The Shift with Sam Baker
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The Shift with Sam Baker
The Shift is a podcast that aims to tell the truth about being a woman post-40, created and hosted by writer and broadcaster, Sam Baker. Did you ever wonder why you stop hearing so many women's voices once they pass 40? That's where The Shift comes in - a frank, funny, sometimes heartbreaking, alw...
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Lyse Doucet – my extraordinary 40 years on the frontline
My guest today is the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet.
Since starting work at the corporation almost f...
India Knight on finally gaining a sense of self in her 50s - from the archives
(This episode first aired in November 2023)
Today’s guest is the Sunday Times’ Style’s beauty columnist India Knight. Every week thousand...
Hilma Wolitzer: 80 years of writing – and not done yet (from the archives)
(This episode first aired in August 2022.)
My guest today is the writer Hilma Wolitzer. Born in 1930, Hilma had her first poem published...
Caryn Franklin on why fashion still fails older women - from the archives
(This episode was first published in November 2022.)
Today's guest is one of my personal heroes, Caryn Franklin. Caryn started her career...
Lisa Jewell on hitting a golden seam of success in her 50s - FROM THE ARCHIVES
(This episode first aired in September 2022.)
Today’s guest is one of Britain’s best loved novelists, Lisa Jewell. Her career started wit...
Thomasina Miers on the midlife Mexican escape that rebuilt her
Hello and welcome to the final episode of season 18. 18!!!!
My guest today is the cook, Thomasina Miers.
Laura Lippmann is having a second coming at 60
A few weeks ago, I was pootling around on substack where The Shift newsletter lives - https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/ - and I noticed I had...
Charlotte Mendelson – middle-aged women are entitled to want more
This season is dedicated to helping you pick your summer reads and my guest today is the novelist Charlotte Mendelson whose writing has been compared...
Betsy Lerner is on a mission to destigmatise mental health in her 60s
My guest this week is the novelist Betsy Lerner.
Now Betsy is here to talk about her critically acclaimed debut novel, Shr...
Nicola Sturgeon on life after leadership
This week I’m delighted to welcome back to The Shift one of my most listened-to guests, Nicola Sturgeon.
When we last spoke...
Sarah Perry on "becoming a woman who didn't have children"
My guest today is the award-winning novelist Sarah Perry.
Sarah is the internationally bestselling author of four novels, but the one you...
Glynnis MacNicol: everything you've been told about being a middle-aged woman is a lie
What happens when the life you find yourself leading in midlife doesn’t tick all the supposed boxes?
That’s the situation today’s guest f...
Steph McGovern on money, menopause & staying out of your lane
Crime novels might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the name Steph McGovern. Steph is an award-winning broadcaster who is cur...
Alison Bechdel on tarot, ageing & why men are scared of women who can do push-ups! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
The last of our archive episodes this time around is the cartoonist Alison Bechdel. Spent, Alison's new graphic novel-come-memoir, reminded me of the...
Esther Freud on upending your life in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED
This week we're going way back in The Shift archives, to one of the earliest episodes I recorded with novelist Esther Freud. This summer Esther will b...
Helen Garner on divorce, ageing and the erotic gaze - THE SHIFT REVISITED
We're heading back to the archives for the next few weeks and first up here's one of my favourite episodes. With the desperately overdue publication o...
Molly Jong Fast: confessions of a bad daughter
My guest today is the journalist Molly Jong Fast. The author of four books, Molly started writing about politics in 2016. She’s now a special correspo...
Jo Hamilton: The Post Office scandal stole 20 years of my life
This is a really special episode and one I’m honoured to be trusted with.
Because my guest today is Jo Hamilton, one of more than 700 Bri...
Olia Hercules: my periods vanished when the war started
My guest today is the Ukrainian chef, food writer and activist Olia Hercules.
Olia was born in the South of Ukraine and has lived in the...
Melissa Febos on what she learnt from a year of celibacy
My guest today is the author and essayist, Melissa Febos.
