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Back to SearchDiana Evans on expectation, ageing & turning 50 without her twin
Season 16 Episode 227
My guest today is the novelist, journalist and critic Diana Evans.
Diana is the award-winning author of four novels 26a, The Wonder, Ordinary People a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Kate Fagan on success, ambition and ageing alongside the L-word!
Season 16 Episode 226
This week's guest is the Emmy award-winning American journalist Kate Fagan.
Kate started out playing college basketball before making the move into sp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 225
I was the very first person to interview Miranda July about All Fours this time last year. To say she was nervous about how it would be received was …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ruby Wax on building an emotional toolkit for the second half of your life - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 224
Today’s guest is someone I’ve wanted to get on The Shift for the longest time. You might know Ruby Wax as a successful comedian and presenter, one of…
1 year, 2 months ago
Dani Shapiro on family secrets and coming into your full potential at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 223
My guest today is the bestselling writer Dani Shapiro. Dani is best known for the memoirs that made her name. Startlingly honest works of self-invest…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 222
Today I’m delighted to welcome back one of The Shift’s very first guests, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon.
Bryony has been a col…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sarah Knight: why selfish isn't a four letter word - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 221
Today’s guest is the anti-guru behind the massive No F*cks Given franchise, Sarah Knight. What started life with the Marie Kondo pastiche, The Life C…
1 year, 3 months ago
Dr Gladys McGarey: a 102-year-old shares her life lessons - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 220
Dr Gladys McGarey died, aged 103, in September of this year, so I wanted to honour her by making her episode the last to go out on the last day of th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Barbara Kingsolver on why life gets better with every passing decade - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 219
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…
1 year, 3 months ago
Katherine May: why we all need a little more wonder in our lives - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Episode 218
We’ve all had those moments in our lives when everything feels… darker, colder, a little (or a lot) less hopeful. Those emotional winters were perfec…
1 year, 3 months ago