Ep 261 Pod 81: Old women, con women and high-fashion monks
Why don't more of us appreciate how interesting older women are? It's a question we put to author and social history fan Kate Thompson, who came to tell us about her new novel Secrets of the Homefront...
7 Aug 20191h 17min
SIM Ep 259 Chops 112: F Off Facebook?
Do social media companies wield too much power or should we all take more responsibility for what we put online? It's a question The National Youth Theatre's new play F. Off is currently asking Edinbu...
4 Aug 201922min
SIM Ep 260 Chops 113: Bryony Kimmings is a phoenix, bitch!
She's been a dinosaur-based pop singer, started conversations about depression and penned a musical about cancer. Now performance artist and writer Bryony Kimmings is at the Edinburgh Festival with he...
4 Aug 201931min
SIM Ep 258 Gig 45: Vee, McLean and Millican
Comedian Sindhu Vee, professional Loose Woman Andrea McLean and the boss herself Sarah Millican joined Mick and Jen for this In Conversation recorded at Kings Place back in May. Chat included socks fo...
31 Jul 20191h
SIM Ep 257 Chops 111: Is Anoushka Warden's Mum a tw*t?
In this episode Jen chats to Anoushka Warden, writer and performer of My Mum's a Tw*t. They talked about Anoushka's experience of her mum joining a cult when Anoushka was 12 years old (which the play ...
28 Jul 201922min
SIM Ep 256 Chops 110: Let's talk about death... and normal dying
Lucie Rudd is a nurse specialising in oncology and palliative care for more than 20 years and is now an end of life care advisor at Macmillan. She chats to Mick about how wrapping your head around "no...
28 Jul 201934min
SIM Ep 255: Edinburgh Special 2019
With the Edinburgh Fringe fast approaching, we’re doing things a bit differently this week, bringing you a selection of our top picks for the festival, and – obviously – they’re all women. We caught u...
24 Jul 20191h 32min
SIM EP 253 Chops 108: The Crucible
In one of TWO Sunday Chops this week, Hannah grabbed some time with choreographer Helen Pickett, whose new narrative ballet The Crucible has its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Festival ...
21 Jul 201922min
