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 Kate Thompson to find out about life for women in the East End during the Second World War and Kate's new book The Stepney Doorstep Society. Plus one of the women on which the book is based - Marie - shares some hair-raising stories of her own. There's more screaming into a pillow about Brexit in the Bush Telegraph, Mick's shooting fish in a barrel in Sexism of the Week, Jen talks rugby in Jenny Off The Blocks and Dunleavy Does Disney couldn't put Fantasia off any longer. Until next time! 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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