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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The Bush Telegraph: Anal explosions are the least of our worries

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5 Helmi 24min

Rated or Dated: Loch Ness (1996)

Rated or Dated: Loch Ness (1996)

What’s not to love about John Henderson’s 1996 family adventure, Loch Ness? Hannah, Mick, and Jen have no notes. Okay, they have a few. Like what kind of academic specialism has you hunting mythical c...

4 Helmi 31min

Going for Gold with Aimee Fuller and Vicky Gosling

Going for Gold with Aimee Fuller and Vicky Gosling

If it’s escaped your attention that there’s a Winter Olympics getting underway at the end of the week, it might be because you think us Brits aren’t much cop at all that cold stuff. Think again, say f...

3 Helmi 27min

The notorious TGT

The notorious TGT

As the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill appears to hit the rocks in the House of Lords, Hannah chats to one of the people questioning whether it is fit for purpose, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompso...

2 Helmi 28min

Outside The Box: January 2026

Outside The Box: January 2026

What's coming to our TV screens in 2026? Find out in the year's first Outside The Box, as we talk about that, as well as why Hannah's cancelled her Netflix and what telly gems have made January a bit ...

30 Tammi 28min

Rated or Dated: Donnie Darko (2001)

Rated or Dated: Donnie Darko (2001)

From badly-timed cinema release to sleeper hit to cult favourite, Richard Kelly's debut film spawned careers, revivals and a Christmas number one. But has it stood the test of time (travel)?  Learn ...

28 Tammi 31min

Thrills, spills and a strong female lead

Thrills, spills and a strong female lead

Anna Maloney’s fast-paced new thriller The 10:12 is set onboard a hijacked train, and some passengers aren’t just going to sit back and do as they’re told. One in particular, Claire Fitzroy, a late mi...

27 Tammi 24min

Dr Donna Peberdy on Screening Sexual Violence

Dr Donna Peberdy on Screening Sexual Violence

When Dr Donna Peberdy, associate professor of performance, sex and gender at Southampton Solent University, began to see a lot of representations of violence against women in work made by female filmm...

26 Tammi 26min

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