Gretel le Maître Ponders, with Bede & other guests
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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. Polish would be too time-consuming 🤓
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. 🌞
Please follow me on X @gretellemaitre. 🌳
Or email me: gretellem@yahoo.com
It would be amazing to have one-off contributions to support this endeavour, as the podcast is and always will be free. A little contribution here and there will go towards train fares, fuel, church and cathedral support pots and information booklets. I’m also hoping not to have to go back to work again, so any generosity is hugely appreciated. Thank you and follow this link: 🙂
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/supporters/new
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“Gretel le Maitre is a podcaster and host of the series Gretel Pod-Ponders Life and Loss with Bede and Other Guests. The podcast explores themes of grief, life transitions, and introspection, particularly focusing on her experiences as she anticipates the loss of her mother. In the series, she combines historical reflections—often inspired by the works of the Venerable Bede, an English monk and historian—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.
Please note, I get daily ad offers that I turn down to keep this an ad-free podcast. So I’d be delighted if you could subscribe to help with my pot of tea and cake on my wanderings.
Fan Mail
Dear Gretel, just a quick note to say that I was so taken with the first reading from Scenes from a Clerical Life that I immediately went and ordered it. On the same day I found a very good, used, copy of The Woodlanders with nice woodcut illustrations. Still enjoying Pepys and Bede, too....and the Church crawlings...and the notes from a Dorset garden. All the best, Brendan
Just discovered. Can’t wait. Should I start with the first episode?
listening to your universals episode and just have to say how much I admire your honesty. I think you’re wiser than you know! I recognise so much of what you say but think that you might have missed how much you’re changing yourself through doing the podcast. Suddenly realising I’ve hit the post-career stage has been enormously liberating - all of a sudden it doesn’t matter that you never made CEO/General/PM and I wonder if that’s true for you too. Anyway thanks for the pleasure I get from listening
Thank you for my daily drink of restorative tea. Authentic, thoughtful, charming and so full of joy and hope. I am rooting for you Gretel and feel you’re rooting for us! Katerine, Toulouse
I've appreciated your exploration of anticipatory grief, as a palliative care nurse I've wanted to reach out and reassure you that spending the time with your mother was the best thing you could have done. Your readings are so soothing and thoughtful. My condolences for your mother's death, she must have felt such comfort when you were with her.💕
I'm so very sorry for your loss
I've just download OUR MUTUAL FRIEND so I'll be reading along from Solvang in California. Wishing you all the best!
thank you for this charming and profound podcast! It brings me great comfort.
love listening
Hello Gretel. I've just started listening to your Beede Pod on grief. I saw the green light and really fancied a small cup of tea, so if I may, ill join you. My name is Seana. Thank you for your efforts and endevours.
Good Morning! I’ve just found you on Twitter! Like you I follow all sorts of interesting archeologists, historians and all those in between and never knew that it could be so brilliantly enlightening. Happily, I seem to avoid all of the dross that I was always led to believe Twitter was full of and instead I love discovering fellow enthusiasts like yourself and a fellow Dorset girl no less - how fabulous! I loved your pod cast and will listen out for more - v brave! Have a happy weekend…Sarah (Nr Milton Abbas) X
Were you at the Friendless Churches AGM at Crichel a few Saturdays ago? We may have already met!
...and you follow the brilliant Andy Marshall 👏👏👏👏
I just stumbled across your podcast and wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. So gentle, beautifully read and thought-provoking. Thank you. I host Devon Book Club and would love to talk more. Best Wishes Ian.
hello