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SIM Ep 477 IWD 2021 #2: Katy Wix Mar 09, 2021

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In the second of our International Women's Day 2021 podcasts, Hannah chats to actress Katy Wix about her soon-to-be-released book Delicacy: A Memoir about Cake and Death. They discuss body image, the first time they heard the word diet, returning to filming, talking ill of the dead, youthful exuberance, Susie Orbach and their first bras. So, you know, a lot. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 476 IWD 2021 #1: Harriet Wistrich and the fight for justice for women Mar 08, 2021

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Feminist lawyer, fierce campaigner for women’s rights, founder of the Centre For Women’s Justice, a charity and public interest law firm holding the state to account for violence against women and girls, and co-founder of campaigning organisation Justice For Women, Harriet Wistrich is a bonafide hero.

In the first of our six long-form interviews with excellent women to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, Harriet chats to Mickey about the dire stats around rape prosecutions, taking the Crown Prosecution Service to court, women who kill their abusers and the misogyny rife throughout the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

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SIM 475 Chops 197: Francesca Specter, lone star Mar 07, 2021

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Being alone - be that physically or emotionally - gets a bad rap, something Francesca Specter is trying to change. In this week's Chops, she and Hannah talk about living alone vs never getting a minute to yourself, how the nation views loners, "the bogey man of the naked self" and Francesca's new book Alonement. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 474 Flicking #11: County Lines Mar 06, 2021

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This month's Flicking is an important but challenging watch, in the shape of Henry Blake's 2019 directorial debut, County Lines. But how does the film deal with stereotypes relating to "gang" culture, and can our intrepid film-adventurers see the film for the grit? Spoiler alert - they very much can.

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SIM Ep 473 Pod 145: Fearless, seeking justice and kinda funny looking Mar 03, 2021

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The pandemic has highlighted many things, not least that motherhood is hard work. In this week's podcast, Jen talks to Pregnant Then Screwed's Joeli Brearley about the fight for rights for pregnant women and mothers, and her new book Pregnant Then Screwed. Hannah's also chatting imposter syndrome, bad haircuts and The Fear Fighter Manual with Luvvie Ajayi Jones. British Gymnastics comes under the spotlight in Jenny Off The Blocks and in BT we're talking nuance, Shamima Begum and - er - Mr Potato Head, who's lost his Mr but not his head, which to be fair is 90% of him. And in Rated or Dated we're off to snowy Minnesota to watch 1996's Fargo. Oh, you betcha ya, yah.

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SIM Ep 472 Chops 196: Why aren't we talking about violence against shop workers? Feb 28, 2021

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Well, we're talking about it - obviously - but as incidents of verbal and physical abuse against shop workers rockets, the media remains pretty quiet on the subject. Hannah's been on the phone to Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) to find out the human cost behind some pretty staggering statistics about how the country is treating this group of key workers. She chats to Tracy Gilbert, Scottish Deputy Divisional Officer, and Joanne Cairns, Deputy Head of Research, about what it's like to be on the frontline of the pandemic, what the Government needs to do to tackle the growing problem, how it's affecting women specifically and much more. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 471 Pod 144: death, hormones and the worst toilet in Scotland Feb 24, 2021

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Salena Godden’s Mrs Death Misses Death is receiving rave reviews and has already been snapped up for film and telly by Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures, so we got Hazel Davis to talk to the poet, author, standup and activist about her oddly prescient debut novel. Meanwhile, Jen fired up the Zoom to chat with Amy Thomson, founder of the Moody Month app and author of Moody: A Woman's 21st Century Hormone Guide. There’s cake AND masturbation, so definitely put the kettle on.

Over in Rated or Dated, Mick should absolutely be apologising for her attempts at a Scottish accent and Hannah’s trying to keep it all down as they watch 1996’s Trainspotting. Morally murky? Proper funny? Cool Britannia? All of the above? Ya fuckin’ dancer!

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SIM Ep 470 Chops 195: Lucy Worsley has Blitz Spirit Feb 21, 2021

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Eighty years since The Blitz terrorised the British public, we find ourselves back in confusing, scary and dangerous times. In this week's Chops, Hannah chats to chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces and TV historian extraordinaire Lucy Worsley about her new documentary Blitz Spirit. They talk about people working on the frontline of the Home Front, what history can teach us about these strange times we live in now and whether our current experiences can help us understand the past a bit better. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 468 Pod 143: Selfishness, swallows, and sleeping with a hat montage Feb 17, 2021

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Knowing what is or isn't going to give you a hangover is essential lockdown intel, so Mick gets busy herding delightful comedy cats and hosts of the Spit or Swallow podcast, Lou Conran and Sally-Anne Hayward, to find out more. Jen has a natter with Michelle Elman, life coach and author of new book The Joy of Being Selfish, about boundaries, why we need them and how to set them.

In Jenny off the Blocks, Jen's talking sailing, specifically the Vendee Globe, completed by Pip Hare last week. Just how good a combo is domestic violence, absent eyelids and a glorious hat montage? Find out as this week’s Rated or Dated revisits Sleeping With The Enemy. Plus, in the Bush Telegraph, there's fun with percentages, a(nother) celebration of Stella Creasy, and a centuries-old debate about where women should be is still happening. Sigh.

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SIM Ep 467 Chops 194: Kate Fox is oscillating (and swimming) Feb 14, 2021

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Mick chats to poet, performer and fellow northern bird Kate Fox about The Oscillations, Kate's wonderful new collection of poetry, full of joy, wry observations and humour, while tackling hard-hitting topics such as loss, trauma and the pandemic. They also talk attention spans, flux and flow, weak ties, dogs’ bums, neurodiversity, the occasional importance of labels, and larking about in the North Sea.

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