SIM Ep 137, Chops 35: The Hurricane Girls

SIM Ep 137, Chops 35: The Hurricane Girls

It's Sunday Chops time again and this week we're offering up double portions. In this episode, Hannah and Mickey met author Jo Wheeler to talk about her new book The Hurricane Girls, which tells the tales of many of the women who flew planes for the ATA during the Second World War. Plus, Candy Adkins, the daughter of one of those pilots, joined in the chat too. Herewith, the dope about them... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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SIM Ep 197 Pod 65: Media, melons & making evil

SIM Ep 197 Pod 65: Media, melons & making evil

This week, we catch up with Alice-May Purkiss, author of new book Life, Lemons and Melons, about being diagnosed with breast cancer at 26 and why we all need to CoppaFeel! Dr Julia Shaw swings by to t...

13 Helmi 20191h

SIM Ep 195 LGBT History Month #2: The fight for marriage equality in Northern Ireland

SIM Ep 195 LGBT History Month #2: The fight for marriage equality in Northern Ireland

In the second of our bonus podcasts for LGBT History Month, we talk to NUS-USI President Olivia Potter-Hughes about the campaign for marriage equality in Northern Ireland, what comes next and how the ...

10 Helmi 201921min

SIM Ep 196 Chops 82: The real East End women

SIM Ep 196 Chops 82: The real East End women

Author Kate Thompson's brilliant new book The Stepney Doorstep Society tells us about an East End was run by matriarchs during the Second World War. Hannah went to meet Kate, along with Marie, one of ...

10 Helmi 201929min

SIM Ep 194 Pod 64: The city, the suburbs and the Sorcerer's Apprentice

SIM Ep 194 Pod 64: The city, the suburbs and the Sorcerer's Apprentice

We've a fascinating chunk of social history coming for you this week as we talk to musician and writer Tracey Thorn about hew book on her childhood in suburbia - Another Planet. Hannah meets author Ka...

6 Helmi 201953min

SIM Ep 193 Chops 82: LGBT History Month #1 - Pop Culture

SIM Ep 193 Chops 82: LGBT History Month #1 - Pop Culture

It's LGBT History Month and we've got another series of themed Sunday Chops coming at you throughout February. First up, we asked our friends over at the Strong Female Leads podcast - comedians Kate M...

3 Helmi 201926min

SIM Ep 192 Chops 81: Bedrooms of London

SIM Ep 192 Chops 81: Bedrooms of London

In this Chops, Mick and Jen catch up with Caro Howell, director of the Foundling Museum, to talk about Bedrooms of London, the museum’s forthcoming exhibition in partnership with The Childhood Trust a...

3 Helmi 201928min

SIM Ep 191 Gig 39: Riley, Sarpong & Solomon

SIM Ep 191 Gig 39: Riley, Sarpong & Solomon

In this In Conversation, Mick and Hannah had a lovely chat with Lisa Riley, June Sarpong and Stacey Solomon, about the internalised misogyny of Alexa, getting a bit Walthamstow, the perils of wayward ...

30 Tammi 20191h 3min

SIM Ep 190 Gig 38: Pascoe & Phelps

SIM Ep 190 Gig 38: Pascoe & Phelps

In this special In Conversation, sponsored by Twinings Superblends, Mick, Hannah and Jen are joined by writer Sarah Phelps and comedian Sara Pascoe. They chatted about all sorts, from who they’d most ...

29 Tammi 201943min

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