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SIM Ep 663 Flicking #19: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? HE'S HERE, PAL! Jen, Yosra and Mick recall teenage loins being aflame as, courtesy of Jen's pick, they watc…
4 years, 7 months ago
SIM Ep 662 Pod 177: Extraordinary women, surprising sports, and bring back Buddy's Song, actually
Pakistani-American artist and author Maliha Abidi is passionate about feminism and diversity, both of which come to the fore in her new book Rise: Ex…
4 years, 7 months ago
SIM Ep 661 Chops 231: The many "a-ha!" moments of Cecelia Ahern
Cecelia Ahern has written a lot of books, and now she's busying herself with producing and screenwriting, too. Fresh from publication of Freckles, he…
4 years, 7 months ago
SIM Ep 560 Gig 60: Millican, Wonfor and Ramsey
We’re back, baby! Our first gigcast in *checks calendar* a shit-long time and it’s an absolute corker. Obviously. Mickey’s joined by the boss Sarah M…
4 years, 7 months ago
SIM Ep 559 Chops 230: Forced adoptions
Diana Defries was just 16 when, like thousands of unmarried mothers in the UK between the 1940s and 1970s, she was forced to give her baby up for ado…
4 years, 8 months ago
SIM Ep 558 Pod 176: Fear, a Ford Focus, and 50 shades of shit
Get ready to hide under your duvet as we travel deep into THE FEAR for this week’s podzine. Hannah’s been on the Zoom with our pal and psychotherapis…
4 years, 8 months ago
SIM Ep 557 Chops 229: The joy and importance of working-class writers
If you’ve been enjoying our working-class content recently – Hannah’s interviews with Sophie Willan and Lynsey Hanley, and our chats about the film R…
4 years, 8 months ago
SIM 556 Pod 175: Flushed, free and on the picket line
If you've not been watching Back To Life, you're missing out, as you'll learn from our Mickey's chat with its creator and star Daisy Haggard. They ch…
4 years, 8 months ago
SIM Ep 555 Chops 228: Lynsey Hanley has class
Been listening to A Home Of Our Own, the Radio 4 series that started this week? You should be. In it, journalist and author Lynsey Hanley explores Br…
4 years, 8 months ago
SIM Ep 554 Outside The Box #38
What the hell happened to evenings? If you want to fill the dark hours with some telly, we're here with some suggestions, including Help, Only Murder…
4 years, 8 months ago