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Big Skies and Small Ponds...with Drew Baxter

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Big Skies and Small Ponds...with Drew Baxter is a storytelling podcast featuring quiet reflections, real moments, and thoughts that arise when life slows down. Each episode is a chapter that holds a very big sky within a small pond, drawing stories from real life, memory, and the moments that shape us. The episodes range from gently humorous to thoughtful, and may touch on grief, love, and what it means to be human. The podcast is written and read by Drew Baxter.

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The Sea Jun 30, 2026 916 Send us Fan MailChapter Eight – The SeaSome places stay with us forever.For Drew, it's the sea.From childhood days on the Norfolk coast to standing beside the Pacific Ocean, from rivers and books to cruise ships and poetry, this chapter explores a lifelong fascination with water and the journeys it inspires.A reflective voyage through memory, wonder, belonging and the people we meet along the

Grandad Jun 23, 2026 1040 Send us Fan MailChapter Seven – Grandad"My grandfather always thought I should be a vicar.I've often wondered why". In this chapter, Drew reflects on the life of Frederick Baxter: farmer, parish councillor, First World War survivor, whistler, snuff-taker and maker of lasting memories.A story about family, community, kindness and the mysteries that remain long after those we love are

Paprika Jun 16, 2026 913 Send us Fan MailChapter Six – PaprikaSupermarkets are curious places.You go in for butter, yoghurt, or perhaps a missing jar of paprika... and somehow end up collecting stories instead.In this chapter, Drew reflects on chance encounters, familiar voices, old police memories, shoplifters, supermarket wisdom, and one unforgettable conversation beside the herbs and spices.A warm and gently humorous r

Chapter 5 - Pause Jun 9, 2026 1149 Send us Fan MailChapter Five – PauseWe spend much of our lives labelling things.Objects. Places. Memories.People.In this chapter, Drew reflects on names, silence, kindness, loss, and the small but important space between seeing and speaking.From childhood nights and quiet streets to funeral chapels and everyday encounters, Pause explores what can happen when we slow down long enough to truly notic

Chapter 4 - Masks Jun 2, 2026 1093 Send us Fan MailChapter 4 - MasksThere are moments in life when we realise that fitting in and belonging are not quite the same thing.In this chapter, Drew reflects on faith, anxiety, identity and the roles we play for the world around us. From a crowded Salvation Army gathering to a supermarket aisle lined with tins of soup, these are stories about barriers, masks, fences and gates — and the qui

Between Chapters - Not The Hero May 26, 2026 492 Send us Fan MailBetween Chapters – Not The HeroThis week, a shorter and more personal pause between chapters.Drew reflects on storytelling, memory, ego, kindness… and the strange reality that when you write about your own life, you can never fully step outside the frame.With warmth, self-deprecating humour, and honesty, this episode explores the difference between being the central figure in your

Chapter Three - The Blue Suit May 19, 2026 970 Send us Fan MailChapter Three – The Blue SuitIn this deeply personal chapter of Big Skies and Small Ponds, Drew Baxter reflects on the quiet emotional weight carried by those who stand at the front of a funeral service.Through the story of a highly visible funeral for a mother and daughter, Drew explores the unseen work of a celebrant; the preparation, the listening, the responsibility of telling

Chapter Two - That Voice May 12, 2026 1100 Send us Fan MailA small note before we settle in… this chapter touches briefly on sudden death and police experiences, and includes one or two moments of strong language where they belonged to the story.Big Skies and Small Ponds – Chapter Two - That VoiceIf words matter… then perhaps the way we speak them matters too.In this chapter, Drew reflects on voices — the ones we hear, remember, trust… and

Chapter One - The Stories We Tell May 5, 2026 1224 Send us Fan MailChapter One In this opening chapter, Drew reflects on the stories we tell… and the way they shape how we remember.From childhood memories of being read to and listening in wonder… to the fragments of lives shared in his work as a celebrant, this is a gentle exploration of storytelling in all its forms.Because sometimes… it isn’t the story itself that stays with us……it’s the telling

Big Skies and Small Ponds - an introduction & welcome. Apr 15, 2026 129 Send us Fan MailA short introduction to the world of Big Skies and Small Ponds - a place for stories, memories and quiet reflections...

Big Skies and Small Ponds...with Drew Baxter

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