SIM Ep 220 Pod 70: Impressions, imperfections, and the importance of not being earnest

SIM Ep 220 Pod 70: Impressions, imperfections, and the importance of not being earnest

This week the team catch up with comedian and musical impersonator extraordinaire, Jess Robinson (and a few friends, natch). Mick and Jen chat to Natasha Devon, campaigner, author and presenter of Channel 4’s The Naked Beach about body positivity and mental health. There’s T-bots, gory rips and cat chats in the Bush Telegraph while Jenny Off The Blocks looks at Wrestlemania. And Dunleavy Does Dystopia ponders whether size really does matter as Hannah takes in the intense earnestness of Gattaca. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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