SIM Ep 408 Pod 121: Refugees, debut novels and dubious jerky
With the ever-pressing situation of refugees back in the headlines, Mickey gets on the phone to Ethiopia to talk refugees, camps and coronavirus, and how women and girls are particularly affected, wit...
19 Aug 20201h 7min
SIM Ep 407 Chops 175: Rachel Mariner is a Recovering Misogynist
Playwright and lawyer Rachel Mariner joins Mickey to talk about her new play, Recovering Misogynist, which you can stream courtesy of the Cambridge Junction (until Aug 26). They chat about everything ...
16 Aug 202026min
SIM Ep 406 and Chops 174: Kerry Hudson is Lowborn
In this week's Chops, Hannah chats to author Kerry Hudson about her autobiographical book Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain's Poorest Towns, which is now out in paperback. The...
16 Aug 202034min
SIM Ep 405 Gig 55: Duker, Moore, Dunleavy and Noonan
Hannah and Mick are joined by excellent comedians Sophie Duker and Thanyia Moore for our second gig via the wonder of Zoom. Chat is wildly varied, taking in feet, anal hygiene for cats, true love for ...
12 Aug 202048min
SIM Ep 404 Chops 173: Bryony Gordon’s Glorious Rock Bottom
Glorious Rock Bottom is straight-talking journalist and author Bryony Gordon’s candid and compelling sobriety memoir. In this chat with our Jen, Bryony explains what made her realise her drinking was ...
9 Aug 202028min
SIM Ep 403 Outside the Box #25
Fancy a weekend in front of the telly? Yeah, you do. So let us offer some suggestions in August's Outside The Box, where we chat Mrs America, There She Goes, Perry Mason and The Plot Against America. ...
7 Aug 202023min
SIM Ep 402 Pod 120: Intimacy coordinators, babies and why do our listeners hate us?
Everyone agrees that intimacy coordinators are a good idea, but what do they actually do? This week, Mick chats to Ita O’Brien about her work, including in Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, to find o...
5 Aug 20201h 13min
SIM Ep 401 Chops 172: Linda Scott and The Double X Economy
In this week's Chops, Jen chats to Prof Linda Scott, internationally-renowned expert on women's economic development and author of hit new book The Double X Economy. They chat about women's spending p...
2 Aug 202025min
