Podcast Episodes

Abi Morgan on rebuilding just about everything in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 287

This episode first aired in May 2022.

Today’s guest is a woman I’ve admired for the longest time: stage and screenwriter Abi Morgan. Throughout her …

14 hours ago

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Emily Nagoski knows the surprising secret to long term intimacy - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 286

This episode of The Shift first aired in June 2024.

I first came across today’s guest, Dr Emily Nagoski, on this very podcast, when my then guest Sa…

1 week ago

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Elif Shafak on the power of older women & why menopause can be the end of shame - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 285

This episode of The Shift first aired in August 2021.

My guest today is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful people I’ve ever interviewed - and I…

2 weeks ago

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Christie Watson on menopause, mischief and midlife - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 284

This episode of The Shift first aired in June 2022.

I’ve lost count of the number of women I’ve spoken to who were taken totally by surprise by peri…

3 weeks ago

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Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Episode 283

This episode of The Shift revisited was first aired in February 2023.

I first met today's guest, Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, when …

4 weeks ago

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Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'

Season 20 Episode 282

Somehow it’s the end of our 20th season and I’m delighted to say that my guest today is a woman who has spent the last decade giving us a masterclass…

1 month ago

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Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing

Season 20 Episode 281

This week I’m delighted to welcome back the powerhouse Poorna Bell. Poorna is a journalist, author and speaker known for her advocacy on body image …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"

Season 20 Episode 280

My guest today doesn’t really need an introduction. Elizabeth Gilbert is many things - an internationally bestselling author of the global phenomenon…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame

Season 20 Episode 279

My guest today, Fatima Bhutto, knows more than most about loss and living with a traumatic family legacy.

Now 43, Fatima is descended from one of Pa…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Catherine Newman on surviving the midlife sandwich – THE SHIFT LIVE

Season 20 Episode 278

This is a special live episode of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast, recorded live at the wonderful Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh. 

Catherine Newm…

2 months ago

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