Margaret Busby: Britain's first black female publisher on the power of passing it on
My guest today is the pioneering publisher, Margaret Busby. It is safe to say that without Margaret’s lifelong work the publishing industry today- and indeed our bookshelves - might look very differen...
21 Apr 1h 9min
Abi Morgan on rebuilding just about everything in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED
This episode first aired in May 2022. Today’s guest is a woman I’ve admired for the longest time: stage and screenwriter Abi Morgan. Throughout her thirty year career Abi has written some of our mo...
14 Apr 51min
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...
7 Apr 56min
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
