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BONUS: Sam Baker on menopause, the HRT lottery and the power of invisibility
Season 8 Episode 78
Welcome to this special bonus episode of The Shift, the podcast that aims to tell the no-holds barred truth about being a woman post 40. Created and …
3 years, 10 months ago
Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt!
Season 8 Episode 77
My guest this week is one of the most enduring movie actresses of our (by which I mean my!) generation. Minnie Driver made her first film, Circle of …
3 years, 10 months ago
Abi Morgan on embracing catastrophe and rebuilding just about everything in your 50s
Season 8 Episode 76
Today’s guest is a woman I’ve admired for the longest time: stage and screenwriter Abi Morgan. Throughout her thirty year career Abi has written some…
3 years, 11 months ago
Chitra Ramaswamy on memory, mothering & the "mid-life gift" of responsibility
Season 8 Episode 75
My guest this week is the award-winning journalist Chitra Ramaswamy. And, lucky me, Chitra lives in Edinburgh so - before I go any further - let me r…
3 years, 11 months ago
Nina Stibbe on the relationship-saving power of a sofa bed!
Season 8 Episode 74
What happens when “one of the great comic writers of our time” hits menopause? That’s the conundrum that faced this week’s guest, award-winning novel…
3 years, 11 months ago
Jojo Moyes on radical life change in your 40s - FROM THE ARCHIVES
Season 7 Episode 73
Back in the before times, I had an idea to launch a podcast that celebrated the achievements and lives of women over 40. With a couple of friends and…
3 years, 11 months ago
Philippa Perry takes issue with your inner critic - FROM THE ARCHIVE
Season 7 Episode 72
Since I recorded this episode with Philippa Perry she's gone from strength to strength. Her already bestselling book has spent even more weeks at num…
4 years ago
Lindsey Hilsum on menopause in a warzone - FROM THE ARCHIVES
Season 7 Episode 71
One of my favourite things about making The Shift podcast is all the fascinating women I get to interview - and learn a little bit from. This is a re…
4 years ago
Delia Ephron on getting a second chance at life and love in your 70s
Season 7 Episode 70
My final guest of the season is the acclaimed screenwriter and bestselling author, Delia Ephron. Unfailingly wise, warm and witty, Delia is perhaps b…
4 years ago
Kat Farmer has the answer to all your "my wardrobe hates me" dilemmas
Season 7 Episode 69
Totally lost sight of your personal style? Feel like your clothes hate you? Whether it’s the result of two years in and out of lockdown, emerging fro…
4 years ago