SIM Ep 297 Gig 48: Stella Creasy and Taylor Glenn

SIM Ep 297 Gig 48: Stella Creasy and Taylor Glenn

It's rare we open a gigcast with the question "WTF?" but as our guests last month were MP Stella Creasy and US comedian Taylor Glenn it seemed rather fitting. We also talked about what we'd change if we were in charge of the world, "liberal bros", disastrous driving tests and foam shrimps. Because foam shrimps. 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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The Bush Telegraph: Rage against the (old washing) machine

The Bush Telegraph: Rage against the (old washing) machine

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Rated or Dated: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Rated or Dated: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

Christmas already? We know. But can we redeem ourselves if it’s Christmas by way of Jeannot Szwarc’s cult classic, Santa Claus: The Movie? A box office flop, it was nonetheless a hit in the UK, thanks...

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Have you heard the good news, with Generation Rent

Have you heard the good news, with Generation Rent

All hail the Renters’ Rights Act, the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, which officially comes into play next May. It’s a bundle of positive news for tenants in private ho...

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Cindy Reymond spots an opportunity in women’s football

Cindy Reymond spots an opportunity in women’s football

Cindy Reymond is one of the eight women secretary generals who represented host cities during this summer’s UEFA Women’s Euro in Switzerland. That’s right: they were all women. Jen catches up with Ci...

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Alice Loxton is walking through history

Alice Loxton is walking through history

When Queen Eleanor died, her husband - Edward I - ordered that 12 enormous crosses be built along the route her body had travelled back to London. Some survive today. Historian Alice Loxton decided to...

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The Bush Telegraph: Whoa! Back to the island

The Bush Telegraph: Whoa! Back to the island

Jen gets a swift and thoroughly unexpected trip through US political rumours this week, as Hannah looks at the latest from across the Atlantic. Plus there's skorts, sports and women-only carriages. Wh...

20 Nov 202529min

Rated or Dated: Misery (1990)

Rated or Dated: Misery (1990)

Another week, another one of film’s most villainous women: this time it’s deranged devotee Annie Wilkes, a role which bagged Kathy Bates an Oscar for mangling the feet, mind and spirit of novelist Pau...

19 Nov 202537min

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Ultra Women with Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter

Back in 2019, ultra runner Jasmin Paris made headlines when she smashed the Montane Spine Race, winning the 268-mile race in the depths of winter outright – while still breastfeeding. Her story was so...

18 Nov 202527min

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