Lowlines podcast

Lowlines

Lowlines is a sonic scrapbook and a passport to roam. Following one woman’s pull to tune into the pulse of place - befriending strangers along the way. Feeling pranged out by the London business hustle, food entrepreneur Petra Barran brought an audio recorder and set off with no itinerary, guided simply by a hunger to get lower and closer to the ground. The series is a holiday for the ears, taking us to the heartbeat of New Orleans, the low-slung wetlands of South Louisiana, the slow gyrations of the Amtrak to Tucson. Down to the brittle rasp of the Sonoran desert, the rich, volcanic soil of Mexico City’s Aztec allotments and further, to the soaring jungle chorus of the Peruvian Amazon.

Lowlines is a sonic scrapbook and a passport to roam. Following one woman’s pull to tune into the pulse of place - befriending strangers along the way. Feeling pranged out by the London business hustle, food entrepreneur Petra Barran brought an audio recorder and set off with no itinerary, guided simply by a hunger to get lower and closer to the ground. The series is a holiday for the ears, taking us to the heartbeat of New Orleans, the low-slung wetlands of South Louisiana, the slow gyrations of the Amtrak to Tucson. Down to the brittle rasp of the Sonoran desert, the rich, volcanic soil of Mexico City’s Aztec allotments and further, to the soaring jungle chorus of the Peruvian Amazon.

 

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07 |Epilogue: Landing Back in London

Leaving the jungle, leaving the Americas, heading home! After OD-ing on mould and the thic... more

19 Mar 2024

09 MINS

09:01

19 Mar 2024


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06 |Low Vines: Pulled Down in Peru

Two weeks at a plant medicine centre in the Peruvian Amazon - I thought this would be a go... more

12 Mar 2024

45 MINS

45:32

12 Mar 2024


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05 |Plotlines: Aztec Permaculture in Xochimilco

Working with the land, tuning into the pulse of place - the Aztecs knew what was up. They ... more

05 Mar 2024

31 MINS

31:29

05 Mar 2024


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04 |Borderline: Desert Woman in Arivaca

I’m looking for a desert woman, someone who is totally in tune with this powerful landscap... more

27 Feb 2024

45 MINS

45:27

27 Feb 2024


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03 |Trainline: Slow Train to Tucson

The Sunset Limited, Westbound - Fly or take the Amtrak? The journey or the destination? Ta... more

20 Feb 2024

42 MINS

42:33

20 Feb 2024


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02 |Floodlines: Downriver to Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana - bottom of the map, end of the world and one of the ‘fastes... more

13 Feb 2024

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35:18

13 Feb 2024


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01 |Second Line: Footwork in New Orleans

New Orleans - the most human city I know has to be the first stop on my pull to tune into ... more

06 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:06

06 Feb 2024


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00 |Starting Line: Petra in London

Where are you right now? If you were asked to recall the details of the ground you just wa... more

01 Feb 2024

08 MINS

08:12

01 Feb 2024


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30 Jan 2024

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02:18

30 Jan 2024