SIM Ep 347 IWD20 #2: Sophie Walker
Inspiring force of nature and all-round top woman Sophie Walker chats to Mickey about: activism and how we can all get involved; being an optimistic feminist (and how we can all be one); how being the...
3 Maalis 202039min
SIM Ep 346 IWD20 #1: Amelia Bullmore
In the first of our special interviews celebrating International Women's Day 2020, Hannah and Jen chatted to actor and writer Amelia Bullmore about her varied career. They talked about working with su...
2 Maalis 202049min
SIM Ep 345 Chops 151: Molly Aitken's Island Child
In this episode Jen catches up with author Molly Aitken to chat about her debut novel, The Island Child. They talk about motherhood, mental health, mythology, and why women don't ever seem to catch a ...
1 Maalis 202025min
SIM Ep 344 Gig 52: Ellis and Lexx
At last year's Edinburgh Fringe, Mick, Hannah and Jen had a bloody lovely chat with comedian Laura Lexx and presenter and author Janet Ellis. They talked about finding a thing's peril (but doing it an...
26 Helmi 202054min
SIM Ep 343 Chops 150: The truth about romantic fiction with the RNA's Alison May
From Marian Keyes to Jilly Cooper, Joanne Harris to Toni Morrison, Barbara Cartland to Gabriel Garcia Marquez: romantic novels are a broad church able to tackle a lot of big topics and hot potatoes. A...
23 Helmi 202039min
SIM Ep 342 Chops 149: Pregnant Then Screwed
Ever wondered why some of the women around you just can't seem to catch a break in the workplace? In the fourth and final episode of our series on pregnancy, Jen catches up with Aceil Haddad, head of ...
23 Helmi 202038min
SIM Ep 341 Pod 100: The Mercies, Teatime and Closed Lands
FANFARE PLEASE. It's our 100th podzine and, woman oh woman, is it a bumper banger. (Yes. Yes it is.) Kiran Millwood-Hargrave writes beautifully of women's experiences from history and The Mercies, he...
19 Helmi 20201h 26min
SIM Ep 340 Chops 148: Is it normal? Mental health in pregnancy with Mumsnet
We hear quite a lot about the joy and wonder of pregnancy, rather less about the stress of wondering if something's wrong or you just need to fart. In part three of our series on pregnancy, Jen talks ...
16 Helmi 202036min
