SIM Ep 246 Chops 104: Sophie Thompson
For this week's Chops, Hannah went to London's Old Vic to meet actor, author and scene-stealer extraordinaire, Sophie Thompson, to chat about her latest play Present Laughter, the perils of fame and t...
30 Jun 201923min
SIM Ep 255 Gig 44; Lederer, Adams and Millican
Back in April, Mickey and Hannah met comedian Jayde Adams and the legend that is Helen Lederer for another weird and wonderful In Conversation event. And this time, the boss, Sarah Millican dropped in...
26 Jun 20191h 2min
SIM Ep 244 Chops 103: Period power with Maisie Hill
The menstrual cycle: it and its associated hormones (big hitters = oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone) have a massive impact on women's lives. And it's not all painful cramps and mood swings. Yo...
23 Jun 201934min
SIM Ep 244 Outside The Box #12
A bonus edition of Outside the Box this week, because TV keeps being so relentlessly good. This time we talk Ghosts, Black Mirror, Jessica Jones, The Handmaid's Tale and Years and Years. Plus, there's...
21 Jun 201935min
SIM Ep 243 Pod 77: refugees, elephants, Olympic legends and 1984
Sarah Millican – that’s right, the boss herself! – gets involved in this episode to talk about her new Radio 4 panel show, Elephant In The Room, which starts on Thursday 27 June. Author Dina Nayeri jo...
19 Jun 20191h 1min
SIM Ep 241 Chops 100: Susan Calman is (mostly) Sunny Side Up
Comedian and author Susan Calman chats to Mickey about her new book Sunny Side Up, covering all sorts of stuff, from how to navigate the depressing political environment of people yelling at each othe...
16 Jun 201938min
SIM Ep 242 Chops 101: The politics of drugs
Michael Gove's recent admission that he took cocaine in the past has seemingly affected his chances of becoming our next Prime Minister. But does anyone actually care? And if so, why? We chat to two e...
16 Jun 201931min
SIM Ep 240 Pod 76: Shit therapy, crap laws, but some Calman sunshine at the end of the tunnel
This week we catch up with mental health writer Michelle Thomas about her debut book My Shit Therapist. Frances Ridout, director of the Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary University London, pops by to ...
12 Jun 20191h 23min
