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 an understatement. "Will you have my back?" she ask...
4 Feb 202549min
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 the funniest women of her generation. Or you might...
28 Jan 202552min
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-investigation like Slow Motion, in which she examines the...
21 Jan 202554min
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 has been a columnist on the Telegraph for over 20 years and for...
14 Jan 202549min
Sarah Knight: why selfish isn't a four letter word - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Today’s guest is the anti-guru behind the massive No F*cks Given franchise, Sarah Knight. What started life with the Marie Kondo pastiche, The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck, now comprises 7...
7 Jan 202554min
Dr Gladys McGarey: a 102-year-old shares her life lessons - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Dr Gladys McGarey died, aged 103, in September of this year, so I wanted to honour her by making her episode the last to go out on the last day of the year. Rest In Power Gladys. ---- A few months ago...
31 Des 202445min
Barbara Kingsolver on why life gets better with every passing decade - THE SHIFT REVISITED
For this bonus episode of The Shift, I’m delighted to welcome a very special guest: the award-winning author of ten bestselling novels, Barbara Kingsolver. Every so often, a book comes along that yo...
24 Des 202454min
Katherine May: why we all need a little more wonder in our lives - THE SHIFT REVISITED
We’ve all had those moments in our lives when everything feels… darker, colder, a little (or a lot) less hopeful. Those emotional winters were perfectly encapsulated by today’s guest, Katherine May in...
17 Des 202447min
