Sam Baker

Sam Baker is a journalist, broadcaster and author. She’s edited and written for magazines including Company, Chat and Take a Break, and is former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan and Red. She’s also written for other publications including the Guardian, Sunday Times and Stylist.Sam has judged The Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Costa Novel award and the British Book Awards. She is the author of four novels and one work of non-fiction – The Shift – which seeks to give a voice to women over 40.Marian Keyes said of The Shift -’I need this book - we all need this book. If menopause happened to men, there would be celebrations and parties every time one of them completed their change’. We love this quote!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

The World As It Should Be is a new podcast from the team who bring you the Primadonna festival – and its prize.Primadonna describes its weekend festival as 'the world as it should be, for one weekend’.But what if it could last for longer than a weekend? In this podcast series, we’ll be asking brilliant people – some of whom you’ll know, some of whom you might be meeting for the first time – how they’d create their world, as it should be.They’ve all got one thing in common: they’re doing something amazing with their work: they’re breaking down barriers, and making people think.Have a listen to find out more.Theme tune by Deb Googe.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-world-as-it-should-be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.