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Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"
Season 3 Episode 18
How's 2021 for you so far?! I know, right? Well, who better to grab us by the scruff of the neck at just the point our meagre enthusiasm is starting …
5 years, 2 months ago
Season 3 of The Shift with Sam Baker is back!!
Season 3 Episode 17
How can it possibly be season three already?! Time flies when you're locked indoors binge-watching repeats! After full and frank conversations about …
5 years, 2 months ago
Gabby Logan on resilience, reclaiming middle age – and why equality begins at home
Season 2 Episode 16
My guest this week has hosted everything from Final Score to the Six Nations to the Olympics. Formerly an international gymnast, Gabby Logan moved in…
5 years, 4 months ago
Erica Davies is here to help you rediscover your fashion mojo
Season 2 Episode 15
Feel like your wardrobe has turned against you? Your body’s gone awol and you've mislaid your style mojo? This week’s guest is the answer to your sar…
5 years, 4 months ago
Maggie O'Farrell on imposter syndrome and why she didn't think she was "the marrying kind"
Season 2 Episode 14
This week’s guest is the award-winning novelist, Maggie O’Farrell. The author of eight novels, most recently the stunning Women’s Prize winner, Hamne…
5 years, 4 months ago
Denise Mina on the feminism, HRT and how to be assertive
Season 2 Episode 13
This week’s episode comes to you from the Glasgow kitchen of straight talking crime writer Denise Mina. (Lockdown let up long enough for me to leave …
5 years, 4 months ago
Meg Mathews on menopause, osteoporosis and feeling like she'd "lost it"
Season 2 Episode 12
This week’s guest has been in the tabloids since her early teens. In fact, like me, you’re probably guilty of thinking you know all about Meg Mathews…
5 years, 5 months ago
Jodi Picoult on sexism, Donald Trump and why everyone has a "what if?" moment
Season 2 Episode 11
This week I’m chatting to a woman who is the very definition of a Bestseller. Jodi Picoult has written 24 global smash hits (including A Spark of Lig…
5 years, 5 months ago
Bryony Gordon on alcoholism, mental health & why she feels lucky to be 40
Season 2 Episode 10
This week’s guest will be no stranger to you but she’s a little bit of a different one for The Shift because, at 40, Bryony Gordon is a mere whipper …
5 years, 5 months ago
Karen Arthur on how to turn a breakdown into a breakthrough and #MenopauseWhilstBlack
Season 2 Episode 9
My brilliant guest for the first episode of this season is a very special one. You may not have heard of Karen Arthur, but you sure as hell will have…
5 years, 5 months ago