Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES
This episode of The Shift revisited was first aired in February 2023. I first met today's guest, Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, when I interviewed her in Glasgow at the end of 2022. ...
17 Mars 51min
Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'
Somehow it’s the end of our 20th season and I’m delighted to say that my guest today is a woman who has spent the last decade giving us a masterclass in ageing. One of my very own old bird role models...
10 Mars 55min
Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing
This week I’m delighted to welcome back the powerhouse Poorna Bell. Poorna is a journalist, author and speaker known for her advocacy on body image and diversity. And now she’s adding ageing to the li...
3 Mars 1h 3min
Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"
My guest today doesn’t really need an introduction. Elizabeth Gilbert is many things - an internationally bestselling author of the global phenomenon, Eat Pray Love, a Time 100 most influential person...
24 Feb 1h 13min
Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame
My guest today, Fatima Bhutto, knows more than most about loss and living with a traumatic family legacy. Now 43, Fatima is descended from one of Pakistan’s most prominent political dynasties. When...
17 Feb 57min
Catherine Newman on surviving the midlife sandwich – THE SHIFT LIVE
This is a special live episode of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast, recorded live at the wonderful Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh. Catherine Newman is the author of some of the most on-the-nose ...
10 Feb 58min
Amy Larocca: 'the wellness industry sets women up to fail'
Say the word wellness and it conjures an instant image in our minds… glowing skin, enviable abs, sludgy looking juice, tasteful muted leisurewear and lots and lots of money. Where we used to have d...
3 Feb 59min
Gretchen Rubin on happiness, acceptance and the secrets of adulthood
Hello and welcome to The Shift - the podcast that aims to tell the no-holds barred truth about being a woman post-40. Created and hosted by me, journalist and author, Sam Baker. Have I got a treat ...
27 Jan 1h
