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Jeffrey Boakye’s city path to peace
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Our first guest to choose a city for his dreamscape, the brilliant writer, BBC broadcaster and educator Jeffrey Boakye reveals he’s most at peace when walking for walking’s sake through the ever-changing textures of London’s streets. The very essence of a ‘flâneur’, as we discover.
A gorgeous and meandering conversation in which Jeffrey and I explore a wonderful array of topics: from skateboarding as a life lesson in failure to finding joy in packed tube trains, why we need to foster more pointless hobbies to what the movie Groundhog Day teaches us about the mundane and the sublime. Often philosophical, frequently laughter-filled and as always, deeply thought-provoking.
Links from the episode:
Jeffrey’s website where you can find his books: www.jeffreyboakye.com
Jeffrey’s Substack
Jeffrey’s Instagram
Jeffrey’s BBC Radio 4 music show Add to Playlist
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Transcription by Ben Lerner
The Door by Magda Szabo
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Ole & Steen Danish bakery
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