SIM Ep 274 Chops 120: The HRT crisis
With women all over the country struggling to get their HRT prescriptions filled, are we in a women's health crisis? As part of our special series about the menopause, Hannah chats to Dr Anne Henderso...
8 Sep 201937min
SIM Ep 273 Pod 84: Essex girls, equal pay and more football please
Carrie Gracie – that's right, the fierce AF BBC journalist who kicked Auntie right in the nuts over equal pay – joins us to talk about exactly how being "mad, bad and determined" helped her win a prev...
4 Sep 20191h 9min
SIM Ep 272 Chops 119: Darcey Steinke's Flash Count Diary
Throughout September we'll be running a special series of Chops about the oft-dreaded and rarely-discussed subject - the menopause. In this first episode, Jen speaks to author Darcey Steinke about Fla...
1 Sep 201933min
SIM Ep 270 Chops 118: celebrating black womanhood with Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo's latest fusion fiction, Girl, Woman, Other, long-listed for this year’s Booker Prize, is an exploration and celebration of black womanhood, being black British and a love song to ...
25 Aug 201936min
SIM Ep 269 Chops 117: Becoming Dinah with Kit de Waal
Author Kit de Waal chats to our Jen about her about her new novel, Becoming Dinah, which is part of the Bellatrix series for feminist young adult and teen readers. They chatted about re-imagining the ...
25 Aug 201927min
SIM Ep 268 Outside The Box #15
Ding Ding! Round Two of this month's Outside The Box is here and yes, that is a tortured wrestling reference. Because this time we're talking Netflix's Glow, which is back in the ring for a third seri...
23 Aug 201931min
SIM Ep 267 Pod 83: cats, dogs, mums, babies, and books on fire
Cats in space, dogs in graveyards and other animal biographies come to the fore as Hannah chats with Kimberlie Hamilton, children's author of Rebel Cats; Brave Tales of Feisty Felines and Rebel Dogs: ...
21 Aug 20191h 16min
SIM Ep 266 Chops 116: Dorothy Koomson tells us her secrets
In this episode, Jen catches up with mega-author Dorothy Koomson, who tells her about her 15th book, Tell Me Your Secret. They chat bodily autonomy for women, violence, the "perfect" victim, and Casua...
18 Aug 201923min
