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 Juli 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 Juli 202324min
SIM Ep 873 Flicking #39: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Cartoons and live action living together in total harmony? Movie fan Mickey Noonan has picked a cinematic game changer for this month’s Flicking. Robert Zemeckis’s boundary-bashing, genre-mixing, Osca...
22 Juli 202329min
SIM Ep 872 Pod 263: Painting, doomscrolling and whale riding
If you've not heard of 17th Century artist Artemesia Gentileschi, you're not alone. The good news is that Mickey's been on Zoom with author Elizabeth Fremantle to find out about Gentileschi's incredib...
19 Juli 20231h 25min
SIM Ep 871 Chops 263: LalalaLetMeExplain(s) it’s probably not you
The world of sex, relationships and dating is a minefield, growing increasingly difficult to navigate thanks to the use of online apps. Fortunately, educator and social worker-turned-anonymous relatio...
16 Juli 202339min
SIM Ep 870 Pod 262: Teenage dreams, midlife joys, and yippee-ki-yay, melon farmers!
Cora Bissett isn’t just a woman of a whole load of talents, she's also a total smasher, so Hannah was delighted to natter about her award-winning show, What Girls Are Made Of. Returning to the Edinbur...
12 Juli 20231h 24min
SIM Ep 869 Chops 262: Game On with Sue Anstiss
Writer, broadcaster and activist Sue Anstiss has been working in the women’s sports and fitness industry for the last 30 years, and has her fingers in a lot of pies. As well as setting up her own comp...
9 Juli 202327min
SIM Ep 868 Outside The Box #56
We've been spoiling you on the podcast with a lot of great chats with female TV writers of late, but some stuff we watch is written by men, too. If you can believe it.This month we're talking about Be...
6 Juli 202339min
