Best Clover Stroud Podcasts (2025)

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Reeta Chakrabarti on growing older & bolder 54:34

5d ago54:34

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My guest this week is the journalist and broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti. After two decades producing and reporting for the BBC, Reeta became a news presenter at the age of 49. She was the main BBC presenter in Lviv in Western Ukraine and is now one of the chief presenters of BBC news at 6 and BBC news at 10. Brought up in Birmingham, as a teenager R…

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Pockets of Grief w/Yrsa Daley-Ward 1:05:53

9d ago1:05:53

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poet, performer, and the author of bone, The Terrible, and The Catch (available June 2025). She’s also the founder of the utter, a poetic neuroscience movement that fuses story, science, and sonic design to repair attention and support emotional health. Her mission is to help people live…

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Jeanine Cummins on confidence, identity and surviving the American Dirt controversy 57:36

13d ago57:36

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My guest today is the bestselling novelist Jeanine Cummins. You might think you haven’t heard of her, but I’ll be pretty surprised if you haven’t heard of the book that catapulted her into the public eye, American Dirt. A story about a Mexican mother and son escaping to America after their entire family is massacred by a drug cartel, which Oprah sa…

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Jennifer Weiner on Ozempic, ageing and growing some boundaries! 56:11

20d ago56:11

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My guest today is the bestselling American novelist Jennifer Weiner. I first encountered Jen When her debut novel, Good In Bed, was thrust into my hands by someone I worked with on Company magazine. It was the first time I’d ever read a mainstream novel whose lead character was a fat woman who didn’t need fixing. Good In Bed was a smash hit on both…

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The Pandemic of Later w/Thomas Hübl 1:00:49

24d ago1:00:49

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator Thomas Hübl, PhD, who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and cour…

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Naga munchetty on her 30 year battle to get her painful periods taken seriously 1:03:01

27d ago1:03:01

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To launch season 17 (season 17! I know!) I have a very special guest. Back in 2023, British journalist and BBC breakfast and radio 5 live presenter Naga Munchetty hit the headlines when she spoke out about having been diagnosed with a gynaecological condition called adenomyosis. When I heard the clip I did a double-take because I too have adenomyos…

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Clover Stroud on grief, love, sex & sisterhood - THE SHIFT REVISITED 56:32

1M ago56:32

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Last of my trips back into The Shift archives is this conversation with Clover Stroud. Since this conversation, Clover has written another memoir, The Giant on the Skyline about our relationship with home (borne in part out of moving her family from her home in Oxfordshire to Washington DC where her partner's job is based). Since then A LOT has cha…

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Shape Shifting w/Johanna Hedva 1:20:45

1M ago1:20:45

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Korean American writer, artist, and musician Johanna Hedva, who was raised in Los Angeles by a family of witches. Hedva’s practice cooks magic, necromancy, and divination together with mystical states of fury and ecstasy, and political states of solidarity and disintegration. They are devoted to deviant fo…

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Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke's world, hormones and going "statement grey" - THE SHIFT REVISITED 44:17

1M ago44:17

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This conversation with legendary musician Tracey Thorn from one of The Shift's very early seasons is one of my very favourites. Back then covid was still a thing and these chats on zoom with incredible women were my life rafts. Anyway, we're revisiting Tracey because by the time you listen to this episode, Everything But The Girl will have very ten…

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Exploring the Sober Journey with Maggie Klaassens - The Sober Summit 46:17

1M ago46:17

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Welcome to the Love Sober podcast, a supportive space for the sober and sober curious. In this episode, Kate Baily interviews Maggie Klaassens, a certified alcohol-free coach and founder of The Sober Summit and Sober Circle community. Maggie shares her inspiring journey to sobriety, navigating Mommy Wine Culture and Covid and her motivation to crea…

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Maggie O'Farrell on Hamnet, imposter syndrome and why she didn't think she's the marrying kind: THE SHIFT REVISITED 43:39

2M ago43:39

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Back in the mists of time, Maggie O'Farrell was one of my very first guests on The Shift. So, as she celebrates the 25th anniversary of the publication of her very first novel, After You'd Gone and we wait with bated breath for the movie of her smash hit bestseller Hamnet (starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, directed by Oscar-winning director …

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The "other" Maggie Smith on her midlife reappearing act - THE SHIFT REVISITED 54:00

2M ago54:00

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As we put the finishing touches to the Spring season of The Shift, I thought we'd raid the archives for a few of my favourite episodes. First up, "the other" Maggie Smith (as she says she will always be), who I first spoke to when her memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful was just creeping into the world. Little did we know back then that it …

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Lorraine Kelly on menopause, misogyny, toxic men in telly, being a granny, Botox, you name it! 1:07:30

2M ago1:07:30

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My final guest of this season is the British TV legend, Lorraine Kelly. You know, Lorraine off the telly! Her show, Lorraine, which airs every weekday morning, revolutionised Daytime Telly, she’s now been doing it for an astonishing 40 years. She took so called soft telly and turned it into a must take notice of for politicians and people who thoug…

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Adaptation w/Mary-Frances O'Connor 1:17:35

2M ago1:17:35

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab, investigating the effects of grief on the brain and the body. Her book The Grieving Brain was included on Oprah’s list of Best Books to Comfort a Grieving Fri…

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Jenni Fagan: I'm 46, nobody thought I'd make it past 16 1:00:19

