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SIM Ep 301 Chops 134: She Said with Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey Nov 10, 2019

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Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey are the two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters that broke the Harvey Weinstein story back in October 2017. It kickstarted the #MeToo movement, which continues to this day. Their new book, She Said, is a powerful page-turner that tells the story behind the breaking of the story – and what happened next for some of the women involved in the allegations against Weinstein, as well as other powerful men. Mick caught up with them to chat investigative journalism, Weinstein intimidation, loopholes, turncoats, brave-ass women, and where Me Too goes from here.

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SIM Ep 300 Outside The Box #17 Nov 08, 2019

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It's dark out, so best stay in and watch some TV. And man, is there a lot to choose from. We talk Succession, Bojack Horseman, Motherland, Young Offenders, The Accident, Seven Worlds, Dublin Murders and a tiny bit of His Dark Materials in this month's Outside The Box. Have at it.

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SIM Ep 299 Pod 90: Greenham, Blue Peter and the bright white of another Ice Age Nov 06, 2019

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Radical women, bloody-minded women, successful sports women: there's loads of positive stuff in this week's podcast – hurray! Hannah learns all about the excellent Greenham Women Everywhere project from its co-coordinator Rebecca Mordan, who explains the work of, and shares anecdotes from, the extraordinary campaigners of the Greenham Common peace camp of the 1980s. Mickey has a lovely natter with author and erstwhile Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis about her latest novel, How It Was, and they cover loads of ground including the joys of being invisible, Blue Peter (obvs), and mother-daughter relationships. Jen's got a lot to applaud in Jenny Off The Blocks, and even our resident northerner's got her big coat on as Dunleavy Does Disaster talks 2004's The Day After Tomorrow.

It's not all highs, mind, because there is of course the news, and this week's Bush Telegraph has sexism galore, with more depressing ongoings in Parliament, the BBC, and with reproductive rights in America. But also a naked man under a table. Possibly.

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SIM Ep 298 Chops 133: women smashing it in business with Anna Jones and Debbie Wosskow Nov 03, 2019

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Fiercely successful business brains Debbie Wosskow and Anna Jones, founders of leading women’s network The AllBright and authors of Believe Build Become, chat to Mickey about the power of failure and risk, the benefits of a poor short-term memory, the huge boost women can and need to give other women, and how a serendipitous meeting led to the formation of a monster global sisterhood of kick-ass women who’ve got each other’s backs.

You may have already heard of The AllBright as a swish women-members only club with spaces in Fitzrovia and Mayfair, as well as LA, which may draw you in or indeed put you off. But, however you feel about members clubs, that’s just one aspect of what The AllBright’s about, and there’s a lot of free information, help and solidarity made available on the website for anyone who wants to get involved, whether that’s signing up as a member or getting solid advice on how to ask your boss for a payrise. www.allbrightcollective.com

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SIM Ep 297 Gig 48: Stella Creasy and Taylor Glenn Oct 30, 2019

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It's rare we open a gigcast with the question "WTF?" but as our guests last month were MP Stella Creasy and US comedian Taylor Glenn it seemed rather fitting. We also talked about what we'd change if we were in charge of the world, "liberal bros", disastrous driving tests and foam shrimps. Because foam shrimps.

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SIM Ep 296 Chops 132: Venus with Sophie Duker Oct 27, 2019

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Last week, Mick and Hannah went to the pub with comedian Sophie Duker to find out if life has changed since she became one of the first women of colour to be nominated for an Edinburgh Award. Spoiler alert, it has. They also chatted about her show Venus, making Oxbridge more accessible to minorities, and lesbian cruises. You are welcome.

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SIM Ep 295 Chops 131: Jemma Neville's Constitution Street Oct 27, 2019

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Back in August Jen caught up with Jemma Neville, author of Constitution Street, which charts the real-life stories on one Edinburgh Street. With Brexit looming – possibly, probably, who knows? – now seems like as good a time as any to share Jemma's thoughts on the UK's current political shitstorm, why democracy needs reframing, and the good that can come from the act of listening.

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SIM Ep 294 Pod 89: People power, split screens, and blood lust Oct 23, 2019

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On this week’s pod, Mick chats to Alliance For Choice’s Danielle Roberts about some good news on reproductive and gay marriage rights in Northern Ireland, following changes to the law this week. Hannah speaks to former Conservative, now Lib Dem MP Heidi Allen about what’s going on in Parliament about Brexit this week and how you can help push for a People’s Vote. Jen speaks to author Kiran Millwood-Hargrave about her new book The Deathless Girls and bloody lusty, sex lusty, sexy lady things. Plus she's chatting racism in football (again, sighs) and motor sport in Jenny Off The Blocks. In Dunleavy Does Disaster, there’s split-screen chaos and snow ploughs aplenty in Airport. And In the Bush Telegraph we’re talking, among other things, a petulant Prime Minister and misguided missions.

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SIM Ep 293 Chops 130: Sara Sheridan asks Where Are The Women? Oct 20, 2019

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Back in August, Jen and Mick had a natter with pirate queen (of sorts), writer and wonderful human Sara Sheridan about her new book Where Are The Women: A Guide To A Reimagined Scotland. They talked about what Scotland would look like if we thought about women's achievements in the same way we do men's, why it's important to memorialise women, and what exactly a pirate queen smells like.

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SIM Ep 292 Pod 88: Sisters, social media and... soccer (sorry, football) Oct 16, 2019

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This week best selling author Jung Chang drops by to chat to Jen about her new book Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister, and the joy of archives. Mick and Hannah chat to Sarah Raphael and Naomi Shimada about their mixed feelings around social media, how it’s affecting all of our lives and what the Dickens a Snapchat “streak” is.

In Jenny Off The Blocks, Carrie Dunn tells us about her new book Pride of the Lionesses, among other things. Over in DDD, Hannah is warning us not to use the lifts, FFS, as we switch seamlessly from dystopia to disaster with The Towering Inferno. And there's dogging, dicksplashes and dangerous diagnoses (or not) in... The Bush Telegraph. And corned beef. A lot of corned beef.

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