Emma Freud on mothering millennials and refusing to lie about her age - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Emma Freud on mothering millennials and refusing to lie about her age - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Back at the very beginning, when The Shift was still a hair-brained idea, I sat in Emma Freud's kitchen chatting about being old birds. It ended up being the final episode of the first series. Here it is again. Where to start with this week’s guest? Now 58, Emma Freud is a broadcaster, presenter, columnist and fund-raiser, for want of a better way of putting the incredible work she and her partner Richard Curtis do with Comic Relief. And she’s got four kids. And a bazillion pets (listen on for kittens!). And she lives in my Pinterest board. And she’s not afraid to call a spade a spade. Lots of spades, in fact. In a no-holds barred conversation, Emma talks frankly about reshaping Comic Relief for a new generation, how being the mother of one of the country’s most outspoken millennials, Scarlett Curtis, has changed her attitudes to just about everything, the contradictions of ageing (will dye, won’t Botox) and why she will never ever deny her age. Note: this podcast was recorded before lockdown. The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker, edited by Emily Sandford. I’d love to hear what you think - please let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker The Shift: How I (lost and) found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker is out now in hardback and available to buy here. Find out more about Comic Relief here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Emily Nagoski knows the surprising secret to long term intimacy - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Emily Nagoski knows the surprising secret to long term intimacy - THE SHIFT REVISITED

This episode of The Shift first aired in June 2024. 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 franchis...

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Elif Shafak on the power of older women & why menopause can be the end of shame - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Elif Shafak on the power of older women & why menopause can be the end of shame - THE SHIFT REVISITED

This episode of The Shift first aired in August 2021. My guest today is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful people I’ve ever interviewed - and I’ve interviewed A LOT. Writer and academic, Elif ...

31 Mar 47min

Christie Watson on menopause, mischief and midlife - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Christie Watson on menopause, mischief and midlife - THE SHIFT REVISITED

This episode of The Shift first aired in June 2022. I’ve lost count of the number of women I’ve spoken to who were taken totally by surprise by perimenopause but, to date, none of them actually had...

24 Mar 50min

Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES

This episode of The Shift revisited was first aired in February 2023. I first met today's guest, Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, when I interviewed her in Glasgow at the end of 2022. ...

17 Mar 51min

Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'

Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'

Somehow it’s the end of our 20th season and I’m delighted to say that my guest today is a woman who has spent the last decade giving us a masterclass in ageing. One of my very own old bird role models...

10 Mar 55min

Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing

Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing

This week I’m delighted to welcome back the powerhouse Poorna Bell. Poorna is a journalist, author and speaker known for her advocacy on body image and diversity. And now she’s adding ageing to the li...

3 Mar 1h 3min

Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"

Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"

My guest today doesn’t really need an introduction. Elizabeth Gilbert is many things - an internationally bestselling author of the global phenomenon, Eat Pray Love, a Time 100 most influential person...

24 Feb 1h 13min

Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame

Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame

My guest today, Fatima Bhutto, knows more than most about loss and living with a traumatic family legacy. Now 43, Fatima is descended from one of Pakistan’s most prominent political dynasties. When...

17 Feb 57min

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