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Big Skies and Small Ponds… with Drew Baxter.
Come in… sit a while.
This is a storytelling podcast with quiet reflections, real moments and the sort of thoughts that tend to arrive when life slows down.
Each episode is a chapter - a small pond holding a very big sky.
Stories drawn from real life — from memory, from people and from the moments that shape us.
Some are gently humorous, some are thoughtful, and some may touch on grief, love, and what it means to be human.
There’s no rush...just come in and see what you find.
Warm wishes....Drew Baxter
Written and Read by Drew Baxter
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Update frequency:
every 8 days
Average audio length:
15 minutes
English
United States
18 episodes
since April 15, 2026
episodic
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What do we actually remember — the moment itself, or the story that has grown around it?
In this chapter, Andrew begins with a mysterious childhood “strickle”, a runaway reindeer and a possibly indignant encounter with a circus clown, before reflecting on the curious way memories c…
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Chapter 13 — Looking UpSometimes the world feels very close. Too close.This chapter is about remembering to lift our eyes a little — to the sky, the stars, the weather, the changing light — and to notice how much bigger life can feel when we stop staring only at what is directly in…
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In this chapter of Big Skies & Small Ponds, Drew reflects on those people he has been able to call ‘neighbour’. He recalls the small acts of kindness and consideration that help turn a collection of houses into something resembling a community.Because perhaps being a good neig…
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In Chapter Eleven, we return to the small ponds, rock pools and muddy ditches of childhood—tiny worlds teeming with life and possibility. From flooded wellies and frogspawn to ducklings outside a crematorium and still water at Chatsworth, The Pond is a gentle reflection on memory, …
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A visit to the cinema to see Pressure becomes a reflection on history, storytelling and the terrible weight of one man's weather forecast. And when the film is over, a new perspective on clouds.
A brief prelude to series 2 of Big Skies and Small Ponds
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Bonus Chapter –Small Pond on a Large Pond
We often imagine that travel is about seeing bigger places and grander sights. But perhaps that’s not quite right.
Join me aboard a ship in the Norwegian fjords as I discover that even among towering mountains, ancient glaciers and some of …
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A childhood memory. A distant tragedy.
Seven stars in the night sky. A light passing silently overhead.
In this final chapter of the first series, Drew reflects on horizons, wonder, perspective and the curious way understanding often arrives long after the moment itself.
A gentle …
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Chapter Nine – The Ceiling Tile
In 2009, Drew found himself lying on a hospital trolley, staring at a cracked ceiling tile and wondering if it might be the last thing he would ever see.
It wasn't.
In this deeply personal chapter, he reflects on illness, recovery, second chance…
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Chapter Eight – The Sea
Some 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 jou…
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Chapter 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 memor…
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