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Rated or Dated: Point Break (1991) Jul 29, 2026

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Kathryn Bigelow’s “wet western” action-thriller has something for everyone: Keanu Reeves’ face if your Jen, Gary Busey in general if you’re Mick, and a dog being thrown at a person during a high-speed foot-chase if you’re Hannah. But will this wang-heavy surfer-bank-robber classic stand the test of time? And we did all know it was directed by a woman, right?

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Emma Linley-Clark on why 40 years should have been enough Jul 28, 2026

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On July 28, 1986, estate agent Suzy Lamplugh went to work as normal, preparing to meet a client. She was never seen again and no trace of her has ever been found. Suzy was declared legally dead, presumed murdered, in 1993. In response to her disappearance, her parents Paul and Diana set up the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, and over the last 40 years, the Trust has been responsible for vital work around personal safety and stalking.

To mark the 40th anniversary of her disappearance, Jen caught up with Emma Linley-Clark, the Trust's interim CEO, to talk about its #40YearsShouldHaveBeenEnough campaign, the impact of its work, and why stalking seems to be such a challenge for the justice system.

More information about the campaign and the Trust’s work, as well as information on the National Stalking Helpline, is available on the Trust’s website.

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Cathi Unsworth: Proud to be Goth Jul 27, 2026

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Writer and music journalist Cathi Unsworth’s compilation for Ace records, Dressed in Black: Goth Divas From the Dark Side 1941-2025, shines a light on the women who laid the sonic and cultural foundations for Goth. The album is a dark joy and an excellent companion to Cathi’s 2023 book, Season of the Witch: The Book of Goth. And the perfect excuse for our Mick to get Cathi on the Zoom to chat what is Goth, why is Goth, and why it being the worst of times means there’s never been a better time to get your Goth on.

As ever, our £5 plus Patreons get an extra chunk of interview, so for Cramps love, more diva chat and how music soundtracks Cathi’s book, get involved here.

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The Bush Telegraph: Wait… Andy Burnham?!? Jul 23, 2026

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The UK has a new Prime Minister, and you’ll never bloody guess who it is. Mick and Jen talk about the King of the North’s brand new office, as well as some legislative heel-dragging around surrogacy and some Marie-France van Heel-dragging by the usual suspects. There’s good news on shadow-banning, cat-finding and, in JOTB, filming female athletes. Also in JOTB, does anyone have any VAR on the lack of VAR for Argentina? We'll wait.

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Addie E. Citchens on the sins of the father Jul 21, 2026

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Addie E. Citchens’s debut novel, Dominion, received A LOT of award nods. And rightly so: set in the Mississippi Delta, it’s a powerful story about powerful men doing powerfully bad things. But Addie puts her focus on what the women who love them have to do to survive them – and how far those women will go to protect them.

Mick chats to Addie about how the patriarchy shapes all of us, the violence of male entitlement, the things women do to survive it, what happens when love and morality clash, and how patriarchal religions are an own goal for men.

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Bravo Glasgow, with Eilidh Doyle, Ellie Simmonds and Beth Tweddle Jul 20, 2026

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After stepping in at the 11th hour to save the event, Glasgow will host The Commonwealth Games when they kick off on July 23. Jen jumped on the Zoom with former GB athletes-turned TNT Sports pundits, Eilidh Doyle, Ellie Simmonds and Beth Tweddle, to chat about the importance of the games, competing in your home nation, and what they’re looking forward to watching.

Every event of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games is exclusively live across TNT Sports and all HBO Max subscription plans.

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Flicking #75: Die My Love Jul 17, 2026

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A Lynne Ramsay film? It’s been a while… The director’s psychological drama slash postpartum nightmare garnered loads of praise for lead actor Jennifer Lawrence and got a fair few awards nods. But what will Team Flicking make of it? Hannah’s got her ‘I heart Lynne Ramsay’ banner out, Yosra’s prepped for the big bleak, but not sure it’s all about the new mumming, and Mick’s real worried about that dog.

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Jenny Off The Blocks Special: We're doing alright at sport Jul 16, 2026

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England in a World Cup semi-final, a Brit in the semis at Wimbledon and Unions Jacks all over the F1 drivers' table, that's a busy few weeks of sport. In a special episode, Jen and Hannah talk about what's going well and what's not, as well as hydration breaks, VAR and other World Cup dramas.

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Rated or Dated: Legally Blonde (2001) Jul 15, 2026

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This fish-out-of-water comedy-cum-bubblegum “feminist” smash, starring Reece Witherspoon as pink-loving sorority princess Elle Woods, made a killing at the box office, spawned a whole Legally Blonde world, and inspired girls to go to law school. But 25 years on will it make Mick, Hannah and Jen bend… or SNAP?

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Welcome to Utopia/Dystopia* (*Delete as applicable) Jul 14, 2026

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Eleanor Drage is one of the UK’s leading AI ethicists and gender studies researchers, working at the University of Cambridge. Her first book, What If We Got AI Right? How to stop catastrophising and build an ethical future, is released this week, so Hannah grabbed the chance to find out more.

* You can pre-order Eleanor's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/what-if-we-got-ai-right/eleanor-drage/9781805225447

* Find out more about the Standard Issue supporters' club here: Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon

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