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Tammy Beaumont and Ryana MacDonald-Gay on trash talk and top-spin
That great sporting rivalry the women’s Ashes got underway in Australia on Saturday. Jen caught up with two of England Cricket's finest, tournament debutant Ryana MacDonald Gay, and team stalwart Tammy Beaumont, to talk rivalry, excitement, and where the women’s game is at right now.
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Flicking #57: The Substance (2024)
Coralie Fargeat’s gonzo body horror comedy The Substance just bagged Demi Moore a Golden Globe and started a lot of conversations when it hit cinemas last year. Conversations in which the word “feminist” came up a lot. And so, for the first Flicking of 2025, Mick, Hannah and Yosra hold onto their boob vomit to talk ageing, bodies, ageing bodies, the relationship between younger and older self, and how they may never get over Dennis Quaid eating shrimp.
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The Bush Telegraph: Phewee, who plogged?
New year, new news-storms, and grooming gangs have dominated
2025’s early headlines. But, asks Mick, how much do the people “leading” this
debate care about the working-class girls at the centre of the story and what
really needs to shift for that to happen? Meanwhile, Jen’s chatting about the
foster care crisis, and some intriguing new fitness trends. In Sexism of the
Week, we’re wondering how great a tourist destination Afghanistan actually
is, and there’s cricket and tennis in JOTB. And for our £5 and above Patreons,
The Boss, aka Sarah Millican, is back with some Light Relief.
You can listen to Mick's interview with Kiri
Pritchard-McLean about becoming a foster parent, here.
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Rated or Dated: Shallow Grave (1995)
Danny Boyle's debut film won awards for Ewan McGregor but is he really the star of the show? Did anyone want to see that much of Keith Allen? What's Boyle's problem with friendship? All the answers lie within.
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The importance of being Sharon, Ronke and Eliza
A new version of Oscar Wilde’s iconic play The Importance of Being Earnest is enjoying a sold-out run at the National Theatre. Jen caught up with its stars, Sharon D Clarke, Ronke Adekoluejo and Eliza Scanlen, to chat about the enduring appeal of the play, how they’re bringing it to a fresh audience, and accessibility of theatre in the UK.
The run is now sold out except for Rush tickets, but you can catch it on NT Live from February 20.
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