred-acre-wood/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x4e6um2xfpfwpmcm/JB_Draft_1as4rw.mp3","summary":"For “Husband Ron” and Christopher Robin — may he come by again soon. This week, we join Sally at home, seeing in the New Year in the company of the residents of A.A. Milne’s Hundred Acre Wood. Listen for a reflection on domesticity, hospitality, and the physics of intimacy. This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen. Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.","meta_description":"For “Husband Ron” and Christopher Robin — may he come by again soon. This week, we join Sally at home, seeing in the New Year in the company of the reside…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1230,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/episodes/on-living-in-hundred-acre-wood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/on-living-in-hundred-acre-wood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}