235 Episodes

  1. Annie Mac on turning 40 and why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned with

    Published: 5/25/2021

  2. Mona Eltahawy on anger, ambition and ageing disgracefully

    Published: 5/18/2021

  3. Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength. Plus tarot

    Published: 5/11/2021

  4. Anya Hindmarch on beating self doubt and why fashion needs to take some responsibility

    Published: 5/4/2021

  5. Tamsin Calidas: the truth about the "escape to the country" dream

    Published: 4/27/2021

  6. Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke’s world, hormones and going statement grey

    Published: 4/20/2021

  7. Mel Giedroyc on starting a new career at 51 and being a menopause dodger

    Published: 4/13/2021

  8. Lindsey Hilsum on Marie Colvin, menopause in a warzone and why going grey is NOT brave

    Published: 3/23/2021

  9. Sadie Frost and Frances Ruffelle on 40 years of friendship - and why it's more important than love

    Published: 3/16/2021

  10. Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being black

    Published: 3/9/2021

  11. Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being "fatally heterosexual"

    Published: 3/2/2021

  12. Rosie Green: a how to cope with mid-life crisis special

    Published: 2/23/2021

  13. Sarah Pinborough on why women need to get comfortable talking about money

    Published: 2/16/2021

  14. Alexandra Heminsley on body image, identity and building an LGBTQ+ family

    Published: 2/9/2021

  15. Kate Mosse on why caring is a feminist issue

    Published: 2/2/2021

  16. Salena Godden on why 40-plus is where the party is

    Published: 1/26/2021

  17. Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"

    Published: 1/19/2021

  18. Season 3 of The Shift with Sam Baker is back!!

    Published: 1/18/2021

  19. Gabby Logan on resilience, reclaiming middle age – and why equality begins at home

    Published: 12/8/2020

  20. Erica Davies is here to help you rediscover your fashion mojo

    Published: 12/1/2020

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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...) is changing? Each week, award-winning author and journalist Sam Baker asks a different woman how she got here, where she's going - and how it feels to be where she is right now. Expect intimate conversation, big laughs, occasional tears and an awful lot of ripping up the rule book and stamping on it... Past guests have included Nicola Sturgeon, Marian Keyes, Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White, Minnie Driver, Philippa Perry, Anita Rani, Tracey Thorn, Isabel Allende, Bobbi Brown, Barbara Blake-Hannah and many more, talking everything from confidence to career reinvention, mental health, menopause and so much more. If you enjoy The Shift podcast, and you'd like to show the love, you can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theshiftwithsambaker And if you really love The Shift and would like to hear more conversations with women over 40, why not become a member of our community and receive a weekly newsletter, get exclusive transcripts, join The Shift bookclub and so much more, please visit https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/ For advertising enquiries, email [email protected]