Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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 Friends in 1995, and went on to follow that with a ...
23 Huhti 202443min
Mariella Frostrup on refusing to be "scrap-heaped" at 50 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
A couple of weeks ago, journalist and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup stepped down from her presenting role at Times Radio so she could concentrate full-time on the women's health advocacy that has beco...
16 Huhti 202447min
Marian Keyes on HRT, Botox and learning to be shameless - THE SHIFT REVISITED
This week, Marian Keyes celebrates the publication of her 16th novel, My Favourite Mistake. So it seemed like as good a time as any to revisit the second ever episode of The Shift podcast. Yes, the go...
9 Huhti 202445min
Cathy Newman: "turning 50 feels like a superpower"
My guest this week is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 news, Cathy Newman. Cathy joined Channel 4 News as political correspondent in 2006 after more than a decade working in newspapers, in...
2 Huhti 202452min
Helen Garner on marriage, divorce and why she couldn't give a monkey's about the erotic gaze
My guest today is the writer Helen Garner. I’m pretty sure that right now you are either going, wow I LOVE her, or looking a bit vague. Because despite being one of Australia’s greatest living writers...
26 Maalis 202449min
Leslie Jamison on divorce, ambition & discovering the parts of ourselves we don't yet know
My guest today is the American author and essayist, Leslie Jamison. Leslie has the kind of CV that makes other writers weep with envy: the memoir of her alcoholism, The Recovering was an NYT bestselle...
19 Maalis 202449min
Lyn Slater (aka Accidental Icon) on writing a new narrative for ageing
My guest today is a woman who knows all about reinvention. For 45 years, Lyn Slater was a professor of social work with a side-passion for fashion. Feeling burnt out, she started a blog aimed at women...
12 Maalis 202453min
Karyn McCluskey on menopause, paying it forward & being the only woman in the room
Regular listeners have probably noticed that I’m trying a few different things with this series. I wanted to hear more women’s voices, with more varied experiences and today’s guest is one of those! I...
5 Maalis 202457min
