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By women. For women. About everything. Standard Issue is a podcast championing women's voices, and packed with interviews, news, film, opinion and humour.For advertising enquiries, email [email protected]

SIM Ep 792 IMD22: Jim Howick & Ben Willbond on the Ghosts of Christmas yet to come

43 mins; November 19, 2022

SIM Ep 791 Outside The Box #49

37 mins; November 17, 2022

SIM Ep 790 Pod 230: Poverty, posters and Peter's short shorts

85 hours 32 mins; November 15, 2022

SIM Ep 789 Chops 232: Depressed? Blurt it out, says Maddy Dilley

30 mins; November 12, 2022

SIM Ep 788 Flicking #31: West Side Story (1961)

27 mins; November 11, 2022

SIM Ep 787 Pod 229: Brains, balls and not nature's banana

78 hours 56 mins; November 08, 2022

SIM Ep 786 Chops 231 Dr Amy Jeffs is wild at heart

24 mins; November 05, 2022

SIM Ep 785 Pod 228: Cat women, strong women and a woman with an egg

80 hours 37 mins; November 01, 2022

SIM Ep 784 Chops 230: Mellany Robinson investigates wicked spirits

32 mins; October 29, 2022

SIM Ep 783 Pod 227 That was the (four-day) week that was!

77 hours 57 mins; October 25, 2022

SIM Ep 782 Chops 229: The UK Government’s attack on nature

22 mins; October 22, 2022

SIM Ep 781 Outside The Box #48

37 mins; October 21, 2022

SIM Ep 780 Pod 226: Mad women, bad women, and cramped women

91 hours 46 mins; October 18, 2022

SIM Ep 779 Chops 228: A study in Scarlett

33 mins; October 15, 2022

SIM Ep 778 Flicking #30: This Is Spinal Tap

26 mins; October 14, 2022

SIM Ep 777 Pod 225: Cyberstalking, handbagging, and rodents of unusual size

80 hours 56 mins; October 11, 2022

SIM Ep 776 Chops 227: Danielle Durchslag and the dynasty of frozen cake

34 mins; October 08, 2022

SIM Ep 775 Pod 224: The Holocaust, online dangers, and the ultimate in Daddy issues

87 hours 2 mins; October 04, 2022

SIM Ep 774 Chops 226: Trust the science (fiction)

48 mins; October 01, 2022

SIM Ep 773 Outside The Box #47

48 mins; September 29, 2022

SIM Ep 772 Pod 223: Girlfear, artistic elitism, and all the eff words

92 hours 28 mins; September 27, 2022

SIM Ep 771 Chops 265: Sophie Melville is Iphigenia In Splott

27 mins; September 24, 2022

SIM Ep 770 Pod 222: Cricketing highs, cashflow lows, and some sexist hoofing

61 hours 14 mins; September 20, 2022

SIM Ep 769 Chops 264: Sandy Hook, tragedy and truth

36 mins; September 17, 2022

SIM Ep 768 Pod 221: Stitching, biting and being dangled out of a window upside down

74 hours 19 mins; September 13, 2022

SIM Ep 767 Flicking #29: True Grit

23 mins; September 09, 2022

SIM Ep 766 Pod 220: Tourism, action, and dancing with hairlines

85 hours 3 mins; September 06, 2022

SIM Ep 765 Chops 263: Natalie Haynes and the monstering of Medusa

33 mins; September 03, 2022

SIM Ep 764 Pod 219: Life under the Taliban, and a man on the edge

55 mins; August 30, 2022

SIM Ep 762 Pod 218: Witch prickers, wipeouts, and what a lot of tits

85 hours 19 mins; August 23, 2022

SIM Ep 761 Outside The Box #46

38 mins; August 18, 2022

SIM Ep 760 Pod 217: Hungry women, toxic love, and ‘80s face

94 hours 2 mins; August 16, 2022

SIM Ep 759 Chops 261: Esther Manito knows it’s #NotAllMen

27 mins; August 13, 2022

SIM Ep 758 Flicking #28: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

25 mins; August 12, 2022

SIM Ep 757 Pod 216: Lovable dogs, disinterested tour guides and sweet-smelling donkeys

79 hours 37 mins; August 09, 2022

SIM Ep 756 Chops 260: Jane Campbell's not just brushing cats

23 mins; August 06, 2022

SIM Ep 755 Pod 215: Lionesses and tigers and bearing crosses, oh my!

