Archive - The Shift With Sam Baker

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend #109

Aug 1 •

July 2025

Normal service will be resumed next week

Jul 31 •

NEW EPISODE: Glynnis MacNicol – Everything you've been told about life as a middle-aged woman is a lie!

"The ironic benefit of having so few narratives around this era of life is that you don't feel punished by them either"

Jul 29 •

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Glynnis MacNicol

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What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend #108

Jul 25 •

Let's talk about women's libido and atrophy

Hands up anyone who's ever been made to feel entitled for wanting sex that doesn't hurt! Plus the things I've found that actually helped me

Jul 24 •

NEW EPISODE: Broadcaster Steph McGovern on money, menopause and getting the hell out of your lane

"Throughout my career, people have underestimated me. And that's been quite useful. I absolutely love it when a bloke underestimates me."

Jul 22 •

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Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend

What's got my attention this week #107

Jul 18 •

Shirley Valentine in a North Face jacket

Turning 40 and suffering from caring overload, Jenn Ashworth turned her back on it all and set off to walk across England. In this exclusive extract she…

Jul 17 •

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend

What's got my attention this week #106

Jul 11 •

Pleasure and the midlife woman

Talking freedom, confidence, agency, knowing what you want and asking for it, sex, bikes and recognising and celebrating our prime with Glynnis…

Jul 10 •

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Glynnis MacNicol

Catch up with Mel Pennant at The Shift bookclub live

Missed out on our June bookclub live? Here's your chance to catch up with Mel Pennant, author of A Murder for Miss Hortense

Jul 9 •

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Introducing our July bookclub pick

This month, we'll be reading My Sister and Other Lovers by Esther Freud. Join us, and get the chance to win a free copy

Jul 9 •

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