SIM Ep 552 Chops 227: Sarah Solemani likes good questions
Actor and writer Sarah Solemani has adapted Jo Bloom's novel Ridley Road into a four-part drama for the BBC, which starts tonight. Hannah chats to Sarah about the ups and downs of adapting someone els...
3 Okt 202124min
SIM Ep 551 Flicking #18: Rocks
Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko's 2019 coming-of-age drama Rocks is our Yosra's homegrown pick for this month's deep delve into our favourite films. It’s the story of Shola, AKA Rocks (Bukky Bakray) – ...
2 Okt 202128min
SIM Ep 550 Pod 173: Awkward laughter, being your own champion, and sentient fuckholes
Nothing delights comedian Njambi McGrath more than the spice of uneasy laughter. Ahead of the Soho Theatre run of her standup show, Accidental Coconut, she chats to Mickey about mining humour from har...
29 Sep 20211h 11min
SIM Ep 549 Chops 226: Pepsi and Shirlie are still friends
There's been a lot of life since Wham!, but Pepsi Demacque-Crockett and Shirlie Holliman-Kemp are still mates. So, it's perhaps not surprising that they've written a shared memoir, It's All In Black a...
26 Sep 202139min
SIM Ep 548 Pod 172: Widows, Twitter fame and a poor, neglected cat
Since that infamous council meeting went viral earlier this year, Jackie Weaver's life both has and hasn't changed. She chats to Hannah about her new book You Do Have The Authority Here, her new podca...
22 Sep 20211h 22min
SIM Ep 547 Chops 224: Sophie Willan's not "not normal"
Alma’s Not Normal, Sophie Willan’s new BBC comedy is absolutely worth your time and our Hannah’s been on the phone with the writer and comedian to find out more. They talk about class, addiction, the ...
17 Sep 202135min
SIM Ep 546 Pod 171: Sex talk, para sport, and Old Jedediah Burgundy
Talking about sexual health remains a massive taboo in British society so, as it’s Sexual Health Week, Hannah jumped on the Zoom with Lisa Hallgarten from Brook, the charity pioneering healthy sex and...
15 Sep 20211h 19min
SIM Ep 545 Chops 223: Making space for girls
Susannah Walker and Imogen Clark are the two (excellent) women behind Make Space For Girls, a new charity with Ronseal aims when it comes to parks and other public places. Because – get ready to feign...
12 Sep 202132min
