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
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
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!'
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
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"
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
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
Catherine Newman on surviving the midlife sandwich – THE SHIFT LIVE
This is a special live episode of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast, recorded live at the wonderful Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh. Catherine Newman is the author of some of the most on-the-nose ...
10 Feb 58min
