"Listening to the Essence of Things": The quest for meaning in dark times

"Listening to the Essence of Things": The quest for meaning in dark times

Tina Beattie's Substack Posts

Episodes 7
Avg. Duration 17m
Activity Moderate
Since Feb 2026
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
64%
Hosting
api.substack.com

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About This Podcast

These podcasts are recordings of my Substack posts in which I share reflections, insights and questions inspired by a wide range of sources and interests - literature, poetry and art; philosophy and theology; politics and society; nature and creation.

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Recent Episodes

S1E7 Creation and Recreation

Mar 30, 2026 18m

This is a podcast of my Substack post of the same name. Please visit my Substack site or my personal website to find out more about my publications and research."'Listening to the Essence of Things':…

The Flesh Made Word

Mar 13, 2026 17m

A reflection on the dehumanising effect of AI on language: To resist becoming a robotic slave of technology is, for a writer, to lay words down on the page the way one might create a rugged path…

S1E5 The Golden Thread

Feb 27, 2026 15m

This is a podcast of my Substack post of the same name, available to read on my Substack site."‘Listening to the Essence of Things’: musings on life” is a reader-supported publication. Please go to…

S1E1 Sweet Sorrow

Feb 19, 2026 8m

I wake up feeling sad. I often do. Sadness is life’s mixed blessing for those of us born to write. This has nothing to do with publications, publicity, and success, and everything to do with the…

S1E4 Echoes in the Abyss

Feb 19, 2026 22m

This is a recording of a post in my Substack site, “Listening to the Essence of Things”. Please visit that site for more information: Get full access to "'Listening to the Essence of Things':…

S1E3 Earth, Wind, and Fire

Feb 13, 2026 18m

Durham-based sculptor Fenwick Lawson died peacefully on 23rd January at the age of 93. In 2008, I interviewed Fenwick in his cottage high above the banks of the River Wear in the centre of Durham.…

S1E2 The Politics of Poetic Imagining

Feb 04, 2026 17m

This is the first of many podcasts of Tina Beattie's posts on her Substack site, "Listening to the Essence of Things", where she shares her reflections on the quest for meaning and the possibilities…

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"Listening to the Essence of Things": The quest for meaning in dark times has published 7 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Christianity, Philosophy.

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