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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 13 hours 11 minutes
SIM Ep 505 Chops 207 Transforming drug policy
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Misuse of Drugs Act, so Hannah's been on the Zoom to Jane Slater, of the campaign group Transform Drugs, to talk about where and why reform is needed. They discuss the pressure UK drug...
episode 504: SIM Ep 504 Pod 155: Myths, panic, secrets, and lies
What have the Greek myths ever done for us? Loads, it turns out, as writer, broadcaster, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes explains to Mickey in this week’s podzine. They chat about how the Classics still resonate, why they’re for everyon...
episode 503: SIM Ep 503 Chops 206: The joy of Rakie Ayola
You’ll no doubt recognise award-winning actor Rakie Ayola from her wide-ranging stuff on the telly – from Black Mirror to EastEnders to Doctor Who to Noughts + Crosses to ...
SIM Ep 502 Outside The Box #33
Lots of returning BBC comedy series this month, but we still had time to take a look at the finale of Line of Duty, Viewpoint and its ensuing shitshow, Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown and Ian Wrigh...
SIM Ep 501 Pod 154: High hopes, low take-up and driving off a cliff at the end
The old world slowly returns, so Hannah's been on the blower to Standard Issue fave and new comedian Vix Leyton to chat about how she's salvaged a good year from a very bad one and our gradual reset to "normal...
SIM Ep 500, Chops 205: In the picture with Dr Catherine McCormack
For millennia, men have written the narrative around women's bodies and sexuality, and this applies to visual representations too, says Dr Catherine McCormack, art historian, independent curator, and author of the new book&nb...
SIM Ep 499 Pod 153: Slugs, space and the need, the need for speed
Masturbation, owed orgasms, shame, grief and the word 'moist': all of them get a look-in during Mick's wide-ranging chat with excellent poet Hollie McNish, whose brilliant new book, Slug is a bona-fide gem. Hannah catch...
episode 498: SIM Ep 498 Chops 204: Magic, pum-pums and the glory of fuck
Leone Ross’s incredible third novel, This One Sky Day (published as Popisho in the US), is a joyous magic realism adventure into self-acceptance and the power of people. It led to Leone and our Mick having a wide-roaming natter, which covers ...
SIM EP 497 Flicking #13: Airplane!
This month Mick takes us on a nostalgic voyage as the team revisits one of her childhood favourites, 1980's Leslie Nielson comedy vehicle, Airplane! Daft as you like and full to the brim with gags, but just how recently ...
episode 496: SIM Ep 496 Pod 152: Embracing sadness, overturning assumptions, and Big Billy Two Dicks
How do you feel about being sad? It might be hard to feel good about it, but journalist Helen Russell has some excellent reasons to stop fearing it, as she chats to our Jen about her new book, How To Be Sad: Everything I've Learned About Getting H...