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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 20201h 34min
SIM Ep 377 Chops 162: Han & Lou Solo
Millions of people in the UK are doing Lockdown alone, but you'd be mistaken for thinking they don't exist if you listened to the Government or the media. So, Hannah got on the phone to comedian Lou C...
24 Mai 202033min
SIM Ep 376 Pod 110: R&R, consumer queens, and monstrous donkeys
Maytree is a respite centre for people who are feeling suicidal, and this week our Jen chats to its director, Natalie Howarth, about the impact of lockdown on our mental health and how to help someone...
20 Mai 20201h 21min
