SIM Ep 439 Gig 58: Rickard and Chaponda
Welcome to our annual MAN GIG, an absolute smasher of a natter Mick and Hannah had with comedian Daliso Chaponda and screenwriter and actor Laurence Rickard. Chat includes pet cavemen, Jacinda Ardern,...
18 Nov 20201h 4min
SIM Ep 438 Chops 185: Carmen Callil on those times and these times
The indomitable Carmen Callil – mother of Virago Press, writer, publisher, fierce feminist, joyful crone, enraged person and self-proclaimed difficult woman – is one hell of a role model. And one hell...
15 Nov 202034min
SIM Ep 437 IMD20#3: Michael Spicer is the man in the room (well, Zoom) next door
Jen catches up with comedian and writer Michael Spicer, who you’ll know from his excellent The Man In The Room Next Door sketches (and if you don't, do check them out – they're pitch perfect), and now...
15 Nov 202034min
SIM Ep 436 Pod 131: Drinking, publishing and so long Trump!
There's been some good news! At long ruddy last! So this Bush Telegraph is the chirpiest it's been for a long time, but that's not all there is to enjoy in this week's podcast. Mickey chats to publish...
11 Nov 20201h 17min
SIM Ep 435 IMD20#2 Mat Fraser is telling Crip Tales
In the second of our International Men's Day interviews, Hannah chats to actor, writer, musician and activist Mat Fraser about Crip Tales, an excellent new series he created for the BBC, which is writ...
8 Nov 202033min
SIM Ep 434 Flicking #7: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Straddling the seasons of Hallowe'en and Christmas like some stop-animation colossus, The Nightmare Before Christmas – aka Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas – is our Yosra Osman's pick this ...
7 Nov 202030min
SIM Ep 433 Pod 130: Ushers, refugees and Rebecca, I tell you!
Welcome to Lockdown II: Electric Boogaloo or whatever we’re calling these latest Unprecedented Times. It’s already having an effect and has put My Red Stripes – disability and inclusion campaigner Jo ...
4 Nov 20201h 15min
SIM Ep 432 IMD20#1: Andrew Cotter has two very good dogs
We can all agree that lockdown wasn't especially joyful, but what many of us also agree on, is that the absolute highlight were the antics of Olive and Mabel, two very good dogs belonging to Andrew Co...
1 Nov 202037min
