SIM Ep 121 Gig 28: Jones, Britton, Mosaku, Wainwright and Millican

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Homelessness is a topic that, sadly, never goes away, so in this week's podcast Mick chats to Maeve McClenaghan, investigative journalist and host of brilliant podcast The Tip Off, about what she disc...

28 Okt 20201h 24min