Beetroot Podcast

<p>It’s our anniversary dinner – and you’re all invited! We’re 4 years old? My time flies when you’re just two friends chatting about poetry – whether it's face to face or computer screen to computer screen. We...

<p>Reunited and rejuvenated! A summer spent apart and now they’re back, Lottie and Marta are in the same postcode at the same table. In this episode they go off the grid, deciding to abandon a themed episode in favour...

<p>Till podcast do us part! Marta and Lottie are back, in this episode they'll be talking about heartbreak. Marta and Lottie (and their feelings) will dissect that funny sensation called heartache. Marta brought along...

<p>Reunited at last! Marta and Lottie are in the same room, with the same zoom. In this episode it's all about the senses, Marta and Lottie dive head first into an ocean of taste, sound, sight, texture and smell. Lottie...

<p>If anyone asks, we're a perfectly normal family. In this week's episode, Lottie and Marta ask; what does it mean to have difficult conversations with our loved ones, what lessons have we learnt so far from the people...

<p>In this Episode, Marta and Lottie sit back and relax. Exploring the idea of rest the pair come to Ocean Vuong's 'Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong' a heartfelt appeal to the self when you're feeling a little low. Hannah...

<p>In this Episode, Marta and Lottie look to the skies. Approaching the idea of Paradise the pair consult Roger Robinsons 'A Portable Paradise' an offering of pocket sized bliss and white sandy beaches amongst the...

<p>Poetry made headlines. Yes, it happened - rarely have we seen a poet on the cover of Vogue, shared widely around Instagram and Facebook or popping up on international TV stations. We of course had to dedicate an...

<p>The public has become precarious. In a post-pandemic world, those foundational moments of collective expression, collective joy, must be reformulated, alchemized into something new and sustainable.</p> <p>Poetry is...

<p>The public has become precarious. In a post-pandemic world, those foundational moments of collective expression, collective joy, must be reformulated, alchemized into something new and sustainable.</p> <p>Poetry is...

<p>The public has become precarious. In a post-pandemic world, those foundational moments of collective expression, collective joy, must be reformulated, alchemized into something new and sustainable.</p> <p>Poetry is...

<p>Lets talk about sex baby! This week Marta and Lottie delve deep into all things sensual. Yes, poetry can be sexy. Lottie brought along a fragment from the Ancient greek poet Sappho, an exploration into Queer...

<p>Breathe. It’s been a tough week. Lottie and Marta are taking the time to heal, to bring each other poems that restore the soul and move the heart to reconsider. This week Marta brought along Stuart Hensons ‘The...

<p>We hope you’re hungry. In this Episode Lottie and Marta prepare a poetic meal for you, with an appetiser of metaphors and side salad of groceries. Marta brought along Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”, a...

<p>This week, Lottie and Marta brace the subject of Goodbyes. Bittersweet and agonising, until we meet again or the final farewell. We explored what saying goodbye means through the poems that were there when we said...