Stopping To Notice with Miranda Keeling

‘A woman walks with a wooden cane. She wears a lilac cardigan and her hair is silver. She stares down at the pavement, watching where she’s walking.’ 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...

‘A jellyfish floats through dark water, looking like a badly poached egg.’ 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...

‘A man is wrestling with his lime green umbrella, which doesn’t want to perform its function in this breeze.’ 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...

‘A woman walks past holding a coffee. She’s entirely dressed in a colour looking very similar to sand. If she was on a beach I’d barely see her.’ 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 e...

‘Scaffolders are clanging poles as they dismantle them, and somewhere, a car alarm is whining.' This special 100th 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 contributed, and to every listener - we wouldn't be here without you. Laura, Epping Forest Jessie, London Alex, Tennesee Brett, Lo...

‘The lights suddenly go out in the theatre, and it goes beautifully, splendidly dark.' This special Halloween episode is guest hosted by Danny Robins, an award-winning British writer, broadcaster and journalist. He created the podcast Uncanny, where he investigates real-life stories of paranormal encounters, and The Battersea Poltergeist, which re-investigates a paranormal cold case through a blen...

'Three men are drinking beer in a café, sat in the sunshine. One of them is making big gestures as he tells a story, and the others are laughing.' 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...

' A house has previously had ivy growing up and under its balcony. You can see the ghost of where it once was, and it feels like something out of a fairy tale. ' 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...

‘The sun is beginning to set over the pond, causing the plants to start to go into silhouette. Their edges are picked out by the light, like they’re fading away.’ 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...

‘A woman holds her arms behind her back. She looks like a jug with two handles on each side. 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 beautiful black cat with bright green eyes comes up to say hello. ' 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 doe...

' A woman pushes a double pram along the path. A girl and a boy are seated in it in a row, as if they’re in a small bus. ' 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, act...

' A deckchair sits facing the line of trees, empty. Beyond it in the distance, two brown fluffy dogs run in circles together. ' 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 man with white hair and an ancient hoodie is trying to interest his grandson in a stuffed peacock with its feathers out in a fan. He reaches up into the air and makes a fan shape out of his arms.' 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. Unles...

' So many women are allowing their grey and silver hair to be on display: it’s long, unapologetic, wild and beautiful. ' 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...

'A little girl is wearing a dress with autumnal colours - pale soft orange, into green and gold. She wears a head-piece, also orange and green, that moves as she runs.' 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...

Miranda and the team have some exciting news! In a few weeks, it'll be the 100th episode of Stopping To Notice. We'd love to celebrate this by doing something a bit different. This time around we'd like to include your contributions. What do you stop to notice? What are the small magic moments in the world around you that you’d like to share with us? If you'd like to be involved, please send audio...

‘A man stands smoking, waiting for a bus. His jeans have a pattern on that looks as if a child has dipped its hands in paint and pressed all over 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. W...

'A woman with brown hair piled on her head like fancy Italian ice-cream has paused to look at the cobbler's, as if she’s noticed it for the first time.’   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. W...

' A woman with silver hair walks a whippet down the road. Both of them look very calm - as if they’ve had a lot of exercise together, and are recuperating. ' 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...

"A woman stands at two black doors that are closed. She is trying lots and lots of keys. They’re not working so far, but she hasn’t lost her enthusiasm." 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. Wh...

"A woman holds her phone out, constantly checking her map against her surroundings in order to try and place herself in the space." 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 au...

" The rain makes fallen blossom and leaves look like seaweed lying on the sand." 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 pile of colourful boats are stacked upside down on top of each other, like sweets in a sweet shop." 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...

" The wet ground glistens in the bright sun. Everything feels 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 social media personality Miranda Keelin...