SIM Ep 384 Chops 165: The imperfect art of caring with Penny Wincer
Penny Wincer is a two-time carer, single mum and author of the eye-opening Tender: The Imperfect Art of Caring. In this Chops, she chats to Mickey about the loaded nature of the term ‘carer’, how disa...
14 Kesä 202030min
SIM Ep 384 Chops 164: A history of working motherhood
In the first of this week's Chops, Hannah chats to Dr Helen McCarthy, historian and author of the fantastic new book Double Lives. They chat about the history of working motherhood, how society and fe...
14 Kesä 202027min
SIM Ep 383 Outside The Box #23
Lockdown might be easing but that's no reason to give up on your TV viewing. This month, Hannah and Mickey chat about the marvel that is Michaela Coel, and her new drama I May Destroy You. There are d...
12 Kesä 202035min
SIM Ep 382 Pod 113: Caring, broadcasting and running
It’s National Carers Week, so in this week's podcast, Mickey chats to Penny Wincer, two-time unpaid carer, single mum and author of Tender: The Imperfect Art of Caring about the loaded nature of the w...
10 Kesä 20201h 12min
SIM Ep 381 Chops 163: Dr Rachel Clarke and the importance of palliative medicine
Dr Rachel Clarke is a specialist in palliative medicine, author of Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss, and outspoken supporter of the NHS. In this episode, she chats to Mickey about the curr...
6 Kesä 202037min
SIM Ep 380 Flicking #3: The Station Agent
Tom McCarthy’s 2003 indie gem The Station Agent is our Hannah’s pick for this episode of Flicking. What will Mick and Jen make of this darkly funny tale of Fin (Peter Dinklage) a man who just wants to...
6 Kesä 202020min
SIM Ep 379 Pod 112: Dying well, postpartum psychosis, and things to do in an IKEA car park
Jen might be on mat leave, but we have her time-travelling counterpart in this episode. She's talking to author and illustrator Laura Dockrill about her new book What Have I Done?, an account of her e...
3 Kesä 20201h 4min
SIM Ep 378 Pod 111: Sex, lies and the worst film of all time
As you probably know, we love old people here at Standard Issue, so our Jen got on the phone to Meryl Davies, chief executive of Re-engage, about respecting your elders and what we can do to help thos...
27 Touko 20201h 34min
