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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 13 hours 53 minutes
episode 409: SIM Ep 409 Chops 176: Dr Kat Arney and the Rebel Cell
Journalist Hazel Davis got on the phone to Dr Kat Arney to talk about Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution and the Science of Life, Kat's book – out now – about the big bug in the system of life and how we get cancer because we...
SIM Ep 408 Pod 121: Refugees, debut novels and dubious jerky
With the ever-pressing situation of refugees back in the headlines, Mickey gets on the phone to Ethiopia to talk refugees, camps and coronavirus, and how women and girls are particularly affected, with Betelhem Mengistu, a Community Wellbeing Initiativ...
episode 407: SIM Ep 407 Chops 175: Rachel Mariner is a Recovering Misogynist
Playwright and lawyer Rachel Mariner joins Mickey to talk about her new play, Recovering Misogynist, which you can stream courtesy of the Cambridge Junction (until Aug 26). They chat about everything from feeling sorry for Harvey Wein...
SIM Ep 406 and Chops 174: Kerry Hudson is Lowborn
In this week's Chops, Hannah chats to author Kerry Hudson about her autobiographical book Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain's Poorest Towns, which is now out in paperback. They chat about ho...
episode 405: SIM Ep 405 Gig 55: Duker, Moore, Dunleavy and Noonan
Hannah and Mick are joined by excellent comedians Sophie Duker and Thanyia Moore for our second gig via the wonder of Zoom. Chat is wildly varied, taking in feet, anal hygiene for cats, true love for Michaela Coel, why powerful women get labelled as ...
episode 404: SIM Ep 404 Chops 173: Bryony Gordon’s Glorious Rock Bottom
Glorious Rock Bottom is straight-talking journalist and author Bryony Gordon’s candid and compelling sobriety memoir. In this chat with our Jen, Bryony explains what made her realise her drinking was a problem, what it means to be an alcoholic...
episode 403: SIM Ep 403 Outside the Box #25
Fancy a weekend in front of the telly? Yeah, you do. So let us offer some suggestions in August's Outside The Box, where we chat Mrs America, There She Goes, Perry Mason and The Plot Against America. Open snacks on three, two...
SIM Ep 402 Pod 120: Intimacy coordinators, babies and why do our listeners hate us?
Everyone agrees that intimacy coordinators are a good idea, but what do they actually do? This week, Mick chats to Ita O’Brien about her work, including in Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, to find out more...
SIM Ep 401 Chops 172: Linda Scott and The Double X Economy
In this week's Chops, Jen chats to Prof Linda Scott, internationally-renowned expert on women's economic development and author of hit new book The Double X Economy. They chat about women's spending po...
episode 400: SIM Ep 400 Flicking #5: Moonlight
Our resident film buff Yosra Osman shares her pick this week. Find out why Barry Jenkins' 2016 Oscar-winner Moonlight is (one of) her favourite(s), what Hannah and Mick make of it and just how much Yosra loves Janelle Monáe.