Liz Jensen on learning to love life again after devastating loss
CONTENT WARNING: There are many moments of joy in this conversation, but please be aware that Liz talks candidly about grief and the sudden death of her son, which some listeners may find upsetting. ...
18 Kesä 202454min
Emily Nagoski: what happens when a sex expert loses her sex drive?
I first came across today’s guest, Dr Emily Nagoski, on this very podcast, when my then guest Sarah Knight (creator of the NoFucks Given franchise) raved about the transformational power of her runawa...
11 Kesä 202456min
Anna Cascarina: you’re never too old to wear what the hell you want
My guest today is a fashion editor on a mission to improve the representation of all women over 40 - not just the thin white ones with a ton of spare cash! Anna Cascarina has worked in the fashion ind...
4 Kesä 20241h 2min
Jackie Kay on absence, adoption & the art of living together apart
My guest today has blazed a trail through the British poetry scene ever since her work was first published in 1991. Born in Edinburgh, Jackie Kay MBE was brought up in Glasgow by her adoptive parents,...
28 Touko 20241h
Helen Lederer on anxiety, failure & living an “alarmingly truthful” life
My guest today is the writer, actress and comedian Helen Lederer. Helen began as a stand-up comedian in the “comedy swamp” of the 1980s, where women were like hen’s teeth and rose to fame with her slo...
21 Touko 202454min
Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing
Every so often you get the chance to interview someone whose work has fascinated you for, well, forever. And today is one of those days. Miranda July is an artist, performer, film maker and writer w...
14 Touko 202449min
Kate Muir on the menopause experience that turned her into an activist
My guest today is the writer, film-maker and women’s health campaigner Kate Muir. Until perimenopause struck, Kate was the chief film critic of The Times, then all hell broke lose (as anyone who’s fou...
7 Touko 202458min
Amanda de Cadenet on reframing ambition and success in midlife
My guest today has lived a lot of lives in her 50 years. If you were knocking around in 1990, Amanda de Cadenet burst into your world when she became presenter on the seminal late night TV show, The...
30 Huhti 202450min
