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SIM Ep 311 IMD 19 #7: Buses4Homeless Nov 24, 2019

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Getting solutions to homelessness on the road (well, in a secure site) has become businessman Dan Atkins' passion. Mickey caught up with the founder of Buses4Homeless to find out more about this low-cost, holistic approach to homelessness and to discover the ins and outs of upcycling four double deckers into sleeping, eating, wellbeing and learning spaces for previously homeless guests, with a long-term goal of getting them back on their feet.

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SIM Ep 310 IMD 19 #6: Lemn Sissay's Name Is Why Nov 23, 2019

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Lemn Sissay's no. 1 Sunday Times' bestseller My Name Is Why tells the story of the poet and broadcaster's childhood in the care system. For the sixth episode in our International Men's Day series, Jen and Lemn chat about why the records detailed in his book inspired him to take the government to court, how we can all improve our lived experiences by listening to others, and saying the wrong – or right – thing in Urdu.

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SIM Ep 309 IMD 19 #5: Chris Spencer's Cold War Steve Nov 22, 2019

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Hot on the heels of yesterday's political animals comes Chris Spencer, the man behind radical figure, Cold War Steve. Jen chats to Chris about how Phil Mitchell became the poster boy for Britain's political turmoil, seeking solace in a hellscape and fighting for Bungle.

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SIM Ep 308 IMD 19 #4: Chris Addison and Femi Oluwole Nov 21, 2019

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Politics has become very macho and very toxic in recent years, so in the fourth of our International Men's Day interviews, we invited political activist Femi Oluwole and comedian and writer Chris Addison in to find out what they thought about politics becoming literally a load of old balls.

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SIM Ep 307 IMD '19 #3: Rich Wilson is Insane In The Men Brain Nov 20, 2019

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Putting the men into mental health, treating yourself as an ongoing project, accepting your parents as people, being a "woke feminist geezer", and when it's absolutely inappropriate to windmill – there's a whole maze of chat as Mick catches up with Rich Wilson, comedian, bloody lovely fella and host of the excellent Insane In The Men Brain podcast.

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SIM Ep 306 IMD '19 #2: George Alagiah Nov 19, 2019

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In the second of our International Men's Day 2019 specials, Hannah and Jen caught up with George Alagiah – journalist, author, and main dude at the BBC News at Six. They chatted living in a relentless news cycle, the masculinity of a newsroom, and George's new book, The Burning Land.

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SIM Ep 305 IMD '19 #1: Paterson Joseph Nov 18, 2019

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In the first of this year's International Men's Day interviews, Hannah and Mickey went to London's Old Vic to meet actor Paterson Joseph, who is about to appear on stage as the Scrooge in Jack Thorne'sversion of A Christmas Carol (opens on Nov 23). They chatted about why writers are still drawn to Dickens, the state of the world, The Leftovers and, of course, Johnson. Because Johnson.

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SIM Ep 304 Chops 136: Other mothering with Jen Brister Nov 17, 2019

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In this episode, we're joined by comedian and Standard Issue fave, Jen Brister to chat about her new book The Other Mother. We talked about what it's like to be the "other" or non-biological mother of twin boys, not feeling guilty, and novel uses for all those jars of teeth*.

*Not as weird as it sounds. Probably.

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SIM Ep 303 Chops 135: Who you gonna call? Vagina-myth buster Dr Jen Gunter! Nov 17, 2019

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Dr Jen Gunter, gynaecologist, expert on women’s health, and author of bestseller The Vagina Bible, chats to Mickey and busts some myths about the vulva and vagina. From Greek statues to white knickers, "dirty" vaginas to bullshit about the hymen, and what porn is teaching kids, you might want to take notes/buy the book. You definitely want to follow her on Twitter @drjengunter.

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SIM Ep 302 Pod 91: Best buys, big hitters and busy bees Nov 13, 2019

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In this week’s podzine Hannah chats to author Anna Cosslett about her new book Your Life As I Knew It, about bringing up her severely autistic son, Huw. We’re joined in the studio by our resident consumer expert and all-round lovely person Vix Leyton to give us the lowdown on bagging a Black Friday bargain and what the Brexit is happening in the world of retail. There’s electoral Wacky Races, questionable gynaecological procedures and some cheeky identity theft opportunities in the Bush Telegraph, homage paid to boxing great Nicola Adams in Jenny Off The Blocks, and quite the buzz (sorry not sorry) about Dunleavy Does Disaster this week as we watch The Swarm.

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