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Writer, broadcaster, creator of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast. Rarely here. Find me at steady.media/theshift or sambaker@mastodon.Scot
steadyhq.com/en/theshift/Joined January 2009
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Catch up with talking grief maths, fear of the future, granddads, when pregnancy, therapy and imminent-40 collide and nurturing her inner goth on #theshift pod this week podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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Catch up with talking grief maths, fear of the future, granddads, when pregnancy, therapy and imminent-40 collide and nurturing her inner goth on #theshift pod this week podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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So chuffed to see #TheShift podcast included in round up of go-to midlife podcasts along with , Tara Flynn, #menopausewhilstblack amongst others. Thank you theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2
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So chuffed to be asked to chair these brilliant awards. Podcasts are the future.
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We're really excited to reveal our line-up of 2023 judges! This year's chair is the fantastic @SamBaker, host of hit podcast The Shift, author, and an award-winning former Editor in Chief.
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The Shift podcast is back! This week talks “grief maths”, fear of thinking about the future, why granddads in the park make her weepy and how to ask your partner if they want to be buried or scattered! podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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I absolutely loved talking to Sam on this pod, such a thoughtful chat.
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The Shift podcast is back! This week @ladycariad talks “grief maths”, fear of thinking about the future, why granddads in the park make her weepy and how to ask your partner if they want to be buried or scattered! @thegriefcast @BloomsburyBooks podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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The Shift podcast is back! This week talks “grief maths”, fear of thinking about the future, why granddads in the park make her weepy and how to ask your partner if they want to be buried or scattered! podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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I’m planning the next 11 months authors to attend the Bookface events in Glasgow and would love suggestions on who you’d like to see. Please HMU with suggestions of established and blossoming talented authors. #BookLover #books My wish list includes …
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All this says is Sunak accepts he has to fire Zahawi but has no real idea why…
Total moral bypass. twitter.com/MaxFosterCNN/s
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The Shift newsletter from this week is SUPERB, unpacking the week’s news around peri and menopause. ‘It’s about a success structure set up by and for men that rewards them for their achievements and eyes women suspiciously before asking who’s looking after their kids.’
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You can read the rest here steadyhq.com/en/theshift/po
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The Shift newsletter from @sambaker this week is SUPERB, unpacking the week’s news around peri and menopause. ‘It’s about a success structure set up by and for men that rewards them for their achievements and eyes women suspiciously before asking who’s looking after their kids.’
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I have VIEWS about the government dismissal of the menopause & workplace report. (Surprise, eh?) sign up to get them in your inbox first thing steadyhq.com/en/theshift/ab #jointheshift
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BREAKING: Bombshell Brett Kavanaugh documentary debuts at Sundance.
Remember, the FBI received 4500 tips on Brett Kavanaugh.
FOIA request revealed 100s of pages deleted -- and over 1000 tips were redacted COMPLETELY.
What is everyone hiding about Kavanaugh?
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Dear Sajid,
We already pay for GP and A&E visits through tax and national insurance.
Hope that helps.
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NEW | There’s nothing like a killer story!
Join bestselling authors & in conversation with , to celebrate the release of their newest books 1989 & #Exiles.
📝 Register FREE: fane.co.uk/val-jane
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Has Hollywood finally - finally! - woken up to women over 40/50/60? 😱free to read on The Shift this week steadyhq.com/en/theshift/po #GoldenGlobes2023
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Find someone who celebrates your success the way celebrates #MichelleYeoh! I’ve written about the 60something women storming the #GoldenGlobes2023 Sign up to get this month’s free #TheShift newsletter in your inbox tomorrow morning steadyhq.com/en/theshift/ab
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Find someone who celebrates your success the way celebrates #MichelleYeoh! I’ve written about the 60something women storming the #GoldenGlobes2023 Sign up to get this month’s free #TheShift newsletter in your inbox tomorrow morning steadyhq.com/en/theshift/ab
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Locals, I went down to Shrub (Zero Waste food and other stuff hub) on Bread St to donate things. There is LOTS of glorious broccoli, spuds, great bread, milk, and so on. You fill a basket and pay what you can/want to. The team are LOVELY shrubcoop.org
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🚨Prince Harry & Will having a fight pales in significance to Prince Andrew paying £12M to silence a women he says he’s never met🚨
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Listening to the Petshop Boys and Hogmanay fireworks from the backyard. No biggie #Edinburgh
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When I tell you never in a life of wild imaginings did I ever imagine this would happen...the *New York Times* asked me to write an essay about growing up with pre-payment meters or 'The Meter' as it was known in our house...hope it resonates. twitter.com/nytopinion/sta
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Congratulations to @gibbzer on a wonderful adaptation of Andrew O’Hagans wonderful book Mayflies. @TonyCurran69 @martin_compston You had me in bits. What wonderful work. If you’re interested in love, friendship, and the human condition then please watch Mayflies. You’ll be glad.
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Absolutely definitely the last The Shift pod ep of the year. Join me and at talking daughterhood, long term relationships, menopause and… becoming a nanna Ruth! #jointheshift podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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Absolutely definitely the last The Shift pod ep of the year. Join me and at talking daughterhood, long term relationships, menopause and… becoming a nanna Ruth! #jointheshift podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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First of two live episodes this week: the always wise and candid on the glass walls that divide us, why older women should support younger women in their challenges (hear hear) and developing self-compassion in her 40s podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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First of two live episodes this week: the always wise and candid on the glass walls that divide us, why older women should support younger women in their challenges (hear hear) and developing self-compassion in her 40s podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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Link here to listen. Thank you for your insight and candour. Not to negroni that epic train journey! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the
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We were honoured to host @SamBaker with #TheShift podcast live back in October, here talking to the amazing @Elif_Safak. Find the full ep wherever you usually get your podcasts. We 
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People who have more issue with Meghan Markle than they do with Prince Andrew tells you everything you need to know about those people.
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Clarkson’s column about Meghan Markle receives 6,000 complaints.
…and what will do, absolutely nothing. You watch.
IPSO are a regulator that ignored asks for enforceable reporting standards on fatal domestic abuse from bereaved families.
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EVENT ALERT! 🍃
We're excited that Katherine May is coming to the bookshop for an event to celebrate her forthcoming book, Enchantment, on Tuesday 14th March at 7pm. She'll be in conversation with . 🌙 Sign up here to join us in person or online: theportobellobookshop.com/event/katherin
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Catch up with on the seasons finale of The Shift pod talking growing up girl, being “inappropriate”, out earning all the men in her family and “elbows out” podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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Catch up with on the seasons finale of The Shift pod talking growing up girl, being “inappropriate”, out earning all the men in her family and “elbows out” podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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The second episode of Only After Dark airs tonight at 20:30 on - a night on the streets of Westminster, London, with a homeless outreach team.
St. Mungo’s help the homeless on the streets of London every night of the year
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The cost of living crisis is making it hard for women to flee an abuser. Will you buy a gift to help rebuild their life?
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Join and me being “inappropriate” on the season finale of The Shift podcast ❤️😂 podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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The wonderful has selected ’s Take My Hand as one of her top five books of the year over at .
‘Required reading… Perkins-Valdez’s electric prose that brings this shameful chapter of American history back where it belongs: on the front burner’ twitter.com/Waterstones/st
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It’s season finale time with talking representation (lack of), periods, being “inappropriate”, out-earning all the men in her family, finally having a room of her own and why you need to get your elbows out on #TheShiftpodcast. podfollow.com/the-shift-on-l
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