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SIM Ep 438 Chops 185: Carmen Callil on those times and these times Nov 15, 2020

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The indomitable Carmen Callil – mother of Virago Press, writer, publisher, fierce feminist, joyful crone, enraged person and self-proclaimed difficult woman – is one hell of a role model. And one hell of a writer. Callil's latest book, Oh Happy Day: Those Times And These Times, brims with eloquent rage as she delves into her ancestors’ lives to tell a gripping story of Empire and the poverty and injustice of 19th Century England, and how that led to her family's migration to Australia. It’s brimming with eloquent rage and truly wonderful. And as the title suggests – and as Carmen and Mickey discuss – those times aren’t so different from these times for a lot of people living in poverty in modern Britain.

They also talk Virago, Angela Carter, rage, Thatcher, progress or its lack, going grey, and new books for your shelves.

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SIM Ep 437 IMD20#3: Michael Spicer is the man in the room (well, Zoom) next door Nov 15, 2020

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Jen catches up with comedian and writer Michael Spicer, who you’ll know from his excellent The Man In The Room Next Door sketches (and if you don't, do check them out – they're pitch perfect), and now new book The Secret Political Adviser: The Unredacted Files Of The Man In The Room Next Door. They chat being a man online, being Matt Hancock online, and contemporary political heroes – spoiler alert, they’re a bit thin on the ground in the UK at the minute.

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SIM Ep 436 Pod 131: Drinking, publishing and so long Trump! Nov 11, 2020

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There's been some good news! At long ruddy last! So this Bush Telegraph is the chirpiest it's been for a long time, but that's not all there is to enjoy in this week's podcast. Mickey chats to publishing legend and utter delight Carmen Callil about founding Virago press, class, poverty, history, the need for revolution, and being a difficult woman. Meanwhile, ahead of Alcohol Awareness Week, Hannah chats to Ailsa Clarke about raising a son with FASD and why the conversation about alcohol and pregnancy remains so contentious in the UK. And in Rated or Dated, we watch 1999's The Green Mile, which is apparently “sometimes long”. You're telling us, Hanks, you're telling us!

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SIM Ep 435 IMD20#2 Mat Fraser is telling Crip Tales Nov 08, 2020

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In the second of our International Men's Day interviews, Hannah chats to actor, writer, musician and activist Mat Fraser about Crip Tales, an excellent new series he created for the BBC, which is written, performed and made entirely by disabled people. They also chat about why that community doesn't get the public support other minority communities do, why acting might be one of the areas in which disabled women are better represented than men, and about America's new drug laws. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 434 Flicking #7: The Nightmare Before Christmas Nov 07, 2020

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Straddling the seasons of Hallowe'en and Christmas like some stop-animation colossus, The Nightmare Before Christmas – aka Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas – is our Yosra Osman's pick this month. But what will Hannah and Mick make of the 1993 (1993!) cult favourite, how do we make Sally stop pining over self-obsessed Sandy Claws-kidnapper Jack Skellington, and what's Hannah wearing next time?

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SIM Ep 433 Pod 130: Ushers, refugees and Rebecca, I tell you! Nov 04, 2020

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Welcome to Lockdown II: Electric Boogaloo or whatever we’re calling these latest Unprecedented Times. It’s already having an effect and has put My Red Stripes – disability and inclusion campaigner Jo Milne’s public health awareness campaign around Usher Syndrome – on hold for a while. Nevertheless, Jo still has a lot of interesting stuff to share with Mick about what she’s been up to, what we can do to recognise invisible disabilities, and how masks are a problem for deaf people.

Meanwhile, Hannah’s chatting to director Eva Mulvad about Love Child, her poignant documentary of Leila – who also joins in the chat – and Sahand, an Iranian couple who, outlawed for their love, flee the country with their four-year-old son, Mani.

And in Rated or Dated, it’s happy 80th birthday to Alfred Hitchcock’s take on Daphne Du Maurier classic, Rebecca. Does it lead to violent love behind a palm tree or will Hannah and Mick set fire to it a la Mrs Danvers and Manderley? Next slide, please.

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SIM Ep 432 IMD20#1: Andrew Cotter has two very good dogs Nov 01, 2020

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We can all agree that lockdown wasn't especially joyful, but what many of us also agree on, is that the absolute highlight were the antics of Olive and Mabel, two very good dogs belonging to Andrew Cotter, sports commentator and now author of very good book Olive, Mabel and Me. In the first of our International Men's Day 2020 interviews, Hannah asks Andrew what this year has taught him about fame, sport, social media, mental health and, perhaps most importantly, the real value of pets. Tuck in!

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SIM Ep 431 Pod 129: Studying homelessness, robbing banks and please God let Joe Biden win Oct 28, 2020

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Homelessness is a topic that, sadly, never goes away, so in this week's podcast Mick chats to Maeve McClenaghan, investigative journalist and host of brilliant podcast The Tip Off, about what she discovered when she started looking into the number of people dying homeless on Britain’s streets. The US election is less than a week away and Hannah talks about the best/worst case scenario with American comedian Kate McCabe. Mick's picked another war film for Rated or Dated, 1970s Kelly's Heroes, and Hannah's got an oddball question about Oddball. And in the Bush Telegraph, it's Marcus Rashford 1 The Government 0, even if it didn't go his way this time. Have at it!

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SIM Ep 430 Chops 184: Unfinished Business at the British Library with Dr Polly Russell Oct 25, 2020

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Dr Polly Russell is the curator of the British Library’s cracking and important new exhibition Unfinished Business: The Fight For Women’s Rights. Bang up our alley? Yes siree.

She chats to Mickey about this landmark, three-years in the making exhibition of extraordinary content, which shows how the work of contemporary feminist activism has its roots in the long and complex history of women’s rights. And yes, the British Library is in London, but there is a wealth of resources available online, in podcast form and in a book, so that everyone can experience this very special event. www.bl.uk

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SIM Ep 429 Gig 57: Parris and Wix Oct 21, 2020

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Katy Wix AND Rachel Parris? Yep, this is a stone-cold doozie of a Zoomcast. Chat includes choosing one word to describe 2020, jigsaw aggression, unusual funeral behaviour, a needs-must ‘rethink reskill reboot’, the joy of geeking out, Tracey Emin, Tori Amos, Mick’s not-wedding, Hannah’s auntie Tina, and the geography lessons we can all learn from Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car.

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