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
SIM Ep 938 Pod 290: Live from Antarctica and the Fountain of Destiny!
Sort of. This week, Jen's been on the satellite phone to bone fide polar adventurer Harpreet ‘Preet’ Chandi. Preet recently broke a third World Record, becoming the world’s fastest woman to complete a...
31 Jan 20241h 9min
SIM Ep 937 Chops 285: A Phone Fix with the Brain Doctor
Are we addicted to our phones? Are they bad for our mental health? Are they changing the way we behave? Hannah gets the answers to these and many more questions from neuroscientist Dr Faye Begeti, oth...
28 Jan 202434min
SIM Ep 936 Pod 289: Comedy, cancer, college campuses and Christ almighty, our eyes
Stand up Laura Smyth came to comedy later in life and with a whole load of experiences, including cancer, under her belt. People are lapping it up, and tickets to her debut tour show, Living My Best L...
24 Jan 20241h 2min
SIM Ep 935 Chops 284: Zahra Nader on the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan
If ever a subject demanded a bit more of our time, it’s what’s happening to women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Zahra Nader, editor-in-chief of Zan Times, a brilliant, women-led investig...
21 Jan 202433min
SIM Ep 934 Outside The Box #62
It's cold out, although inexplicably sunny in Hannah's lounge, so let's all stay in and watch some telly. This month, we're talking about Julia, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Slow Horses, Fool Me Once,...
19 Jan 202441min
SIM Ep 933 Pod 288: Fast fashion, favourable odds and four weddings
Just how bad is fast fashion for the earth and and how can we help curb its impact? Just a couple of the questions Mick’s asking Harriet Saywood-Bellisario, designer and founder of sustainable womensw...
17 Jan 20241h 12min