Melissa has written four award winning books - Whip Smart, Abandon Me, Girlhood...
Reeta Chakrabarti on growing older & bolder
My guest this week is the journalist and broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti.
After two decades producing and reporting for the BBC, Reeta beca...
Jeanine Cummins on confidence, identity and surviving the American Dirt controversy
My guest today is the bestselling novelist Jeanine Cummins.
You might think you haven’t heard of her, but I’ll be pretty surprised if yo...
Jennifer Weiner on Ozempic, ageing and growing some boundaries!
My guest today is the bestselling American novelist Jennifer Weiner.
I first encountered Jen When her debut novel, Good In Bed, was thrus...
Naga munchetty on her 30 year battle to get her painful periods taken seriously
To launch season 17 (season 17! I know!) I have a very special guest.
Back in 2023, British journalist and BBC breakfast and radio 5 live...
Clover Stroud on grief, love, sex & sisterhood - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Last of my trips back into The Shift archives is this conversation with Clover Stroud. Since this conversation, Clover has written another memoir, The...
Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke's world, hormones and going "statement grey" - THE SHIFT REVISITED
This conversation with legendary musician Tracey Thorn from one of The Shift's very early seasons is one of my very favourites. Back then covid was st...
Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet, imposter syndrome and why she didn't think she's the marrying kind: THE SHIFT REVISITED
Back in the mists of time, Maggie O'Farrell was one of my very first guests on The Shift. So, as she celebrates the 25th anniversary of the publicatio...
The "other" Maggie Smith on her midlife reappearing act - THE SHIFT REVISITED
As we put the finishing touches to the Spring season of The Shift, I thought we'd raid the archives for a few of my favourite episodes. First up, "the...
Lorraine Kelly on menopause, misogyny, toxic men in telly, being a granny, Botox, you name it!
My final guest of this season is the British TV legend, Lorraine Kelly. You know, Lorraine off the telly!
Her show, Lorraine, which airs...
Jenni Fagan: I'm 46, nobody thought I'd make it past 16
My guest today is the award winning author, screenwriter and poet Jenni Fagan. Jenni has written four novels, several poetry collections and been name...
Ione Skye: I'm still working on being seen in the world – and I'm 50
My guest today is a Gen X legend and someone I’ve been a little bit obsessed with ever since I saw her star in the definitive (late) 80s movie, Say An...
Denise Lewis shares her secrets for adapting to a big life shift
My guest today is a woman who knows better than most what it takes to adapt to life’s big shifts. Dame Denise Lewis is one of the UK’s best known athl...
Liz O'Riordan: When breast cancer surgeon becomes breast cancer patient
My guest today is Dr Liz O’Riordan. Liz is what’s apparently known in the trade as a double doctor; a breast cancer surgeon with a PhD in molecular on...
Martha Beck on creativity, anxiety & finding your life's purpose
I first encountered today’s guest back when I was editor of Red magazine and - for some crazy reason - went to an Oprah convention in Atlanta.
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Diana Evans on expectation, ageing & turning 50 without her twin
My guest today is the novelist, journalist and critic Diana Evans.
Diana is the award-winning author of four novels 26a, The Wonder, Ordi...
Kate Fagan on success, ambition and ageing alongside the L-word!
This week's guest is the Emmy award-winning American journalist Kate Fagan.
Kate started out playing college basketball before making the...
Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing - THE SHIFT REVISITED
I was the very first person to interview Miranda July about All Fours this time last year. To say she was nervous about how it would be received was a...
Ruby Wax on building an emotional toolkit for the second half of your life - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today’s guest is someone I’ve wanted to get on The Shift for the longest time. You might know Ruby Wax as a successful comedian and presenter, one of...
Dani Shapiro on family secrets and coming into your full potential at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
My guest today is the bestselling writer Dani Shapiro. Dani is best known for the memoirs that made her name. Startlingly honest works of self-investi...
Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today I’m delighted to welcome back one of The Shift’s very first guests, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon.
Bryony h...