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, always honest look at what it means to be a woman in midlife and beyond. Work, life, love, health, sex, money, identity, body image... What does it all mean when everything around you (and inside you...) i...
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Episodes (587)
Lynda La Plante on breaking boundaries and why there STILL aren't enough good ro...
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Liz Fraser on living with and loving an alcoholic
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Mariella Frostrup on fearlessness, menopause and knowing your worth
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Bobbi Brown on taking a leap at 64
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Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence
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Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Fortunately, friendship and pushing boundaries in y...
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Paula Sutton on how age has liberated her and the rejuvenating power of dressing...
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Val McDermid on anger, ageing – and an unlikely "cure" for menopause
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Sophie Ellis Bextor on music, men and motherhood
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Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light...
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Marian Keyes on menopause, Botox and learning to be shameless (from the archive)
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Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being fatally heterosexual (from the archi...
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Denise Mina gets frank about HRT, sex and ageing (from the archive)
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Jess Phillips on why we need to talk about menopause in parliament
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Lucy Kellaway on fear, freedom and starting a whole new life in her 50s
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Elif Shafak on the power of older women and why menopause can be the end of sham...
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Paula Hawkins on midlife success and the importance of financial independence
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Laura Friedman Williams on sex and the newly single 40something mum
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Torrey Peters on finding a roadmap for ageing as a trans woman
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Terri White on work, class and mental health
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Anita Rani on ditching the baggage, owning her anger and why her 40s are her pow...
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Dr Jen Gunter on menopause, mental health and why we all need a meno-party
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Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s
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Kate Mosse: why caring is a feminist issue (from the archives)
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Pragya Agarwal on shame, surrogacy and the many faces of motherhood
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Annie Mac on turning 40 and why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned wit...
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Mona Eltahawy on anger, ambition and ageing disgracefully
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Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength. Plus tarot
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Anya Hindmarch on beating self doubt and why fashion needs to take some responsi...
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Tamsin Calidas: the truth about the "escape to the country" dream
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Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke’s world, hormones and going statement g...
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Mel Giedroyc on starting a new career at 51 and being a menopause dodger
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Lindsey Hilsum on Marie Colvin, menopause in a warzone and why going grey is NOT...
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Sadie Frost and Frances Ruffelle on 40 years of friendship - and why it's more i...
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Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being blac...
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Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being "fatally heterosexual"
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Rosie Green: a how to cope with mid-life crisis special
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Sarah Pinborough on why women need to get comfortable talking about money
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Alexandra Heminsley on body image, identity and building an LGBTQ+ family
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Kate Mosse on why caring is a feminist issue
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Salena Godden on why 40-plus is where the party is
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Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"
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Season 3 of The Shift with Sam Baker is back!!
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Gabby Logan on resilience, reclaiming middle age – and why equality begins at ho...
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Erica Davies is here to help you rediscover your fashion mojo
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Maggie O'Farrell on imposter syndrome and why she didn't think she was "the marr...
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Denise Mina on the feminism, HRT and how to be assertive
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Meg Mathews on menopause, osteoporosis and feeling like she'd "lost it"
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Jodi Picoult on sexism, Donald Trump and why everyone has a "what if?" moment
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Bryony Gordon on alcoholism, mental health & why she feels lucky to be 40
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