65 hours 8 mins; August 02, 2022

Pod 754 Chops 259: Sophie Gallagher on How Men Can Help

36 mins; July 30, 2022

SIM Ep 753 Pod 214: Birmingham flavoured, with a healthy dash of Michael

85 hours 29 mins; July 26, 2022

SIM Ep 752 Chops 258: Helen Bauer and Yuriko Kotani

34 mins; July 23, 2022

SIM Ep 751 Outside The Box #45

43 mins; July 22, 2022

SIM Ep 750 Pod 213: Phoebe Bridgers, shutting the fuck up, and the quest for eternal youth

84 hours 28 mins; July 19, 2022

SIM Ep 749 Chops 257: Escape From North Korea

28 mins; July 16, 2022

SIM Ep 748 Flicking #27: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

25 mins; July 15, 2022

SIM Ep 747 Pod 211: West End shows, queens of crime, and a shaken pug

92 hours 18 mins; July 12, 2022

SIM Ep 746 Chops 256: Louise Perry’s case against the sexual revolution

35 mins; July 09, 2022

SIM Ep 745 Pod 210: Balls, balls, balls, balls...

86 hours 11 mins; July 05, 2022

SIM Ep 744 Chops 255: Groomed. Gaslighted. Ghosted.

42 mins; July 02, 2022

SIM Ep 743 Pod 209: Satire, netball, and the continued rolling back of women’s rights

63 hours 3 mins; June 28, 2022

SIM Ep 742 Chops 254: Marianne Shine on fashion's darkest secret

38 mins; June 25, 2022

SIM Ep 741 Pod 208: Sworn spinsters, welcome women and balls-to-the-wall lunacy

80 hours 0 mins; June 21, 2022

SIM Ep 740 Chops 253 Young women on the financial edge

28 mins; June 18, 2022

SIM Ep 739, Pod 207: Nightcrawling, madhouses, and a surprising amount of Bill Pullman

62 hours 14 mins; June 14, 2022

SIM Ep 738 Chops 252: Melissa Johns has no shame

46 mins; June 11, 2022

SIM Ep 737 Flicking #26: Four Lions

28 mins; June 10, 2022

SIM Ep 736 Pod 206: Tom, Dick & Harry and Natalie and Al Capone (walk into a podcast)

71 hours 30 mins; June 07, 2022

SIM Ep 735 Chops 251: Unsuitable for Robins

46 mins; June 04, 2022

SIM Ep 734 Outside The Box #44

31 mins; June 02, 2022

SIM Ep 733 Pod 205: Ultrarunning, understanding beauty, and The Witches of Eastprick

86 hours 36 mins; May 31, 2022

SIM EP 732 Pod 204: Ending homelessness, finding your voice and is the Pope still a Catholic?

87 hours 17 mins; May 24, 2022

SIM Ep 730 Pod 203: No-strings sex, deaf theatre and a suitcase full of money

87 hours 50 mins; May 17, 2022

SIM Ep 729 Chops 249: Appropriating Boudica, with Sarah Perry

45 mins; May 14, 2022

SIM Ep 728 Flicking #24: Get Out

25 mins; May 13, 2022

SIM Ep 727 Pod 202: All human life is here. And also an alien

92 hours 59 mins; May 10, 2022

SIM Ep 726 Pod 201: Marys, esports, and a golden ball or two

69 hours 25 mins; May 03, 2022

SIM Ep 725 Chops 248: 50:50 Parliament with Frances Scott

30 mins; April 30, 2022

SIM Ep 725 Outside The Box #43

39 mins; April 28, 2022

SIM Ep 724 Pod 200: Touring, shooting and a sh*tload more shooting

79 hours 15 mins; April 26, 2022

SIM Ep 723 Chops 247: The impact of conflict on women and girls in Ukraine

39 mins; April 23, 2022

SIM Ep 722 Gig 61: Millican, Young and Hayward

57 mins; April 19, 2022

SIM Ep 721 Chops 246: Love in the time of The Troubles

27 mins; April 16, 2022

SIM Ep 720 Pod 199: Hull, hell, and help, what’s happening?

