Diana Evans on expectation, ageing & turning 50 without her twin
My guest today is the novelist, journalist and critic Diana Evans. Diana is the award-winning author of four novels 26a, The Wonder, Ordinary People and A House for Alice. She has been shortlisted fo...
18 Feb 202551min
Kate Fagan on success, ambition and ageing alongside the L-word!
This week's guest is the Emmy award-winning American journalist Kate Fagan. Kate started out playing college basketball before making the move into sports journalism. She worked for the American cabl...
11 Feb 20251h 2min
Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing - THE SHIFT REVISITED
I was the very first person to interview Miranda July about All Fours this time last year. To say she was nervous about how it would be received was an understatement. "Will you have my back?" she ask...
4 Feb 202549min
Ruby Wax on building an emotional toolkit for the second half of your life - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today’s guest is someone I’ve wanted to get on The Shift for the longest time. You might know Ruby Wax as a successful comedian and presenter, one of the funniest women of her generation. Or you might...
28 Jan 202552min
Dani Shapiro on family secrets and coming into your full potential at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
My guest today is the bestselling writer Dani Shapiro. Dani is best known for the memoirs that made her name. Startlingly honest works of self-investigation like Slow Motion, in which she examines the...
21 Jan 202554min
Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today I’m delighted to welcome back one of The Shift’s very first guests, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon. Bryony has been a columnist on the Telegraph for over 20 years and for...
14 Jan 202549min
Sarah Knight: why selfish isn't a four letter word - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today’s guest is the anti-guru behind the massive No F*cks Given franchise, Sarah Knight. What started life with the Marie Kondo pastiche, The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck, now comprises 7...
7 Jan 202554min
Dr Gladys McGarey: a 102-year-old shares her life lessons - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Dr Gladys McGarey died, aged 103, in September of this year, so I wanted to honour her by making her episode the last to go out on the last day of the year. Rest In Power Gladys. ---- A few months ago...
31 Des 202445min
