SIM Ep 191 Pod 58: Pioneering women, period poverty and predictions

SIM Ep 191 Pod 58: Pioneering women, period poverty and predictions

We've another new podcast for you and this week is a corker. Hannah talks to Dr Lauren Arrington from the University of Liverpool about Constance Markievicz, the first woman elected to the Houses of Parliament, 100 years ago this month. Jen meets Gabby Edlin of Bloody Good Period to chat period poverty and how we can all help women and girls over the festive period. And Mickey can't stop thinking about a shaved Boris Johnson in The Bush Telegraph. Plus there's awards news in Jenny Off the Blocks and more benevolent robots in Dunleavy Does Disney. Tuck in! 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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Rated or Dated: Fight Club (1999)

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In new BBC drama series The Listeners*, a woman starts hearing a noise that seemingly no-one else can hear. Which was catnip to Hannah, who got on Zoom with its director, Janicza Bravo, and star, Rebe...

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Yami on ice: Up the Greyhounds! (Not those ones)

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Outside The Box #69

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The Bush Telegraph: Worst. Sequel. Ever.

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Donald Trump becomes the first convicted felon to win the Presidential race and will reenter the White House – again. URGH. Not least for women. Hannah and Mick’s yearned for monkey overlords remain f...

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Rated or Dated: Pulp Fiction (1994)

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One of the “cool” movies of the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece* is a carnival of violence and humour set to a banging soundtrack. It made stars of Samuel L Jackson and Uma Thurman, revitalised...

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