{"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":"Poppies in October Revisited","slug":"poppies-in-october-revisited","published_at":"2026-03-22T23:36:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400/poppies-in-october-revisited","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-reading-life-a-writing-life-with-sally-bayley-5890400","url":"https://readinglifewritinglife.podbean.com/e/poppies-in-october-revisited/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/73icwfu2dv52paai/JB_Draft_1943z5.mp3","summary":"‘Even the sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts.’ This week, Sally returns to Sylvia Plath’s ‘Poppies in October.’ Listen for a mediation on the mouth, sound, and their essential role in approaching the lyric. The wonderful piano music in the closing section is ‘Sirens’ by Paul Seba. More information on Paul and his work can be found here. This episode was edited and produced by James Bowen. Special thanks to Andrew Smith, Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Maeve Magnus.","meta_description":"‘Even the sun-clouds this morning cannot manage such skirts.’ This week, Sally returns to Sylvia Plath’s ‘Poppies in October.’ Listen for a mediation on t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1417,"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/poppies-in-october-revisited/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/poppies-in-october-revisited.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}