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A quick word from Sam
Season 8
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know about a new initiative coming from The Shift.
I launched The Shift with Sam Baker podcast 18 months ago …
3 years, 9 months ago
Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40
Season 8 Episode 87
By her own admission, today’s guest, award winning journalist Poorna Bell, wasn’t looking forward to 40. She feared, as society had taught her, that …
3 years, 9 months ago
Lisa Taddeo on women, power and the success stitch-up
Season 8 Episode 86
My guest this week is never happier than when she’s making her readers feel uncomfortable. Lisa Taddeo was a skint journalist when she wrote the grou…
3 years, 9 months ago
Janey Godley on kicking the "I'm fine" compulsion & being proud to be gallus
Season 8 Episode 85
My guest today is the “queen of Scottish comedy”, Janey Godley. Janey has played Broadway, won loads of awards and written a bestselling memoir, Hand…
3 years, 9 months ago
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on rural racism, alcoholism and the life-saving power of running
Season 8 Episode 84
This week’s guest will make you wonder what you do with your time! Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is an award-winning business woman, a social justice activi…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence - FROM THE ARCHIVES
Season 8 Episode 83
Last night Ruth won the Women's Prize for her wonderful novel, The Book Of Form And Emptiness, so I thought I'd give this another listen. Here are th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Christie Watson on menopause, midlife and mischief
Season 8 Episode 82
I’ve lost count of the number of women I’ve spoken to who were taken totally by surprise by perimenopause but, to date, none of them actually had med…
3 years, 10 months ago
Sheila Hancock on sexism, classism and the double-edged sword of being seen as a "strong woman"
Season 8 Episode 81
Today’s guest is nothing less than an acting legend. Although she probably wouldn’t have any truck with that. Dame Sheila Hancock is that rare thing …
3 years, 10 months ago
Natalie Lee on breaking free of shame and finding sexual freedom
Season 8 Episode 80
My guest today is a 42-year-old mum of two on a mission to kick sexual shame into touch. Natalie Lee was just like many of the rest of us. Not mad ke…
3 years, 10 months ago
Amy Bloom on love, death, dignity – and tarot!
Season 8 Episode 79
When you enter a relationship, you rarely consider how it might end. Let’s face it, how many of us would ever do anything if we crossed THAT bridge b…
3 years, 10 months ago