Podcast Episodes

Esther Freud on upending your life in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 247

This week we're going way back in The Shift archives, to one of the earliest episodes I recorded with novelist Esther Freud. This summer Esther will …

9 months ago

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Helen Garner on divorce, ageing and the erotic gaze - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Episode 246

We're heading back to the archives for the next few weeks and first up here's one of my favourite episodes. With the desperately overdue publication …

9 months, 1 week ago

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Molly Jong Fast: confessions of a bad daughter

Season 17 Episode 245

My guest today is the journalist Molly Jong Fast. The author of four books, Molly started writing about politics in 2016. She’s now a special corresp…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Jo Hamilton: The Post Office scandal stole 20 years of my life

Season 17 Episode 244

This is a really special episode and one I’m honoured to be trusted with.

Because my guest today is Jo Hamilton, one of more than 700 British sub pos…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Olia Hercules: my periods vanished when the war started

Season 17 Episode 243

My guest today is the Ukrainian chef, food writer and activist Olia Hercules.

Olia was born in the South of Ukraine and has lived in the UK since her…

10 months ago

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Melissa Febos on what she learnt from a year of celibacy

Season 17 Episode 242

My guest today is the author and essayist, Melissa Febos.

Melissa has written four award winning books - Whip Smart, Abandon Me, Girlhood (which won …

10 months, 1 week ago

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Reeta Chakrabarti on growing older & bolder

Season 17 Episode 241

My guest this week is the journalist and broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti.

After two decades producing and reporting for the BBC, Reeta became a news pr…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Jeanine Cummins on confidence, identity and surviving the American Dirt controversy

Season 17 Episode 240

My guest today is the bestselling novelist Jeanine Cummins.

You might think you haven’t heard of her, but I’ll be pretty surprised if you haven’t he…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Jennifer Weiner on Ozempic, ageing and growing some boundaries!

Season 17 Episode 239

My guest today is the bestselling American novelist Jennifer Weiner.

I first encountered Jen When her debut novel, Good In Bed, was thrust into my ha…

11 months ago

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Naga munchetty on her 30 year battle to get her painful periods taken seriously

Season 17 Episode 238

To launch season 17 (season 17! I know!) I have a very special guest.

Back in 2023, British journalist and BBC breakfast and radio 5 live presenter N…

11 months, 1 week ago

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