Jackie Kay on absence, adoption & the art of living together apart
My guest today has blazed a trail through the British poetry scene ever since her work was first published in 1991. Born in Edinburgh, Jackie Kay MBE was brought up in Glasgow by her adoptive parents,...
28 Maj 20241h
Helen Lederer on anxiety, failure & living an “alarmingly truthful” life
My guest today is the writer, actress and comedian Helen Lederer. Helen began as a stand-up comedian in the “comedy swamp” of the 1980s, where women were like hen’s teeth and rose to fame with her slo...
21 Maj 202454min
Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing
Every so often you get the chance to interview someone whose work has fascinated you for, well, forever. And today is one of those days. Miranda July is an artist, performer, film maker and writer w...
14 Maj 202449min
Kate Muir on the menopause experience that turned her into an activist
My guest today is the writer, film-maker and women’s health campaigner Kate Muir. Until perimenopause struck, Kate was the chief film critic of The Times, then all hell broke lose (as anyone who’s fou...
7 Maj 202458min
Amanda de Cadenet on reframing ambition and success in midlife
My guest today has lived a lot of lives in her 50 years. If you were knocking around in 1990, Amanda de Cadenet burst into your world when she became presenter on the seminal late night TV show, The...
30 Apr 202450min
Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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 ...
23 Apr 202443min
Mariella Frostrup on refusing to be "scrap-heaped" at 50 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
A couple of weeks ago, journalist and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup stepped down from her presenting role at Times Radio so she could concentrate full-time on the women's health advocacy that has beco...
16 Apr 202447min
Marian Keyes on HRT, Botox and learning to be shameless - THE SHIFT REVISITED
This week, Marian Keyes celebrates the publication of her 16th novel, My Favourite Mistake. So it seemed like as good a time as any to revisit the second ever episode of The Shift podcast. Yes, the go...
9 Apr 202445min
