Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests
Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.
Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free, and you’re invited to join in. It’s super unpolished and Gretel would be grateful for you to forgive her for that. 🤓
Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth. Let’s treasure up the beautiful things and ponder them in our hearts.
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Or email me: gretellem@yahoo.com
Guests on this show include Tom Holland, Philip Mould, Bijan Omrani, Simon Jenkins, Matthew Coleridge, The Revd Canon Angela Tilby, David Willem, Philippa Langley, and Enzo Cicenti. We have now passed 50,000 downloads.
“The podcast combines historical reflections and extracts from literature with her own musings on architecture, literature, and the natural world. Gretel approaches these deep topics with warmth and humor, aiming to provide listeners a comforting space to explore complex emotions.
If you’re interested, you can listen to her podcast on platforms like Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music, where she shares her reflections in episodes filled with historical and literary insights.
Hosted by Gretel Le Maitre, this unique podcast blends personal storytelling with historical insights from figures like the Venerable Bede, offering listeners an inspiring journey of healing and hope.
With themes of grief, transformation, and spirituality, the podcast has earned praise for its calming tone, authenticity, and ability to connect on a deeply human level. As one listener shared, it feels like sitting down with a trusted friend who understands.
Perfect for audiences seeking introspection, comfort, or simply a quiet moment of reflection, Gretel le Maître Ponders is available now on all major platforms.
In the global top 10% of podcasts according to Listen Notes.
51,000 downloads as at the end of March 2026.
GoodPods Leaderboards, March 2026;
#37 in the Top 100 Nature All time chart
#2 in the Top 100 Peace All time chart
#2 in the Top 100 Curiosity All time chart
#2 in the Top 100 Hope All time chart
#3 in the Top 100 Beauty All time chart
Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests
This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
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Good evening and welcome to today’s second episode. How are you? What are you up to? Are you filled with peace and contentment, or with awful negative thoughts like shame and guilt. We plague ourselves with such unhelpful thoughts and it’s an uncomfortable and rotten way to live. We know from others around us that everyone does and says foolish things. So we must treat ourselves with kindness and compassion. Let the small stuff go, and tackle the big stuff over a boiled egg and tea in the morning. Night times are for reading, diaries, and rest.
Good night 🤗
Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture.
Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free.
Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people. And so is determined to walk this path with light footsteps and with humour and warmth. Let’s gather up the beautiful things and ponder them in our hearts.
Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes. I would be so grateful if you would spare the time to give me a kind review and possibly 5 stars (for effort as I realise it’s not deserved for achievement)🥴
Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela Tilby; Author Bijan Omrani; Journalist and Historian Sir Simon Jenkins; Dorset garden hedgehog family, the Venerable Bede and other guests.
Future guests (all being well) are Tom Holland, John Simpson, Eleanor Parker, Philippa Langley and Katie Channon.
Unpolished and unscripted but no ads and no requests for anything but your company. Trying to make the world a gentler place with literature, history and nature. Please don’t expect to find a...
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