Sam Baker

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A wise woman once told me terror was the flip side of exhilaration. She’s not wrong!

Thank god!

Minging little ginger flower girl!

Hardly!

That would probably fit the bill. They all know Austen inside out.

Got it. Brainy books. Barbara Kingsolver. Maggie O’Farrell. Arundhati Roy. That kind of thing.

Have they read Elif Shafak There are rivers in the sky or Island of Missing Trees. Both equally brainy and engrossing.

Give me some EG’s of previous reads and I’ll make suggestions

List of suspicious things is good but it depends how ostentatiously brainy they are!

NEW EPISODE: Nicola Sturgeon on life after leadership "If I could turn the clock back 30 years and have children I would, but only if I could still do all the other things."

Watching Nicola Sturgeon discussing her memoir Frankly with Sam Baker in Glasgow last night, I was struck by how much nostalgia was in the hall - people don't just love her, they love who they were when she first came to power and the hope they invested in her

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Lots of love for my conversation with Nicola Sturgeon rhis week. Catch up here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The sound drove me mad too! Glad you enjoyed it otherwise.

Talking life after leadership and “the worst two yeara of my life” with @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social on The Shift podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Sitting in my living room listening to Oasis’ support act warm up. Should have sold tickets

“The ironic benefit of having so few narratives around this time of life is you don’t feel punished by them either” - talking midlife lies with @glynnismacnicol.bsky.social on this week’s podcast.
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The headline below a photo of Trump’s eyes says: CONVICTED US FELON TO ARRIVE IN SCOTLAND. The sub-heading reads: Republican leader, who was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, will visit golf courses.

NEW: Tomorrow’s front page of Scottish newspaper, The National.

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

Talking about atrophy over on The Shift today, bc somebody has to! theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...

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I’m going down this weekend. If we had a car she’d be in trouble!

Jo Hamilton: The Post Office scandal stole 20 years of my life Podcast Episode · The Shift with Sam Baker · 17/06/2025 · 55m

As the Inquiry into the Post Office scandal is released and the full scale of its impact is revealed, catch up with leading campaigner Jo Hamilton on The Shift podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Everyone’s mum is furious!

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It's never too late to prove them wrong This little boy was told he wasn't good enough. Yesterday he got a PhD from St Andrews university

Yesterday the little boy who was told he’d never read more than a tabloid headline got himself a PhD from St Andrews. So proud of you @joncg.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/theshift...

It was a total joy.

I think this is one of my most favourite episodes of The Shift podcast ever. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @canongate.co.uk @melissafebos.bsky.social

Bloody Hell! A bit of a rant

This book is brilliant. I really recommend you buy it - or support @monaeltahaway’s substack. Unbound (now @boundless) have not paid Mona and many other authors. She did all the work and made it happen. They are taking the piss, please support Mona if you can.

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Summer reading roundup I read a lot (A LOT) of books. Here's an entirely personal list of the ones I think are worth your case space

Annual summer reading roundup time. Getting in before the hoards! theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/p/summer-rea...

Jeanine Cummins on confidence, identity and surviving the American Dirt controversy Podcast Episode · The Shift with Sam Baker · 20/05/2025 · 58m

@jeaninecummins.bsky.social mins saying it how it is and how it was for the first time since American Dirt. What a woman, what a listen
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How do you walk through fire and come out the other side? @jeaninecummins.bsky.social talking exclusively to The Shift podcast about the American Dirt controversy, confidence, identity and her new book Speak To Me of Home podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... @headlinebooks.bsky.social