SIM Ep 881 Chops 267: Two women get into The Arc
Kayla Feldman is directing The Arc, a trilogy of brand new short plays, of which Amy Rosenthal’s Birth is one. It’s joined by Marriage written by Alexis Zegerman and Death penned by Ryan Craig for a s...
13 Aug 202325min
SIM Ep 880 Outside The Box #57
Winning Time is back on our tellyboxes! How excited are Hannah and Mick? That's just one of many questions we're asking in this month's Outside The Box. See also: What's going on with the Writers'/Act...
11 Aug 202344min
SIM Ep 879 Pod 266: At the fringe, in the ring and off your face
Could anything make the Edinburgh Fringe more stressful for a comedian? Well, American comedian Janine Harouni is doing it while nine months pregnant, so Mickey got on the Zoom with her to find out wh...
9 Aug 20231h 10min
SIM Ep 878 Chops 266: Jo Caulfield talks the funny things about death
Comedian, firm Standard Issue favourite and now author, the mighty Jo Caulfield has penned The Funny Thing About Death…, a truly lovely, funny and moving book about illness and grief but, mostly, abou...
6 Aug 202335min
SIM Ep 877 Pod 265: Put your knickers on and go home
Biological clocks, abortions rights, percussive speculum – it’s all happening in Larisa Faber’s brilliant play, stark bollock naked. Mick got on the Zoom with Larisa and her partner in collaboration, ...
2 Aug 20231h 24min
SIM Ep 876 Chops 265: Fiona Allen is on the run
What’s this, Smack The Pony’s Fiona Allen? Oh HELLO. Ahead of Fiona’s debut – debut! – standup show, Fiona Allen: On The Run, our Mick got on the Zoom to this one-woman whirlwind to chat Smack The Pon...
30 Jul 202331min
SIM Ep 875 Pod 264: Boybands, girlfriends and horseplay
K-Pop is known for its good-looking stars, catchy tunes, and teenage fanbase. However, as journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou investigates in her new Radio 4 series, Burning Sun, there is a darker and frank...
26 Jul 20231h 29min
SIM Ep 874 Chops 264: A Ukrainian Family History
When Victoria Belim set out to write a family history, she uncovered a mystery that told her a lot about her family and Ukraine's past. And now, as The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family History is pub...
23 Jul 202324min
