Ep 261 Pod 81: Old women, con women and high-fashion monks

Ep 261 Pod 81: Old women, con women and high-fashion monks

Why don't more of us appreciate how interesting older women are? It's a question we put to author and social history fan Kate Thompson, who came to tell us about her new novel Secrets of the Homefront Girls and why, when you've written about real-life matriarchs, there's no going back. Rachel DeLoache Williams talks to Hannah about being taken in by a con woman, enduring a high-profile trial and her new book My Friend Anna. Jen's serving up a shit sandwich in Jenny Off The Blocks and there are smashed cafetieres all over the Bush Telegraph. Plus, Mick enjoys watching John Prescott - wait, what? - as Dunleavy Does Dystopia does Equilibrium. Have at it! 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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The Bush Telegraph: U-turns, positive steps, and women of a certain age

The Bush Telegraph: U-turns, positive steps, and women of a certain age

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Hannah George and Taylor Glenn, getting drunk, solving crime?

Hannah George and Taylor Glenn, getting drunk, solving crime?

It’s a staggering six years since we first had Hannah George and Taylor Glenn, the women behind the Drunk Women Solving Crime podcast, on Standard Issue. Since then, many drinks have been drunk and ma...

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Laura Williamson is obsessed with Grimsby

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Back in May, Laura Williamson took over the reins as international editor-in-chief at pioneering sports media platform, The Athletic. Jen caught up with her to talk about being the only woman in the r...

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The Bush Telegraph: Holding space for space

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As a petition threatens the nascent Starmer Government (it totally doesn't), Jen takes a look at the plan to "Get Britain Working". Hannah's talking about the aftermath of the Conor McGregor rape tria...

28 Nov 202421min

Rated or Dated: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Rated or Dated: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Groundbreaking visuals, brilliant storytelling and a ragtag bunch of characters that celebrate difference and being your true self: is there a bigger must-see movie for young and old alike than this m...

27 Nov 202432min

Liz Buckley talks Girls Aloud

Liz Buckley talks Girls Aloud

Our resident music guru Liz Buckley is back – and she’s brought some pop legends with her. Since their genesis on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, the late Sarah Harding, Nicola Rob...

26 Nov 202422min

Writing for kids with Emma Reeves

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Anyone could write a book for kids, right? Well, that does seem to be the prevailing view, so Hannah's been on the Zoom with Emma Reeves, writer and Chair of The Writers Guild of Great Britain, to fin...

25 Nov 202416min

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