Yuan Yang explores the new China
When journalist Yuan Yang’s activist friend Sam joked about Yuan writing the news story if Sam was ever detained… and then disappeared, Yuan knew there was a bigger story to tell about modern China. H...
6 Maj 202421min
Standard Issue: A new frontier
We interrupt your normal Standard Issue broadcast this week to tell you about the *new* normal Standard Issue broadcast, starting on Monday 6 May. But don’t worry, it’s not a cryptocurrency podcast. O...
1 Maj 202410min
SIM Ep 966 Chops 297: Stranger Things (and even stranger things) with Kate Trefry
Stranger Things: a bonafide telly phenomenon. The Duffer Brothers’ Netflix series has won an army of diehard fans across all demographics with its big budget mix of horror, fantasy and 80s nostalgia t...
28 Apr 202433min
SIM 965 Pod 302: Blue Lights, cricket whites and on Wednesdays we wear pink
The BBC's Belfast-set police drama Blue Lights is back on our tellies, so Hannah grabbed the chance to talk to one of its stars: former comedian, now novelist and actor, Andi Osho. They chat about und...
24 Apr 20241h 27min
SIM Ep 964 Chops 296: Powering up with Yasmin Ali
Most of us would be able to name our energy provider and probably a list of reasons we’re annoyed with them, but when it comes to the hows and whos that get it to, say, our plug sockets, details can b...
21 Apr 202433min
SIM Ep 963 Flicking #48: Poor Things
Hold onto your fannies, because for this month’s Flicking, Mick’s picked Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthikos (man), based on a novel by Alisdair Gray (man), adapted for the big screen by Tony Mc...
20 Apr 202433min
SIM Ep 962 Pod 301: Loretta Lynn, Tanya Franks and – whose hand is that? – oh, Tracy Flick
You’ve seen Sharon Horgan’s brilliant sitcom Pulling, right? If you haven’t, please do go watch it immediately *waits impatiently, tapping foot* Okay! How good is Tanya Franks in it?!? SOOOO good. Whi...
17 Apr 20241h 22min
SIM Ep 961 Chops 295: Elaine Lin Hering is Unlearning Silence
Harvard Law School lecturer, consultant and speaker, Elaine Lin Hering, was frustrated in her professional life by the realising that having a seat at the table isn't enough if no one can hear what yo...
14 Apr 202434min