2M ago1:00:19

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My guest today is the award winning author, screenwriter and poet Jenni Fagan. Jenni has written four novels, several poetry collections and been named Scottish novelist of the year. 18 months ago Jenni and I met in a suitably spooky basement in Edinburgh’s old town to discuss her incredible, harrowing memoir about growing up in care, Ootlin. An oo…

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Ione Skye: I'm still working on being seen in the world – and I'm 50 56:16

3M ago56:16

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My guest today is a Gen X legend and someone I’ve been a little bit obsessed with ever since I saw her star in the definitive (late) 80s movie, Say Anything. Ione Skye. There was a time when It seemed like if there was a hot young actor - John Cusack, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves - she got to snog them on screen. (I know, shallow, much.) Ione has sp…

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Unmasking w/Shaun Bengson 1:10:53

3M ago1:10:53

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with a song writer, theater maker and multi instrumentalist Shaun Bengson, one half of The Bengsons. Alongside his wife and collaborator Abigail Bengson, he has written a whole big gob of shows and performed them all over the place as well as composing music for dance, film and TV. Shaun and Abigail are raising…

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Denise Lewis shares her secrets for adapting to a big life shift 1:00:13

3M ago1:00:13

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My guest today is a woman who knows better than most what it takes to adapt to life’s big shifts. Dame Denise Lewis is one of the UK’s best known athletes. She won gold in the heptathlon in Sydney Olympics in 2000 and bronze in Atlanta in 1996. She has won medals at the Commonwealth games, the European championships and World Championships. After r…

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Liz O'Riordan: When breast cancer surgeon becomes breast cancer patient 54:14

3M ago54:14

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My guest today is Dr Liz O’Riordan. Liz is what’s apparently known in the trade as a double doctor; a breast cancer surgeon with a PhD in molecular oncology. But more than that Liz is also both expert and patient. She received her first breast cancer diagnosis aged 40. Her second aged 43 and her third, just two years ago, at the age of 48. Her expe…

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Perish to This Moment w/Prentis Hemphill 58:05

3M ago58:05

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer and therapist, Prentis Hemphill. They are the Founder and Director of The Embodiment Institute and The Black Embodiment Initiative, and host of the podcast “Becoming the People.” For the last ten years, Prentis has practiced and taught somatics in social …

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Martha Beck on creativity, anxiety & finding your life's purpose 1:07:41

3M ago1:07:41

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I first encountered today’s guest back when I was editor of Red magazine and - for some crazy reason - went to an Oprah convention in Atlanta. I know right? I can literally hear everyone who knows me in real life laughing. So, Yes! I went to Atlanta to see Oprah but really I went to see someone else - a woman who Oprah described as “one of the smar…

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Diana Evans on expectation, ageing & turning 50 without her twin 51:34

3M ago51:34

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My guest today is the novelist, journalist and critic Diana Evans. Diana is the award-winning author of four novels 26a, The Wonder, Ordinary People and A House for Alice. She has been shortlisted for countless awards including the Women’s Prize and won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature for Ordinary People. She has, as she puts it, been …

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Grief Rearranges Your Life w/Clover Stroud 1:08:29

4M ago1:08:29

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Clover Stroud, a Sunday Times bestselling writer, journalist and host of her own podcast, Tiny Acts of Bravery. Her first book, The Wild Other, was shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize. Her critically acclaimed second book, My Wild & Sleepless Nights: A Mother's Story and third book The Red of My Blood wer…

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Kate Fagan on success, ambition and ageing alongside the L-word! 1:02:54

4M ago1:02:54

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This week's guest is the Emmy award-winning American journalist Kate Fagan. Kate started out playing college basketball before making the move into sports journalism. She worked for the American cable channel ESPN (for brits, that’s THE sports channel in the US) and wrote the number 1 NYT bestseller, What Made Maddy Run. Then, just before she turne…

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Miranda July on the unexpected wildness of ageing - THE SHIFT REVISITED 49:59

4M ago49:59

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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 asked me (and the rest of the female world) towards the end of our conversation. Yes, I said, yes we will. And how! Since then All Fours has taken the wo…

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Disco-Ordination w/Stephen Jenkinson 1:06:59

4M ago1:06:59

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with culture activist and author Stephen Jenkinson. Jenkinson teaches internationally, is the author of seven books, and was the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, co-founded with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010. Apprenticed to a master storyteller as a young man, he has worked extensiv…

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Ruby Wax on building an emotional toolkit for the second half of your life - THE SHIFT REVISITED 52:27

4M ago52:27

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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 know her as a mental health campaigner and best-selling author. One thing’s for sure, she has been using humour to make the rest of us feel better fo…

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Dani Shapiro on family secrets and coming into your full potential at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED 54:06

4M ago54:06

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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 questionable decisions her younger self made (let’s face it, whose younger self didn’t?). And the book that catapulted her to the top of the bestsell…

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Letters From a Friend w/Naomi Shihab Nye & Marion Winik 1:02:32

5M ago1:02:32

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Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with friends and writers Naomi Shihab Nye and Marion Winik as they talk about the promise they made, and kept, with their friend Ann Alejandro, to pull together, from thousands of her pages of writing left in their care, the new book I know About a Thousand Things: The Writings of Ann Alejandro of Uvalde, Texas…

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Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED 49:03

5M ago49:03

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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 ten of those she has been writing candidly about her own experiences of addiction and mental illness. She is the best selling author of Mad Girl and T…

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