SIM Ep 942 Chops 287: Len Pennie’s Poyums
Performance poet Len Pennie is a big deal on the social media, particularly TikTok, where her Scots Word of the Day videos, forthright, urgent poetry and wicked sense of humour have made her a bona fi...
18 Feb 202423min
SIM Ep 942 Flicking #46: Past Lives
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo star in Celine Song’s debut feature, which follows deeply connected childhood friends Nora (Lee) and Hae Sung (Yoo) over the course of 24 years and an ocean of separation. It’s a...
17 Feb 202429min
SIM Ep 941 Pod 292: Olga, Ola, Othello and okay, let’s DANCE MONTAGE
Imagine making a film set in a town where dancing is illegal. Imagine that bit being the true story element of said film. Imagine that not one of the team had ever seen 1984’s Footloose in full before...
14 Feb 20241h 13min
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
