SIM Ep 964 Chops 296: Powering up with Yasmin Ali
Most of us would be able to name our energy provider and probably a list of reasons we’re annoyed with them, but when it comes to the hows and whos that get it to, say, our plug sockets, details can b...
21 Apr 202433min
SIM Ep 963 Flicking #48: Poor Things
Hold onto your fannies, because for this month’s Flicking, Mick’s picked Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthikos (man), based on a novel by Alisdair Gray (man), adapted for the big screen by Tony Mc...
20 Apr 202433min
SIM Ep 962 Pod 301: Loretta Lynn, Tanya Franks and – whose hand is that? – oh, Tracy Flick
You’ve seen Sharon Horgan’s brilliant sitcom Pulling, right? If you haven’t, please do go watch it immediately *waits impatiently, tapping foot* Okay! How good is Tanya Franks in it?!? SOOOO good. Whi...
17 Apr 20241h 22min
SIM Ep 961 Chops 295: Elaine Lin Hering is Unlearning Silence
Harvard Law School lecturer, consultant and speaker, Elaine Lin Hering, was frustrated in her professional life by the realising that having a seat at the table isn't enough if no one can hear what yo...
14 Apr 202434min
SIM Ep 960 Outside The Box #64
Having a busy April? Why not have a nice sit down and turn on the telly? This month, Hannah and Jen are talking about Passenger, Manhunt, The Gone, The Dry, Masters of the Air, Mary & George, The Regi...
12 Apr 202439min
SIM Ep 959 Pod 300: Glass cliffs, tragic magic and TOP THAT!
We’ve all heard of the glass ceiling, right? But what about the phenomenon befalling the high-flying women who have dared to smash through it? It’s known as the glass cliff, and Sophie Williams has wr...
10 Apr 20241h 19min
SIM Ep 958 Chops 294: Hadley Freeman and the Good Girls
According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, hospital admissions for eating disorders have increased by 84% over the past five years. And yet, for so many of us, anorexia remains very hard to unde...
6 Apr 202434min
SIM Ep 957 Pod 299: All aboard the flying bath mat!
Experts - we should listen to them, right? RIGHT? Well, maybe not all of them. That's what Hannah learned while talking to Dr Julia Shaw, a criminal psychologist and the host of new Radio 4 show Exper...
2 Apr 202454min
