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
SIM Ep 400 Flicking #5: Moonlight
Our resident film buff Yosra Osman shares her pick this week. Find out why Barry Jenkins' 2016 Oscar-winner Moonlight is (one of) her favourite(s), what Hannah and Mick make of it and just how much Yo...
1 Aug 202027min
SIM Ep 399 Pod 119: Recovery, NEETs and make ours a large one
Lessons from history, the life-changing power of confidence, lots of Scotch and a 90s revival all play big roles in this week’s podzine. Annabel Bligh of The Conversation UK and The Anthill Podcast te...
29 Jul 20201h 13min
SIM Ep 398 Pod 118: Weight, hate and the departure gate
We've some big hitters from the world of feminism for you in this week's podcast. You are welcome. First up, Mickey chats to Woman's Hour's Jenni Murray about fat shaming, changing attitudes and her n...
22 Jul 20201h 7min
SIM Ep 397 Chops 171: Jenny Kleeman talks Sex Robots & Vegan Meat
Journalist and documentary maker Jenny Kleeman talks to Mickey about her astonishing debut non-fiction, Sex Robots & Vegan Meat. Five years in the writing, Jenny delves into new innovations in technol...
19 Jul 202031min
SIM Ep 396 Pod 117: sex robots, period drama and naked disaster
Period blood, poos stuck in windows, sex robots and death machines: squeamishness be damned in this week’s episode. Journalist and documentary maker Jenny Kleeman tells Mickey about her debut book, Se...
15 Jul 20201h 9min
SIM Ep 395 Chops 170: Having children taken into care
Lucy Nichol takes the Chops reins this week. Society loves to stigmatise, but more often than not, the whole story isn't in the public domain. Lucy talks to a woman who had her children taken into car...
12 Jul 202036min
SIM Ep 394 Outside The Box #24
Sold on the idea of watching things filmed in lockdown yet? We weren't immediately, but in this month's Outside The Box, we talk about the roaring success of Talking Heads and the stupid fun of Staged...
10 Jul 202051min
