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SIM Ep 408 Pod 121: Refugees, debut novels and dubious jerky Aug 19, 2020

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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 Initiative Co-ordinator for the International Rescue Committee. Hannah's been on the blower to Baltimore to chat to Kate Reed Petty about her amazing debut novel True Story and how her time on a jury in a rape trial inspired it. Then it's off to the Andes In Dunleavy Does Disaster, as we watch Alive. They thought they had problems, Hannah's lost her bingo card. Plus, in the Bush Telegraph, we're giving the Government a U in the A-Level shitshow and ask the Internet Watch Foundation about the true cost of child abuse images online. Thanks for listening.

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SIM Ep 407 Chops 175: Rachel Mariner is a Recovering Misogynist Aug 16, 2020

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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 Weinstein to Mary Beard, from an incredibly surprising blind date to the Kardashians, from sacrificial old goats to the orange dicksplash in the White House.

Diverse as all that is, it pretty much all plays a part in Recovering Misogynist, which you can – and should – digitally stream from www.junction.co.uk/recovering-misogynist.

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SIM Ep 406 and Chops 174: Kerry Hudson is Lowborn Aug 16, 2020

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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 how class politics has changed post Brexit. why the middle-class view of growing up poor is often wildly inaccurate and that thorniest of words, "privilege". Have at it.

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SIM Ep 405 Gig 55: Duker, Moore, Dunleavy and Noonan Aug 12, 2020

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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 'difficult', dungarees, silver wolves, woke foxes, the mum perspective, and the evergreen nature of fart jokes.

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SIM Ep 404 Chops 173: Bryony Gordon’s Glorious Rock Bottom Aug 09, 2020

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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, how she learned to tell the stigma around alcoholism to jog on, expectation vs reality when it comes to AA, why we need to take responsibility for our own actions, and why she decided to share her personal story with the world.

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SIM Ep 403 Outside the Box #25 Aug 07, 2020

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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...

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SIM Ep 402 Pod 120: Intimacy coordinators, babies and why do our listeners hate us? Aug 05, 2020

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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. We're also catching up with Jen on maternity leave to see how she and Lyra are doing. In Dunleavy Does Disaster we watch The Last Sharknado because, well because one of you asked us to. Er, thanks? In the Bush Telegraph, we're talking about how Trump can't actually delay the next election, what the hell is going on with Coronavirus in this country and the "white men not nominated for a Booker" row. And in Sexism of the Week, we're pondering #challengeaccepted. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 401 Chops 172: Linda Scott and The Double X Economy Aug 02, 2020

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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 power, who advertising is really aimed at and if the gender pay gap isn't all a massive ploy to keep mothers at home. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 400 Flicking #5: Moonlight Aug 01, 2020

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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.

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SIM Ep 399 Pod 119: Recovery, NEETs and make ours a large one Jul 29, 2020

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Lessons from history, the life-changing power of confidence, lots of Scotch and a 90s revival all play big roles in this week’s podzine. Annabel Bligh of The Conversation UK and The Anthill Podcast tells Mickey about new podcast series Recovery, a fascinating six-parter looking at key crises through history, and society’s subsequent recovery, to see if any parallels can be drawn with what’s happening today.

Hannah talks to Kate Nation, founder of Turtle Dove, a charity aiming to empower young women not in education, employment or training – NEETs – about what they do and the incredible difference self-confidence can make. And grab yourself a scotch and your best John Motson costume, as Dunleavy Does Disaster discusses the word “classic” in regards to 1979’s Meteor. Oh, and there’s not even the tiniest apology for Mick’s terrible Sean Connery impression. Plus there’s fat fighting, fundraising and a continuing lack of empathy on Twitter in the Bush Telegraph.

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