Kit de Waal on race, class, privilege – and her exceedingly cool hair!
Today’s guest is the award-winning writer, Kit De Waal. Until she was 21, Kit had never read a book voluntarily. But once she started there was no stopping her. Kit started writing in her mid-40s and ...
9 Aug 202257min
Julia Cameron on alcoholism, creativity and emotional sobriety
My guest today is the author of the cult bestseller The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron. Part book, part tool-kit, part spiritual guide, The Artists Way has sold over 4 million copies globally and has ins...
2 Aug 202238min
Jane Fallon on embracing 60 and being a Botox hold-out
Have you always wanted to wreak revenge on your worst enemies? Those who’ve wronged you, conned you or just crossed you? Well, if you’ve ever lain in the bath (or on the sofa or wherever) fantasising ...
26 Juli 202250min
CJ Hauser on learning to live your own dreams, not other people’s
How does it feel to be catapulted to Internet fame, literally overnight. My guest this week, CJ Hauser, found out when she wrote a little essay back in 2019 about cranes (as in, the birds, not the mac...
19 Juli 202249min
A quick word from Sam
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know about a new initiative coming from The Shift. I launched The Shift with Sam Baker podcast 18 months ago on a hunch: I figured that if the way women's voic...
13 Juli 20222min
Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40
By her own admission, today’s guest, award winning journalist Poorna Bell, wasn’t looking forward to 40. She feared, as society had taught her, that it might be the beginning of the end. And so, she s...
12 Juli 20221h
Lisa Taddeo on women, power and the success stitch-up
My guest this week is never happier than when she’s making her readers feel uncomfortable. Lisa Taddeo was a skint journalist when she wrote the groundbreaking book, Three Women - the true story of th...
5 Juli 202239min
Janey Godley on kicking the "I'm fine" compulsion & being proud to be gallus
My guest today is the “queen of Scottish comedy”, Janey Godley. Janey has played Broadway, won loads of awards and written a bestselling memoir, Handstands in The Dark about her grim childhood. But yo...
28 Juni 202248min
