Stopping To Notice with Miranda Keeling

‘A line of thin trees stand tall in the air, like teeth in a comb.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Keeling does in...

‘A single rusty leaf comes to land on the damp grass. It’s landed between the trees, so it seems to fall from the sky itself.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author,...

‘A dog comes and says hello, its bark sounding like a sea lion.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Keeling does in th...

‘A lone gull stands imperious on the cowl above a chimney pot, adjusting its plumage, waiting for its adoring subjects to gather below.’ This special 200th episode is guest hosted by listeners who sent in their own observations. We've included their names and locations below. Thank you so much to everyone who kindly contributed, and to every listener - we wouldn't be here without you. David, Ohio...

'We walk through a meandering tessellation of meadows, trees and waterways.’ In this special episode, Miranda is joined by Catherine Carr, the host of the wonderful podcast Where Are You Going? Where Are You Going? can be found at https://www.whereareyougoing.co.uk/ and be sure to check out the episode entitled 'A log, a trumpet, and some cows' in particular, which was also recorded at Sheep's Gre...

‘Two ducks take turns to stick their heads in the water, like a mechanical toy.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Ke...

‘ A spider has spun a tiny web between the branches of a tree. Its concentric circles catch the light and make me think of the similarities between the circles of a spider’s web, and the circles of a tree’s rings.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pas...

‘Strangely, a patch of grass in the square is fake. It feels like it might be a secret door to another world.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and socia...

‘A man in a bar looks down at a cigarette he’s rolling. He has a wonderful grey beard, going all the way down to his navel.’  Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author,...

‘The sky is clear except for a collection of clouds above the cathedral, as if its spires have pierced them and held them there.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what auth...

‘The reflections in the water of the River Wear are quite clear, with just a small ripple to tell me that they are reflections, rather than realty.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which i...

‘Two people in the park sit on a bench, reading in the sun. A shadow from a nearby tree paints their bare legs.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and soc...

Miranda and the team have some exciting news! In a few weeks, it'll be the 200th episode of Stopping To Notice. The observations that the Stopping To Notice community sent last year to celebrate the 100th episode were really beautiful, and so we'd love to feature your brilliant contributions once again.   This time, it would be for a special episode about the changing seasons. What are the small m...

‘ On a balcony, a set of two metal chairs with red cushions wait for people to sit on them.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personalit...

‘A woman’s giggles intertwine with the sound of the rushing water – they are almost the same.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personal...

‘Moss-coloured bricks are arranged in circles, like a layered cake for a wedding.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda...

‘Three traffic cones sit together outside a beautiful blue door, their orange vivid against it.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media person...

‘A willow tree is reflected in the river. Little ripples on the surface turn the tree into an Impressionist painting of itself.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what autho...

'A tree stretches up above me, its bark thick and wrinkled.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Keeling does in this p...

‘Two women’s clothes flutter constantly in the wind, as if they’re breathing around them while they sit very still.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and...

‘A man with a very generous beard and a big smile moves his bike out of the way for me.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Mi...

‘A woman in a pink tracksuit crosses each foot over the other one as she walks, like a pair of wonky scissors’. Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and soci...

'A man wearing normal clothes jogs very lightly. I can’t decide if he’s a jogger, or is just running late for something.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, acto...

‘A woman dressed entirely in white crosses the quiet park, like a ghost.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Keeling d...

‘An empty bench yawns a welcome to me, to sit down.’ Please note before you start listening: this podcast is recorded in 3D sound! So make sure that you’re wearing headphones for the very best experience. The small details in life can pass you by. Unless you take the time to stop to notice them. Which is exactly what author, actor and social media personality Miranda Keeling does in this podcast s...