Katherine May on burnout and why we all need a little more wonder in our lives
We’ve all had those moments in our lives when everything feels… darker, colder, a little (or a lot) less hopeful. Those emotional winters were perfectly encapsulated by today’s guest, Katherine May in...
7 Mar 202346min
Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood and finding love in your 40s
I first met todays guest, Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, when I interviewed her in Glasgow a few weeks ago. We got talking about the nuts and bolts of midlife in the green room and I wa...
28 Feb 202350min
Carolyn Hays on parenting a transgender child
This episode is a first for me: it’s the first time I’ve interviewed someone without knowing who they are. Because today’s guest, Carolyn Hays, is a bestselling novelist who has chosen to publish her ...
21 Feb 202355min
Charlene White on fighting the bias that still exists against older women
I’ve been trying to get today’s guest into The Shift hot seat for the longest time - after a mixture of long covid (me) and impromptu trips to the jungle (Her!), we’ve finally made it. Charlene White...
14 Feb 202356min
Jojo Moyes on the total liberation of being in your 50s
I’m delighted to welcome back my good friend Jojo Moyes. Jojo was one of the very first people I interviewed for the pod back when it was just a random idea. Like all good friends do, she had my back!...
7 Feb 202352min
Cariad Lloyd on what she's learnt from 25 years in The Grief Club
Hello and welcome back to The Shift. Somehow we're onto our 11th season and I'm thrilled to start 2023 with podcasting legend, the creator of Griefcast herself, Cariad Lloyd. If you’ve been unfortunat...
31 Jan 202356min
Clover Stroud on sex, sisterhood & looking forward to menopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Over the Christmas period and into the new year, I'm going to be replaying some of my quiet-favourite episodes of 2022. This week is the utterly fearless Clover Stroud. This episode first aired last M...
24 Jan 202355min
Kit de Waal on race, class – and her exceedingly cool hair! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Over the Christmas period and into January I'm going to be replaying some of my quiet favourite episodes of 2022. This week is the brilliantly outspoken author Kit de Waal. This episode first aired in...
17 Jan 202357min
