SIM Ep 898 Chops 274: How the transatlantic slave trade created modern Britain
When journalist Moya Lothian-McLean was asked whether she’d be interested in exploring the truth about Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and what that means to and for modern Brit...
1 Okt 202334min
SIM Ep 897 Pod 273: Rom-coms aplenty and a flurry of goals
Why is “sorry” so often the easiest word for women? It’s a question author and mental health campaigner Lucy Nichol found herself asking on a regular basis, and a topic she covers in her latest novel,...
27 Sep 20231h 27min
SIM Ep 896 Chops 273: The wild life of Margaret Cavendish
If you don't know a huge amount about the English Civil War, join the club. Also, perhaps get your hands on a copy of Francesca Peacock's excellent new book Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margare...
24 Sep 202325min
SIM Ep 895 Outside The Box #58
It's September, the nights are drawing in and do we have some TV recommendations for you? Yes, we do. In this episode, we're chatting Winning Time*, The Woman in the Wall, Only Murders In The Building...
22 Sep 202340min
SIM Ep 894 Pod 272: A mysterious past, an uncertain future, and a leap off a spillway
Who wants to live forever? That's the question Hannah puts to Dr Aleks Krotoski, tech journalist and podcaster, whose latest series, The Immortals, looks at the tech millionaires searching for the key...
20 Sep 20231h 19min
SIM Ep 893 Chops 272: The voice of Doon
Actor, comedian and writer Doon Mackichan has written an incredibly to-the-point memoir, My Lady Parts, and so, OBVIOUSLY, Hannah leapt at the chance to talk to her. They chat about ageing, Smack The ...
17 Sep 202328min
SIM Ep 892 Flicking #41: Raising Arizona
Raising Arizona, The Coen Brothers’ second film, is a screwball comedy starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter, as a loved-up couple who can’t have kids of their own and so decide to steal a baby. It’s...
16 Sep 202324min
SIM Ep 891 Pod 271: Dating, TikTok and see-thru knickers
Dating: it’s weird, isn’t it? Two strangers having contrived chat in a lost-forever pocket of time. Which all makes it excellent fodder for playwright Miriam Battye, who’s chatting to Hannah about her...
13 Sep 20231h 25min
