SIM Ep 945 Pod 294: Good sisters, bad sisters, and some rebirth
Writer and Standard Issue fave Kerry Hudson is back with brand-new memoir, Newborn, the follow-up to her previous work, Lowborn. In this week’s podzine, Hannah jumps on the Zoom to talk with Kerry abo...
28 Feb 20241h 5min
SIM Ep 944 Chops 288: Again, With Feelings with Catherine Bohart
Comedian, podcast mogul, writer, broadcaster and professional oversharer, the glorious Catherine Bohart is this week’s Sunday Chops. She and Mick are chatting about the joy and freedom of podcasts, be...
25 Feb 202432min
SIM Ep 943 Pod 293: Gambling, fighting and getting your whole family in a room together
Lindsay Duncan - you heard us! - is on stage at the National Theatre in a revival of Dodie Smith's Dear Octopus, so of course Jen jumped at the chance to chat to her. They were joined by the play's di...
21 Feb 20241h 24min
SIM Ep 942 Chops 287: Len Pennie’s Poyums
Performance poet Len Pennie is a big deal on the social media, particularly TikTok, where her Scots Word of the Day videos, forthright, urgent poetry and wicked sense of humour have made her a bona fi...
18 Feb 202423min
SIM Ep 942 Flicking #46: Past Lives
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo star in Celine Song’s debut feature, which follows deeply connected childhood friends Nora (Lee) and Hae Sung (Yoo) over the course of 24 years and an ocean of separation. It’s a...
17 Feb 202429min
SIM Ep 941 Pod 292: Olga, Ola, Othello and okay, let’s DANCE MONTAGE
Imagine making a film set in a town where dancing is illegal. Imagine that bit being the true story element of said film. Imagine that not one of the team had ever seen 1984’s Footloose in full before...
14 Feb 20241h 13min
SIM Ep 940 Pod 291: Where are we going? What does it mean? And what is this film?
Why won't copy show up? Comedian, writer, podcaster, friend of Standard Issue, and glorious human being Jess Fostekew is back on tour with her new show Mettle, and so Mick jumped at the chance to talk...
7 Feb 20241h 19min
SIM Ep 939 Chops 286: Broken Water, broken nights, and the highs and lows of mumming
Being a mum is great, but it can also be relentlessly challenging and impossibly difficult. Not to mention that from the day they're born, you know you'll eventually lose your children to adulthood. ...
4 Feb 202437min
