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Miki Berenyi on freeing yourself from the anxiety of youth
Season 12 Episode 147
Today’s guest is the singer-songwriter Miki Berenyi. If you were a teenager in the late 80s or early 90s with even vaguely alternative taste you can’…
2 years, 8 months ago
Leila Slimani: It's time women started telling each other the truth
Season 12 Episode 146
My guest today is the prize winning author, Leila Slimani. Leila was the first Moroccan woman to win France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt for her spine…
2 years, 8 months ago
Andi Osho: I'm 50, get used to it!
Season 12 Episode 145
Welcome to season 12 of The Shift! Season 12! How did that happen?!
My guest today is the actor hyphen screenwriter hyphen comedian hyphen novelist - …
2 years, 8 months ago
Annie Macmanus: why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned with - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 144
Back in season 4, I spoke to Annie Macmanus just as she was about to make the big leap from mega-DJ to... something entirely new. It's fascinating to…
2 years, 8 months ago
Emma Freud on mothering millennials and refusing to lie about her age - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 143
Back at the very beginning, when The Shift was still a hair-brained idea, I sat in Emma Freud's kitchen chatting about being old birds. It ended up b…
2 years, 8 months ago
Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 142
This week we're revisiting cartoonist and creator of the Bechdel test, Alison Bechdel. This episode first ran back in season 4.
My guest this week is …
2 years, 9 months ago
Barbara Blake Hannah on feeling new at 80 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 141
This week we're revisiting the legendary Jamaican journalist Barbara Blake Hannah. I spoke to Barbara at the start of last year and she blew me away.…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tracey Thorn has got it all going on at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 140
While we take our summer hiatus we're revisiting some classic episodes of The Shift with Sam Baker. Since I recorded this interview with Tracey back …
2 years, 9 months ago
Jo Whiley on menopause, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 11 Episode 139
To celebrate the DJ's 27th year of presenting Glastonbury on the BBC, we revisit one of the very first episodes of The Shift podcast, back in 2020, w…
2 years, 9 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: Barbara Kingsolver on why life gets better with every passing decade
Season 11 Episode 138
For this bonus episode of The Shift, I’m delighted to welcome a very special guest: the award-winning author of ten bestselling novels, Barbara Kings…
2 years, 10 months ago