80 hours 16 mins; April 12, 2022

SIM 719 Chops 245: Georgina Scull has no regrets

30 mins; April 09, 2022

SIM Ep 718 Flicking #23: Bridesmaids

24 mins; April 08, 2022

SIM Ep 717 Pod 198: Chasing cash, discovering comets, and an absolute load of codswallop

81 hours 16 mins; April 05, 2022

SIM Ep 716 Chops 244: Catherine The Inoculated

36 mins; April 02, 2022

SIM Ep 715 Pod 197: Hosting refugees, fierce Victorian women, and how’s that serenity?

80 hours 12 mins; March 29, 2022

SIM Ep 714 Chops 243: The Life of Lolita Chakrabarti

28 mins; March 26, 2022

SIM Ep 713 Pod 196: Spinning, winning and My Cousin Vinny-ing

82 hours 58 mins; March 22, 2022

SIM Ep 712 Chops 242: Professor Jane Monckton Smith talks coercive control

31 mins; March 19, 2022

SIM Ep 711 Pod 195: Advice from Rachel Parris, rhinestones for Dolly Parton, and more Kip please

91 hours 50 mins; March 15, 2022

SIM Ep 710 Chops 241: A 21st Century To Kill A Mockingbird

24 mins; March 12, 2022

SIM Ep 709 Flicking #22: War for the Planet of the Apes

29 mins; March 11, 2022

SIM Ep 708 Pod 194: The invisible mam, bloody difficult women, and the joy of running and crying

78 hours 26 mins; March 08, 2022

SIM Ep 707 Chops 240: Sexy But Psycho?

44 mins; March 05, 2022

SIM Ep 706 Pod 193: Het bonhe, Sprakkar and Tom Jones covered in wildlife

81 hours 11 mins; March 01, 2022

SIM Ep 705 Chops 239: My Pen Is The Wing of A Bird

36 mins; February 26, 2022

SIM Ep 704 Outside The Box #42

30 mins; February 24, 2022

SIM Ep 703 Pod 192: Breaking the cycle, ditching the booze, and not a lot of buttons

92 hours 57 mins; February 22, 2022

SIM Ep 702 Chops 238: Feeling Frayed with Sarah Kendall

37 mins; February 19, 2022

SIM Ep 701 Pod 191: difficult dating, unjust detention and insufferable prickery

87 hours 46 mins; February 15, 2022

SIM Ep 700 Chops 237: A whole lot of Rosie Cavaliero

30 mins; February 12, 2022

SIM Ep 699 Flicking #22: Marie Antoinette

30 mins; February 11, 2022

SIM Ep 698 Pod 190: Nature and sex? Fuggedaboutit!

87 hours 44 mins; February 08, 2022

SIM Ep 697 Chops 236: Desire, duty, defiance and Anna Karenina

28 mins; February 05, 2022

SIM Ep 696 Pod 789: Diagnosis, Partygate and hurtling headfirst downhill at speed

80 hours 15 mins; February 01, 2022

SIM Ep 695 Chops 235: Danielle Friedman gets physical

36 mins; January 29, 2022

SIM Ep 694 Pod 188: Ann Dowd, the hostile environment, and a deadbeat dad

91 hours 32 mins; January 25, 2022

SIM Ep 693 Chops 234: We [Still] Can’t Consent to This

36 mins; January 22, 2022

SIM Ep 692 Outside The Box #41

42 mins; January 20, 2022

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