Do you ever go somewhere, and have a strong emotional response to it, such as happiness, nostalgia or fear? Have you ever wondered why we look for meaning in places and develop stories or legends about them over time? Well these behaviours are known as a sense of place.
In general, sense of place describes our relationship with places, expressed through the intangible (and tangible) aspects of human life: emotions, imagination, sound, touch, stories, sight, smell and personal experiences.
The aim of this podcast is to explore these different relationships we have with the places that surround us. How they make us feel, and how in turn this affects our culture and day to day lives. To do this, the podcast will bring together the variety of disciplines & people that try to understand and explore ‘sense of place’.
Discussions will draw on a range of personal tales and thoughts from guests alongside more in-depth interviews about particular practices that focus on understanding sense of place.
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Do you ever go somewhere, and have a strong emotional response to it, such as happiness, nostalgia or fear? Have you ever wondered why we look for meaning in places and develop stories or legends about them over time? Well these behaviours are known as a sense of place.
In general, sense of place describes our relationship with places, expressed through the intangible (and tangible) aspects of human life: emotions, imagination, sound, touch, stories, sight, smell and personal experiences.
The aim of this podcast is to explore these different relationships we have with the places that surround us. How they make us feel, and how in turn this affects our culture and day to day lives. To do this, the podcast will bring together the variety of disciplines & people that try to understand and explore ‘sense of place’.
Discussions will draw on a range of personal tales and thoughts from guests alongside more in-depth interviews about particular practices that focus on understanding sense of place.
Ep 31: The importance of lifelines & finding home in our shared world ft. Julian Hoffman
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Ep 31: The importance of lifelines & finding home in our shared world ft. Julian Hoffman
Lifelines can express many things—from rivers flowing downstream, to the places we call home. They can represent pathways that cross and entwine, and highlight the importance of our co-existence within the wild world.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by writer Julian Hoffman to discuss his latest book, Lifelines: Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece. The book follows Julian’s move from London, UK, to the mountains above the Prespa Lakes in Greece. While Julian explores his own lifelines the book also highlights the lifelines of other species in our interconnected world.
During our conversation, Julian shares how the move transformed his understanding of home, identity, and connection. We also explore the importance of shelter, and how we can better learn to coexist with wild species. We also touch on the loss of song culture among endangered Australian birds, Julian’s life-changing encounter with a European brown bear, and how humans and animals create culture and a sense of home through movement, memory, and relationships.
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(Recorded August 2025)
The Sense of Place Podcast
Do you ever go somewhere, and have a strong emotional response to it, such as happiness, nostalgia or fear? Have you ever wondered why we look for meaning in places and develop stories or legends about them over time? Well these behaviours are known as a sense of place.
In general, sense of place describes our relationship with places, expressed through the intangible (and tangible) aspects of human life: emotions, imagination, sound, touch, stories, sight, smell and personal experiences.
The aim of this podcast is to explore these different relationships we have with the places that surround us. How they make us feel, and how in turn this affects our culture and day to day lives. To do this, the podcast will bring together the variety of disciplines & people that try to understand and explore ‘sense of place’.
Discussions will draw on a range of personal tales and thoughts from guests alongside more in-depth interviews about particular practices that focus on understanding sense of place.
