Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on rural racism, alcoholism and the life-saving power of running
This week’s guest will make you wonder what you do with your time! Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is an award-winning business woman, a social justice activist, an ultra-runner, a mother of four and grandmoth...
21 Jun 202258min
Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence - FROM THE ARCHIVES
Last night Ruth won the Women's Prize for her wonderful novel, The Book Of Form And Emptiness, so I thought I'd give this another listen. Here are the original show notes: My guest this week is a nove...
16 Jun 202241min
Christie Watson on menopause, midlife and mischief
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 medical training. Todays guest changes all that. Befor...
14 Jun 202250min
Sheila Hancock on sexism, classism and the double-edged sword of being seen as a "strong woman"
Today’s guest is nothing less than an acting legend. Although she probably wouldn’t have any truck with that. Dame Sheila Hancock is that rare thing – a successful actor with working class roots, an 8...
7 Jun 202253min
Natalie Lee on breaking free of shame and finding sexual freedom
My guest today is a 42-year-old mum of two on a mission to kick sexual shame into touch. Natalie Lee was just like many of the rest of us. Not mad keen on her body, not as familiar with orgasm as she’...
31 Mai 202245min
Amy Bloom on love, death, dignity – and tarot!
When you enter a relationship, you rarely consider how it might end. Let’s face it, how many of us would ever do anything if we crossed THAT bridge before we came to it. For today’s guest, writer and ...
24 Mai 202242min
BONUS: Sam Baker on menopause, the HRT lottery and the power of invisibility
Welcome to this special bonus episode of The Shift, the podcast that aims to tell the no-holds barred truth about being a woman post 40. Created and hosted by me, writer and broadcaster, Sam baker. L...
21 Mai 202236min
Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt!
My guest this week is one of the most enduring movie actresses of our (by which I mean my!) generation. Minnie Driver made her first film, Circle of Friends in 1995, and went on to follow that with a ...
17 Mai 202243min
